Chord tones for saxophone: Practice with me for Alto AND Tenor

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
  • In this video you can practice your chord tones with me, just as if we were practising together live!
    Chord tones are amazingly useful for improvisation and if we can hit the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th notes of a major scale, then you don't need to much more than that to sound TOTALLY AWESOME! So lets work on them together.
    I provide you with the notes and a backing track, I play them and then you play them back to me. It's fun, really useful and it doesn't matter if you're playing alto or tenor because I provide you with the notes for both.
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Комментарии • 66

  • @jeffdean5210
    @jeffdean5210 Месяц назад

    Thanks

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Wow thank you so much Jeff, your support is greatly appreciated 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

    • @jeffdean5210
      @jeffdean5210 Месяц назад +1

      Don't think my comment loaded up . Just wanted to say your lessons have opened a whole new world on how to improvise. I've been playing on and off for 20 years and have just joined my first Jazz/soul/blues band (We don't know what we are yet😁) and your lessons have been invaluable, thank you Lynden

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад +1

      Oh wow, thank you so much, you can’t imagine how much that means to me 🤝🤝🎷😎😎

  • @andyhuckleberrywilliamsoni3873
    @andyhuckleberrywilliamsoni3873 Месяц назад +1

    This is a very useful lesson. Grazie Lynden

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      You are welcome Andy and thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @trefordavies3670
    @trefordavies3670 Месяц назад +1

    Lynden
    This is a valuable lesson and a good start for practice session’s .
    Fantastic
    Many thanks

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much Trefor 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @RskSmiles
    @RskSmiles Месяц назад +1

    Just stumbled across this channel and video. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this helpful video❤

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Wow thank you and you’re most welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @ronaldmcaulay4346
    @ronaldmcaulay4346 Месяц назад +1

    Hi Lynden,
    I hope you and the family are all well. Wow what a great video, this is exactly what we need,
    Many thanks
    Ronnie 😊

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much Ronnie! Hope you’re well 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎 and thanks so much for the coffee ☕️ 🤝

  • @DavidAndersen-sq6ke
    @DavidAndersen-sq6ke Месяц назад +1

    Good direction for me. Mahalo

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you David 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @goodvibes4201
    @goodvibes4201 Месяц назад +2

    ❤ great stuff Lynden. God bless you and you family. Thanks só much

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you and bless you too 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @CARALVA
    @CARALVA Месяц назад +3

    Excelent!!

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @ballyola9620
    @ballyola9620 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you Lyndon lesson is always useful and always listen whenever I have the Chance. I have been practicing the chord tones for years on my own but not with metronome except ones and more often with no long tone perhaps that's why it does sound good to me. But in your video when you play it it sounded gorgeous because you tend to use the long tone which is missing when I practicing it. I have to incorporate long tone in my next practice. Thank you so very much .

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      You’re so welcome and thank you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

  • @AlanSpeak
    @AlanSpeak Месяц назад +3

    That is One Brilliant Training Aid Lyndon, Thankyou

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you for your feedback Alan! If people like you think it’s useful I can make more “practice with me videos” like this 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @heardat2007
    @heardat2007 День назад +1

    I need this

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  День назад

      Great, well, you have it! 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @steveramsden6365
    @steveramsden6365 Месяц назад +2

    Great video Lynden! I practice my scales using the circle of fifths but recently I’ve discovered that the chord tones are more useful in improvising, with occasional diversions to go up and down the scale. So this is a really useful exercise to embed the chord tones in muscle memory.

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much Steve 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @klaasdepoel5007
    @klaasdepoel5007 Месяц назад +3

    Dear Lynden, just dicovered your channel. Great and accessable exersises, urging me also to work on my sound. Started on tenor recently after playing Sop and Alto. Now whe I switch back to Alto, aahh hell..... for my embrochure 🙂

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Hi Klaas and thank you for your feedback 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎
      I think that playing all three instruments is actually good exercise for your embouchure 🤝🤝🎷🎷

  • @avon57
    @avon57 Месяц назад +2

    Great idea, great video, Lynden. Chord tones are a big part of my improv development, along with hitting key notes of the melody. Exercises like this are really helpful. Thank you!

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      That’s great feedback thank you 🤝😎😎🎷🎷

  • @Spiky-q2l
    @Spiky-q2l Месяц назад +1

    Hallo Lynden! Thank you for your approach in these videos, that is exactly, what really helps. I have watched a lot of your colleagues´ tutorials and they are all very good but they mostly make too big leaps, so they are hard to follow much less copy. My own teacher supports the use of good tutorials, I have just sent him your link, so he can use your videos for his other pupils too. I hope, you don`t mind.

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

  • @robertgreen3702
    @robertgreen3702 Месяц назад +2

    👍👍

  • @trefordavies3670
    @trefordavies3670 Месяц назад +1

    Thanks

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Trefor this is really kind of you, thank you and we really appreciate your support 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

    • @trefordavies3670
      @trefordavies3670 Месяц назад +1

      @@lyndenblades I have spent at least 3 hours practicing and using a few of your videos . Have done the chord tones several times and it’s brilliant .
      Also used the backing track to practice improve on session band with chord tones .
      Progress is being made .
      Cheers

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      @@trefordavies3670 Trefor thank you for you feedback and I’m so pleased that you’re finding my videos useful 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @daveball137
    @daveball137 Месяц назад +1

    Fabulous.Very useful.

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад +2

      Thank you Dave 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @jameswilson2967
    @jameswilson2967 Месяц назад +1

    exactly what the doctor ordered. perfect.

  • @harryHarry-sd9qg
    @harryHarry-sd9qg 19 дней назад +1

    Hi Lynden
    Thank you for this great video
    I wonder if you could add the notes for Flute players as well.
    Thanks
    Harry

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  19 дней назад

      @@harryHarry-sd9qg something to think about and thank you for watching my videos 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @ballyola9620
    @ballyola9620 Месяц назад +1

    The video make realize what is missing in practice. I know circle of fourth and fifth and the chords tones in memory but lacking, backing tract, not practicing with metronome and not making the notes long. This video has thought me a lot.

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much for your feedback and I’m delighted to hear this 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @RichardJoyce-b9k
    @RichardJoyce-b9k Месяц назад +1

    Great learning tool only prob i have to transfer to manusript to recognise the notes

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you for your feedback Richard and have a go at playing it by ear 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

    • @RichardJoyce-b9k
      @RichardJoyce-b9k Месяц назад +1

      Finaly got my head round im a late comer to the sax started playing last year aged 66

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Excellent 👍

  • @tharakasax
    @tharakasax Месяц назад +1

    ❤❤

  • @garyjeneson1519
    @garyjeneson1519 Месяц назад +1

    Another very useful video Lynden Thanks.🙏 Are the 3rd and the 7th chord tones the main notes when improvising over a chord, the notes that you come back to more often?

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Hi Gary, thanks for your feedback and yes, definitely 🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝

  • @gasthilbert3136
    @gasthilbert3136 Месяц назад +1

    Very lovely Lynden. Great sound.
    How do you about to set up the backing track?

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you! It’s a bit tricky to explain here but the idea of the video is that there’s space for you to play with me 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @Laura-wg5jk
    @Laura-wg5jk Месяц назад +1

    Nice practice, just did it with you, fun. You are changing the chord of backing track as each scale changes, correct?

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you Laura! Yes the chords are changing when we change key 🔑 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @anthonyrosales2479
    @anthonyrosales2479 Месяц назад +1

    HOW IS THE BEST WAY TO FIGURE OUT BACK GROUND CORDS ON A KEYBOARD SO CORDS, (MELODY) WILL MATCH MY ALTO SAX? OR BETTER YET DO YOU HAVE A VIDEO ON THAT, TRYING TO PLAY WITH MY GRANDSON.

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад +1

      Anthony drop me an email please and I’ll help you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @user-iw9xu5zr5v
    @user-iw9xu5zr5v Месяц назад +1

    Very nice sound Lynden; do you use a little „hall effect“ or is it just the perfect intonation?

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Thank you but I certainly don’t have perfect intonation 😂😂 and yes, I’m using a little reverb, recording on Logic Pro 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

  • @RskSmiles
    @RskSmiles Месяц назад +1

    I’m on an alto sax and I always struggle to play lower c quietly. Any suggestions?

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад

      Hmm that’s a tough one…make sure your sax is not leaking, make sure your mouthpiece and reed are set up correctly, get your lip out and above all, keep trying 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

  • @daveball137
    @daveball137 Месяц назад +1

    Why is it good to practice most exercises in the cycle of Fifths? Is this because music tends to progress this way?

    • @lyndenblades
      @lyndenblades  Месяц назад +1

      You could practice this with any root movement and you’re right, key changes following the cycle are common 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎