Jazz Saxophone with Eric Marienthal: Making High Notes Sound Good

[@christopherfischer6998]

I met Eric Marienthal. One of the nicest people I've ever met.

[@witemandown]

100%, got to meet him in December. Nicest guy on the planet, so awesome to be able to meet one of my idols

[@jordankapeliela]

Great music come from great people!

[@DeMariThompson]

But he plays a mean saxophone no doubt😈😈

[@vicslav4030]

Luckyyyy

[@chrisbean]

Genius. I worship the saxophone ever since I was a kid. Thanks for explaining it.

[@JuniorCastroSax]

Grandioso Eric Marienthal! Além de ser um fenômeno no saxofone também é um excelente professor com uma didática muito objetiva. Muito bom o seu exemplo em 3:58 do vídeo.

[@TonyAguirreJazz]

Eric is the man

[@Logan-qi4nx]

great instructional video. I feel like I already understood these concepts to an extent but the video served as a great refresher

[@Saxmandu]

Thank You! Its great to hear from Maestro! ♥️🙏🇳🇵

[@wilgreenstreet]

Food for thought...thank you Eric!

[@fsmogul]

The intro was very good at making my high notes sound good 10/10 would watch again

[@dianadadog]

💀

[@notanonymousperson]

💀

[@roanmccormick2297]

Some very valuable points made here.

[@alanferreiradutradutra5018]

Eric muito Top, o melhor sempre!!!

[@josephstratemeier8619]

0:59 Eric Marienthal predicts the Italian hand meme.

[@davidrandal7476]

I can usually walk up the high notes, but I have trouble just hitting anything higher than high d on cue.

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

Excelentissimo, Eric!

[@rhksfl66]

mmmm

[@AndresLilloSax]

Anyone knows what Reeds are using Eric Marienthal Now? I read that He use Vandoren Traditional Reeds 2&1/2 but when I read the description on the vandoren's page, It says that the Vandoren Traditional reeds give dark sound, and Listening Eric, and I dont listen a dark sound, He have a brilliant sound. Sorry for my english...

[@AndresLilloSax]

Thanks a lot!

[@AndresLilloSax]

I purchased a Jupiter Alto sax 700q, it cames with a mouthpiece, jupiter of course. I think that is very basic mouthpiece, do you think that a meyer mouthpiece US$90 or a Vandoren Jumbo Java of US$80 is better than mine?... I dont know if you understand me... I want to sound better , do you know how is valuate the jupiter alto sax 700q mouthpiece?

[@AndresLilloSax]

Thanks a lot again!!!

[@kevinw9566]

If it's not too late to give my opinion, Go with a Selmer mouthpiece, they're fantastic, personal opinion. Bit expensive though

[@AndresLilloSax]

I bought a Dukoff D8 Super power chamber... I love it...!

[@marcelobanda5383]

Great lesson Master.

[@MAnuciao79]

You cant listen enough to this hero

[@tutorialesnaynay593]

4:25

[@yearning4humbleness598]

hi, i have a question, how can i tell what saxophone is playing in a tune? is it a tenor or an alto or soprano ? and what king of pitch is the saxophone I am hearing. because many times i can't figure out. i have an alto , the song perhaps sounds like an alto playing but i can't imitate the sound especially middle to high notes

[@Coderedpirate]

Well, 2 things about your question. One, you can figure out what kind of sax is playing by just listening more. There’s not one single trick of figuring out, you just have to get used to hearing tenor players like hank mobleys sound, and alto players sound like Charlie Parker or cannonball Adderley. Second, imitating a great’s sound and tone is one of the things that will take the most work. If you think about it, they’re among the greatest whose ever played on that instrument, so you won’t get the sound they took years getting in a few days. It’s a marathon race, not a 100 yard dash, so just always listen to the people whose tone you admire, and try to replicate their sound during long tones.

[@まさとし-x5j]

1:19

[@Jushuu]

Im a trumpet playing and im going to start playing soprano sax does anyone have any tips before I start playing

[@skippydinglechalk8295]

Joshua Sanchez that’s a whole different world good look

[@skippydinglechalk8295]

Luck**

[@dylanloew]

don't

[@montythepython7614]

Stay with the trumpet...

[@Jushuu]

Monty the Python I definitely did

[@VideoNash]

thanks

[@claragary]

Thanks Maestro!!!

[@rafaelr.2228]

if you are skeptical about this man's ability to reach high notes, look up eric marienthal disney

[@Musikbercerita]

What mouthpiece??

[@turtletoesmuckley4948]

I like it

[@BlasJohnny]

What is this set up

[@Natzefx]

Beeehler #7 Selmer Mark IV Oligature and and Vandoren 2/12 Traditional Reeds

[@elvissepulveda7783]

@@Natzefx how dobypu know tha thing

[@adamstein7302]

is he using a dukoff?

[@seanreed2758]

he plays a custom beechler

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

In the 80s when Eric was much younger, playing high notes were like Kindergarten fun for him. My personal credit and gratitude go out to him magnanimously in that regard - altissimo grasp and performance accuracy thereof are mind to hold, with constant and continuous reinforcement practices. Check out Nelson Rangell, Marc Russo, Anibal Rojas, Brandon Fields, Mr. Hunter ...among many others. Thanks, Eric - again!

[@dougp2139]

He plays a Beechler.

[@joelrodriguez1232]

Beechler 100/2

[@Laurenzatto54]

Hey man that's good but listen to Earl Bostic's Up there in orbit... he goes up one octave higher

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

It's easier to play soprano sax than to torture the instrument not suited for the job. Many "altissimo players", the tone-deaf mob take altissimos as a kind of "pride" and "exhibit of skill". But any instrument sounds rubbish outside its optimal range and all great composers knew that. A woodwind instrument, as a rule of the thumb, plays well in ~2.5 octaves, and then all starts falling apart. For example, the oboe has the highest note a semitone lower than the Bb clarinet, but in the upper octave, the oboe sounds better.

[@Eduardsax]

Eric, which ligature are you using? Is it a Soprano Rico H? Thank you!

[@Yavor_music]

Woodstone

[@elvissepulveda7783]

@@Yavor_music plis can you tell me what mouthpiece Eric is using

[@Yavor_music]

@@elvissepulveda7783 Beechler belite 7

[@elvissepulveda7783]

@@Yavor_music thank and I know how do you know tha thing

[@Yavor_music]

@@elvissepulveda7783 ???

[@yohshuaochoa6610]

Master 😀😀😀

[@rafagxjunglezz]

ty so much ^^

[@MAnuciao79]

God how I love and andore him :-)

[@brenocardoso2164]

Que pena que tudo ta na língua dele, não está tradução para BR Brazil

[@king0freturn762]

Tradução por favor!

[@yaohu71]

hi are you playing an alto sax?

[@davidscott1052]

he sounds similar to David sanborn ..but I think he's better ..he seems to have a lot more harmonic knowledge in his locker which makes his improv. way more interesting

[@MildleySaxySaxGuy]

isnt this the guy from gordans phat band

[@Norman_Peterson]

mito!

[@yonysunnasy9471]

😂W zone

[@glitchyrhythm6749]

Mel Gibson's lost brother?

[@TheSaxAppeal]

Need more mouthpiece in your mouth in general for jazz/funk/pop too. Not too much more but a couple of milimeters more

[@pawelmagnowski2014]

Mel Gibson sure plays some great sax here

[@CrazyCookies22]

Please work on your public speaking the stuttering and the um and uhs are distracting!

[@CrazyCookies22]

Great video however

[@ashokstrm]

Sure you are a beginner or a stranger to the saxophone.

[@emilianodelacruz3504]

thanks mr marienthal i us to buy your cassete vcr videos and back track for practices how to get the altisimo your playing inspiring me to play saxophone,it was very hard to get the high notes sometimes hurting my lips very sore .but any way i am getting better little by little .and looks ,you are very cool person and amazing skillfully musician i think you wne t to lima peru years ago and people there they like you alot,case you very kindly,humble and friendly , me i play andes music ,the andes flute and pan pipes called zampona.thumbs uo mister ,ERICK MARIENTHAL.!.long life