Carefully work-out what you need to tell the audience before you start recording. Don't stick your fingers in your mouth as if we can feel it, because we can't, and your doing it doesn't communicate anything except your lack of proper preparation.
socialsax com is a new saxophone social community. you can browse and chat on forum, download backing tracks for free, add video and music. not only that you can make new friends there!
The lip should NOT be a cushion between your teeth and the reed. Use the lip without support of teeth and buiöld strenght instead. Sound will be very improved
What's with the Nuclear Missile for a MPC ? Excessive Vibrato also. Not meaning to be mean just well a proper real vintage tenor sound is the way to go & you are not going to get near it with that kind of set up. Still thank you for putting up helpful video .. Give us more Bergonzi , Gary Cambel etc . Would like to see him go through some of his book " Gary Cambel's Expansions. Still working through that monster. Very cool !
@kimscvp101 Haha, don't feel bad, you'll learn. First you want to put your mouthpiece on the neck. Next you want to slide your ligature (sp?) over the mouthpiece. Then bring the ligature up, and slide the reed in. You want the tip of the reed to be a bout a hairline under the tip of the mouthpiece. Then apply the neck to the instrument and you're ready to go! :)
@wullawoogie Thank you so much! It turns out i was doing it right, but the ligature was rusty and wouldn't loosen enough to put over the mouthpiece. But I will be sure to keep this as a reminder if I forget! (This is my first year playing the sax at school)
thank you for posting this video, and trying to spread the knowledge of playing an instrument. might I add a couple things tho, like using the fattest part of your lip as the cushion. And what he says about your lips being relaxed but firm at the same time is true. It's more a seal, and relaxed as much as possible so that the reed can vibrate.
does anyone have careles whisperer or this songs notes for sax? or some notes at all, swan lake or some phantom of the opera, anything but piano notes wich i canot use : )
i have bakerstreet notes for sax, and nothings gona change my love for you,
if you have some good songs to trade im willing :)
i wonder if there some heavier and darker songs for sax.
hay i just started having problems with the clarity of my saxophone and my teacher said it was my vibrato. can somebody please explain how to "fix" the vibrato. i play tenor
@McVoomddoom all vibrato is, is you bending the sound. I recomend being sure to keep your embouchure, and jaw still. Don't do this by tensing up, just relax and keep them still.
I have a fat sound, and a big round tone. It seems to work for me. Right now I am going through a few things, but I will eventualy upload some sax vids of my own.
I put my bottom teeth on the reed itself, however the bottom lip is rolled up to cover the teeth. That way the teeth is not directly touching the reed. Yet most sax players put their upper teeth directly on the mouthpiece, which is where I differ. My upper lip is rolled over my teeth when I play..
I play the oboe at an intermidiate level. Im gutted that I can't play much jazz so I'm thinking of switching to tenor sax. Does it help that I have experience with the oboe or is the embouchure and the fingering too different?
@Trickme10 I've been playing oboe for around a year, and I decided to try the alto sax to play jazz also. The fingerings are so similar between the two (i believe this is the same for tenor, too) that it made playing sax much easier! :) And the embouchure is different, but not a difficult transition! It just feels very strange at first :P
As for me, I use my upper lip as a buffer between the mouthpiece and my teeth. This is not due to my searching for a better sound, but rather due to my teeth being way too sensistive. In any event, it worked for me, and I have been able to form a big tone. My band instructor told me that many European sax players over seas use the same technique that I do. I tried the teeth pads, and they did not work.. But the lip does just fine for me.
U R right no pinching the reed. Max air flow always !!!
If you're playing a versatile, middle of the road setup, you can go back and forth by taking in more mouthpiece and moving your jaw slightly forward to get the harsher sound (maybe hum a little to get a growl), or playing on the tip for a softer sound. Rolling the lip in a little bit to get a subtone works, too. For "normal" playing, I tend to be very neutral, like the guy in this video.
@valvetrom In the aspect of the lower lip, thats correct for both the sax and clarinet. With the Clarinet, the real difference in embouchure is more of the positioning of your tongue and that you have to have a more closed in mouth cavity, to have faster more concentrated air. With that being said, Clarinet embouchure also has you take i less mouth piece than that of a Tenor Sax.
im from puerto rico and they asked me for a second instrument and i chose the tenor sax i totally love it and im always practicing but i have a problem
my problem its that always im trying to reach the high notes from the G and up all the notes break and come out crankie and really low and when im trying to reach the lower notes the B and Bb always lagg at it too so can u give me a cool tip and if u know where i can find easy jazz or blues saxophone sheets like bluesette i would apreciate it
im a begginer alto sax player, ive played flute for 3 years & now im switching alto sax. when i play, my bottom teeth cut my bottom lips.. is that supposed to happen? its like im biting my lips. can you help me? thanks.
happens to me, too. Make sure you ain't biting down super hard. Just enough to where you still get a good sound. I find that keeping the mouth corners in is a little more important than biting down. Like the vid says, make sure to support the reed but not to pinch it and this should help alleviate that problem...but you might still get it simply from practicing a lot. If your lip gets sore from it then let it heal for a few days before getting back to practice.
Yeah i had the same problem and im fixing it as of now you gotta change your embouchure...Your bottom lip is curled too far in and when you play, the pressure from playing causes your teeth to sink in your bottom lip
I got a problem about my tenor sax! Okay when I play without any fingerings, then it's Bb, which is good, but then as soon as I finger something the note is always down by one note... A is G, D is C... What is this problem! I checked if there's something wrong. But I see nothing!
This is difficult to explain, so it is best to ask adivice from your band teacher or private instructer if you have either of those. First off, if you blow a note without pressing ANY keys whatsoever, that is actually a B on Tenor Sax, not a Bb. As to the reason why all your notes seem to register down, is because tenor sax is a Bb instrument. That means if you and a piano were both to play a C, the piano would be pitched higher than you. Hard to explain without showing,sorry
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Hi , I have a question....is it hard to play saxophone as a beginner ?
I think it sounds so cool when ppl on youtube plays...and I think I want to get started.......if you know something....please answer me ...thx and have a good day.
Yes, all you have to do is lower your jaw while playing any note. For an easy note, use a high A. It takes practice, but it really isnt that hard. Good Luck
Nice hairdo bro. This cat looks like an extra who was on the cutting room floor of a Steven "Fatso" Seagal movie. Let's hear you play something, Hack!
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No offense but I hate "playing" the Tenor Saxophone. I never stayed on one saxophone for long for instance: 6th grade Alto Sax; 1st 9 weeks of 7th grade Bari Sax and 2nd 9 weeks of 7th grade Alto Sax again; 8th grade Tenor Sax; 9th-1st 9 weeks of 10th grade Alto; 2nd 9 weeks of 10th grade to 11th grade Tenor again in my school's Wind Ensemble and Orchestra AND Bari Sax in Jazz Band and Show Choir.
I still play 1st Alto Sax in marchinig band during the season.
Unfortunate for me, I hate my sound and my private leson teacher, for which all Wind Ensemble musicians are required to have, is a complete jackass to every musician at my school literally. Never again will I EVER agree to play the Tenor Sax or voluteer to play it.
Honestly, it really doesn't matter at all, I also started playing in middle school and I found that by high school I was on average far better than most of my fellow band mates. It's all about approach more than anything else. Which is what good embousuchure control is all about. Honestly a robot could play a saxophone technically perfect, just look it up; but music is much more than just playing the right notes. When you're young you don't have as good of a concept of this.
I just rented a tenor sax to try it out for a month or two and it's not that bad because I have a very musical background, but getting in the right ovtave constantly evades me, particularly when I play a low C.
It always cracks and sounds about an octave higher than it should. Can anybody suggest something I might be doing wrong?
Well some things that sax players tend to do wrong when playing low notes is still having a tense embouchure just as if they were playing higher ones. You really need to practice letting your bottom lip be relaxed, especially playing the low C. You have to let your lip be loose and flow with the reed. There should be hardly any tense on your bottom lip when playing low notes.
Another thing that I like to try and do is if I know I am going to play low notes, I tend to put more of the mouthpiece into my mouth to allow maximum buzzing of the reed...
So if you focus on those few things: - loose bottom lip
& - tending to take in more of the mouthpiece when playing low notes
You should get some result.
Don't worry if you don't get it the first few times because hitting those low notes cause a common problem for most people!
Well put. I find that instead of tounging and having the note burst from the horn, try starting the note with just air. No tongue. Crescendo and decrescendo. Its always good to practice your subtones too!
Is the saxophone difficult. I know it sounds good, but all those positions makes me think it needs hrd work. I play bass instruments, and i don't know much about these kind of instruments.
does anybody know wats good ..like when ur playing the sax and you get tired or like ur mouth gets dry and u cant blow anymore ..it feels like u ran out of air and ur throat weakens up ..does anybody know wats good for that???? plz like something u can eat or drink or something??
nah that happens 2 me all the time and I'm a great player been playin 4 6 yrs. It just happens after playing 4 a while since the sax doesn't have a spit valve.
I need someones advice. I've been playing for about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 years, and I've always been using a size 3 reed. And i just got new braces, and its been about a month - main point is, I have a hard time playing notes above the staff.
Any suggestions from people who had the same problem? :D
i belive they sell like plastic strips or somthing at like cvs or at a music store taht u can put on your upper lip so that your braces dont cut into your lip making it easyier to play
Why does everyone look too much like their stereotype
HardPencilSketch 2 months ago
With that hair, he looks like a sax playing samurai. Didn't I see that somewhere in a Kurosawa film? No, not Seven Samurai, the other movie.
bromixsr 3 months ago
Mr Birkin—
Carefully work-out what you need to tell the audience before you start recording. Don't stick your fingers in your mouth as if we can feel it, because we can't, and your doing it doesn't communicate anything except your lack of proper preparation.
Oeconomist 5 months ago
socialsax com is a new saxophone social community. you can browse and chat on forum, download backing tracks for free, add video and music. not only that you can make new friends there!
socialsaxcom 8 months ago
thanks for info
mady8055 8 months ago
I have a similar sax from Kenny g exact same as mark six
imthehobo1337 9 months ago
Scaryllama22 ur sick lmfao lol
SexyCherry120 10 months ago
loser
XxCrazyKBxX 10 months ago
The lip should NOT be a cushion between your teeth and the reed. Use the lip without support of teeth and buiöld strenght instead. Sound will be very improved
nolfie3522 1 year ago
@nolfie3522 What part of "Dave Birkin has been a sought after saxophonist in the New England area for over thirty years." haven't you understood?
foljs 9 months ago
Lucky bastard's got a Mark VI... doesn't he... -_-
cptlulz 1 year ago
at least he's good...
VineProductions 1 year ago
What's with the Nuclear Missile for a MPC ? Excessive Vibrato also. Not meaning to be mean just well a proper real vintage tenor sound is the way to go & you are not going to get near it with that kind of set up. Still thank you for putting up helpful video .. Give us more Bergonzi , Gary Cambel etc . Would like to see him go through some of his book " Gary Cambel's Expansions. Still working through that monster. Very cool !
Best
Robert.
RMcGO28716 1 year ago
LOL sooo much weaker than a clarinet embouchure. xD
Clarinet4Life1 1 year ago
@Clarinet4Life1 i like Dquidward XDDD!!!
estesoyojajaja 1 year ago
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@Clarinet4Life1 i like Squidward XDDD!!!
estesoyojajaja 1 year ago
Oh my god, this shit is classic!
11365600 1 year ago
Oh my god, this shit is classic!
11365600 1 year ago
Hello, greetings from Berlin.
milo-saxophon.de
Milo
saxoforte 1 year ago
0:27
filmaciones123 1 year ago
0:27
filmaciones123 1 year ago
would be kinda the same as a clarinet o.0 changing to tenor sax so might as well look up some stuff
XiLeNiNjA01 1 year ago
Very helpful videos. Thanks
bmaloy42 1 year ago
No way I'm taking advice from a 60 year old with a ponytail
HDibbles 1 year ago 8
@HDibbles Who is apparently a lot better than you at saxophone.
wullawoogie 1 year ago
Lol! I didn't mean to offend you creepy saxophone guy I didn't realize you had a YouTube Account
HDibbles 1 year ago 2
lol I feel so stupid. I can't even put a freaking reed in my saxophone
kimscvp101 1 year ago
@kimscvp101 Haha, don't feel bad, you'll learn. First you want to put your mouthpiece on the neck. Next you want to slide your ligature (sp?) over the mouthpiece. Then bring the ligature up, and slide the reed in. You want the tip of the reed to be a bout a hairline under the tip of the mouthpiece. Then apply the neck to the instrument and you're ready to go! :)
wullawoogie 1 year ago
@wullawoogie Thank you so much! It turns out i was doing it right, but the ligature was rusty and wouldn't loosen enough to put over the mouthpiece. But I will be sure to keep this as a reminder if I forget! (This is my first year playing the sax at school)
kimscvp101 1 year ago
if you look some notes, you can find some and request froms songs lists in there, in facebook site -saxophone notes-
JanneFlinck1981 1 year ago
thank you for posting this video, and trying to spread the knowledge of playing an instrument. might I add a couple things tho, like using the fattest part of your lip as the cushion. And what he says about your lips being relaxed but firm at the same time is true. It's more a seal, and relaxed as much as possible so that the reed can vibrate.
fighterj5 1 year ago
0:25 Nuff said.
theshoe124 1 year ago
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he isnt very good
cellphonesrock4546 1 year ago
his saxophone is really old, he can't be good.
rosski47 1 year ago
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fighterj5 1 year ago
@fighterj5 No, what's that?
rosski47 1 year ago
@rosski47 wtf? dude, get off youtube and go buy a 50 year old sax.
They are better than today's material.
camdenc1 1 year ago
Even a better Quality would be a good thing^^
babesgarden 1 year ago
FAIL
redKELLYMHRCH 1 year ago
hey are you wearing the goodspeed sax harness?cause I have one and have no Idea how to put it on. my instructor said ti crosses in your back
RJA10001 1 year ago
does anyone want to trade sax notes, i have nothings gona change my love for your (kaori kobayashi) version, and baker street.
JanneFlinck1981 1 year ago
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does anyone have careles whisperer or this songs notes for sax? or some notes at all, swan lake or some phantom of the opera, anything but piano notes wich i canot use : )
i have bakerstreet notes for sax, and nothings gona change my love for you,
if you have some good songs to trade im willing :)
i wonder if there some heavier and darker songs for sax.
JanneFlinck1981 1 year ago
taking a sax lesson from expertvillage is like taking a sobriety lesson from lindsay lohan
chrismarshall1950 1 year ago 5
why dont you get a haircut you shit
toontaxi69 1 year ago 2
@ monkeymarine291
Cool, I quess I 'm not an odd ball after all lol.
Happy playing bro !
Tenor4Christ 1 year ago
hay i just started having problems with the clarity of my saxophone and my teacher said it was my vibrato. can somebody please explain how to "fix" the vibrato. i play tenor
McVoomddoom 1 year ago
@McVoomddoom all vibrato is, is you bending the sound. I recomend being sure to keep your embouchure, and jaw still. Don't do this by tensing up, just relax and keep them still.
JonnyTenor 1 year ago
@ Dommylaws
I have a fat sound, and a big round tone. It seems to work for me. Right now I am going through a few things, but I will eventualy upload some sax vids of my own.
Tenor4Christ 1 year ago
I never heard anything like this,your playing is the proof.
1245176 1 year ago
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Gentlemen, have you ever heard Feelings played by Valerio Minicillo?? Itsa show, is on youtube! Video LA MAGIA DEL SAX
MrAlexander3631 1 year ago
@ BoredChick
I put my bottom teeth on the reed itself, however the bottom lip is rolled up to cover the teeth. That way the teeth is not directly touching the reed. Yet most sax players put their upper teeth directly on the mouthpiece, which is where I differ. My upper lip is rolled over my teeth when I play..
Tenor4Christ 1 year ago
so you play like a bassoon then?
how does that sound for you?
Dommylaws 1 year ago
I play the oboe at an intermidiate level. Im gutted that I can't play much jazz so I'm thinking of switching to tenor sax. Does it help that I have experience with the oboe or is the embouchure and the fingering too different?
Trickme10 1 year ago
@Trickme10 I've been playing oboe for around a year, and I decided to try the alto sax to play jazz also. The fingerings are so similar between the two (i believe this is the same for tenor, too) that it made playing sax much easier! :) And the embouchure is different, but not a difficult transition! It just feels very strange at first :P
yatori 1 year ago
As for me, I use my upper lip as a buffer between the mouthpiece and my teeth. This is not due to my searching for a better sound, but rather due to my teeth being way too sensistive. In any event, it worked for me, and I have been able to form a big tone. My band instructor told me that many European sax players over seas use the same technique that I do. I tried the teeth pads, and they did not work.. But the lip does just fine for me.
U R right no pinching the reed. Max air flow always !!!
Tenor4Christ 1 year ago
Where do you put your bottom teeth then? Or do you cushion on both sides?
BoredChick 1 year ago
he's a good player, but his embouchure is totally wrong. your lips should be between the reed and your teeth!
pcmaster3495 1 year ago
@pcmaster3495 Not on both ends, if that's what you are talking about. Only on the bottom as he shows.
NarumiKenshin 1 year ago
how can we rid the world of expert village?
spoddie 2 years ago 4
Good question ryclea, can anyone answer that for us?
titostacos 2 years ago 2
Theres no one answer to one tone. There are many variables...mouthpiece, reed, how u use your lips, instrument type..etc.etc..
kjelltp 2 years ago 2
I agree- it's probably the most sensitive instrument ever....
nuclear944 1 year ago
expert village sucks ^^
TheSaxPlayerChris 2 years ago 140
@TheSaxPlayerChris ok, this is the part where you say, "instead you beginners should watch _________'s videos, because they are better" >.>
jprest13 1 year ago
What is the difference in the embouchure between a smooth, Stan Getz, type sound and a raspier, Lee Allen sound or is it more about the mouthpiece?
ryclea 2 years ago 3
If you're playing a versatile, middle of the road setup, you can go back and forth by taking in more mouthpiece and moving your jaw slightly forward to get the harsher sound (maybe hum a little to get a growl), or playing on the tip for a softer sound. Rolling the lip in a little bit to get a subtone works, too. For "normal" playing, I tend to be very neutral, like the guy in this video.
altosax314 1 year ago
I think i saw this guy looking through my bedroom window the other day..... making the face he's making at 0:27
Scaryllama22 2 years ago 95
lol xD
fuluxxx 2 years ago 2
XD That would scare the crap out of me!!!
HawaiianTenor 2 years ago
Haha!
Scaryllama22 2 years ago
Lool, thars sum funny cheet. HaHa
usfins 2 years ago
:D:D omg
2fat2die 1 year ago
@Scaryllama22 man!!!, i love to play SEXophone!!!
estesoyojajaja 1 year ago
@Scaryllama22 Thanks for sharing your fantasies..now go out there and get that much needed help!
CombatGal 1 year ago
@Scaryllama22 lol men your comment's too funny
P4boot 7 months ago
I thought sax ambuchure was diffrent from clarinet, that lower lip doesn't roll over lower teeth??
valvetrom 2 years ago
@valvetrom In the aspect of the lower lip, thats correct for both the sax and clarinet. With the Clarinet, the real difference in embouchure is more of the positioning of your tongue and that you have to have a more closed in mouth cavity, to have faster more concentrated air. With that being said, Clarinet embouchure also has you take i less mouth piece than that of a Tenor Sax.
NarumiKenshin 1 year ago
lol a guy in my band class cant do it XDDD
melissabell141 2 years ago
Is that a C++ Mouthpiece?
Pensanet 2 years ago
is that a mark vi? i want one of those, or a cannonball with the dark finish
ToastedSub94 2 years ago
i liked him until he beat Rhianna
extraninja 2 years ago
nice bite
MrNaqbi 2 years ago
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if you want to play classical saxophone, block your ears, he could not be more wrong!!
if you want to play rock or jazz, then theres no real technique for that so do whatever the f*** you want!
jmk170393 2 years ago
hahaha
ratiocinativeness 2 years ago
you're wrong, he's telling us the right technique for basic playing
yes, there is some variation for classical saxophone, but otherwise he's pretty much right
very vague, but right
protestxday 2 years ago 2
agree
pablosaxo 2 years ago
what the hell with the lip hahahaha
laurasax100 2 years ago
missa superman no heer
flightbrothermember 2 years ago
I find this more sexually pleasing then informative
RunWithWaste 2 years ago 3
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Scaryllama22 2 years ago
nice samurai bun! You're probably an awesome player, but not everyone can teach man
THEspindoctor84 2 years ago
im from puerto rico and they asked me for a second instrument and i chose the tenor sax i totally love it and im always practicing but i have a problem
my problem its that always im trying to reach the high notes from the G and up all the notes break and come out crankie and really low and when im trying to reach the lower notes the B and Bb always lagg at it too so can u give me a cool tip and if u know where i can find easy jazz or blues saxophone sheets like bluesette i would apreciate it
OrquestaSonDelPuerto 2 years ago
im not sure if this would help but try to put it deeper in mouth and use thicker reed i think 3 would be ok
MusicSpyy 2 years ago
what strength reed are you using?
Johnjy2 2 years ago
im a begginer alto sax player, ive played flute for 3 years & now im switching alto sax. when i play, my bottom teeth cut my bottom lips.. is that supposed to happen? its like im biting my lips. can you help me? thanks.
annalovesyou86 2 years ago
To: annalovesyou86
Your best bet is to get a teacher, even if its just at the local music store or your band teacher. They can help you with any problems your having.
To answer your question, you shouldn't be biting...much. As long as its not painful, you should be ok. But I'm no expert.
BioHunta 2 years ago
happens to me, too. Make sure you ain't biting down super hard. Just enough to where you still get a good sound. I find that keeping the mouth corners in is a little more important than biting down. Like the vid says, make sure to support the reed but not to pinch it and this should help alleviate that problem...but you might still get it simply from practicing a lot. If your lip gets sore from it then let it heal for a few days before getting back to practice.
stealthswimmer 2 years ago
Yeah i had the same problem and im fixing it as of now you gotta change your embouchure...Your bottom lip is curled too far in and when you play, the pressure from playing causes your teeth to sink in your bottom lip
ToliKwoli 2 years ago
it happens to me when i play alot like when im practising altissimo and really tightning my embouchure..
carlala31 2 years ago
Try not to tighten for altissimo if you can help it. Its mostly in the oral cavity....
carlheanerd 2 years ago
Embouchure = Mouthpiece in french...
FreshAirProductions 2 years ago
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Alastair6 2 years ago
should i go from tromdone to sax
josh841854 2 years ago
should i go from trombone to sax? advice
josh841854 2 years ago
depends... you could try it ... but your lips may be more difficult on the mouthpiece
craazziee 2 years ago
trombone = money
drlluc 2 years ago
I got a problem about my tenor sax! Okay when I play without any fingerings, then it's Bb, which is good, but then as soon as I finger something the note is always down by one note... A is G, D is C... What is this problem! I checked if there's something wrong. But I see nothing!
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
To: LinkBulletBill
This is difficult to explain, so it is best to ask adivice from your band teacher or private instructer if you have either of those. First off, if you blow a note without pressing ANY keys whatsoever, that is actually a B on Tenor Sax, not a Bb. As to the reason why all your notes seem to register down, is because tenor sax is a Bb instrument. That means if you and a piano were both to play a C, the piano would be pitched higher than you. Hard to explain without showing,sorry
BioHunta 2 years ago
I went to the store, and my sax was bended a bit... But it got fixed...
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
i just started tenor for my schools jazz band it is a big switch from bassoon
bassoon334 2 years ago
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pfffffify 2 years ago
i hate it wen i have bite marks in my lip
SSBigMoneySS 2 years ago 8
The tenor doesn't seem big enough to require the use of a Saxophone Brace. I play Bari and I am quite fine with a strap.
SuperBabyStudios 2 years ago
haaaaaaahahaha.... this video is funny.
CosmicGrooves 2 years ago
I play a B flat clarinet, and im starting with the tenor sax in august!
Will it be hard to adjust myself from instrument to instrument?
goldenwolf952013 2 years ago
i play clarinet too. i just got a sax it will take some time to get use to, but already knowing how to play clarinet helps alot
pabzshot 2 years ago
I know how to play a double-reed instrument and I'm thinking of learning the tenor sax. Any advice?
richny 2 years ago
If you play any double reed and are starting Sax, it will be ten times easier then when you started a double reed.
hereticjc 2 years ago
Hi , I have a question....is it hard to play saxophone as a beginner ?
I think it sounds so cool when ppl on youtube plays...and I think I want to get started.......if you know something....please answer me ...thx and have a good day.
Salihy7 2 years ago
its not that hard to get started, its hard to be really good at it
PepsiAndKetchupPleez 2 years ago
Not really..you just need to practice!
StrawBerryBlone517 2 years ago
what pepsi... says.
When you get your first tone out of an sax, it's really cool, and from then on it's not so hard any more..
good luck
Ljordas 2 years ago
I love playing my saxaphone.!its so easy!.XD. ive been play for 9 years
mullaniumman29 2 years ago
anyone got any tips on how to bend notes on alto sax? thanks,
JenniePennyx 2 years ago
Yes, all you have to do is lower your jaw while playing any note. For an easy note, use a high A. It takes practice, but it really isnt that hard. Good Luck
temporaryname73 2 years ago
makes sense, least he can explain
FingerLickinGravy67 2 years ago
Finally, a sax player from Expert Village that knows how to play.
hhollis1 2 years ago
thanks expert village
ralphie0912 2 years ago
nice tone
ddav706 2 years ago
modmusik...some people aspire to be better than a mere, dime a dozen, run of the mill, common, simple guitar player.
BoboBerlinsky 2 years ago
modmusik u are very naivy!!!
slava90 2 years ago
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How to play tenor saxophone = Take up the guitar. You'll get more gigs, make more money and be more popular.
modmusik 2 years ago
thats loser talk modmusik...
JerryIsntEmo 2 years ago
nice but i dont think u need a harness for a tenor sax, just use a regular neotech neckstrap, you only really need a harness for the bari sax.
awkwardkitten 2 years ago
this is really helpful. i am swiyching from clarinet for jazz band and have no idea how to hold it...
bandgeekETC 2 years ago
I went from clarinet to tenor sax really recently and my hand hurts like hell when I play it...
12124343 2 years ago
THANK YOU
adycn 2 years ago
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once i wanted to learn the sax and now what I just do is giving blowjobs to stranger. I like sucking.
Oh....am I naughty
cassandro69 2 years ago
mehhhh perty basic info.
But well noted
danylongshaft 2 years ago
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lice hair. you are dumb. and a idiot. again nice hairdoo! dumbo!
lamboman12345678910 2 years ago
i had to learn the clarinet before playing the sax it is much easier if you learn to play the clarinet first then the sax
3040302 2 years ago
wat about learning the sax first then the clarinet??
qpalzmxnskwieudjcnvb 2 years ago
Nice hairdo bro. This cat looks like an extra who was on the cutting room floor of a Steven "Fatso" Seagal movie. Let's hear you play something, Hack!
FrankySnot 3 years ago
i love my tenor sax
(: <3
LimePink177 3 years ago
this guy is a joke
Vinny1130 3 years ago
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No offense but I hate "playing" the Tenor Saxophone. I never stayed on one saxophone for long for instance: 6th grade Alto Sax; 1st 9 weeks of 7th grade Bari Sax and 2nd 9 weeks of 7th grade Alto Sax again; 8th grade Tenor Sax; 9th-1st 9 weeks of 10th grade Alto; 2nd 9 weeks of 10th grade to 11th grade Tenor again in my school's Wind Ensemble and Orchestra AND Bari Sax in Jazz Band and Show Choir.
I still play 1st Alto Sax in marchinig band during the season.
Coldmilk51312 3 years ago
Unfortunate for me, I hate my sound and my private leson teacher, for which all Wind Ensemble musicians are required to have, is a complete jackass to every musician at my school literally. Never again will I EVER agree to play the Tenor Sax or voluteer to play it.
Coldmilk51312 3 years ago
Honestly, it really doesn't matter at all, I also started playing in middle school and I found that by high school I was on average far better than most of my fellow band mates. It's all about approach more than anything else. Which is what good embousuchure control is all about. Honestly a robot could play a saxophone technically perfect, just look it up; but music is much more than just playing the right notes. When you're young you don't have as good of a concept of this.
phillies4eva 3 years ago
i just got a tenor sax and im still perfecting my embouchure. its pretty hard!
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago 2
Last year I went from 3 years of Clarinet to Tenor. The transition was really smooth so maybe you should learn Clarinet first.
vaiol123 3 years ago
i play tenor and its not as hard as it looks
i got my low notes in a snap it was awesome
saxophoneashley 3 years ago 2
I have a crappy school band tenor but i could play easily too!
xXAdreasaulaloverXx 3 years ago
Me too
vaiol123 3 years ago
I just rented a tenor sax to try it out for a month or two and it's not that bad because I have a very musical background, but getting in the right ovtave constantly evades me, particularly when I play a low C.
It always cracks and sounds about an octave higher than it should. Can anybody suggest something I might be doing wrong?
Drevvo 3 years ago
Well some things that sax players tend to do wrong when playing low notes is still having a tense embouchure just as if they were playing higher ones. You really need to practice letting your bottom lip be relaxed, especially playing the low C. You have to let your lip be loose and flow with the reed. There should be hardly any tense on your bottom lip when playing low notes.
poofyergone 3 years ago 2
Another thing that I like to try and do is if I know I am going to play low notes, I tend to put more of the mouthpiece into my mouth to allow maximum buzzing of the reed...
So if you focus on those few things: - loose bottom lip
& - tending to take in more of the mouthpiece when playing low notes
You should get some result.
Don't worry if you don't get it the first few times because hitting those low notes cause a common problem for most people!
Hope this description helps!
poofyergone 3 years ago
Well put. I find that instead of tounging and having the note burst from the horn, try starting the note with just air. No tongue. Crescendo and decrescendo. Its always good to practice your subtones too!
albanothemadman 3 years ago
The last thing you want to do is loosen your embouchure and take in more mouthpiece.
What you want to do is expand the back or tour mouth where your throat connect to the bottom of your jaw.
Almost like a fish when their gills expand.
Saxmachine345 3 years ago
saxophone samurai!
theolcoyote 3 years ago 3
I'm in 5th grade band and i play tenor saxaphone
cuteboblehead 3 years ago 4
i feel like i'm the only kid who started playing band instruments in middle school :( wait.. where do you live?
xXAdreasaulaloverXx 3 years ago
Please.... I want my 1:39 back
ilovecereal371 3 years ago
Is the saxophone difficult. I know it sounds good, but all those positions makes me think it needs hrd work. I play bass instruments, and i don't know much about these kind of instruments.
iTzKaizer 3 years ago
the guy i likes play tenor =P
cowsays 3 years ago
its my second
jellydonutluver 3 years ago
nice pitch man
bLuEnOsEbLeEd 3 years ago
i play this!!! its my third and a half year playing the tenor!! :D
kaismaster 3 years ago
this is my 2nd and a half year i like it more than alto
jellydonutluver 3 years ago
does anybody know wats good ..like when ur playing the sax and you get tired or like ur mouth gets dry and u cant blow anymore ..it feels like u ran out of air and ur throat weakens up ..does anybody know wats good for that???? plz like something u can eat or drink or something??
dynamik9 3 years ago
lol well...that's your limit, you just have to practice to get better. =]
MildFrost 3 years ago
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|| either that or just stop playing!
TERRANCIO 3 years ago
Is it bad if saliva comes out of my sax's keys?
redXmoney 3 years ago
nah that happens 2 me all the time and I'm a great player been playin 4 6 yrs. It just happens after playing 4 a while since the sax doesn't have a spit valve.
shepgthollywood 3 years ago
They should have invented it WITH a spit valave.
redXmoney 3 years ago
Hm, I just have one question about tenor.
I need someones advice. I've been playing for about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 years, and I've always been using a size 3 reed. And i just got new braces, and its been about a month - main point is, I have a hard time playing notes above the staff.
Any suggestions from people who had the same problem? :D
wow4ever1212 3 years ago
Wow i have the same problem size 3 reed, and i just got braces and when i play it makes a squeaky noise espiacally on the G note.
redXmoney 3 years ago
i belive they sell like plastic strips or somthing at like cvs or at a music store taht u can put on your upper lip so that your braces dont cut into your lip making it easyier to play
boredincorperated 3 years ago
Know the name of it?
redXmoney 3 years ago
mouthpiece patches.
shepgthollywood 3 years ago
the high g right? LMAO same but i'm takign my braces off...is there a diff between braces and no braces?
nerdz4life8 3 years ago