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@alexquinn_3 күн бұрын
But bobbbbb, we want more mouthpiece videos
@bobreynolds3 күн бұрын
@@alexquinn_ ☺
@harveydickson3523Күн бұрын
"Can I take a shape . . . something I can work with through the harmony." So helpful. Will apply today as soon as it's decent to put the sax together.
@beckyn9338Күн бұрын
I love this… talking through your process and then shedding some. Very inspirational for me to see it all “in action” and it’s good it’s NOT perfect. Seriously helpful. Of course, I’m at a much lower level, but still, so helpful! Thank you, Bob.
@paulbelfrage8762 күн бұрын
Thank you so much Bob for these straight forward useable ideas & examples. Also to add, that you have an absolutely beautiful Tenor sound & a very supportive open teaching manner. Best wishes. Pb
@andrewmaloney60382 күн бұрын
I've been shedding some Monk this week too! Friday the 13th and Ask Me Now, both such cool tunes. Also, I know this video isn't about mouthpieces, but the piece you're playing in this video sounds fantastic!
@solomann9402 күн бұрын
Thanks Bob 🙏🏼
@JJ_Photo2 күн бұрын
Great video. And sounding better than ever on that mouthpiece!
@joelewis3 күн бұрын
I mean this is cool and really helpful, but what mouthpiece is that?
@WilfredCamacho3 күн бұрын
Asking the real questions. 👏👏
@sorenfuhrer4013 күн бұрын
It's a tone edge. I'm 90 percent sure of it, I'd bet a 9 or 9*
@mrtdmccollum2 күн бұрын
Smokin' Bob!!! Q: do you find it easier to take the Arpeggio approach vs the Scales approach to play against the chord changes? Q: Do you ever feel restricted by you decision to only play Arpeggios vs Scales when creating your melodies over the chord changes?
@jean-baptisteberger2 күн бұрын
this mouthpiece sounds like Bob Reynolds!
@bobblues1158Күн бұрын
Go on Bro.
@SupaSax1Күн бұрын
This was very cool insight. Do you have a video covering how to set your microphone up for the best sound?
@HB-ve4wi2 күн бұрын
🙏🏻 thanks. And btw: you sound great! Hope that mouthpiece is comfortable 😉
@chocolatte6292 күн бұрын
After you’ve spent a considerable amount of time developing ideas for a song you’re learning, when you play that song in the future, is it reasonably similar? How much is playing that same tune in a band improvising on the fly, compared to expressing the ideas you’ve developed and composed while practicing?
@bobreynolds2 күн бұрын
This is a good question. Will address in a video
@chocolatte629Күн бұрын
@ Thank you. It’s something I’ve wondered about. For me, as a journeyman player, I hew pretty closely to what I’ve practiced. In short the question is this: “How much do the pros really “improvise”?
@DaDarkGuy2 күн бұрын
ahhh man I can hear bits and pieces of chris potterisms in your lines, so damn cool
@saucyj25Күн бұрын
Sorry to interrupt, but I was about to say the same thing. 😂
@michelmalts90533 күн бұрын
Certainly helpfull. I will apply in my practice upon Batida diferente from Cannomball Adderley. I had memorize the melody in improvisation. I discovery beatifull lines upon the Amaj7. Thanks mister. When i finish 4 solos from Cannomball i will make a practice with you.
@mustafa1nameКүн бұрын
"get your brain practicing, not just your fingers". "my head, I'd be scratchin'/While my thoughts were busy hatchin'/If I only had a brain"
@dougwelch80982 күн бұрын
Can you talk about finding a backing track, like the bass? Did you use a stem isolator, like Noises?
@bobreynolds2 күн бұрын
Link in description
@lordcringe96682 күн бұрын
Random question, I never noticed till now but you puff your cheeks when you play notes in the lower register and I was wondering if there was a specific reason for that? Love your channel by the way
@liampeck012 күн бұрын
I hadnt noticed this either. Would be cool to get an answer
@Nupiolos2 күн бұрын
I think it is a way to do the subtones.
@mikeysplace2 күн бұрын
I find myself experimenting with puffing out cheeks. For one there is a technique called circular breathing, where you momentarily use your cheeks as a temporary air reservoir to briefly fill back up your lungs. Aka pushing the air stored in your inflated cheeks, while you simultaneously breathe in through your nose to reinflate the lungs. Not sure if that is what he is doing for the low notes or not. But as far as experimenting otherwise, I've found that sometimes you can use it to increase continuity in the airstream, especially if the horn has some resistance when blowing in. Low notes require a different mouth contortion and manipulation. Maybe it's something he does to get that velvety full tone. And sometimes it's subconscious, and most sax teachers say not to puff out cheeks but to keep the airstream direct from your lungs using your diaphragm to push air. In summary it could be a combination of factors, hard to articulate in writing, but whatever it is, it works for him👍
@mikeysplace2 күн бұрын
On focusing on it looks like he uses it to soften the attack at the beginning of a phrase to get a desired sound. Less harsh? Purely speculation though
@rodgrego7690Күн бұрын
What does the “aaah” mean? Eg: “I stuffed that up” or “That sounds great”? I’m never quite sure…
@bobreynoldsКүн бұрын
Mess up
@jazzbrew683 күн бұрын
I want to transcribe that walking bass line behind you. Thank you for this Bob. When to move on is always a challenge for me. I tend to stay too long.
@LA-hx9tx2 күн бұрын
Ok, forget the mouthpiece. But what about your backing track? What is that? Sounds great.
@bobreynolds2 күн бұрын
Link in description 👍
@LA-hx9tx23 сағат бұрын
@@bobreynolds Thanks. I looked before, but missed it. That's a great channel.
@tobyramirez42702 күн бұрын
Hey Bob I see your at 105k subscribers have you gotten your play button yet?
@bobreynolds2 күн бұрын
I have
@karzkin30492 күн бұрын
yeah but what mouthpiece?
@kwootamuckbear92942 күн бұрын
😎🎶🎵🎶🎷
@fdtank813 күн бұрын
Very helpful There’s something about learning and practicing « how the sausage is made » that takes a bit of the magic away of listening. Do you think we have to choose between listening and learning or is there more enjoyment that can come from both learning and listening?
@darrenpetersen26992 күн бұрын
My experience (I'm a serious player, went to college, etc ) is that I was so fascinated by what I was hearing that I needed to understand it, needed to be able to replicate it. The joy of listening naturally led to learning... not everyone has that same kind of fascination, and I think it's perfectly fine if they want to stop at the listening part. Different people can enjoy the same thing in different ways.