Saxophone Fundamentals: Voicing. Part 3, Mouthpiece Flexibility

Developing voicing skills on the Saxophone is essential to playing with a warmer, more consistent tone quality, fostering the flexibility for adjusting intonation, allowing an easier response of the low register, and laying the groundwork to be able to play the altissimo register of the instrument.

[@Roland_Geyer]

Perfect, thanks 😊

[@saldrich3226]

Great series on voicing. Dave Liebman talks about teaching this technique to an Italian teacher. He said he returned the next year and the teacher had his students playing two octaves on the mouthpiece! I’m guessing this was hyperbole, but an interesting story nonetheless.

[@SteveBecraft]

Thank you--I'm glad you like it! And two octaves...I'd love to hear it LOL! When I learned this technique from Pat Meighan, he said that a P5 was essential control, and anything larger than that was just gravy.

[@lyndafoster9437]

Great lesson. Thank you

[@SteveBecraft]

You are welcome!

[@lyndafoster9437]

Steve Becraft just learning the clarinet. I play the flute. I’m older 😂 never played an instrument until I was 49 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@SteveBecraft]

Good for you! I hope that you are having fun!! Learning new things is what makes life interesting.