I have been using your warmup exercises for some time now. Excellent! Thank you for sharing these, they're helping me a bunch.
@McGillMusicSaxSchool4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear that Don! Glad they have helped you.
@Iamthatmelody5 жыл бұрын
I just try this exercise and seems very useful. Thank you so much for help i'll def gonna check other lessons.. Have a good day. thanks for good energy.
@McGillMusicSaxSchool5 жыл бұрын
Great to hear the lessons are helping you Ezgi!
@joubine.nadjahi6 жыл бұрын
Great Video . I play piano since i was 9 ( i'm 55 now ! ) , then i studied trombone ( so hard instrument ) and now i've been playing saxophone for 5 years. And you are so right : warming is so important and your exercice is so good to do. I really love also your " 7 chromatic workouts ": really good and really hard too. Keep going ; you're a great teacher. From France
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joubine! Glad those exercises were helpful.
@dazzab42446 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nigel. I have been going up and down the scale in steps as in one of your scales lessons using long notes intonation but not returning to the tonic each time. I do get quavery after an extended period of playing and was blaming my breathing, but maybe not so? I will surely try this out.
@genef31606 жыл бұрын
I think my sound across most of the notes is ok, my biggest problem is crossing the bridge middle D, D# and E sounds stuffy. I'll be using this exercise to improve my tone, great info.Thanks Nigel
@mikemccarthy47656 жыл бұрын
nice video, thanks. I do quite a bit of scales with intervals, but it never occurred to me to do them with such big jumps, but it makes a lot of sense, I will be incorporating this into my daily practise.
@ikeeichenberg90686 жыл бұрын
I just upgraded to an Otto Link Vintage mouthpiece, and I absolutely love it. It improves my sound tenfold I've performed in a select band and an honor band and my school's jazz band, and I've also been nominated for this college music thing that I have to audition for. This is all after just half a year of playing, and you've definitely helped a lot Nigel so thanks.
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Wow that's brilliant! Great to hear the videos have helped you.
@ikeeichenberg90686 жыл бұрын
McGill Music Sax School I'm also look at upgrading my sax too, as I feel I've grown out of my student model instrument. Have you ever heard of Phil Barone? They seem too good to be true
@noamgazit4566 жыл бұрын
Agent 8 What sax do you have now?
@davidsherrington596 жыл бұрын
Great video. Really helpful, especially if you are playing for a while on the higher notes then have to drop down to a lower note. Cheers Nigel
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Great to hear it was helpful David.
@georgemonroe96836 жыл бұрын
I have trouble going from D with the octave key down to a key that doesn't require the octave key. Seem like I am not releasing the octave key fast enough or my embouchure is off. I will try this tonight when I practice.
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Hi George. It could be your finger coordination. Spending some time watching your fingers in a mirror will help to make sure all your fingers move together. Hope you get it sorted.
@silviocesarfarias74625 жыл бұрын
Great lesson! Helpfull information👍
@renewgroup6 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to include this exercise in my prac sessions x
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Cool Wendy! Hope it helps you.
@VictorSanchez-km7gl6 жыл бұрын
Very Good lesson . Thank you very much.
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Victor!
@molester23006 жыл бұрын
Hey Nigel, I've been doing this exercise every day since I saw this video, which was in early may, and my sound has come a long way since then, total success. There's just one note that hasn't been working for me which is my "a" above the staff. (alto sax) Any tips to sort this note out?
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Great to hear that Mo! Not sure why that A is an issue though. If it isn't sounding right, or not coming out clearly, it could be a mechanical issue which a repairer should be able to fix easily. First though, make sure you are keeping your throat open and relaxed and experiment with using a little more/less mouthpiece. Hope you get it sorted.
@molester23006 жыл бұрын
McGill Music Sax School rightio cheers, will try that over the next few weeks and if it doesn't work then yeah ill take it to the repair man
@zzisco33073 жыл бұрын
you're so awesome!!
@Hefferidge2 жыл бұрын
Are these warm up exercises in Sax School.
@laptopm11136 жыл бұрын
thanx again, i never knew i am not the only one feeling most comfortable in the middle section , i thought i am just a bad player and will never learn to play in a better way, thanx thanx, every little thing helps, we;ll see how far i can get , thanx
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Great to hear it helped you.
@LeszekN6 жыл бұрын
Great video 🎷👍
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@leonardoll306 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Leonardo
@esfahan19616 жыл бұрын
As usual, great stuff Nigel. No doubt Jay will be jealous 😉
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Thierry!
@davidudall17064 жыл бұрын
thanks nigel dont do enough warm ups, will find help full
@McGillMusicSaxSchool4 жыл бұрын
Cool. I have a bunch of “5 minute Warmup” lessons inside Sax School that are hugely popular. When you’re ready I think you’ll enjoy those too. Also check out my beginner improv course here: www.mcgillmusic.com/courses
@igsekhar21604 жыл бұрын
How many days we have to practice it
@McGillMusicSaxSchool4 жыл бұрын
I think it should always be a part of your warmup routine.
@laptopm11136 жыл бұрын
where s the link for the lessons? just in case. usually it is not possible to pay when from europe , anyway, i dont see the link , thanx
@McGillMusicSaxSchool6 жыл бұрын
You can find out more about my Sax School here: www.mcgillmusic.com
@Craig27605 жыл бұрын
All the exercises and long tones will help. If you don’t LISTEN and get a good sound in your head, you’ll struggle along. Listen to all of Dexter Gordon’s records, multiple times. Then listen to Stanley Turentine and Sonny Rollins. You’ll be glad you did.
@maxwellmckinley6375 жыл бұрын
I hope you find your name.
@Sonder_stoic5 жыл бұрын
My saxophone sounds spitty , and also it sounds “airy” I guess.. I can’t get a strong sound at all
@oncetherewasausernamesolon92345 жыл бұрын
Remove excess moisture from the Reed, primarily the back of the reed.
@thileeruban9534 жыл бұрын
This oddly helped reduce that sound. keep your back straight but lean forward. try it, it should help
@danieladebayo18944 жыл бұрын
Your tongue positioning too, might be making you release a lot of spit in there
@Sonder_stoic4 жыл бұрын
Where were you guys when marching band season was here🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣jk thanks but I’m not even band anymore. Orchestra is my main focus now.
@danieladebayo18944 жыл бұрын
@@Sonder_stoic haha. Apologies dear. We just saw it