Modes For Saxophone -Fear No More!

[@steveclayton495]

Thanks

[@lyndenblades]

Wow Steve, thank you so much 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@reallydiab9365]

Best explanation ever! Thank you!!! It is good to learn it in the context of the saxophone.

[@lyndenblades]

Glad it was helpful! 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@michaelhochman7273]

Fabulous explanation. I've been trying to make sense of modes for months. You are by far one of, if not the best music teacher.

[@lyndenblades]

Wow, thanks Michael, that is very kind of you to say 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@raymondhammett6558]

One thing you can be absolutely sure of is that your videos are always useful Lynden 👌 I'm am keeping very busy 😉 😊🎷🎷🎷

[@lyndenblades]

@@raymondhammett6558 thank you, that’s really good to hear 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@GordonCrowe100]

The Wall and the Arch is priceless. Just loved that!

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Gordon, thank you so much 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@ErnieLeblanc]

🎯Thank You, Zesty and Fresh!🎯

[@lyndenblades]

Like a lemon 🍋 🍋😂😂 You’re so welcome and thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@ErnieLeblanc]

@@lyndenblades 😁😆😅

[@lyndenblades]

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[@bonsaiphil9924]

Thanks so much Lynden😊. I particularly like the way you described the feel of each mode and, thanks for the print out sheets, too. This has given me something new to explore. 🎶🎷🎶

[@lyndenblades]

You are so welcome and I’m delighted that it was helpful for you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@davidcrawford9388]

Lynden, as ever incredibly useful.The second sheet is gold - understand that and things start to really make sense…👍

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you David, that’s really good to hear 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@PaulFarmery-i4e]

Loved the lesson Lyndon but I still struggled with seeing the two tone , one and a half tone differences. You kindly brought the Covid Keyboard out and I still didn’t understand. I went to my own piano and then I could see there was no black notes in between the relevant keys -thus making the chord a Minor. Seeing that I got it.

[@lyndenblades]

Excellent well done Paul! 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@vicval001]

Every time you release a video, you enlighten me. This is yet another piece of the puzzle that has eluded me for so long. You explained it so well. I am so grateful Lynden! You are such an excellent teacher.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Vic, that is so kind of you to say 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@pauljamieson2707]

Thanks!

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you very much Paul, your support is greatly appreciated 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@jimmygraf]

You are a living legend 🙏😉

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Jimmy 😎😎 I keep telling my wife that but for some reason she doesn’t seem to believe me 😂😂🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@judithde9108]

Thankyou this is a great explanation helped greatly. I was getting a a brain block didn't know how to use them ❤ excellent 😊 now I can go forward.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Judith, I’m so happy to hear that 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@geoffbuss3699]

Nice. Thanks very much.

[@lyndenblades]

Geoff thank you and you’re welcome 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@lesleytyler8407]

Great stuff to help me

[@lyndenblades]

Thanks Lesley 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@jamiemcgoldrick3350]

A lot to take it. But very clear. Now the learning continues

[@lyndenblades]

Excellent, thank you Jamie 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@steveclayton495]

That was a fantastic explanation Lydon thank you.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Steve 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@thehousepainters3333]

Love the video, especially the way you're doing your best, as a teacher, to simplify the concept of modes for your students. Also love your tone on the saxophone. Now, just to point something out - the Simpsons theme is in Lydian Dominant, isn't it? (4th mode of Melodic Minor) Well, admittedly, that minor 7th is only used at the end of the theme, so it's practically the same for the most part...

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much and you’re absolutely right about the Simpsons lick 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@Laura-wg5jk]

Very good! I am pretty familiar with the modes (but not the name origins!) but there were aspects you taught here that were new to me. Next, it would be helpful to know when best to use which mode. And while Lydian may not be Lynden, I'd say you've definitely "En-Lynden-d" us ('enlightended'...feel free to use that!) 👍👍

[@lyndenblades]

😂😂 Thank you Laura 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@reggaebothsidesnow2772]

Great video Lynden.Just a thought.When describing modes,to give an idea how about giving examples of songs/artists who use the different modes like the Simpsons.I can hear Dorian mode in Pink Floyd.Keep up the good work .I look forward to learning with your videos.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much 😎😎🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@Thane_Hill]

This is so fantastic! Thank you!!

[@lyndenblades]

You're so welcome! 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@raymondhammett6558]

Thanks

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Raymond 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@billpatterson8997]

Have been playing for many years, yet my brain ran into a brick wall (not an arch) when it came to modes…until now. Thank you!

[@lyndenblades]

😂😂 I’m so happy to hear that Bill, thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@kooky74]

Hello Lyden. Not so far than yesterday I tried to explain to a pianist friend the modes. Not a simple stuff. I loved the image of the wall. Fantastic explaination ❤. He also said "but is is the same scale". My answer was "yes but in another context because the bass is playing another note of the scale". Do you agree with this explaination? "Creating the scale over the bass and watch for the intervals" or do you consider playing over a C bass a C scale starting D is a mode? We where not all musicians agree 😂. BTW again thanks for your videos

[@lyndenblades]

Kooky thank you and you’re most welcome. The best explanation is the one that the other person understands easily 👍👍👍🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@janjung5651]

Hi Lynden, as usual easy to follow and understand. Thanks for your down-to-earth teaching method. I don't think scales and modes are difficult to apply but where it's still fuzzy in my mind is when the chord progressions (look at your own example: EM7 - G#-7 - C#7 - F#-7 - A-7 - D7 etc.) obviously don't fit into the modes. They're fundamentally different scales altogether. The difficulty is to remember the different progressions of notes in the chords. I think I understood from an earlier post that I technically could just plaster the E major pentatonic or blues scale over the whole piece but I'd miss out on some 'exotoc' notes, the D, for example, if I did just that. Is there an equally simple way of explaining and remembering the fast changing scales in for example: 'East of the Sun' (as shown in your video)? I dread having to have all those chords present in my mind while trying to also play the instrument in a reasonably agreeable fashion. I'm a huge fan of your channel!!

[@lyndenblades]

Jan thank you so much and thanks also for your question. A simple way to get more able to get through a chord chat like East of the Sun would be to group chords together by identifying common structures like major and minor 251’s, instead of looking at them as lots of isolated chords. Does that make sense? I’ve made some tutorials about major and minor 251’s, have you seen them? 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@janjung5651]

Thanks so much for your very quick response. I'll watch your 251 videos again and find out what it is that I didn't spot (or actually misunderstood) the first time. I'm quite optimistic about being on the verge of understanding what has bothered me for years. You're the man!

[@lyndenblades]

@@janjung5651 thank you and if you need anything just let me know 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@BassNSax628]

Brilliant video Lynden. Is there a Sessionband, or any app to help me with dj sax?

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much, really appreciate that. Yes there’s a session band deep house which is great to practice with and I made 2 videos around playing with a DJ, the second part is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIjGfmOnosioY68feature=shared 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@BassNSax628]

@@lyndenblades I’ve watched and commented on these videos.

[@lyndenblades]

@@BassNSax628 I’d like to help, drop me an email at [e-mail] and I’ll help if I can 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@RockRabot007]

Andy is going to be sad. Andy Dorian:;) BTW, can you explain how modes apply to the chord chart you showed at beginning of video?

[@lyndenblades]

😂😂 he will 😂😂🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@jonkerjw]

Two mnemonic phrases to learn the names of the modes in order: ‘I Don’t Particularly Like Modes A Lot’, or ‘I Don’t Play Lousy Music Any Longer’.

[@lyndenblades]

Excellent 👍 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@JamesBradley-l7s]

Thanks

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much James! 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷