Saxophone Lessons for Beginners : Breath Control for Beginning Saxophone Players

[bertrand403]

VAStudioz is extremely correct on breathing, to get what (he?) is saying.

try to find a book titled Sound and Sense.Follow this its a lot of work but

its worth it.

[ShoeBob98]

@bertrand403 umm. i think he means it dirty instead lol

[1004826]

Contrabass sax is huge

The alto is a step bigger than the soprano though.

[IronPump89]

hallo I am totally new to alto saxophone: I have this PROBLEM: when I want to play "Bb" at the "1-2 - Bb-low key" position, I get the same sound like the "A" note at the "1-2" position... Its like the pinky pressing the low Bb key doenst change the pitch as it should :( help anyone?

[TheEar45]

@IronPump89 Is your octave key wind pipe no being covered completely? Because I've had that problem once.

[VAStudi0z]

u gonna really have to blow to get down there ;)

[LiliumNightShade]

If you're breathing through your lungs only good luck. Breath with your diphram and you will get much more air. Three step breath, diaphram(lower abdomen) pulls air into the bottom of your lungs, lungs(middle ab.) and then raise your shoulders a bit and fill the top. With practice you can exhale for a minute or more. You can practice this breathing anywhere, anytime. To practice exhaling, purse lips into a whistle and blow out just enough to almost whistle. Pull back if your making a whistle.

[MrAlfredocolon]

so the sound is created at the holes? why use a mouthpiece then?

[TheEar45]

@MrAlfredocolon HA! Try playing saxophone and you'll see why!

[MrAlfredocolon]

@TheEar45 i know the sound comes out of the holes. i been playing sax for 6 years. but the sound is really created in your mouthpiece,breath and embouchure

[TheEar45]

@MrAlfredocolon Oh, sorry. I didn't know. But your most deffinetly right.

[cfsntheory]

Its the saxophone triplets guy! And by triplets, he means 8th notes.

[PointBlankNZ]

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[rapz2205]

awesome... thankyou,, dont listen to the other idiots... my son is starting out and wanted to gain as much knowledge as possible. ur vid was great, thankyou for taking the time to make the video.

[KTStarbuckACE]

Can you believe the bullshit this guy's feeding us with!

[sfuk89]

@KTStarbuckACE I really think I do belive it :)

[thepakibye]

Yes i also feel tired after sex

[rockerhead247]

I'm just going to call you stupid.

[relampago21]

nice tone and video

[millball]

i think this is the only expertvillage vid i've watched that was good! well done.

[vratol02]

Is that a Buescher Aristocrat Alto Saxophone?

[speedboosty101]

@vratol02 im not sure but i have one

[estesoyojajaja]

@speedboosty101 how long it would take me to strengh my lung?, i am going to the gym, do you think that a good way to strength`em?

[periix]

@estesoyojajaja Smoke some cigarettes, it will strenghten your lungs..

[estesoyojajaja]

@periix you gotta be kiddin` be, are you?, do you work for a cigar company or somehtin` like that?

[gamwizrd1]

make sure to push the amount of air you can pull in each time. with longer excercises (12 counts or more), control your breath so that you breath in the entire time and do not run out of room early but push through. on the exhale, control how fast you breathe out so that you breathe out at the same rate for every remaining count. this is exactly like blowing air into an instrument. also, practice how quickly you can fill your lungs (it should never take more than one count of a song

[gamwizrd1]

here's something helpful on how to actually BUILD breath control.

a metronome works good for this, but isn't necessary. basically anytime you can use a metronome to keep things consistent, do so.

with the met at about 60 bpm, or 1 click every second, breath in over 4 counts. get as much air as you can, but dont stop early. over the next 4 counts, breath out all the way, and dont stop early. use the entire 4 count period both times. extend the number of counts for more difficulty: 8,12 etc