Can I Learn Saxophone in 10 Minutes?

Sax master David Wegehaupt shows me the ropes of the saxophone in 10 minutes.
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[@pinoytrash]

I'm loving the Adam Neely level of anti-clickbait

[@robscallon]

blatantly ripping him off here

[@juneau.bandca]

Rob Scallon I’m contacting Adam right now. Prepare to be erased

[@felixguitar1108]

Yes

[@onesyphorus]

you mean wave lol

[@anuvette]

XD

[@davidchidester5463]

"I practice circular breathing while driving in my car. It's probably not very safe." is one of the most saxophonist things ever said.

[@davemark8913]

Guy is not a great teacher lol

[@stefanmachler8295]

90% of the Saxophon players never do circular breathing. 😝

[@visableusername_93]

Why would circular breathing be dangerous in any case ? I can do this almost automatically lol do people struggle or something?

[@Carlos_Aguilarr]

@@visableusername_93he’s saying he’s holding the mouth piece up to his mouth with his hands whilst doing it

[@mattgros8617]

Modern cars prevent all accidents so he should be fine if it’s less than 5 yrs old car.

[@Fernando-dv3zc]

'Get it wet, but don't succ on it cause it might warp' Rob: *CHOKES*

[@discreet_boson]

😏

[@imaybestupid9707]

succ

[@hellothere3009]

'They have flavoured ones"

[@FoxerTails]

My two favorite moments... Rob: *saxophone makes no noise* David: That's pretty. And... Rob: *makes obnoxiously high pitched squeal from saxophone* David: Now that's my kinda sound right there.

[@lillyanne7277]

@AJ Kalvelage saxaphone's have a poor range? I didn't know that, I play a alto and thought we had a good range. I mean it can go really high, and go to a mid level baritone sound.

[@igotbeanz3395]

@@lillyanne7277 Compare it to a trumpet. The range isnt neay as good. Thats what he is saying.🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Yo-yo-bruh]

Squeaks are fun.

[@caidencollins7696]

As someone who just started sax a couple months ago, I respect this. Dont knock this that is really good for 10 minutes. Like actually incredible.

[@smithsmithony5401]

I remember the first time I ever played saxophone. I spent an hour not getting a sound because I had my left index finger on the key above the B that's used for high notes (on my model it looked like the rest of the keys so I thought it was the first key) until I accidentally put my finger too low and all the notes suddenly came out... Fun times

[@nope110]

I got sax lessons from my school and my teacher just wouldnt take anyone on who couldnt produce a note in 10 minutes which probably wasnt fair but made his life easier lol. Also i wish he told rob to put less in his mouth

[@NyanPoptartCat]

It's easy for us old hats to chuckle at this, but I've been playing so long it's hard to remember those first awkward months. I KNOW I was worse at it than he was. Keep practicing. It will happen.

[@xxczerxx]

@@NyanPoptartCat It's like watching people who can't play guitar. You completely forget how hard it is once you've got dexterity.

[@NyanPoptartCat]

@@xxczerxx Exactly.

[@LeonComite]

4:56 "I got kinda some.. somethin somewhat musical here" "PHÖÖÖÖÖÖTÖLÖDÖTÖÖÖÖÖTÖDÖDÖTÖÖÖÖÖÖÖPHÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖ"

[@iisadragon]

“Don’t bite too hard, but blow a lot” 😉

[@les471]

Allem Cardenas I was wondering if no one else notices that

[@designdefense]

Lukas S. Oh we did but we’re just mature

[@tafsiyahrohanah4826]

Hey B00S !!!

[@the___dude]

That's what she said 😏

[@beepst]

@@designdefense wow you're so mature

[@maverick_monkey]

He’s actually doing great for first time, I’m impressed. He produced a decent tone so fast!

[@jamesdragonforce]

That’s very typical of rob. He’s an incredibly good at learning things quickly.

[@someprodigy9261]

Can’t wait till he releases his cover of Careless Whisper (if he even does it)

[@SausageBrosdotbik]

Wouldn't put it past him at this point.

[@spacesheep6547]

Metal cover of it

[@mathisoliver4597]

That’s the first and last thing I learned on sax 😂

[@the___dude]

THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN!!!

[@DaSeppii]

I'd be the guy who accidentally swallows the entire Saxophone. That's why I play guitar.

[@voldemortsnose7336]

Nah man, I wouldn't put swallowing the guitar past you

[@leviphillips5998]

That’s a whole other talent itself

[@extremecowz7694]

I can go all the way to the end of the mouth piece don’t ask me how I found that out

[@Gunandrunandgun]

4:29 If this whole music thing doesnt work out you could get a career luring geese for a hunter.

[@andrewdailey9646]

The stance makes it

[@paulusalexander1148]

YO IM DEAD

[@tirob3688]

I laughed way too much because of this

[@Maxdemon98]

David sounds like he would be the most supportive, encouraging teacher.

[@bobbywu7701]

Only 3 minutes in and he already knows the altissimo notes (3:30) wow very talented

[@yemaster9000]

LOL!

[@Freddoda]

he was actually five minutes in if you look at the timer at the bottom, and not just the playbar

[@samwhich_0116]

@@Freddodastill 5 minutes!?

[@LowReedExpert1]

This video is a good example of how useful music experience is to learning new instruments. The first one is always the hardest, but then even trying a completely different family, you what to aim for with your learning

[@ELavallee04]

“Can I learn the saxophone in 10 minutes?” Video: *Only **6:25* Me: ...

[@mahfahsil9649]

there is something called "cut" haha

[@Joeyh9]

@@mahfahsil9649 bruh the joke flew right over your head

[@MiguelPh-vb7wd]

@@mahfahsil9649 r/woooosh

[@paulfairchild3461]

As like other instruments it takes years and years .the beginners can get a tune of some description in the early days ,and make them feel good .☝️ but to master it now that is something else .

[@frankiesaysxanax6870]

oof the blue lives matter pfp.... no thanks

[@GemmatheCat]

To play a saxophone, it is mandatory that you have long curly hair.

[@westpd]

I always knew John Coltrane Sonny Rollins and Charlie Parker were garbage players

[@NBass136]

@@westpd yeah but have you heard about Kenny G

[@Unknownn-]

Rip Daniele

[@Jazzguitar00]

Yeah, like John Coltrane and Charlie Parker 🙃

[@thomasledesma4439]

tell that to bill clinton

[@yyyaaa3928]

Wow. 6 minutes in and he can improvise like a true jazz sax player? I didn't expect THAT much from you Rob.

[@hillarycourchaine6829]

I absolutely love how musicians can appreciate learning from other musicians.

[@RipSnip]

i like how the instructor just taught him the embouchure and then let him make his own notes lmao

[@DaDarkGuy]

He looks like if Weird Al Yankovic and Kenny G had a kid

[@evandempsey7613]

Maybe a little bit of Shaun White in there too.

[@sampurdon5014]

With a splash of marty friedman

[@dominusanuli3595]

The God-child.

[@dallen3000]

Weird Kenny Gankovic

[@CROPDUSTERB-52]

Good thing someone else noticed it too. Also he kinda looks like Steve-O

[@10drae.v0]

3:09 sounding like someone just joined the facetime call

[@j.vegasperez]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@jeruxa224]

Next video 'Can I learn to play Giants Steps in 10 minutes?'

[@LeonQuadros]

I remember hearing that for the first time. The keys were kinda cool, seemed like the dude was trying to keep up. And then Coltrane just blows right past with that fast paced saxophone, truly an experience. And then I got into the theory of it, and having a key change a bar, at 130 bpm, truly a mastermind

[@McFrozaken]

3:28 When you accidentally play Cypress Hill

[@OzonatedOil]

Aw

[@shayakoo1]

4:25 Rob Coltrane

[@GabrielFelix-zl4sq]

Djent Steps

[@nightspicer]

4:25 I think the saxophone is going through puberty

[@meowmeowmeowmeowmeowmw]

💀

[@MichaelSurfer]

Watching you struggle with an instrument I'm more familiar with makes me feel more comfortable in my struggle starting bass guitar

[@JasonJason-wu2qi]

He literally just did a pinch harmonic with a saxophone. My respect has gone up even more

[@groofay]

Hell, you not only learned to play sax, you learned how to do microtones on it! You're a frickin' genius!

[@AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhliJj]

Yeah, you know, that's what you always have to say: "don't bite too hard and blow a lot" 2:48

[@battlemedic7346]

Two things: one, bloody amazing for your first time playing a sax; you'll make a fine addition to the woodwinds; two, I got flashbacks to middle school band class and I still miss playing the clarinet

[@alexmiller8752]

I remember 2 summers ago I signed up for a Jazz band camp and I thought we would learn our instruments there. I had picked the Alto sax and I knew nothing about it aside from the fact that it was a woodwind instrument. I had previously played clarinet so I knew the basics on the mouthpiece but that was about it. When I got there I was put into a room full of people which some I knew definitely didn't know how to play. Everyone was given a test for how good your sound was. He showed us a few different notes and when it came to turning to throw them all together apparently I did well enough to land me in 1st chair with the 8th graders at the time. It was cool because I could brag to my 2nd chair friends but everyone in 1st chair had a lot of that I did not have. to end this short I ended up having to learn 3 on the alto in 3 weeks while also learning how to play to thing but it was alright in the end because it worked out alright and I'm still playing the Alto to this day.

[@onesyphorus]

_"mm... saxophone is delicious!"_ _"satisfyingly wet"_

[@Anael272]

This should be the slogan to bring people learn play sax

[@aeugheh4330]

5:15 "you gotta have a- TOOOOOT"

[@dtheengineer2746]

This actually made me feel better about my Reed instrument capabilities

[@mcdcurtis]

>tries to press Bis Bb with second finger >Me a saxophonist "Oh god no"

[@chloes1619]

I did that when I was first learning on Tenor😂

[@LexerJason]

I've been learning to play saxophone since I was 7 and by the time I turned 13, I started playing in jazz orchestra at our music school. Enjoyed this time a lot as we were traveling to different cities and winning some music contests from time to time. The problem was that I had always dreamt to play the electric guitar, which is why I stopped playing saxophone about the age of 17 and never wanted to get back)) Still enjoy playing some jazz standards on the guitar though. Aaand... I want to give the saxophone another try after this video lol.

[@johnruffin3291]

I think it’s very fun to see someone try it’s a great start. At least he can get sound out of it but it takes time and practice. Don’t think your going to learn much in a week,but with time and you must put in time. You will get better just make sure you enjoy playing and learning.

[@aristotle5698]

Love this channel so much

[@8o8inSquares]

To be fair, that was awesome

[@MelodyMaker]

I was thinking the same thing. I can actually see him as a player.

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

Respect. He barely got a decent sound out of the cursed mouth piece, and the next minute he was improvising ! A budding Jazz master.

[@bamboosaxeswebshop]

This was really fun to watch. David is such a supportive teacher!

[@milesberry2763]

3:16 that’s gotta be the most beautiful tone I’ve ever heard

[@CitizenOfRiften]

I love your peridot profile pic!

[@chrisstone-streetlightinte5629]

Finally! An instrument that I'm better at than Rob :P

[@nope110]

Same i felt really good then i realised oh yeah ive got 9 years of experience he has 10 minutes, give him 3 months and hell be better than me lol

[@oliversmatvejevs4218]

Honestly, as a 12 yo kid who is playing the saxophone for 4 years, i instantly knew how to blow in it. I started off with soft reeds. Vandoren- 1, and now i've upgraded to Vandoren- 1 1/2

[@urielorozco5796]

1:54 here in Mexico, this is the sound you hear when someone is selling baloons

[@_SliK_]

0:49 I love how Rob is like a child like all of us lol😂

[@AriannaCunningham]

Reminds me of TwoSet Violin when they try to learn to play instruments within 1 hour straight. Honestly, you're doing some great progress on the Saxophone, and I say, keep up the great work!

[@davidc573]

Well watching this makes me feel infinitely better about my playing and where I started out.

[@doctorjay1724]

This puts a smile on my face (perusual) and renews my inspiration to create my own music. Much love 🧡

[@mariossavvas7731]

That was awesome, one of the best videos ever. Can't stop smiling.

[@williamlewis4231]

I have played saxophone for 8 years and started at the age of 8 yet never new that there is flavoured reeds, mabye it would make me practice more as a kid.😃

[@DoktrDub]

I’m impressed with how much he made it sound like a broken bagpipe for a moment lol

[@nuttm3gg]

I don't know why this was so funny to me. Maybe it's seeing Rob not be amazing at something first time and his positive energy about that, but I was in tears.

[@gloriaflores7664]

As Sax player I cringed in the fact that thats probably how I sounded when I first started practicing at home . Props to my mom for putting up with that.

[@CasabaHowitzer]

"Don't bite too hard, but blow a lot."

[@MandoVibes]

I was working at MIM that day you guys were there! I've known David since we were in elementary school here in AZ.

[@awesomewrecker0]

"tastes nice" Tastes nice, TASTES NICE!!?? never in my life has a new reed "tasted nice"

[@AslanW]

4:28 [Moon Hooch mode activated]

[@japo8757]

Moon hoch has a new member

[@CROPDUSTERB-52]

The way he just squats down is hilarious

[@estesau]

2:48 "Don't bite too hard, but blow a lot"... That's what he said. ;)

[@AnonMedic]

Rob on the sax hell yeah thats whats up. I started on a Yamaha. Got a hollywood woodwind alto now.

[@literallycanadian]

Oh my goodness. You got a decent sound out of a saxophone the first time you ever touched it. That is so extremely rare you don't even know.

[@ph-jx4bd]

I cant tell if this is sarcastic or not

[@literallycanadian]

@@ph-jx4bd No, its legit not sarcastic, that very first note he played sounded alright. The rest was hot garbage but still, the first note he played was decent.

[@necropollis-]

Soooo, sax covers coming soon? Also, as a sax player: shhhhhhh. You are putting so much air through it, great tone for never having touched it before though.

[@kasnitch]

some geese flew by and they looked concerned

[@collecter3456]

Sovereign Sentience it does sound like a goose. Lol.

[@61mab]

After not having playing my original clarinet for 66 years, the reed placement on the mouthpiece (okay tried a few mouthpieces) is the total key to fixing squawks et al. All children should be intensely educated in the beginning of playing any reed instrument on that point. A tiny shift at the tip is crucial, same reed same mouthpiece and of course a good reed for the m.piece and correct ligature placement and tightening. But after that uh just a few items : ) He started playing 'To Each Their Own'

[@locrianphantom3547]

Yeah, at my school band everyone looks at me because I spend like 5 minutes just placing my reed on the mouthpiece when they do it in like 5 seconds. I’m first saxophone in 7th grade, but it’s mixed band so all the 8th graders are still a little better.

[@trebmaster]

Best thumbnail ever. Complete spoiler.

[@MWeebposting]

I wondered how he's gonna compare this to a guitar. He actually did it.

[@danielmcfarlan1035]

4:28 dude was like "nope hes too good im outta here"

[@THEOTHERONE1FULL]

This actually gives me a lot of hope, i feel like i can get a coltrane-like sound in under 15 mins

[@noellewis2707]

I like how he tried to play it like he was hammering on a guitar and even tried to do vibrato with his fingers

[@pyb6]

My emotions in this video were all over the place 😂 like I’m dying inside while smiling and laughing like crazy

[@aniketjha3557]

4:27 sweep breathing.

[@inthehole9159]

3:17 that’s the funniest face I’ve ever seen! People look so funny when they’re trying really hard. I imagine I look like that too!

[@davidcuny7002]

Actually, the reed drives the lips, not the other way around. When air is blown into the sax, and the impulse reaches the end of the sax, most of the wave inverts and returns toward the other end. As the inverted pressure wave passes under the reed, the outside atmospheric pressure closes the reed. When the inverted wave finishes passing by, the reed pops open again to allow blown air into the tube again. Lather, rinse and repeat. Same with the trumpet. Lips exercises help you learn how much tension to keep on the reed. Capped double reeds (like the krumhorn) don't even have lips touching the reeds.

[@Phin_Again]

Yo rob, when it comes to wind instruments, woodwinds have their own mouthpieces and never really share reeds unless in some extreme cases while brass musicians tend to care less as long as you wipe the mouthpiece and/or wash it.

[@cole_bh0373]

Phin86 honestly I would never even wipe, I just didn’t care enough

[@Phin_Again]

@@cole_bh0373 well, i guess your immune system is much better than most lmao

[@johnplayzguitar1118]

I have mouth piece spray for sharing

[@eden9186]

dude that museum worker is hilarious, rob too of course so they have great chemistry

[@Ricocossa1]

lol This is exactly me when I try to play the saxophone. It's a good way to get laughs out of your band. XD I'm actually surprised you managed to produce a sound on your second try. Well done!

[@captaindeadeye788]

Love that your playing my chosen instrument. Love you Rob

[@theregoesmiller389]

AYYYYYE ! i am getting my first sax in a few weeks and this place is like 30 min from my house... i'll have to go check it out ! glad i clicked on this video !

[@Andypooh37]

3:27 Did you heard Astronomia playing in the background ?

[@patriciarevajova900]

Y e s

[@ShealinWonderWoman]

I learned how to play the alto saxophone when I was in sixth grade and I learned how to play tenor saxophone in 7th grade. I played a little bit of the baritone saxophone when I was in both 7th and 8th grade. I looked up how many hours does it take to learn saxophone, and it takes 10,000 hours to be a master! I play the alto saxophone in my school’s marching band and do tenor saxophone in my school concert band!

[@luizjunior908]

Rob's playing just sounds like jazz

[@thespwacemawin8867]

Kelp 7 i wonder why

[@oofedultra]

nah don't do jazz dirty like that

[@SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial]

As a saxophone player I can think exactly which brand I can get from my local music store that tastes the best.

[@jefferychou38]

I love how the thumbnail says the answer

[@benthesaxguy13]

LOL great video! Perfect saxophone stage presence. I wish the sax was an instrument in which one could play "just reed," but that is reserved for the oboe and bassoon. Just reed.

[@trefwavy]

im crying at the public enemy reference lmao

[@maxgraysax]

love that Eastman Sax Project in the background!

[@subzeroelectronics3022]

I like how they have an ophicleide stood up in the front of the shop like it’s some sort of normal instrument

[@dreugh424]

It's amazing how much Rob looks and sounds like a goose while playing sax

[@molly-bd2lo]

as a sax player this is one of the funniest things ive ever seen

[@calebragg]

Face time join sound effect 3:09

[@breewar2100]

🤣

[@thedarkdream2597]

I expected a separate video compared to the one on the main channel, where you play it at home :)

[@GooseMobius118]

I can't wait for Rob's 20-minute free-form jazz odyssey.

[@theb1gmc]

its only been 7 minutes at 3:30 and he already knows how to play the clarinet like that is some talent right there

[@oatmeal710]

"we have to go" BUT MOOOOOOOM

[@SaxDominator]

4:15 sounds like Coltrane

[@onesyphorus]

Underwater comment...

[@CitizenOfRiften]

Something on blue train I think...

[@BATTIS94]

The kinda stuff you hear on Ascension hahaha

[@SaxDominator]

4:25 sounds like a lick straight out of Love Supreme

[@JJ-hp2oe]

lmao it does

[@solomondee8086]

this is so real and easy to practice. Thanks a lot

[@vincentlamb3436]

I learned the oboe before the sax, and struggled the most with the embouchure.

[@gavinsilva3919]

I fast forwarded and was like damn rob so good wtf. Then saw the others dude like oh lmao

[@OboeQueen27]

Will you try oboe please ?

[@em_1431]

When he said “oh it tastes nice” I was gonna say I’m a clarinet and I hate the taste of a new reed😂