Christmas Duet and Improv Lesson! | Free sax duet .pdf

[@reedguy]

What a wonderful gift, Wally! Thanks so much! Every one of your videos is a fabulous gift in my opinion.

[@drwallysax]

That's incredibly kind and much appreciate. Have a fantastic Christmas and New year my friend :)

[@nigelcreasy6046]

Happy Christmas and thank you so much for this wonderful arrangement. You have been inspirational, humorous and entertains all year. You have made 50,000 saxophonists more accomplished players. Have a great 2024!!

[@BrianSmartMD]

Yippee!! A duet! Thanks, Wally. Cheers to Chris.

[@drwallysax]

Pick a partner and post it Dr. Brian!

[@mikehudsonrocks9585]

Merry Christmas, Wally! 🎄🎶☮

[@drwallysax]

Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@couchphotography8861]

OMG!! My jam buddies and I were talking about this last week! I realise now I have been doing it all purely by feel and ear... eyeglazing and the word help springs to mind. No nosebleeds thankyou, enough of those in the past. Have to digest all this info rapidly, thankyou much!

[@drwallysax]

Wonderful!

[@jackdolphy8965]

Love mightily your process of collage. I will unabashedly steal your idea and thereby find some personal creativity and peacefulness. Ever many Thankx! Oh and Dr W your unpack of melody as an absolutely context dependent phenomenon really hit the bullseye for me. I ‘knew this already’ but your exposé here adds a lot to my ‘oh I already know that’. Ever Many Thankx !! 🙏🏽🪷☮️

[@SusanFancher]

This a a GREAT arrangement of Greensleeves! Thanks, Wally, and thanks, Chris! Happy holidays to all.

[@EricPalmerBlog]

Quick off topic. Was looking at Yamahas a few minutes ago. Memory from the 70s. What also made the Yamaha superior over a Bundy was the case was flat with a lot of area. You could use it as a desk on the school bus and do most of your homework to and from school. :D

[@stellavardi825]

Thanks so much ..merry Christmas

[@DavideMarzola431]

Great gift !!! Many, many thanks Dr. Wally.

[@drwallysax]

You are very welcome! Merry Christmas!

[@EricPalmerBlog]

Thanks Doc. Great year. Got back into Alto again after a 43 year pause, having a previous experience of 7 years. Your fundamentals book. sage advice and humor have been critical to the fun. Happy holidays to you and yours.

[@drwallysax]

Keep it up, glad you're with me on the journey! Happy Holidays my friend :)

[@neilripsch6624]

Wally - thank you for all you do to help us out. Merry Christmas!!

[@drwallysax]

You are MOST welcome! Mercy Christas to you as well!!!

[@couchphotography8861]

Quite lovely! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@drwallysax]

Same to you!

[@kimheath3536]

In everything context is all. Thank you good Dr 😎

[@drwallysax]

Most welcome, Merry Christmas!

[@dukesilver5412]

I love you Dr. Wally. Thank you and please keep up the great work!

[@drwallysax]

Holy Crap, Duke Silver! I saw you at the Pawnee jazz festival! Boppin' with Lil' Sebastian is one of my favorite tunes!

[@dsb2375]

Great to see a new Peebles duet!

[@drwallysax]

It's a beauty, enjoy it and happy holidays!

[@angiefink5624]

Yippee!! Thanks for the Christmas present, Dr. Wally! I so appreciate your content. Very happy holidays to you and yours.

[@drwallysax]

Thanks Angie, happy holidays to you as well! You get that new mouthpiece? How's it treating you?

[@angiefink5624]

@@drwallysax Yes, love it! Backun TM2. Waiting for a new jazz mouthpiece. 😉

[@drwallysax]

@@angiefink5624 March! The Hyperion line will be released: mouthpiece and ligature prototypes are what I'm using in this video (intentionally playing light for Desmond vibes though) ;)

[@angiefink5624]

Not only does it sound fantastic, it looks super cool too. Looking forward to getting my mitts on it. @@drwallysax

[@AlekLorek]

Thank you Dr Wally for the duet- I too like a dry martini. From the lesson, I appreciate “context is everything “ and the need to have the key centre (?) I your mind to better improvise. How does one develop an ear for identifying a key retaining it despite what is being played. ( I once attended a concert of JS Bach’s preludes and fugues and to me it was different tunes all in the same key).

[@gideonsax]

Thank you for all that you do for us. MERRY CHRISTMAS DR. Wally

[@drwallysax]

You are very welcome, Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@stuartwright9962]

Happy Christmas Wally! Thanks for all the great videos - you really make a huge difference and I appreciate everything you do. Big thanks from a London fan and best wishes for 2024!

[@drwallysax]

That really makes my day, thank you! Happy practicing and have a MOST merry Christmas!

[@shankardey4168]

simply beautiful

[@drwallysax]

Thank you! 😊

[@sergiserrano307]

Thank you a lot for this lesson Wally!! It's amazing!

[@drwallysax]

Awww, thanks! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas season!

[@sergiserrano307]

@@drwallysax Thank you Wally! Great Christmas for you!

[@robstevens9590]

This is one of the songs on my Christmas repertoire for most of the gigs this season (But I am doing it vocally -- in Romanian -- and playing the melody on the flute.) I won't get around to working on the improv until after Christmas.

[@BrianBurgess-jg6bs]

Wonderful content Dr Wally- have a great hols & superb New Year cheers

[@drwallysax]

Thank you Brian, have a fanatic holiday season as well!! See you in 2024!

[@calixtomontes3151]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge and your awesome playing. Thanks for everything that you do. Have a wonderful Holiday’s and a happy new year! Hoping that next year you reach 1 million subscribers and followers and that the list keeps growing. Once again thank you for all that you do. Hasta luego!

[@drwallysax]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. Keep practicing and I'll see you with more good content in the new year!

[@danielbrame233]

I love the duet and all of the discussion in the video. Just a quick note correction in the alto 2 part - bar 15 should be E natural to fit the Cmaj7 chord. The tenor 2 part is correct (A natural). Thanks, and happy holidays!

[@patporemba2806]

Thank you for the beautiful duet. Congrats on all the subscribers. Well deserved!

[@drwallysax]

Hey, thanks Pat! How are things out west?

[@patporemba2806]

@@drwallysax - Warm and wet! Perfect for lots of practicing with floppy reeds 8-) Miss you and the Sax Academy gang ,but I'm keeping busy diving deep into classical baritone sax! Happy holidays!

[@tonysales3687]

Have a great Christmas Wally. Think I will send you something in the new year, an mp3, piano, drums bass, and me on a purple logo YTS 32. Got to write it first 😮

[@drwallysax]

Sounds great!

[@BananaSoldiers]

Love your work keep up you are helping a lot of people!

[@drwallysax]

Awwww, thanks BananaSoldiers!

[@michaeldolan2810]

Hey I have a question. I tongue putting my tongue to the roof of my mouth and not on the reed and I've been doing this for about 5 years with very consistent playing and was wondering if I should learn it the proper way as it sounds better and opens way many doors or if I should stick with my way? Please help! And thank you for the content it really helps!

[@fg87fgd]

Thank you!

[@anthonydewinter9211]

Thank you for this nice duet but why is its time signature 4/4? ?

[@anthonydewinter9211]

as you said: It's a jazz walz

[@thomashunt2905]

Desmond is my hero. I see that you have a King alto now. Do you miss the high F#? I lioke my Super 20 alto but I love my tenor. Merry Christmas!

[@drwallysax]

I don't, Loving the 20! Merry Christmas.

[@shebo2692]

does anyone know a free alternative to the backing track?

[@summerishere5146]

Where do I find Dr. Wally's setup? That mouthpiece looks really cool and I want to check it out!

[@drwallysax]

Ohhhh, well! That is the Hyperion mouthpiece and ligature - coming early 2024!

[@earlphares9187]

Love it. Question? How come it’s in 4/4 but plays 3 beats in a measure? Lol 😂

[@drwallysax]

Neither my arranger or I noticed. Reading time signatures is for noobs. Just play the notes, the time signature reveals itself.

[@drwallysax]

(that's my answer and I'm sticking to it ;)

[@shipsahoy1793]

Eh.. Happy Holidays Doc.. thanks for the "cheer" 😉

[@drwallysax]

Eh? Why eh? how about yaaaaaay!!!

[@drwallysax]

and why is "cheer" in quotes? Be cheery dammit.

[@shipsahoy1793]

@@drwallysax I was attempting to do Bugs Bunny, but it doesn't work on paper lol

[@ryanroberts906]

How can I access the backing track? Thanks.

[@drwallysax]

You can create your own using iReal pro. The Hi-Fi backing tracks are huge downloads I don't offer on KZbin - but for my private studio membership.

[@doriantechgaming]

Such a talented and handsome young man on the left but who is the other Dude? The noodle meister. The greenie!

[@drwallysax]

He's really sketchy...for sure!

[@D.VincentLaPaglia]

You’re absolutely correct-falconry sounds great after this lesson. I can sell all my horns and get a nice bird for about $12k. 😢

[@lynndarcey7161]

Way over my head still.

[@willkodner4025]

It says 4/4 on the time signature, shame shame shame... 😂

[@drwallysax]

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

[@e-flatduet2551]

@@drwallysax what software let you get away with that? 😆

[@chrispeebles4572]

Good ol finale strikes again. I don't even know how it's possible @@e-flatduet2551