JAZZLAB: Mouthpiece exercises for saxophone and clarinet

[mariesalas1]

I bet I could make this myself with a couple of supplies from the hardware store.

[hellolabgroup]

deutschland? :D entweder das oder osterreich ^^ ich habs sofort erkannt:)

[musicmanson]

Were they trying to be funny?

[tackledparsley]

would this not have a large effect of the playing (pressure, feel etc.)

[shrillz]

Haha This was so funny and In formtive. I want more

[goto5612]

@TheJazzySaxophone The range depends on mouthpiece size: short mouthpieces has higher pitch, big mouthpieces has lower pitch. With the mouthpiece exercises you learn to change the oral cavity for your purposes when you play your horn: for soft sound / edgy sound; for changing the pitch on the instrument without pulling out or pushing in your MPC all the time.

[juanchosax]

how can I get this product? I'm in Colombia, South America. Thanks

[goto5612]

@juanchosax

Quite simple: send a mail to info@jancic.ch and you get all informations you need

[intahipp]

I love this idea and concept.  My wife is a night nurse and sleeps days. I'm a U.S. History teacher and during the day, I can practice at lunch or after school. But during the summer, I run into problems at home finding enough practice time. This will really help. Thank you!

[sweetsweetchimera]

The comments on that video seem very weird.

[goto5612]

It is played without a playback, since the clue is to do this exercises without moving the fingers. You finger low Bb and play all that pitches, which are called overtones. You do this by changing the shape of your mouth and your tongue (similar to whistling). The best way to learn this is by doing mouthpiece exercises.

[NinjaJon19]

does this apply to bass clarinet too?

[goto5612]

NinjaJon19: the system works for bass clarintet too. Since there are not very much bass clarinet players, it is a customized manufacturing and the price is higher.

[mrhitmanisback]

phonics

[xHuntedGunzPCGx]

That inro music was epic

[InBy9OutBy5]

Hilarious when the "neighbors" complain - ROFLMAO

[marcoscuevas50]

Thank you for your advise

[Shooshie128]

BRAVO! I'm thrilled to see this product. As the one who introduced these exercises on the net in 1994, I can only hope that more people will use them (with silencer!) to learn how it opens the door --so easily -- to advanced techniques. Search for "Shooshie Mouthpiece Exercise" on Google to find the SaxFAQ where the exercises were originally posted. There you will find the background and detail that bring them to life. And... get a Silencer. It's a great idea! (I've no connection with it, btw.)

[16v293]

Hi Shooshie

It's a great honor to have you here. "Shooshie Mouthpiece Exercise" become very popular in Europe in the last few years and is translated in German, too. One of the reasons for the popularity is the "silencer". Without silencer no way to do the exercises regularly.

[MICHaeLDIZZLE]

lol trouble wis ze neibors is inn- e- vee -table awesome accent.

[bahalvorsen]

Wow, he's got the fabulous Inderbinen tenor. But heck, it's still possible to play of pitch.

[expandexpo]

If you look at all the great sax players their throat get's huge while playing. How can i practise my throat, with these exercises ?

[ArtOWarfare]

Ok... I don't understand at all how you're making different notes. Anyone know how to learn it? Somehow I learned how to wiggle my ears... I used to have no idea how... then suddenly I was able to do it one day... I think this is a similar thing just discovering how to control different muscles in your mouth that you never knew how to control before...

[iplayaltoandsoprano]

the high notes he plays in the beginning are overtones. you tighten up your throat to hit them. same concept with the mouthpiece part. yawn, and pay attention to how different your throat feels. play while doing the same throat changes and you will be able to do it

[eyeheartchrist]

yep, a lot of it is muscle memory in the embouchure. Remembering what changes the notes on each key. I'm still having trouble with the G and G# on Tenor, any tips? :-)

[saxophobe60]

Get "Top Tones For Saxophone" By Sigard Rascher. The overtone series is easy to obtain once you have trained the muscle memory for your tongue and throat. It is almost impossible to explain in words...it is more a feeling than anything, but if you follow the instructions in this book, I guarantee it will all click into place for you.

[24xxovertheedgexx24]

to play different notes you have to adjust your mouth, and jaw. for the higher ones, you need to tighten your mouth....and for the lower notes, you need to loosen your jaw. i hope that helps?..

[etdejazz]

Hi Jancic! Good to see you here (and not only at the music fair).

[jazzway]

I want buy it``I'm chinese``

[16v293]

Saw this video few months ago and ordered the silencer. Do all the exercises from the video and accompanying book. Made great progress since. VERY SATISFIED. Thaaaaaaaaaank youuuuuuuuuuuu, whoever invented this.

[burger1113]

this guy isn't all that great with the altissimo..

[StarcraftTerran]

i think he is practicing overtones, he didn't move his finger to make all those notes!

[UCOJazz]

Yes it is overtones. I practice this stuff all the time.

[burger1113]

overtone or altissimo, you kno what I mean. he's just not that great at controlling the pitch in the 3rd register.

[PETERADELEKE]

this is awesome! I never knew that until this moment. I've had probs with my neighbors concerning "noise" from my sax. Thanks a lot!

[stealthswimmer]

seems like a great product to help practicing while being quite too. Definitely looks like something to look in to. =)

[lin60366]

I tested, after seeing this vid, blowing into a plastic bottle. Works for me. You can probably modify it with fabric around it. Much cheaper?!!!

[PETERADELEKE]

yeah, it's cheaper!