Part 1 - Baritone Saxophone Altissimo Prep
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- In a quick 5 minute lesson, Jeff Suzda demonstrates how to play the proper note on the mouthpiece for the baritone saxophone. This exercise will help with the production of altissimo notes because it will make sure that your embouchure pressure and tongue position are correct as well as flexible. For questions and lesson information: info@jeffsuzda.com
Just WOW! I'm playing the saxophone for more than 10 years and didn't know, that you can make different tones with the mouthpiece. Now I have more time, because of the corona-virus, and I try to improve my saxophone skills with youTube and your videos are really impressive! Thanks a lot!
When playing altissimo, you will want to use fast and cool air. On the mouthpiece (for flexibility) you will want to have 'normal' air, as this is not about air temperature, but rather, TONGUE POSITION (eeeeeee = higher notes, ahhhhhhhhh = lower notes) and AIR SPEED.
I swear by this video.... I wish someone would make one for alto and tenor as well. I practice this in my car when I'm stuck in traffic..... Yeah I carry my mouthpiece with me lol and I have this video playing - Jeff on audio through my car stereo .... Thanks again Jeff!
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Thank you Jeff. Very clear and encouraging. Hope all is well with you.
When he said eeeeeeee aaaaaaa eeeee asaaaa I felt that 😔✊
Great thank you
Awesome stuff. I'll start working on this ASAP. Thanks for the vid.
Stay saxy ;-)
great video and thanks for the fingerings again. I hope for more vids like this:) Will start practicing today!:D
Thanks!
this is good educational video how a baritone player can expand the range of his horn ,you are easy to understand and one more thing you are verey posetive has an posetive efect on other players thanks im hoping you will post more vids in the future sorry for my bad inglish im from norway
Muchas gracias!!!
Merci Merci Merci, Excellent!
Thx for the lesson - that should help a lot
keep on groovin ;-)))))))))))))
On tenor sax what should be the tuning note on the piano?
WOW !! you r the best !! love your Teaching technique !
as a teacher (guitar.. not sax yet) i relate to the way you explain how to check your self As you practice.
I'v started to learn the bari sax jast now after working on clarinet for some time, your guides helps me a lot.
thank you man !! :)
Thanks so much. I am glad that the videos help you!
Thx for the video :D eeeiiyyaaa eiiyyyaa lol :D
Can I play the same exercise for alto sax?
With a Jazz Select 2H on, my mouthpiece (or embouchure) tends to blow a Db. With a ZZ 3 on, same setup wants to play D#. Should I try to find something in between?
It is not an exact science. If the SOUND is good, some people will play a little lower, and some a little higher. As long as your are able to move the tone, the note is less important than the flexibility. I hope that helps.
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On altissimo range or just playing on the mouthpiece, should I use cold or warm air?
COLD
Jeff, thanks for the helpful videos that you shared. I have a question, what really is the reason of why we cannot get down to those notes that you reach? Is truly important to reach that full chromatic range? If we get down and up to that range and we domain it, we should be ready to play altissimo? A little of vague questions but they are confusing my mind each time
Great question Russel. If I understand correctly, you are asking about WHY these exercises help? It is not important to reach the whole range I play, but it is important to have the ability to MOVE YOUR TONGUE/THROAT to shape the notes. This skill is critical to altissimo, so being able to do it more easily, and with greater range, will help with altissimo. Altissimo fingerings are of little use to most beginners because they do not have a proper understanding of how to produce the notes. Does this help answer the question?
@@jeffsuzda Of course it helps me! Thank you Jeff. I will say the exercise help me a lot through my range but i felt frustrated to not know what mistakes i was doing to not get those note’s coming out. Do you think is just because of the short time that i’ve start this exercise or i’m doing something wrong? That was part of my question too, but still thank you for the comment, i feel inspired to be like you in a future.
@@maverick974-c7b the time spent is surely an issue. Like anything worth doing, it will take time to understand an apply. Additionally, the muscles needed will require rest. I do NOT recommend practicing altissimo more than 5-7 minutes per day in the beginning. While it will take longer to achieve the end result, you won’t damage your throat, embouchure, or overall playing. I highly recommend working towards the middle of your practice session after you have warmed up a little. I look forward to hearing about your progress. Feel free to share any videos of your playing
@@jeffsuzda i’m so sorry for don’t be in touch with you Jeff, i feel so grateful that i have spoken to you about this topic, it really helps me a lot your feedback. I will follow your tips. I had another question related to other topic, i will like not to bother you any more but i don’t have a clear thinking of how to fix it. Do you know certainly why a Choppy and “slapped” sound is make it while playing? I had a lot of trouble with that and i didn’t find any solution to fix it.
@@maverick974-c7b your tongue is too “flat” against the reed so instead of touching the tip of the reed, you are touching too much of it. I recommend putting the tip of your tongue at the back of your bottom teeth where it meets your gums… so about 1.5” from the tip of your tongue touches the reed tip. It seems like your tongue is “hitting” the reed in a percussive way instead of “contacting” the reed. Think about tonguing as stopping the reed from vibrating by contacting, not attacking the reed. What you are currently doing is a cool effect when used properly but will slow your playing down quite a bit. Does this make sense?
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