How to Improve your Single Tonguing on Saxophone

Quick video today. I've been meaning to make a funny reaction video with a friend to some mind-blowing saxophone players. That's taking a while, so here is a video in the meantime. Hope this helps you!
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[@lealtosaxist1117]

4:12 you and that bird were spitting facts

[@robkunkel8833]

That sounded like a big bird.

[@bhuvankala8011]

Some of these professionals on KZbin utilize some complex music vernacular when talking about improvement on the saxophone, I'm glad that there's Saxologic to explain these things more efficiently and a lot more simply

[@jacobstevens6286]

I’ve been playing sax for about 6 years now and I’m a highschool student. I have been struggling lately with tonguing quickly. Part of me thinks that my tongue simply won’t move that fast. This video did help a bit though. Thanks!

[@BigMacTasty]

2:07 when you take that first sip of McDonald’s sprite 🤤

[@Saxologic]

LOL wasn’t expecting that

[@scomdnz9]

I wish my backyard was far enough from my neighbors to serenade the birdies without bothering them.

[@EvilNyanGrunt]

Me, never having touched a saxophone in my life: ooooOOO Saxologic uploaded, time to go study up on my tonguing techniques

[@acdgamer7292]

I find it crazy that you're so young and yet so helpful to so many people. I mean, you're creating your own resources! You're so far ahead of most people who became music teachers. I'm almost in college and I can't even imagine doing this kind of stuff right now!

[@Saxologic]

I appreciate it man! It all happened so fast and I’m just riding the wave haha

[@unpopulargammer9009]

Your alto sounds like Coltrane’s soprano

[@Saxologic]

Whoa I haven’t heard that before lol

[@BrunoNeureiter]

Come on it's not as bad

[@guidemeChrist]

Rude

[@robkunkel8833]

That is a strange .... compliment? ... comparison? ... metaphor? I would never compare one accomplished musician with another unless I had a point to make. Wonder what it was?

[@unpopulargammer9009]

Rob Kunkel I was merely observing the similarities in the tone.

[@The_Blackjay]

I've been playing sax my whole life, and have never had a teacher explain as well as you do. It will take lots of practice on my end to stop hammer tonguing. Sincerely, thank you for this video!

[@diegochapela-perez2499]

I was just practicing my tonguing when this popped up. Thanks!

[@anobesewalnut8yearsago994]

KZbin recommendations got u

[@davidtavartk]

Google knows what you’re doing

[@jocelynm3900]

Thank you so much! I am a classical flautist learning saxophone and I could not figure out how to soften the articulation for the life of me! It was driving me crazy 😤

[@NyanPoptartCat]

I have been struggling with the "thud" for months, since I started playing again after 20 years. I've done little more than work on embouchure and articulation, because I believe the rest of it is irrelevant until you get into good mouthpiece habits. Today I took your advice, and FINALLY I had the breakthrough I've been waiting for. I even started to do some double tonguing! I can't thank you enough.

[@Ted_DiSanti]

Me trying to apply what you said at 1:16 Alto: I guess I can do that, no big deal... I could get used to this Soprano: Easy as shit! This horn was made for this Bari: Surprisingly not that difficult Tenor: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

[@oh_love4117]

Lol i thought I was the only one who thought tonguing on the tenor sax is hard af

[@AcevedoDMA]

Great video! I do a lot of single tonguing studies for my students in lessons and in masterclasses to teach crispness and build speed. Your book sounds similar to what I have students do, so I decided to purchase and will try to incorporate it into future masterclasses. I will make sure to shout out your page every time I present it. Thanks and keep it up!

[@Saxologic]

Thanks so much man, I appreciate that!

[@DeogratiusJrMichael]

damn... i realized i still have a lot to learn

[@aarontaylor1201]

Legend. Really trying for that crisp detached sound and this video pops up in my subscriptions

[@darraghmccarthy6961]

Why is it so peaceful with him playing music out in the garden with the birds lmao

[@RasplinYT]

Knowledgable likeable and a legend. Who wouldn't sub. Quality content as always Saxologic!

[@denominator208]

Thanks for all of your work, Nathan. I just bought your ebook and it looks fantastic!

[@Patrock404]

Your tone quality always amazes me!

[@paulinoluna3621]

Thank you so much i just started playing sax 9 weeks ago for my middle school band and this helped me soooo much

[@hannahherrmann4921]

Thanks for this because nobody ever explains how to tounge better when they tell me to!

[@happii_2603]

haha funny, darude sandstorm articulation very cool

[@barendscholtus1786]

Thanks for this, I'll practice scales with different articulations from now on. I like you backyard btw

[@mahteef]

Wow dude! My subscription worth it with each upload. On god we gonna get you to 50K 💪

[@Saxologic]

Thanks man :D

[@YannisManesis]

1:35 my hens and chickens every morning

[@axeledwards2737]

Thanks, I actually wanted to start improving my tonging when u posted this lol. Also I know u play smash so you hyped for Min Min?(out of curiosity who's ur main?)

[@Saxologic]

I’m neutral about it. I’m actually disappointed they didn’t improve online :(

[@evanchristman6110]

Saxologic but who’s your main tho?

[@rlrihards948]

This dude's like a miracle right when I started my "stecatto etude"

[@macmuggo5459]

Don’t have a saxophone, tried it on my guitar. It didn’t work. Unsubscribed.

[@Saxologic]

Keep trying it. It will work. Your tongue has to develop a callus for your strings!!

[@macmuggo5459]

Saxologic This reply hurt my tongue. Subscribed and then unsubscribed again.

[@Saxologic]

Mac Muggo, No pain no gain

[@yanda395]

Jimmy hendrix would approve of tounging the guitar

[@tibpth.S-ofun.8394]

Very clear man, direct and helpfull, gotta see you videos again ;)

[@Jordan-ll5eq]

Lol I thought I was the only sax player that looked into clarinet techniques thanks for the video!

[@mrsaxman3602]

Tonguing staccato will always be the bane of my existence! It drives me batty cause I can never get it consistently no matter how much I damn practice x3

[@Saxologic]

Don’t lose faith!

[@ekunsa]

My daughter is about to be thrown away from Music school because of bad staccato

[@aadithyamanoj8543]

Well it's good to know that I have some more benefit from playing clarinet

[@buss3796]

The piece at the start of the song is number 2 in Selected Studies by H. Voxman, 7th line down

[@tavrsii]

Those are the holiest first 20 seconds of a video that I have ever heard

[@victorfigueroa5663]

Thanks great info you are a good teacher God bless you

[@Lucasinglesax]

What book is the passage you played at the beginning from?

[@Saxologic]

Voxman Selected Studies

[@otydal6973]

@@Saxologic That was this years 9-10 district solo, something tells me the sophomores taking lessons with you drilled it into your head lol

[@end1358]

Oh wow we had to play that etude in the beginning for all region thats cool

[@ashlynmitchell7831]

What is the etude called? I have a feeling it’s a ferling one but not sure

[@Oi-mj6dv]

Im not a saxophone player but man from scatting like a shizo to tasty solos, my tongie is a machine gun. I wanna pick up this instrument now hahahahaha

[@robertgreen3702]

Thank you, Nathan, for a most helpful video.🎷😊

[@xaviermarican4557]

Cool fact: I moved from clarinet to saxophone and played the sax with a clarinet embouchure for years before having to completely relearn how to play the instrument. In my experience, moving the mouthpiece angle down to where a clarinet would be is very unhelpful

[@rociodiaz6693]

My teacher always tells me I’m too long

[@ithebeann]

🤔🤔

[@MaddoxHumphries]

2:46 is the best frame of the whole video lol Jokes aside, this part - as silly as it looks - actually helped me tongue a whole lot better and faster because it gave me a good visual for what should be happening while I tongue.

[@stevengu4020]

I was practicing that piece too (:

[@helenmanceraromero3201]

I loveee. A big hug from Colombia

[@NotlebsEra]

awesome tips bro! Thanks🙏🏾

[@notkylephillips9360]

what a man right here. great content great sound very nice very nice!

[@sknuts6429]

Ah so that’s what that etude is supposed to sound like

[@TheVoitel]

Can’t talk a lot about it because I do not play nearly well enough. But I came to the understanding that instead of thinking about consonants you should focus on the movement of the tongue. Because whenever you thing about a consonant you will default to moving a lot of stuff, which is not what you want and will kill your embouchure. So what you want is to gain full control over your tongue alone. So I suggest: First tongue without mouthpiece and air, try to move only the tongue and keep everything else relaxed. When that works well you can try to add air at different speeds, again without moving anything else and keeping relaxed. Then you can try to add accents and stuff.

[@sperom88]

Hey saxologic can you make a video about how to play and stay in tune. And what to aim for while trying to play in tune. Especially i couldn’t find sufficient information about the latter on the internet. Thanks in advance.

[@hananapine]

3:41 heyyy my wind director has us doing this on our scales too!

[@petermcdonald4957]

Only a true legend makes a 135 page book on exercises for the full range for the Alto Saxophone and places it at $9.99 Also, is there a physical copy?

[@Saxologic]

Working on the physical copy!

[@spencerkitts8566]

10/10 sound

[@georgetucci9443]

Very good info. Thanks for sharing!

[@hamster-j9d]

This was actually useful.

[@megalodonpuppet1357]

Your good at sax I'm starting sax in band

[@kevinlopezvillafuerte]

Me as a guitarist: Interesting 🤔

[@bookwormdeluxe328]

My teacher once tried to teach me how to double and triple tounge but I never fully grasped it😂.But with this video and the tips you tell I’m starting to practice how fast I can single tounge and I think I’m gonna get to a point where I can tounge just as fast as somewon who can double or triple tounge 🥳

[@Saxologic]

Double tonguing is going to save you, I definitely wouldn't shun double/triple tonguing!

[@albusdumdledore5919]

@@TanishkKhetan def double tounging my guy

[@marvinparadroid]

Thanks for the tips man!

[@jamesmcleish6990]

Awesome video man, appreciate it

[@nicholaswise5818]

I SHIT YOU NOT I STARTED PLAYING THE MUSIC ON THE THUMBNAIL YESTERDAY

[@HB-ve4wi]

Awesome as always!

[@josheverheart7179]

Yoo, we got a man of nature 😳 thats pretty fresh

[@kickstrument.8310]

you are a good dude , thanks for the advice.

[@gusmarrero]

Great tips and will definitely follow.... thanks.

[@Saxologic]

You are a good man

[@Cooproxx]

This was one of my old lesson pieces..

[@calvin1414]

Can you do a video on sax tone?

[@rusty728]

Great thanks

[@zacharyescobar6668]

i love your videos!!!!

[@megalodonpuppet1357]

What's that book with the music you played in the intro

[@thunderninja9819]

How do u move ur toungue that fast when I try to toungue I can’t even move it near that fast

[@datmangotho9618]

ThunderNinja6000 Same just moving my tongue saying tatatatatata I’m super slow D:

[@jamesbanks5597]

The highest I can get my single tonguing for a whole minute at 16th notes is 188-120. I can do 140 for a measure or 2. I play trumpet though, don’t know if it’s supposed to be different or not

[@jacksbee8809]

does this work for piano?

[@azirodriguez9412]

this was uploaded in 4am in my place lol

[@hezekiahdaggett2179]

I need a guide on how to master something, anything, even just a simple lick

[@daniell6557]

Nice neckbeard Nathan. Keepin it classy ;)

[@willipuga]

👍

[@lumiphuu5436]

finished the video when i realized i play horn

[@sisi9007]

Please, what does slur mean? :D is it like legato? Thank you.

[@__son]

Jazz song recommendations for tenor sax

[@andreuromeroelias8341]

Everytime I am practicing this I stumble at the 6th or 7th note, and I don't know how to build up speed/technique in that. I've seen this video so many times and I have also talked with my personal teacher about this but nothing feels like it's helping; how can I improve?

[@stevent5196]

Very nice man

[@patrickshea5596]

I have a problem. It’s with Tonguing. Whenever I play a note it has a “ta” sound. Witch is what I have been playing like for years. But I was wondering if that’s the right way to do it. Because whenever you play I never hear that sound. It sounds like there is no articulation and you are always slurring. Can someone help me out? The sound of Tonguing is much more prominent when I play and I can never get it as quiet as you.

[@blackwaterband1405]

very nice video

[@ithebeann]

nice

[@iansmith7186]

Does this apply to classical tenor saxophone playing as well?

[@Saxologic]

Of course

[@papitoredmusic1]

Try some caribbean merengue tonguing. #insane especially Dominican merengue.

[@1Blablz]

So basically tonguing soznds more classical and slurry sounds more jazzy?

[@amarithomas8295]

If I purchase your e-book, can I access it on my computer even though I bought it on my phone?

[@Saxologic]

Yes, it sends to your gmail

[@rodrigoandrade1477]

Hi Men!!! I'm Rodrigo on trombone. Brazil

[@brentwhorton7777]

I wish I had a beard like yours

[@wesleyloechelt9065]

I'm struggling to get that clarinet angle because my saxophone, and many others no doubt, are built such that the mouthpiece is perpendicular, or near perpendicular, to the front of my face. How do I change this?

[@Saxologic]

Wesley Loechelt you can lift the neck strap. Some people actually hold their sax to the side which helps a lot too. You don’t want it exactly like the clarinet angle but close to it

[@wesleyloechelt9065]

@@Saxologic alright, to be clear, I lift the saxophone towards my face?

[@alguien2172]

Casi no te entiendo pero te amo

[@lfharris893]

Nc all district vibes

[@haydengrier484]

Can this apply to bass clarinet? My max is 126 trying to get to 140

[@Saxologic]

Of course!

[@thebeastlife4906]

FINALLY!!!!!!!😌

[@hania88888]

my tongue is too slow. what should i do

[@Ian-oe9xn]

Play yardbird suite in your yard with the birds

[@Saxologic]

LOL

[@kehdaisy6131]

I'm famous!

[@0acobb]

nice vid