Chord tones for saxophone: Practice with me for Alto AND Tenor

[@jeffdean5210]

Thanks

[@lyndenblades]

Wow thank you so much Jeff, your support is greatly appreciated 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@jeffdean5210]

Don't think my comment loaded up . Just wanted to say your lessons have opened a whole new world on how to improvise. I've been playing on and off for 20 years and have just joined my first Jazz/soul/blues band (We don't know what we are yet😁) and your lessons have been invaluable, thank you Lynden

[@lyndenblades]

Oh wow, thank you so much, you can’t imagine how much that means to me 🤝🤝🎷😎😎

[@hugovandermeer1566]

What a day I'm having I'm calling it 'Away Day with Lynden'. Marvellous exercises. Mind blower. Deeply grateful. Not only alto but tenor...very thoughtful. At the risk of repeating myself...thanks so much Lynden. You're a real star! All the best, Hugo🎶🎶

[@lyndenblades]

Hugo thank you so much, I’m absolutely delighted that you find these videos useful, have a wonderful day 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

[@cesarsison1027]

HI Lynden! This is great stuff. As others say it, this is a very useful way of practicing because students like me will know if we are doing it right instead of just looking at pdf sheets and playing with the backing track. The biggest takeaway here is that, when you play first you actually build a benchmark for the student to follow. That way, we can confirm what we're practicing.

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Cesar, thank you so much for your lovely words and your coffee support! I’m extremely grateful and delighted that my videos are helping you. Thanks again and keep up the great work 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@CARALVA]

Excelent!!

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@RskSmiles]

Just stumbled across this channel and video. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this helpful video❤

[@lyndenblades]

Wow thank you and you’re most welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@goodvibes4201]

❤ great stuff Lynden. God bless you and you family. Thanks só much

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you and bless you too 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@avon57]

Great idea, great video, Lynden. Chord tones are a big part of my improv development, along with hitting key notes of the melody. Exercises like this are really helpful. Thank you!

[@lyndenblades]

That’s great feedback thank you 🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@jackgilstrap7600]

I don't subscribe a lot, but I have watched a few of your videos, and I think the "practice with me" idea is a great concept. Nice, straightforward, practical video!

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Jack, I really appreciate you subscribing and I’m so happy to hear that you’re enjoying the practice with me ideas. I’ll make more 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@AlanSpeak]

That is One Brilliant Training Aid Lyndon, Thankyou

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you for your feedback Alan! If people like you think it’s useful I can make more “practice with me videos” like this 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@steveramsden6365]

Great video Lynden! I practice my scales using the circle of fifths but recently I’ve discovered that the chord tones are more useful in improvising, with occasional diversions to go up and down the scale. So this is a really useful exercise to embed the chord tones in muscle memory.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Steve 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@trefordavies3670]

Thanks

[@lyndenblades]

Trefor this is really kind of you, thank you and we really appreciate your support 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@trefordavies3670]

@@lyndenblades I have spent at least 3 hours practicing and using a few of your videos . Have done the chord tones several times and it’s brilliant . Also used the backing track to practice improve on session band with chord tones . Progress is being made . Cheers

[@lyndenblades]

@@trefordavies3670 Trefor thank you for you feedback and I’m so pleased that you’re finding my videos useful 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@hugovandermeer1566]

Such a terrific resource Lynden. I'm hooked. If I didn't already have a great sax teacher I'd definitely be having zoom lessons with you. Thanks mate! It's much appreciated.👍🎶🎶🎷

[@lyndenblades]

Hugo you’re welcome, thank you so much and I’m so happy that this is useful. 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@trefordavies3670]

Lynden This is a valuable lesson and a good start for practice session’s . Fantastic Many thanks

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Trefor 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@imani8763]

Really useful!

[@lyndenblades]

Glad it was helpful! 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@andyhuckleberrywilliamsoni3873]

This is a very useful lesson. Grazie Lynden

[@lyndenblades]

You are welcome Andy and thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@klaasdepoel5007]

Dear Lynden, just dicovered your channel. Great and accessable exersises, urging me also to work on my sound. Started on tenor recently after playing Sop and Alto. Now whe I switch back to Alto, aahh hell..... for my embrochure 🙂

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Klaas and thank you for your feedback 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎 I think that playing all three instruments is actually good exercise for your embouchure 🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@RockRabot007]

Great content as always. You own the adjective, 'lovely'.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@WKFSaxPlayer]

Another excellent lesson. As well as my saxophones, I’m using this on my clarinet/bass clarinet. Becomes a totally different exercise on them🎷🎷

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

[@harryHarry-sd9qg]

Hi Lynden Thank you for this great video I wonder if you could add the notes for Flute players as well. Thanks Harry

[@lyndenblades]

@@harryHarry-sd9qg something to think about and thank you for watching my videos 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@ballyola9620]

Thank you Lyndon lesson is always useful and always listen whenever I have the Chance. I have been practicing the chord tones for years on my own but not with metronome except ones and more often with no long tone perhaps that's why it does sound good to me. But in your video when you play it it sounded gorgeous because you tend to use the long tone which is missing when I practicing it. I have to incorporate long tone in my next practice. Thank you so very much .

[@lyndenblades]

You’re so welcome and thank you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@DavidAndersen-sq6ke]

Good direction for me. Mahalo

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you David 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@ronaldmcaulay4346]

Hi Lynden, I hope you and the family are all well. Wow what a great video, this is exactly what we need, Many thanks Ronnie 😊

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Ronnie! Hope you’re well 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎 and thanks so much for the coffee ☕️ 🤝

[@Spiky-q2l]

Hallo Lynden! Thank you for your approach in these videos, that is exactly, what really helps. I have watched a lot of your colleagues´ tutorials and they are all very good but they mostly make too big leaps, so they are hard to follow much less copy. My own teacher supports the use of good tutorials, I have just sent him your link, so he can use your videos for his other pupils too. I hope, you don`t mind.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

[@daveball137]

Fabulous.Very useful.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Dave 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@garyjeneson1519]

Another very useful video Lynden Thanks.🙏 Are the 3rd and the 7th chord tones the main notes when improvising over a chord, the notes that you come back to more often?

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Gary, thanks for your feedback and yes, definitely 🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝

[@heardat2007]

I need this

[@lyndenblades]

Great, well, you have it! 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@jameswilson2967]

exactly what the doctor ordered. perfect.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much James

[@gasthilbert3136]

Very lovely Lynden. Great sound. How do you about to set up the backing track?

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you! It’s a bit tricky to explain here but the idea of the video is that there’s space for you to play with me 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@robertgreen3702]

👍👍

[@lyndenblades]

🤝🤝🎷🎷🤝🤝

[@FrankBaumbach-u7i]

Very nice sound Lynden; do you use a little „hall effect“ or is it just the perfect intonation?

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you but I certainly don’t have perfect intonation 😂😂 and yes, I’m using a little reverb, recording on Logic Pro 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@Laura-wg5jk]

Nice practice, just did it with you, fun. You are changing the chord of backing track as each scale changes, correct?

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Laura! Yes the chords are changing when we change key 🔑 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@RichardJoyce-b9k]

Great learning tool only prob i have to transfer to manusript to recognise the notes

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you for your feedback Richard and have a go at playing it by ear 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@RichardJoyce-b9k]

Finaly got my head round im a late comer to the sax started playing last year aged 66

[@lyndenblades]

Excellent 👍

[@anthonyrosales2479]

HOW IS THE BEST WAY TO FIGURE OUT BACK GROUND CORDS ON A KEYBOARD SO CORDS, (MELODY) WILL MATCH MY ALTO SAX? OR BETTER YET DO YOU HAVE A VIDEO ON THAT, TRYING TO PLAY WITH MY GRANDSON.

[@lyndenblades]

Anthony drop me an email please and I’ll help you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@ballyola9620]

The video make realize what is missing in practice. I know circle of fourth and fifth and the chords tones in memory but lacking, backing tract, not practicing with metronome and not making the notes long. This video has thought me a lot.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much for your feedback and I’m delighted to hear this 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@hugovandermeer1566]

Arpeggios essentially.

[@lyndenblades]

👍👍🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@RskSmiles]

I’m on an alto sax and I always struggle to play lower c quietly. Any suggestions?

[@lyndenblades]

Hmm that’s a tough one…make sure your sax is not leaking, make sure your mouthpiece and reed are set up correctly, get your lip out and above all, keep trying 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@daveball137]

Why is it good to practice most exercises in the cycle of Fifths? Is this because music tends to progress this way?

[@lyndenblades]

You could practice this with any root movement and you’re right, key changes following the cycle are common 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@tharakasax]

❤❤

[@lyndenblades]

❤️❤️🎷🎷🤝🤝