HOW TO PLAY A FALL ON THE SAX

[@PrateekVarshney_PV]

1. Going up a half step (sometimes a whole step) 2. Very close to chromatic (as many notes as possible) and avoiding flip flopping 3. Fade out (decrescendo) 4. Dao

[@shankarmanbajracharya2700]

Your slow motion is my super fast motion.Thank you sir for sharing precious knowledge .🇳🇵🙏🙏🙏🇳🇵

[@ScottPaddock]

HAHA! I'll work on slowing down my slow motion

[@diegsvelasquez1608]

So then what’s his regular motion in comparison to you?😂😂😂

[@harryheath9928]

Thanks God there's always someone better than thee

[@jimscimonetti1457]

Thank you! This is a really cool idea. I’ve been playing it less-then-cool all these years. I just shared this video link will all my sax playing buddies. I can hardly wait to discuss this with the sax players in the big band I work in. I want to hear the difference when the whole section does it this way. This is great. I love all your videos Scott. You teach and play good stuff.

[@anifalas]

I have been trying to get my falls sounding great for about 2 decades but only ever really managed it in the lower notes now I know why thanks to you. I never used to go up a semitone before falling. Thanks

[@ScottPaddock]

Yeah, that makes a big difference in the power fo the fall! Glad I could help!

[@jamescampoccio1152]

Thanks, Scott. I have been practicing falls. But this is first time I heard the wonderful tip. Start half step up. (Also, I found fringe benefit in practicing falls. They and all embellishments TEACH us chromatics and chromatic fingering.)

[@barbarawilsonfocusonflute3324]

I have learned so much from your videos! 🌿

[@janymikeptz1156]

Another very helpful video, thank you so much Scott! Please keep them coming :)

[@ScottPaddock]

👍

[@samuraiblack6499]

Hearing lots of Bird tunes like My Little Suede Shoes made me really wanna find this out. I’d try for hours but could never replicate it. When I tried, I felt that you could hear too many individual notes. This video helped me get on the right track.Thanks!

[@ScottPaddock]

Yeah, there are a few little tweaks that can make falls sound super cool..... but it's almost like you have to know the secret password to find them out. haha.

[@thegeorgehull]

Thank you Scott!

[@dcp8nts]

Love it.. skipping the clunky C i really love your slow motion. You play it in perfect time -- sounds super extracool. Thank you Scott, for another great video.

[@ericleija9287]

The diver analogy is fantastic.

[@ScottPaddock]

😁😁😁

[@hecateswolf6007]

Thanks Scott another great lesson especially the half step very very helpful your lessons are great very informative

[@ScottPaddock]

Thanks!

[@Ilya2905SaiRam]

Спасибо за урок, Мастер! 😊

[@davidamoo5874]

I have struggled to do this. Thanks Scott for making this video

[@ScottPaddock]

😁😁

[@coolguy0140]

scottie you bring the goods

[@latinkeys1]

Wow I been playing for years, I didn't know this, thanks, Scott. Hope to see you on a love gig post covid, dude!

[@sylviewheeler6237]

Excellent video !

[@Tsax1949]

Very helpful Scott! Rich content!

[@ScottPaddock]

Thanks! I'm uploading a new video tomorrow focusing on aritculations. Swing by and check it out!

[@stevepethel6843]

You are great...thanks again for. Your gift

[@ScottPaddock]

So nice of you

[@andyrandall8913]

Loved this video, so helpful. I can follow this ok starting with an A but not sure what to do if starting on a B or C (to avoid flip flopping) ?

[@ScottPaddock]

If starting on a C - use your C to C#, If starting on a B use you side C key. Both of those will make it really smooth.

[@andyrandall8913]

@@ScottPaddock thanks Scott you are an inspiration. I wish you used the "buy me coffee app" so I could say thank you on a regular basis for all the fantastic help you give

[@khalidsharif]

Thank you for sharing this video

[@ScottPaddock]

This is one of those really small tweaks that can make a big difference!

[@sp4gsus]

That was a great no nonsense video thanks

[@ScottPaddock]

Glad you liked it. Thanks!

[@amolkharwanshmagic5330]

Thanks sir it is very useful. Love from India

[@ScottPaddock]

Thanks!!!

[@amolkharwanshmagic5330]

@@ScottPaddock my pleasure sir

[@DanielERodriguezMusic]

This is cool for guitar! It seems that the last couple of notes are almost ghost notes in articulation.

[@LadyOaksNZ]

Thank you!!

[@haroldramirezmedina9153]

Awesome tip, I never thought about it. Sometimes I feel my falls needs a extra note.

[@ScottPaddock]

Yeah, that step up makes a big difference.

[@lesgoe8908]

excellent explanation and demo.

[@ScottPaddock]

Thanks!

[@רפאלטוויל-ט2מ]

Hey Scott, your explanations are as clear and lucid as your sax sound! my question: is there a difference between a fall and a glissando? in the notation and in the playing. Ralph Tawil

[@ScottPaddock]

Hey! A fall doesn't have an end note (it should just fade out), and a glissando goes between 2 notes (landing on the second note). A glissando generally has a squiggly line, and a fall generally has a straight line with an arch.

[@peterdrake5156]

Excellent video as usual, Scott, but how to you go so quickly and evenly between the notes? Metronome needed? Do speeding up each time you look at it? Thanks Peter

[@ScottPaddock]

Lots and lots of practice. Practice scales really clean and even and continue to speed them up. Specific to falls, choose notes that are easy to play quickly on the sax. Also, learn and use your chromatic fingerings.

[@blindcanseemusic]

thankyou

[@ScottPaddock]

you're welcome

[@nickbarrow2805]

Take your fall to the next level..

[@eworr]

That was great. Like all of your explanatory videos I've watched so far, you really make the concept easy. Now, I have a question. What's the best way to practice to get the speed (and the smoothness) in the chromatic scale? I mean your "slow motion" is super fast and super smooth. Is it just a matter of practicing the chromatic scale up and down, faster and faster? Any tips on this would be REALLY welcome! Thanks

[@ScottPaddock]

Basically, yes. Use a metronome find your comfortable speed... stay there for a bit and gradually bump it up. It takes a while to get it really fast and smooth.

[@eworr]

@@ScottPaddock Thank you once again!

[@victorcarribe6103]

Thats great but how do you fall down on the G note I'm very curious 🤔🎼🎶🎶🎶

[@siningwow]

Thanks great post.

[@ScottPaddock]

👍👍

[@rockomiro]

Hi scott you a very good teacher can you do tutorial for half toungue ( goast note) is not many on youtube thanks miroslav (uk)

[@ScottPaddock]

Hey! Yeah, I'll put that on the list. Thanks!

[@robertbrittain3996]

Just great again Scott.. you seem to have the knack of getting it just right!!.. you asked about topics?.. I would be interested in your take on beginning jazz improv..perhaps over standards?.. (maybe even Softly.. as in a morning Sunrise :))...if that is included among your interests?.. Thanks again for your great great videos..

[@ScottPaddock]

Hey Robert! Thanks! Have you checked out my intro to improv video that uses the blues scale? Next up in the improv category is going to be soloing over chords. That might be more what you're looking for. I'm still trying to figure out how to shorten that subject into less than 15 mins. Haha.

[@robertbrittain3996]

Haha yea totally get that!.. like eating an elephant I guess one change at a time!.. Yes am certainly using your blues scale improv tips and am always looking forward to your next thoughts.. Cheers and again thanks heaps..

[@domincz]

Great video :)

[@SheaEdwardsMusic]

Love this....but is that slow motion? LOL!

[@premedrick9530]

Can you add up the notes images next time like you usually do. Thanks

[@rokuharasachiko7804]

hey Scott!! thank you for all the simple but great tips to play saxophone!!! i have a question. when you play in the big band and play falls, do you still go up a half step then fall??

[@ScottPaddock]

Yes, always.

[@racehoglund7251]

What’s your method on learning and memorizing new tunes? Could be a cool topic for another video

[@ScottPaddock]

Yeah! I'll add that to the list for sure.

[@kirin8735]

Memorizing is all about playing it so much that it becomes muscle memory sort of

[@anthonypierre2094]

How many notes do you play in the fall? Is there a min / max? I'm a beginner

[@estebanvenegas89]

Softly as in a Morning Sunrise..

[@ScottPaddock]

👍👍👍

[@jlcrut3]

Thanks Scott! Besides using the fork F#, do you side the side C?

[@ScottPaddock]

It depends on where I'm falling, but I use the chromatic fingerings a lot.

[@forevetrashhh8909]

What is the sign that showing going up?

[@ScottPaddock]

It's the same as the one going down... it just goes up. So a squiggly line going up.

[@forevetrashhh8909]

Scott Paddock thank u very much!

[@guywithdogs]

Is this half-step up used in big band sectional playing too? Or more if you're a solo instrument playing?

[@ScottPaddock]

Everywhere! It adds a ton of character to the fall.

[@austinkautzer4196]

Quick question: what mic do you use on your sax?

[@ScottPaddock]

for these videos just a share clip on mic

[@derrickowusu3290]

please teach me

[@martinlawrence1744]

What reed and mouthpiece do u use? I love that sound

[@ScottPaddock]

Hey Martin. I play a Legere Signature 2.25

[@ScottPaddock]

I play a legere signature 2.25 on a Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 blue. P. Mauriat RX67 alto, and silver BG DUO ligature.

[@martinlawrence1744]

+Scott Paddock thanks! will try that reed and mouthpiece out. Dunno about that sax though, kinda expensive... gotta save some cash up!

[@Joshua-gv1ep]

I thought the thumbnail said how to “Fail” at saxophone

[@ScottPaddock]

That's an upcoming video! haha

[@ldever3]

I read it that way too. I already know how to do that, but fortunately I watched anyway.

[@maxg6105]

kinda sounds like Cleveland from family guy

[@mosheeidex5855]

Lol I thought this was called "how to fail on the sax"

[@ScottPaddock]

Well, depending on how successful you are at falling on the sax... it could be that too 😂😅🤣

[@seronokchanel7268]

try slowly sir so you can keep up  try slowly sir so you can keep up

[@chasemoats4096]

Ugh I have to play the incredibles