hi for jazz: don't roll the bottomlip in, see George Garzone. The lip supports the reed just before the lower teeth. result: the reed vibrates the best: good sound and more space for the tongue to articulate. greetings Eddy
I've been playing alto sax for four years and I recently realized that my embouchure might be wrong, no one has ever pointed this out to me.. My bottome lip is completely tucked in and my teeth go up into it and it hurts when I play for a long time. In the embouchure in this video are his teeth touching his bottom lip or what?
@FantomOfFear Your bottom lip rolls over your teeth. Roll only as much as you need, about half of your lip. Your reed needs presure to get a sound, by using your jaw u are going to have a bad sound and it hurts. Do not depen on you jaw but your facial muscles. Remember like a rubber band. The biggest thing is to pull in the corners. I have fix a lot a bad habbits on my embouchure, it takes time but it TOTALY pays off. What MPC and reed do you use? You will most likely have to get a softer reed.
learned more about embouchure in this vid than i ever had with my current teacher, been 2 weeks now. apparently he doesn't know jack shit. thanks sir!
Thank you for posting these videos. Although many of them are basic, they can honestly help anyone who seeks to improve technique, or improve their tone.
When I changed my embachure to this method, as was taught by my private instructor, my director immidiately noticed the change in intensity of the sound.
how do you play low notes on a tenor sax =/
i use to play alto now i have to play tenor and i cant hit any of my low notes past "g" ='(
fifa2010italy 4 months ago
THIS IS WAT U CALL A GREAAT TEACHER (ESPECIALLY FOR US BEGINNERS!
bvhzan 6 months ago
hi for jazz: don't roll the bottomlip in, see George Garzone. The lip supports the reed just before the lower teeth. result: the reed vibrates the best: good sound and more space for the tongue to articulate. greetings Eddy
bloomkoel1 8 months ago
What piece is that in the beginning?
snipeface123xyz 8 months ago
is the saxophone embouchure suppose to hurt?
BrianTheSax 10 months ago
This is a very good basic description of a proper saxophone embouchure. I will certainly use it as a resource for my students.
jroman4116 1 year ago
Thanks. Most useful and descriptive video on sax embouchure I have seen.
rgoodwinau 1 year ago
I've been playing alto sax for four years and I recently realized that my embouchure might be wrong, no one has ever pointed this out to me.. My bottome lip is completely tucked in and my teeth go up into it and it hurts when I play for a long time. In the embouchure in this video are his teeth touching his bottom lip or what?
FantomOfFear 1 year ago
@FantomOfFear Your bottom lip rolls over your teeth. Roll only as much as you need, about half of your lip. Your reed needs presure to get a sound, by using your jaw u are going to have a bad sound and it hurts. Do not depen on you jaw but your facial muscles. Remember like a rubber band. The biggest thing is to pull in the corners. I have fix a lot a bad habbits on my embouchure, it takes time but it TOTALY pays off. What MPC and reed do you use? You will most likely have to get a softer reed.
iamthesaxmaster 1 year ago
i have an old Mach 7, and it's a bit rattly....any tips on how to get a smooth sound out of it?
P.S. not sure if i spelled "Mach" right.
handsop 1 year ago
i have an old Mach 7, and it's a bit rattly.......any tips on how to reduce this?
P.S. not sure if i spelled "mach" right in the fashion it is used.
handsop 1 year ago
learned more about embouchure in this vid than i ever had with my current teacher, been 2 weeks now. apparently he doesn't know jack shit. thanks sir!
paowibird 1 year ago
very good explanations!
HCL991 2 years ago
Thank you for posting these videos. Although many of them are basic, they can honestly help anyone who seeks to improve technique, or improve their tone.
When I changed my embachure to this method, as was taught by my private instructor, my director immidiately noticed the change in intensity of the sound.
Dr0Truth 2 years ago