Improvising on tenor sax using a minor pentatonic pattern

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In this video we look at a fabulous minor pentatonic pattern that's easy to learn and that you can use for creating licks and phrases to develop your ability to improvise.
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[@johndunn4808]

Thanks!

[@lyndenblades]

John thank you, your support is greatly appreciated 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@newscrews11]

I have been with other online sax educators like Scott Paddock, Jamie Anderson, and Nigel McGill for years. When it comes to what to play at the very start none of them get beyond 'keep it simple, repeat. etc'. Because for them it's trivially obvious. Actually, it's not. I've now counted at least three videos where you're exampling and showing exactly what to do and that is SO valuable. and makes you stand out as the go-to teacher for thickies like me. Many thanks.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@charakarasanga8465]

Thanks for the lesson; it was very easy to understand. I've been paying tenor sax for two months now.

[@lyndenblades]

Glad it was helpful! 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@Gibsax3562]

Lynden you break your materials down to simple You’re the best!

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you, that’s really nice of you to say 🤝🤝🤝

[@jn1525]

Lynden, Just stumbled upon this video as a guitar player who wants to play a sax I've had around for awhile. How cool is your sound, your instruction, it's exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks so much!

[@lyndenblades]

@jn1525 thank you so much for your kind message. It’s feedback and encouragement like yours that makes me want to keep working on these videos. Your support means so much, thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷🎷🎷

[@wilsoncadet6651]

Wow! This is very nice M. Lynden. I knew about pentatonic scales but not explained the way you do. Thank you !

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Wilson and thank you for your feedback 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎 I’m very happy to know that this is useful for you 🎷🎷🎷

[@aristevons6389]

You are just an incredible teacher and these patterns are going to be sooo good for me. And thank YOU so much!!!😊

[@lyndenblades]

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

[@flyerkg436]

This video really put me in a good mood and gave me new things to consider in my practicing. Thank you from Maryland - USA

[@lyndenblades]

You are so welcome! 🤝🤝

[@GypsumGeneration]

I love watching videos like this as a guitar player,

[@lyndenblades]

Wow, it’s awesome to think that other instrumentalist are watching my videos and finding them useful. Thank you for your feedback 🤝🤝🤝🎷🎷🎷

[@alonzoescamilla4960]

It looks very easy! 😅 I’ll start my practice of patterns like that 👍🏽

[@lyndenblades]

Excellent 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@bongslzr]

Really simple and really beautiful patterns! I'm adding this to my practice book.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much for your feedback and I’m very encouraged to hear that this is useful for you 🤝🤝🤝

[@user-ub7oy2tt6k]

Very good ⚘️ Your favorite saxo Playing make me feel so good 👍 Always lot thumbs up and happy together ⚘️

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much for your encouragement 🤝🤝🤝🎷🎷🎷

[@kooky74]

Not the first video i watch. For sure it is known and mastered since long time. But I have to say, yoir explainations are fluents and your sound is good. Nice videos❤

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your feedback 🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@Maya-hb8yy]

thank you for this it's my first year in jazz band and this is very helpful for my solo 😊

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Maya, I’m really happy to know that this is helpful for you and good luck in your jazz band 🤝🤝😎😎😎🎷🎷🎷

[@derycktaylor3677]

A nice approach. Easy to follow. Thanks

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Deryck!!

[@amdowney]

Yhis is my new challenge thank you.

[@lyndenblades]

Excellent thanks you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@irax22]

Greta job lynden. Thanks

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you 🤝🤝

[@olafworm-groenwald7577]

Hello Lynden, I really like your videos! As a former teacher I know about teaching and learning and you are one of the good teachers. I'm struggling a bit with the app, I'd like to install a 2 5 1 to practice with all 12 keys, like the one in that acid video. Enjoy the coffee. Olaf from Kiel /Germany

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much for your support Olaf, I really appreciate it and hopefully this will help you: How to make a 251 on session band kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y53Vh2eOebCBgJY

[@dennistimmons1132]

Love this video, well done Lynden ..

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much 🙏🤝🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@adrianjohnson1373]

I'm learning to play the guitar, but your video popped up, and I watched it... very cool playing, sir.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Adrian! 🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@Jukedog-Studio]

This was very enjoyable but the text box covers your right hand. I’d like to see both hands playing Thanks!

[@lyndenblades]

Thanks for your feedback and I’ll bare that in mind

[@fredrickmendelsohn606]

What a great vid! Ty

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Fredrick for your feedback 🤝🤝

[@craig9140]

Thank you my friend another awesome video keep them coming? 😎🎷

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Craig, will do 🤝🤝

[@RockRabot007]

much appreciated

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Peter 🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@a1saxy]

Fantastic lesson as always Lynden. Thank you so much. A favour...Any chance that you could separate out all your tenor lessons and alto lessons on your channel under playlists section so that they become easy to differentiate and access??

[@lyndenblades]

That’s a great suggestion, thank you I will look into that 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@leszekpeszek9261]

Another great video, btw upload also backing track as well ;D

[@lyndenblades]

Thanks! Will do! 🤝🤝🎷😎😎

[@SebHenri-lw6pz]

Awesome! Greetings from 🇧🇪👋

[@lyndenblades]

Hello Seb and thank you for your support and greetings back to you from 🇬🇧 🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@sidneiramalho]

I love your content! Very straight forward no waste of time. Is there anywhere I could get your backing tracks? I'd love to get them. Thank you.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Sid. The backing tracks are coming from a range of apps available for iPhone or iPad and they’re called Session Band Jazz. Hope that helps 🤝🤝🤝

[@sidneiramalho]

@@lyndenblades Thank you so much. I will download and try :) Greetings from Canada

[@lyndenblades]

@@sidneiramalho excellent thank you and greetings from 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@timtully8015]

Lynden, The way you mix different articulations is terrific. sometimes it's even hard to tell if you're tonguing lightly of playing legato. Do you have any specific "rules" for when to do hard of soft tonguing, and when to go legato?

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Tim, thank you, that’s very kind of you to say. No I don’t have any conscious rule as such, I think that I articulate automatically without thinking about it and it’s become a habit. As a result of making these videos I’ve become more aware of it and you’re right, I lightly tongue a lot of notes and slightly bend others. Thank you for your feedback and I really hope that you find something useful in my videos 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@timtully8015]

@@lyndenblades Your videos are full of useful stuff. the way you simplify everything is good for beginners and, gives more advanced players opportunity to see things in a fresh light.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much 🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝

[@AresJazzOfficial]

Complimrntiiii, isrittoo🎉🎉🎉

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you 🤩

[@AresJazzOfficial]

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[@lyndenblades]

@@AresJazzOfficial thank you so much!

[@ogbeisibor3193]

Nice video. what Tenor saxophone do you use?

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you, well I have a Selmer that I’ve been lucky enough to own for a few decades now but I also use a Goldington. In the video it’s a Selmer from the late 70’s 🎷❤️🎷❤️🎷

[@coss181]

What program are you using on your iPad please ?

[@lyndenblades]

They’re called “Session Band Jazz” 🤝🤝

[@coss181]

Thank you

[@lyndenblades]

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[@KarolCarlo]

Hi Lynden! Thanks for your videos! I recently discovered your channel and its so good :) I have a question: I know this pattern from Jerry Bergonzi book and I am practicing that lines in all keys for past 8/10 months almost everyday but sometimes I think if its ok to practice the same stuff. There are many more lines in that Bergonzi book, so actually I could go and practice more, but than another thought is coming to my mind: eyy wait - you really think you mastered previous line to high level ? And I am confused. Is it better to know one pattern in all 12 keys with huge BPM range and comfort or play different lines but not be sure about them ? What do you think? Sorry - I went so deep into it - maybe you gonna understand :d anyway- once again thank you for you work!! :)

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Karol and thank you for your question. I work on licks in all keys too and the way that I have found works well is this. Make sure that you have the lick down really well in one key. Make sure that you can actually use it playing over a chord chart. Then over time, transfer it into other keys and I would start with keys that are likely to be useful for you. Then if you'd like to move on and learn another lick and do the same thing, I think its OK to do so.This is just my personal approach. Does this help?

[@KarolCarlo]

@@lyndenblades thanks Lynden! Yes it is helpfull! So instead of 5 not ready licks its better to develop one but in a many ways and to be able to aply in my impros ? Because in that videos you showed me another way of playing thr same lick so another doors are opening. It means that when I think the lick is over - there is always another way to play it so actualy I think there could be even work for years just for one lick :D (of course in 12 keys)

[@lyndenblades]

@@KarolCarlo yes I think so. Try and have a balanced approach is what I think 🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@KarolCarlo]

THANK YOU :) HAVE A GOOD DAY!!@blades

[@lyndenblades]

@@KarolCarlo thank you and you too 😎😎🎷🎷🤝🤝

[@andrewwright6893]

Great video lesson cheers. Great sound, can I ask what tenor sax you are playing.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Andrew, I’m playing an old Selmer 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎