@@estebanvenegas89 Is there a lesson on the intro lick?
@koenroels45494 жыл бұрын
Oke found it out. (I think it is correct) I am a guitar player no sax player, but I love the sax licks and sound. I going to use the term (a small bend on some notes) I do not know how to call it in sax players language. So here are the notes: Eb small bend so the note is between Eband B - Db small bend to D Bb-Ab-F-Bb-Ab-F-Eb-Bb :)
@alexrendon38994 жыл бұрын
João Pedro Fleury it’s high E, F#, altissimo A, back down the arpeggio to F# and E, down to C (still above staff) from there it’s not too hard to figure out
@onesyphorus6 жыл бұрын
Your approach to teaching people is very real, ethical, unique and untainted.... very effective my friend..
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@Redridge075 жыл бұрын
do you know that ethical means?
@jasonkrohn54165 жыл бұрын
Quit sucking up to the teacher. 😂 jk
@brandonm79525 жыл бұрын
Redridge07 right lol
@jacobtworks4 жыл бұрын
I hate when my saxophone teacher kills animals in our lessons
@georgesember90694 жыл бұрын
I’m an old 77 year old amateur guitarist. Enjoyed this seminar! I fortunately can play in most keys on guitar which isn’t a very large achievement! I’m a Clifford Scott, Lester Young type fan. Thank you for your generosity in posting your excellent quality seminar!
@derycktrahair81086 жыл бұрын
You're really talking about spacing and phrasing, and SILENCE....the loudest note of all. You are teaching good stuff. You always give us something to think about. Thank you.
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Deryck!
@AdreinMatthews2 жыл бұрын
Just a shout out from a guitar player. This is a great tutorial! Peace.
@ObeytheRussianBlue5 жыл бұрын
Jay is the best downloadable, user-friendly, on-demand teacher in sax instruction! Genius teacher! Thanks Jay, for developing your lessons and putting out GREAT product!!! Rocket 🚀
@anthonydupont36945 жыл бұрын
Your one of the best teachers I've seen online wish i had you here in Texas keep up the good work
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael. I appreciate that.
@russelljazzbeck2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for breaking all this down and not cluttering it up with melody. There sooo much to learn from motif variation.
@claireflute22 жыл бұрын
This is blowing my mind! Thanks for this.
@dileepnaik13123 жыл бұрын
I love your style of teaching Sax play.
@CBrown5196 жыл бұрын
Every time I see a new video, Jay, it makes me want to run right to my sax and play! Thank you!
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Richard, that's exactly what I want my viewers to feel. Thanks for the comment.
@frankdittmer85404 ай бұрын
Thank you Jay. You're the best. You always motivate me to keep learning. I love your teaching methods...🎶🎷
@eriklustgarten17603 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, amazing how many ways there are to improv on the blues scale! Mad steezJay!
@alexanderhowardjr66986 жыл бұрын
You've done it again, meaning showing me the way to improving my sax playing, moreover musicianship , thanks so much!!
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment Alexander.
@joelpierson26285 жыл бұрын
Just today, this morning I was listening to a recording of "The Thrill is gone" I made and thinking there is something I don't like but couldn't put my finger on it and this is it. Rhythmic variety but even more simple than I would have ever thought. I tend to over complicate things. I often think there are notes in other peoples playing that turn out to not be there but, in this instance, it's not the notes and not the rhythm in a time keeping context. It is a simple shift of a phrase that makes the difference. Jay's teaching seems to pull my feet back to earth and takes the weight off my shoulders. I highly recommend his courses Pentatonic Foundation and the Blues Foundation. The part about Guitar keys in the Blues Foundation course can save you some grief someday. I found that tidbit of information well worth the price of admission but, there is much more to be gained in these courses. No....this is not a paid endorsement and I don't know Jay nor have I ever met him! I just like his courses and teaching style.
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Joel. Glad the courses are helping and inspiring you...
@ukestudio3002 Жыл бұрын
Good lesson to get on groove . Thanks
@a.j.501st4 жыл бұрын
This has helped me out a ton, I’ve hit a bit of a rut in my saxophone playing and watching your videos has given me some pointers as well as initiative to get better. Keep up the good work.
@DuaneParham6 жыл бұрын
I purchased A ReedGeek about 3 years ago. After I got it I started bragging about it because it is an awesome tool. I remember I played at a wedding and several other horn players were there and one of the horn players had only one reed and it was bad. So I whipped out my ReedGeek and save the day, he act like Santa Claus bought him a brand new Mercedes he couldn't thank me enough!
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
haha, nice Duane
@DuaneParham6 жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOUR LESSONS!!!!! Better Sax
@alanhowell36463 жыл бұрын
I agree, no reed is unplayable if you’ve got a ReedGeek.
@alexcarter88074 жыл бұрын
I play trumpet and I'm getting a lot out of your channel!
@chaseeast74273 жыл бұрын
just did my first ever decent sounding improvisation to this vid, awesome lick!
@lovepeaceblues Жыл бұрын
Hi Jay!! Mate, great lesson, I must admit that I actually have issues with playing in "sax friendly" keys!! always played in blues bands and rock and roll bands!!!
@onesyphorus6 жыл бұрын
offbeats, esp on the swing offbeats! real spicy 🌶🌶 I can't believe how many rhythmic possiblities there was with blues! Now I have much more Ideas when I jam! (especially since I keep running into the same hole when being melodic!)
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment!
@capitainejojo36182 жыл бұрын
I didn't find the backing track even on the Blues Foundation Course... Nevermind I did it on random backing track on KZbin
@adamdennis29366 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank thank you. Excellent teacher!
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Adam.
@stevenwaine46544 жыл бұрын
I love that lesson Jay, I'm off to have a go now, so thanks 👍
@espr75643 жыл бұрын
Nice alto sound, good lesson thanks 😎🎷👍
@waynewojnarowski36976 жыл бұрын
Jay I'm still up in heaven with your Pent book! I happened to turn on U Tube and low and behold there you are blowing some funk, now I know were Maceo got his licks from! You DA Man Wayne Wojnarowski
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Wayne.
@claragary4 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, man!!! Excellent tips👍🎶🎶
@briancollins26932 жыл бұрын
I play with a couple guys who play alot of rock and roll and country music. I've had to become quite well versed with my f# and c# keys lol.
@juanpabloreyes92062 жыл бұрын
Excelente ,un abrazo desde argentina
@esfahan19616 жыл бұрын
Top teacher you are Jay, glad of all other courses out there I bought yours. Keep going man 👍🏼
@gauthierostervall48495 жыл бұрын
Nice! It sounds like the preliminary lesson on rhythmic displacement in Hal Crook's book "How to improvise".
@jimmyb11336 жыл бұрын
You make learning the sax fun, Jay ! Jim B here .....
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim! Good to hear.
@meldavis71835 жыл бұрын
Wow! Been playing this lick for years but the way you presented it gave me new ideas. Combined with lick#1 and lick#2 I’ve created new improvisions. Plus on lick#2 instead of C C Bb C I also do C C Eb C. Great lessons. Just showed me I can always improve. What’s next?
@jimneely20526 жыл бұрын
Your the man Jay... always excellent instruction, the best on KZbin.!!!!
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim!
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28235 жыл бұрын
Thank God you can slow the playback speed down. (3 dot icon top right corner, use .75) I have my eyes peeled for a nice Yamaha YAS 21 or 23. We have some highly rated shops out here (home of da blues) so finding a very nice, fully refurbished one shouldn't be impossible. I believe if i add a 25.00 Yamaha 4C mouthpiece, i should be happy as a clam for quite some time. and Thank God for Yamaha. They make inexpensive, durable, nice-sounding pianos, too. Someone gave me one and included the move in their gift :))) Wasn't that nice?? Curious why the same model horns can be vastly different in sound, tho?
@pnelllott73005 жыл бұрын
Man I can wait to get a sax , you make it Look fun.
@brucesodervick2581 Жыл бұрын
ok, with fourth 16th note and shrarp tounging there was a difference in sound....finally.
@brucehussar26006 жыл бұрын
Really good video Jay. You have been so much help with your videos and courses.
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bruce. that's not a saxophone you're holding in your profile picture though...
@brucehussar26006 жыл бұрын
Yup that's what I use to make my own reeds.
@gerrysmith97946 жыл бұрын
Useful stuff Jay, thanks a bunch.
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gerald.
@robertdouglas42935 жыл бұрын
wish the best to your channel, ol jazz guitar guy,
@StoneysWorkshop5 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, can spend a lot of time on this. Also, by the end of the video your sound really warmed up!
@juanpabloreyes92062 жыл бұрын
Gracias
@vttandpointer57602 жыл бұрын
Very nice 👏👏👏 thank you !!!
@moonants6 жыл бұрын
I see you have an EWI in the background. I would be interested to hear your thoughts on playing it.
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Ewi is fun. Needs to be practiced like a separate instrument. I may do a video about it soon.
@moonants6 жыл бұрын
Can be set up with sax fingering, but has so many more options and possibilities.
@DuaneParham6 жыл бұрын
THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!!!
@cleciovilelarocha91295 жыл бұрын
muito boa a aula ....top...mim ajudou muito.....obrigado.....
@KrisVComm5 жыл бұрын
More of these please
@musasiajohnkingtrumpet8854 жыл бұрын
That’s great teaching am impress
@pablokesler78246 жыл бұрын
Great video! The ReedGeek page is run out of their product because of the demand :(
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Pablo, looks like they only have the G4 Black diamond model in stock.
@andrekeizers89116 жыл бұрын
Jay, the reed geek tool looks A lot like A 3 dollar machinist toolbit.... that is also very hard, and square. I tried in my reeds and iT shaves of perfectly
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I've bought several of those and keep them in various sax cases. They don't work nearly as well though. The edges are not as sharp and the metal is not coated so can start to get rust spots after a while.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28235 жыл бұрын
@@bettersax I'm a singing drummer. Trust me, your best friend on anything metal is Vaseline. It's the best cleaner, it doesn't freeze, and it won't corrode. I use it on all my cymbals. The best, easiest to use cleaner and I've probably bought all the junk at the music store. A big deal with drummers is not to ruin the stamped logos; it ruins the value of any cymbal, because you can't ID it. Vaseline has never ruined a logo (although never aim for them, jic).
@learnsax3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tutorial easy to understand looking forward to remembering this. I like to play along with Sibelius software If I hear a song I like pull in a midi file then edit the score change the melody line for sax and simply the backing track.. Play slowly at first. I noticed an EWI in the background can this save as a midi file. Could you download some midi. I love the lick at the end of the video.
@Anenome55 жыл бұрын
So good!
@gillesd914 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@CristinaGuilbiac6 жыл бұрын
Gracias Beter , muy interesante , lo unico que siento es que no puedo recojer toda la informacion porque es en ingles , pero la parte practica si.Gracias .
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
puoi utilizzare la funzione di traduzione automatica su KZbin
@CristinaGuilbiac6 жыл бұрын
ok ,gracias
@Chronic.Pivoter4 жыл бұрын
It would've been better, in my opinion, if you explained the compositional value of the lick, specified the blues scale you used and gave the notes not just as degrees of the scale but also in letter form for the given key played. I am assuming this is the hexatonic minor blues scale, going from the fourth up to the "blue note" and then descending to the root. So, for the key of F# it would be B-C-B-A-F#. The lick can probably be made more interesting with introducing octave switches and the occasional C# and E.
@NyattiSaxPrime6 жыл бұрын
Great insights!
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@robertdouglas42935 жыл бұрын
extend high, love you brother
@rafaelortsespadero48705 жыл бұрын
Muchas Gracias !
@freddiempanga55136 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@erwindormoy81565 жыл бұрын
Thanks amazing
@eliveltonreis61866 жыл бұрын
Show!
@saxcover.4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting videos thank you I want to ask which mouthpiece you use
@robstevens95906 жыл бұрын
Very nice. "Just what 'the doctor' ordered!"
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob.
@user-fv8bx5cv5u3 жыл бұрын
Play your original brand horn as demo, pls.
@robertdouglas42935 жыл бұрын
you remind me of a chigago fireescape my friend!
@kwootamuckbear92945 жыл бұрын
What alto you playing and, what kind of neck strap do you use? Thanks for the helpful lick-tips👍🏽
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
My alto is a Yanagisawa 991 and I use a Just Joe's strap with it.
@henryeduardo40522 жыл бұрын
Could you give us the link of the play along?, please
@billyk56854 жыл бұрын
Jay, what mouthpiece do you use? I really love this sound
@serkangenc36245 жыл бұрын
Hello, i’ll start to play sax but i couldnt decide which one i should buy? Alto or tenor? I liked your sax’s tone. Is it alto?
@jimdepalo92453 жыл бұрын
alto for sure jimdepalo
@claragary5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, great lesson!
@hilariodaragona44734 жыл бұрын
Genial! gracias1
@MrGirzzly2 жыл бұрын
Greetings Jay! I've transcribed all but the intro and after 9:50. Can't figure out the Altismo fingering. Would you email me good sir? I love my new Bundy by better sax! Thank you for everything.
@bettersax2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the new horn!
@brucesodervick2581 Жыл бұрын
changing the beats didn't seem to really change the sound any for me., don't get it.
@brucesodervick2581 Жыл бұрын
yup, still each way sounds the same... must be my laptop? Tried it with no visuals , still sounds same..well back to pastels? crayons?
@ghuyskens24 жыл бұрын
Hi, unfortunately the links to mp3 and pdf's are redirected to your trial pages, so no longer working like they might have in the past.:-((
@NareshKumar-pj1ic5 жыл бұрын
You taught the beginning to play saxophone plz🙏
@jasonkrohn54165 жыл бұрын
I’m new to saxophone and was wondering what are the black things you have on your palm keys?
@matthewhetzler49124 жыл бұрын
Jason Krohn They are probably risers. I had rubber ones on my Alto at some point.
@yamansitar61536 жыл бұрын
hi , iam new to sax thanks for the video ,, theres one thing I can't seem to get. ,,if the blues scale for A is A,C,D,D'',E,G,A. and you say to play 4 ,b5 ,4 ,b3 ,1 to me that means D'',E,D'', D,A - but you play D ,D'', D ,C A , WHAT IS IT IM MISSING ,,thanks
@Osnosis3 жыл бұрын
Not the 4th note of the scale, but rather a 4th up from the root (A).
@wabek58824 жыл бұрын
the first time i heard your name i thought you said "Jay Med Cafe" which i thought meant "Jay Medical Cafe"
@JiveDadson5 жыл бұрын
I call it G flat. Otherwise, the keys are B, E, A, D, G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, and ... F#.
@thomasschneider17855 жыл бұрын
ok Jay isn’t the major blues scale 1 2 3b 3 5 6? Minor 1. 3b 4 4#. 5 7, What 4 are you playing, the natural or sharp one?
@bettersax5 жыл бұрын
Thomas get the downloads from the link in the description where everything I'm doing is explained.
@awe_ayo3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t quite understand the syncopated rhythm part
@debzfiedler61005 жыл бұрын
Ha! I have always called them "guitar keys" too!
@hmbgamesandgains3 жыл бұрын
What kind of sax is this?
@user-jk1sk7gf3z2 жыл бұрын
Where to find Backing Tracks from this video?
@bettersax2 жыл бұрын
Click the link in the description. It’s in the Better Sax shed.
@robb87734 жыл бұрын
OK, you start on B but what are the other 4 notes fingered?
@themagpieofjazz44396 жыл бұрын
quick question , i have some trouble with keeping my sound from becoming sharp while playing it seems that when i play long tone at start it really sharp (my high c is like a c sharp) any sugestions? if i lower the pitch the tone isn't right either should i have a softer reed or harder reed. I play java green 2.5 with a berg larsen 90 sms
@themagpieofjazz44396 жыл бұрын
my problems star high A to high D the rest is pretty much good with intonation and sound
@JiveDadson5 жыл бұрын
The final two notes of that lick are pronounced "be-bop."
@estebanvenegas894 жыл бұрын
is like the licc but blues licc
@saxojuanchito7002 Жыл бұрын
Hello my friend how to contact you
@holliew0rm4 жыл бұрын
is there a link to the backing track?
@nielspasquier89384 жыл бұрын
Why are you using the side C in this lick?
@varungupta84236 жыл бұрын
Do you give live online lessons?
@bettersax6 жыл бұрын
Varun, hopefully soon, I'll be offering live lessons as part of the BetterSax membership.
@robertdouglas42935 жыл бұрын
is that da punch having fun,
@andrianarisonnjato16675 жыл бұрын
Jay do you give skype lesson?
@Oddleif-DP35 жыл бұрын
F major or Minor?
@DaddySantaClaus3 жыл бұрын
I'm a guitar player and I practice in all keys 😂 Should I say all horn players only play in bb f and eb? 😂😂 It's not fair
@jaylonavery70224 жыл бұрын
What is the top note of that lick ?
@matthewhetzler49124 жыл бұрын
Jaylon Avery C He’s using a side fingering for c.
@arafjan74885 жыл бұрын
For a real basic alto saxaphone player-which notes are they?!!!