How to improvise over Blue Bossa using just 2 scales for tenor sax

[@pryce4267]

This is brilliant. As a classical trained musician have always struggled with jazz improvisation but this gives an easy to follow framework. Many thanks and more please.

[@lyndenblades]

@@pryce4267 wow thank you so much, that’s so encouraging. Have you seen the Tune Tutorial Series on my website? www.saxmadesimple.com/sax-courses-cantaloupe-island-for-alto-saxophone-tune-tutorial-series/

[@sowwatt]

Amazing ! I started the saxophone at 53 and I don't read the notes. 10 years later I discovered your valuable advice... it's as if it was made for me... thank you..Lynden from Senegal

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much, I’m so happy to hear that and greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 🇸🇳 🇬🇧🇸🇳🤝🤝🤝😎😎😎🎷🎷🎷

[@philhowe5450]

Hi Lynden, you have helped me so much already, I'm a mature (old) beginner Tenor player, it's great to see and hear the theory being applied in a practical and easy to understand way. Thank you so much... Phil

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Phil, you’re so welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@Andre-bf1rp]

“It doesn’t necessarily need to be complex to be really good, that is not the same thing” This statement is gold! Thank you Lynden.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Andre 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@hugovandermeer1566]

It definitely works for me Lynden. Very pleased you've taken the time to post a tenor exercise. Brilliant. Thank you.🎶🎶🎷

[@lyndenblades]

You're very welcome Hugo, glad that it’s working for you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@azi42]

love this. iam still trying to grasp the concept. i see its all in the scales but thank you,this is helping me. i wish I learn to read music earlier in life.i play piano by ear but I will get there thank you so much.

[@lyndenblades]

@@azi42 you’re so welcome 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

[@eagleone7553]

That's awesome lynden. Well done and thankyou.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@gib321]

Some thing that is coming through for me on these blue scales based videos is that the 5th and 7th notes of the scales are much more engaging than the root and 3rd in creating melodic lines. Thanks Lynden.

[@lyndenblades]

You’re welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@paulodealmeida66]

Muito obrigado ,pelas suas aulas sua didática é muito boa!

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Paul 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@Stevecollinsclear]

awesome - I have been hanging for just this .❤. much respect

[@lyndenblades]

You are so welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@kooky74]

Hello. Yep I think you are true. Less is good and enougth if the notes are corrects. As long time pianist, I was allways playing lots of notes. 10 months ago, I discovered sax. You learned me a lot ❤. Tomorrow, for the music festival, that will be my first concert. Honestly, i would prefer playing my usual piano (playing a billion notes per minute), but I will do my best with this fabulous instrument playing the good notes 😂. Thx for the video

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Kooky and the very best of luck with your gig tomorrow 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@kooky74]

@@lyndenblades afraiiiiiid ;)

[@lyndenblades]

@@kooky74 you’ll be absolutely fine 🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@kooky74]

@@lyndenblades You were right! My lips were too strong because I was stressed and hight notes was difficults. But when I realize it immediatly, I changed my improvisations to lower notes. Honestly, watching the video today (even if I thought my song was bad), it was "inside" during the 30 minutes. For a first play in front of fifty persons, people enjoyed ;) I keeped in mind "simplicity". Thanks for.all

[@lyndenblades]

@@kooky74 really happy that it went well for you 👏👏🎷🎷😎😎

[@morningsideschoolofmusic]

You explain things really clearly, you are an excellent teacher 🎷 🎵

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

[@zdenekstraka3829]

Amazing.But how do I find out what second scale I need, in our case F minor ? Zdenek

[@lyndenblades]

Hi, I’m not sure what you mean so I can’t answer unfortunately, sorry 😔 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@barbaralamb1121]

@@lyndenblades I have the same question so let me try to rephrase it. How is F minor related to D minor?

[@barbaralamb1121]

Okay, I watched the video again. You use F minor to work with the chords in the second section, right?

[@neoscahaule6199]

Your lesson is very fantastic can you help me the name of App

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you, yes it’s called Quartet and it’s available for iPhone or iPad 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@peterthenuts2313]

Ciao Lynden Congratulations for your educational videos, really interesting. This way of improvising interests me a lot, but I don't understand how to choose the scales based on the piece. Can I use this technique in every song even if I don't know the chords? I only know the tonal center, how do I choose the scales or scale to improvise? Thank you very much Pietro

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Pietro and thanks for your feedback. Unfortunately you can’t use this method in EVERY song, but you certainly can use it in a lot of songs and I would recommend that you learn the chords anyway. The example in the video is in D-7 for tenor sax and that’s why the D blues scale fits, as it is a kind of D-7 scale. Hope this helps 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@peterthenuts2313]

@@lyndenblades In a jam session I don't always know the chords of the song. Can't the tonal center help me in any way? Thank you Pietro

[@lyndenblades]

Absolutely 👍