6 Reasons You're Not Getting Better

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Chad LB is an international recording artist who has toured globally as a bandleader, and with superstars ranging from Chris Botti to Taylor Swift. He has been a featured soloist with premiere ensembles like the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, and was formerly a member of the multi GRAMMY winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Despite his demanding tour schedule, Chad is on faculty as a visiting artist at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for their new Roots, Jazz and American Music degree program.
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[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

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[@christophersimard9026]

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[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

😂

[@ikigomez1407]

Chad, I'm not even a sax player, I'm a drummer but... I'll NEVER forget that sax solo you did on Emmet Cohen's version of "Cantaloupe Island"! What a KILLER solo, dude!

[@scottcluffmusic4577]

Love this video! I signed up and loved the class today! Great information to break out of some habits and practice better. Was great to meet you in Denver this past year and can’t wait to see you live again!

[@sidneiramalho]

So many great information in one video. Thanks Chad awesome tips!

[@masonviilomusic]

Love this! Keeping things fresh/over practicing has always been a struggle so thank you for sharing some ways to get past that!

[@gitarmats]

Thanks for another great video, Chad! Now off to practice some more!

[@jamessidebotham]

One of the best KZbin Videos about Jazz I've seen in a while. Thank You

[@robstevens9590]

Thanks Chad! Great advice!

[@theorowe6441]

Thank you Chad LB!!

[@user-uz3rq1ky8r]

Thanks!

[@DeepspaceHorizon]

Many thanks Chad, the tip to practice practically is probably most helpful for me at my level 🙏🏻👏🏻😄

[@andrewcharley1893]

Chad,been playing for many,many years and still feel that I'm at the starting gate and thankyou for your input ,you really take the complex out of music and add fun.Keep swinging the way you swing bro👍🏾. Sending love from the UK👍🏾

[@buddyfaya8631]

Your amazing. I’m about to get back on sax and I am buying all of your material as a base❤. Thank you for having a heart of a teacher

[@Regicited]

Chad's voice is so calming to me it's amazing

[@davesaxoligist]

Chad my man you are a virtuoso on tenor sax.Your tone intonation, and phrasing are incredible. The speed in which you can play is awesome.

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thanks so much, Dave! That means a lot to me!

[@davesaxoligist]

@Chad LB You are very welcome I may need to get a few lessons from you

[@autonuno]

Great TOPIC !!

[@andrewwleklinski2998]

Thank y Chad! This was very illuminating! Just so you know I'm 76 & have been paying saxes since I was 21!

[@blow-by-blow-trumpet]

Brilliant lesson Chad. So many of us hit a wall because no one taught us how to practice effectively. I still need to be reminded regularly and still fall into the trap of practicing the same thing when I should be moving on. I find I get much more improvement if I practice something, move on to something else, then revisit the original thing months later. There is only so much improvement to be had at a time and continuing to practice beyond this is literally a waste of time. It's almost counter-intuitive.

[@riccitone]

These are wonderfully laid out, extremely helpful. Nerd note: among all those nice subs you played (that weren’t exactly documented in the changes) ending the last Ii-V7-I on Emaj7 to delay resolution before Ebmaj 👌🏼❤️

[@davidhochkeppel600]

Thank you chad ❤

[@clarinetninja]

I love the concept and presentation of the Rhythmic practice. Perhaps if I had done that I would have been more of the improviser that I wanted to be! I teach the same concept of metronome use in a classical clarinet world. I have a hard time getting people to believe me when I tell them how powerful it is. Loved the video

[@ddrumcorner4682]

...man ..I wish you had something like this for DRUMMERS!!! i'd sign up in a heartbeat! awesome content!

[@grzegorzskoczylas5125]

thank you 😎

[@KleinkMusic]

Look at this man, having the AUDACITY to call me out. In all seriousness, this was the wake-up call for me. You coming in to visit us down in Palm Beach was amazing and I was so excited to share the stage with you. I'm trying to up my game for the next step in my education and this video saying outright "You're not going big mode! My brother you need to hit the shed for the love of God!" is a suppliment of motivation. Always appreciate the work you're doing here.

[@skimanization]

When most jazz colleges and universities teach chord scales without examples of how to use them in a solo, Chad is a great teacher who shows precisely what we should learn to improvise. Thanks, best sax teacher on youtube.

[@adsupermusone8875]

For sure does

[@pixelatedaces7952]

I was at the Northside highschool fest a while back, and since then I've watched your content. Thanks for being such an inspiration and making content. 🔥

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thanks so much for watching and coming to the show at Northside!

[@pixelatedaces7952]

@@ChadLefkowitzBrown Of course! I was actually in the Snider Highschool Jazz 1 at that fest. It was a great show and a really good masterclass!

[@jeromeking6001]

Thanks for slowing down 👍😊

[@georgesember9069]

Great session! I envy your students!

[@braydenpounder6521]

Hi Chad I’m a massive fan when are you coming to Perth, Australia? ❤️❤️

[@masonthomassax]

The master!

[@pascalf2162]

Thank you for your great content Chad! Do you have a kind of system to revisit old stuff?

[@jazzman_10]

🤯 Great content!

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thanks for watching!!

[@ES175jazz]

gotta come to San Antonio!!

[@elgranpianista1]

No pude llegar al final del video (ya lo veré) me voy a sacar mi pedacito de solo de Parker. Muy cierto todo lo que dice.

[@caballoinstruments]

You are more than welcome in Poland ;)

[@shawjazzy]

Me looking at the thumb nail like chad noooooo at least give me the nexus sax can't afford one but would love to have one

[@jeffreymassey5541]

Hey Chad when are you coming through south Florida, my man? 🎵🎷

[@rayfarris873]

Good stuff. Thanks

[@andreygruzdev4753]

03:48 Ты практикуешь одно и то же вновь и вновь 04:45 Упражнения с непрактичной техникой

[@johnstarks7759]

Damn I feel like I snuck into a course at [your favorite school of music here], and they let me stay! And gave me a copy of the lecture! Noice!

[@joedooley2393]

Chad, love your lessons. I recently purchased your Pentatonic patterns for improvisation. How can I use this best when I practice? This book is packed with stuff. I don’t know where to start.

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thank you, Joe! I would actually recommend step 3 in this video! Focus on memorization and transposition. So much of application will start to come naturally when you internalize and transpose through the keys. Use the exercises written in all 12 keys as a way to help you memorize faster. Then, if you’re looking for more guidance, happy to work with you in my Text Lessons studio if you want to sign up for the waitlist! www.jazzlessonvideos.com/text-lessons

[@joedooley2393]

Thank you. I will review the KZbin lesson and start working on it. I am a little tired of just scale practice. Maybe I can kind of kill two birds with on stone.

[@MrGuto]

Skip straight to 3:41 for the interesting stuff

[@aleksik4028]

Because people keep watching youtube videos and not playing 😆

[@colemclellan4188]

i just got a tenor sax after playing alto and bari for years and its amazing but i cant find anthing on how to learn what scales to use for what and how to practice soloing over chord changes chromatically but a little easier to start. Your tone is what i wish i could have and you are my idol and reason im still playing. Thanks for keeping me here. Also how do you deal with the constant condensation going down the side of the sax and dripping all over your fingers.

[@BrunoNeureiter]

Scales and chord changes are the same as on your bari and alto

[@colemclellan4188]

@@BrunoNeureiter I know just meaning for all in general.

[@andreswhisaudio8687]

cuando vienes a chile?

[@reubenyahsrael346]

I have a quick question: I have your ten daily exercises and I've been trying to stay on schedule with them, sometimes I can get through them timely I'm taking them slowly because sometimes I miss my schedule. Then I find myself questioning whether I should take one at a time and get them down to a good speed, this would make my practice of them more time-consuming instead of focusing on getting through the whole ten and a moderate pace.

[@amartinez3192]

When visiting our country Mexico ?

[@LiamPascoe]

What are some of the one chorus solos by Charlie parker

[@olebirgerpedersen]

That's a wellknown fact that 20 minutes are the longest time we are able to concentrate.

[@jforfab]

I'm sorry I didn't see you play live at jazz plaza. Through social networks I found out that you stayed near my neighborhood. This world is small.

[@adysaxman77]

Did you learn the saxophone 🎷 with no F# key, and is that why you play on one without it now? I'd be lost without mine!

[@aaronwhitmanmusic]

Hey Chad, what mic are you using to record yourself here?

[@rickg6293]

Hi chad…in bar eleven….should that be an E flat…on the F7 or is that a tension note

[@obitoiscool4652]

How did you play a low A on your tenor?

[@nexussaxophones]

🎷🚀

[@pierro-sax4788]

Hi Chad. Where Can we aks you question ? You're answering by mail ? or here ? Cause I have a question about writing out solos for learning improvisation.

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Hi Pierro! You’re welcome to join the Text Lessons studio at www.jazzlessonvideos.com/text-lessons to communicate directly via text and email!

[@pierro-sax4788]

@@ChadLefkowitzBrown Thank you. This is a waitlist ? I have to wait ? For information, I have an advanced level, i'm saxophone teacher like you, which does not prevent me from seeking other advice from other professionals.

[@pierro-sax4788]

@@ChadLefkowitzBrown Hi Chad, I paid for text-lessons for having possibility to aks you questions, but I didn't have answer from you.

[@daniell6557]

The first point is eye-opening for me…. Really something that has slowed my progress tremendously. Since the start of 2021, I made it a goal to practice everyday and document the concepts I practice. At this point I have nailed down the routine, and now have practiced everyday for 750+ days, but noticed that my progress has slowed down tremendously after the first year. I have fallen into practice running lines through all 12 keys of major and minor 251s, which is an easy concept to dig at, but it definitely feels like punching sand at this point. Thanks Chad for the video ❤

[@Cubsfan122112]

how many passports do you go through in a year?

[@octavebelow6480]

Wierd question but will there be a Nexus soprano sax or baritone sax?

[@labib3x]

😎

[@SaxSpy]

jazz dog 🤗

[@voltagestorm1787]

Is that Chance Martin?

[@jonathanwillinger6290]

Chris Johansson

[@dmcbluezz]

Love your sound. What a mouthpiece do you use? Tell me please. Best reards.

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thank you! Equipment: Nexus Select Tenor Saxophone Nexus Edge Mouthpiece Nexus Oracle Ligature Nexus Elite Reeds Designed in collaboration with the Boston Sax Shop www.nexussaxophones.com

[@dmcbluezz]

@@ChadLefkowitzBrown thanks so much

[@brekedekdang39]

For me, this wasn't 6 reasons I am not getting better. It was 6 (or more) ways that I CAN get better!

[@adsupermusone8875]

Definately, well put. I see it this way also

[@Frygonz]

I've tried a few times to transcribe by ear, and it just an utter failure. Spending 20 minutes trying to figure out what pitch is happening is very discouraging. I just can't help but think I have terrible sense of pitch period.

[@madhavraghu]

I think his tip of singing it first is really important. Take a simple melody that you can already sing by heart and try to play that on your horn. It takes time to develop your ear (I'm still working on it too)

[@breckerman7552]

I love this guy...his playing, his sound, his technique...superb...However, often times I need him to dumb it down for me. I get totally lost midway through his explanations. Too advanced for me...

[@georgesember9069]

I’m 79 or I’d sign up.

[@BrunoNeureiter]

Gotta take that cash to the grave 💰

[@rayray50005000]

I can never get in tune with the exercises..smh 😢

[@saxman7131]

My number one reason is I’m lazy and don’t practice

[@JazzMan-fe7pg]

Haha 😄 🤣

[@ChipTheMusicMan]

Reason #1 - You smashed your beloved instrument on the desk in your home office. Whoops! 😅

[@AaronGallardo11]

Did I just see an Ab on a tenor sax?

[@UkuleleAversion]

Reason #1: You keep holding your instrument upside down.

[@davidolahmusic]

Second? 🤪🤣🤣

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@IPoopOnYouEveryLastOneOfYou]

You ever smash saxes like Pete Townshend? KABLAM!

[@bennyontop1134]

Chad lb > any other musician