So, Scott ... firstly ... This was an excellent tutorial. As far as I'm concerned, this is a fantastic way to introduce improvisation to students because we always start learning to play the sax by learning the major scales (ionian). The other modes and other scales always come after. We learn the scales with the least accidentals, increasing the number after we've gotten comfortable with the easier ones. Then we learn triads/arpeggios for each scale. Then we learn the chromatic scale. The student who has this basic knowledge and skill is ready to learn how to improvise, thusly! I am of the conviction that it's, perhaps, strategically the best way to whet the appetite of the student and so they can see the value of scales and advancing more complicated knowledge, skills and techniques in improvisation. Fantastic rudimentary tutorial, Scott! This was an impressive introduction!
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
That's my exact plan!! make it super easy and accessible, and then once confidence is built, continuing adding new steps to the basics.
@pearseobyrne Жыл бұрын
Just got my first alto sax and having played guitar for four hundred years I'm knocked out by your insights. Thank you so much, I'm delighted to have found you. Pearse
@ScottPaddock Жыл бұрын
Hey Pearse! Welcome to the saxophone world. Glad you are enjoying my KZbin videos. If you'd like a quick headstart in your sax playing and some step by step directions, check out my Sax School: www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com
@EnlightenedRogue245 жыл бұрын
I love the way you exude so much passion even when just playing with a major scale. 🎷😎👍
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! The trick is to play everything like a musical idea. Like you are trying to make a statement. If you listen to how I play that scale I gradually get louder when it goes up, then a bit softer when it goes down, then swell into the last note. It really shapes the phrase. Then on the last note fade out.
@carleenkerr19062 жыл бұрын
This video is 3 years ago oh...well... I got the clear clarity & understanding that I need about improvisation....wow 👏 Keep doing what you doing Scott, thanks in abundance for sharing....
@josepholiveri2994 жыл бұрын
I got to say I've been searching for a fun way to approach scales..and you have enlightened me and given me some hope as far as learning the saxophone goes. .I'm actually looking forward to practicing...
@marklicciardo11804 жыл бұрын
Cool AS... great place to start on GMag Scale for improv... Loven That...Thanks Scott
@jrphartley3 жыл бұрын
Never watched a youtube and taken notes before. Brilliant stuff.
@Ramen_Sensei5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!!! THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN MISSING!!!! THX SCOTT!!!!!! KEEP IT UP!!!!👍👍👍👍
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Glad I helped you unlock the puzzle. Check out the one I did on the blues also.
@tomasznowak79384 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring Lesson. Thank you Scott!
@gaoldroyd3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video - very clear
@ScottPaddock3 жыл бұрын
Hey Andrew! Thanks, if you liked that video you should check out my new online sax school www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com I teach improv and break down each chord and scale this way.
@thomasschneider17853 жыл бұрын
Great as usual
@user-no2ez9qw5w4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, I learn something from all of them, and your explanations are the clearest I have yet to find on the internet, thank you
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dylan!
@dorisfigueroa40275 жыл бұрын
Once again Scott just love the way you teach. Straight to the point that matters. You make it sound so good.
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks you!!!
@Deise.dcssss3 жыл бұрын
YOU are SUPER! Greetings from Brazil!
@fargesprak3 жыл бұрын
Really nice.
@pauldance73874 жыл бұрын
Gift of teaching
@angiehoosen45704 жыл бұрын
Hi Scott,i am really impressed with your teaching method ,keep up the great work
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Angie!
@B.PYADAV-gi7bf Жыл бұрын
You're God for me
@MrCashK4 жыл бұрын
You have SO many good pointers! Thanks for all your videos!
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cash!
@carleenkerr19062 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👌
@medicussapiens3 жыл бұрын
Great introduction for beginners! Thanks a lot.
@stefanie.45715 жыл бұрын
Clear and simple! And there is a helpful advice about Improv I didn't know yet. I like!!! 😍🎷 Thanks a lot Scott !!! 😊👍
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stefanie! Glad you found it helpful :-)
@gedduncan24545 жыл бұрын
Very helpful introduction. Thanks.
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@markoprlic71715 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, Scott! For me as an older man trying to learn sax you make great videos! Keep up the good work!
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Marko!
@sarge-lb47023 жыл бұрын
Thanks your really helping me with improv that I have to do for school :)
@michaelmilano44573 жыл бұрын
awesome!! so simple so effective!! thanks Scott!!
@ScottPaddock3 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍
@arkonhaze35824 жыл бұрын
A great teacher and always a great sound quality...keep on doin it
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@alanfriend78995 жыл бұрын
One. of your best videos, Scott. Just taking one scale and working on interesting rhythms and shaping the line is a great idea and really helps me a lot. This is how I'm going to practise scales in future, but also with tha metronome going as well. Thanks a lot
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Hey Alan! Thanks, I think this video is really effective because it doesn't veer off the path at all. It just shows you the step by step process to turn the scale into an improv idea. I'm getting ready to do a whole video on rhythmic improv in the very near future.
@genef31605 жыл бұрын
Love the way you break things down, really simplifies music. Thanks
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
That's what I try to do! Explain it in really easily digestible bites :-)
@TheWFamilyMusic5 жыл бұрын
great! Thanks, that helps me lot!
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!
@someguy174335 жыл бұрын
that intro never gets old! keep doing what you do, scott!!
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Juan!
@nicolebee62824 жыл бұрын
thank you for your videos! really thorough and engaging. You make a great teacher!
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nicole!
@sebbi54195 жыл бұрын
You are one of the best music-teachers i've ever seen. Even better then my personal teacher ;)
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU !
@eduardowilkinson36683 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@ScottPaddock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Mr.Blu3.5 жыл бұрын
This is the only truly great and useful video about this topic. Thank you so much!!!
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott!!
@litoffe4 жыл бұрын
Great teaching
@wikstik15 жыл бұрын
Really glad to see this channel growing.
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks me too!! 10K is on the horizon :-)
@kervitzer4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos!
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@moeeljabi4 жыл бұрын
thank you man so much you are the best
@radhadiaz44884 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! That was very helpfull.👌
@sandwich444 жыл бұрын
I found this info on turning a scale into an improvisation quite enlightening.
@Michael-ol7wm5 жыл бұрын
Wow, Scott , outstanding video. Your teaching skills are really good. Thank you for posting your videos. Keep up the great work, we all appreciate this. How can I apply this technique to contemporary jazz or contemporary worship music?
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael!
@lennoxsookoo28923 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Nuel.Music144 жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos. it is very informative!
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@germygon60gonzalez23 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot are really good, this exercises .
@andrewsantos71414 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for such a great job God bless you
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@ericalbert69543 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup l'Ami !!!
@SaxDBA5 жыл бұрын
Just got my Aerophone AE-10 and I love it! I see yours behind you in the video!
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Yeah! they are awesome!! Make sure you do the update to version 3.0 it improves the fingers a bit and the new sounds that start around the 100s are great!!! I'm going to be doing a few more videos on it as well.
@pierreashba5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Excellent teaching skills. Simple and practical. I'm trying this immediately... I'll let you know 🙂🎷😎
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@avitus75 жыл бұрын
This was really helpful. And after trying it I realized I really need work on my articulation at speed.
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the tonguing is super important.
@pauldance73875 жыл бұрын
I am trumpet player 1 year , this is cool stuff...thx
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@raseshgandhi67024 жыл бұрын
Beautiful❤
@normanwylie73474 жыл бұрын
Snakin and jumping, I like it!
@spontaneousgroovincombusti29025 жыл бұрын
Well done Scott. This is precisely how I think about and teach improv as well. Nice to see it put out there. I would add a bit of chromaticism to break out of the scale feel. Really good alto tone.
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, I've got a video coming that is going to address chromaticism, but this video is barebones how to turn a scale into improv. I've found that once most students build confidence in improv it is really easy to introduce new techniques.
@davebailey15825 жыл бұрын
Your the best!
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@peterdrake51565 жыл бұрын
Great video. YOu need to do a video tht allows us to practice listening to and repeating back some simple jazz phrases. My teacher says I should be listening to great jazz tracks and trying to play back some of the phrases but they are too hard to me - even with a slow downer, the r - section makes it too difficult to hear it easily. With just a sax I would be able to pick out the phrases more easily thanks Peter
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That's more of something I'd do in lessons than in a video. But if your looking for a good starting place, try Miles Davis - Freedie Freeloader or a Chet Baker trumpet solo. They are easier to breakdown.
@precisionhoops3655 жыл бұрын
Sweet
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
😁😁
@waynewojnarowski36974 жыл бұрын
Scott this is a very good lesson thanks so much. If you read this how much does your Syos mouthpiece cost??
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
Hey Wayne, I think it's around $200. I have a discount code SCOTT
@daluxolotunzi90493 жыл бұрын
Afternoon Scott I'm in South Africa.. Your lesson was quite interesting using a major scale to improvise. It is quite clear and straight forward. Now my question is using the same technique in major scale can you utilise the 9th, 11th, 13th?. Secondly the 4th degree note does it form part of improvisation in major scale? Thanks for lesson I really needed this.
@nhr275 жыл бұрын
great video... ive noticed your playing is about the same volume as your voice. is that through editing or do you play soft?
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Editing. I record the sax to one track and my voice to another one and then edit them down to one. If I do them both on the same mic, it's a nightmare.
@paigecarr32545 жыл бұрын
Is it better to improvise with a major scale or pentatonic scale
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Neither, it depends on the chords of each song which scales you use. Every song has it's own set of changes so there is no one scale that fits everything.
@flaviosilva90614 жыл бұрын
Bom dia professor, você simplesmente é o melhor. 👏👏👏🙌🙌🙏
@pauldance73875 жыл бұрын
How about going up the G scale and coming down the D scale adding different rhythms .... and a vises-versa? ( new player here )
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
That would work if you were playing over a Gmaj chord that went into a Dmaj chord. You have to stay in the correct key. If you play C#s over a G major scale chord (G maj) then it will sound like a wrong note.
@drchristofor5 жыл бұрын
Why is it third from g to b, because its 4 steps of half notes. Sorry, I don‘t get it and yes, I am a beginner. Like your videos very much. Just subscribed ! I think I get it: it’s the third note in the particular scale , right?
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's the 3rd note of the scale. So if it were a Bb it would be called a flat third or minor third.
@drchristofor5 жыл бұрын
Hi Scott, I don‘t find an email address on your homepage. How can I contact you regarding lessons? Yours, Joe, Germany (why not? 🤪)
@timedriverable5 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your vids. What brand of saxophone are you playing?
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
P. Mauriat 67RX Influence
@johnwhyte-venables21675 жыл бұрын
Does this advice also apply to improv on a blues scale?
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
I've done a few videos on improvising using the blues scale. These concepts would work, but this is more gear towards traditional scales.
@eliaslopez-me6kg5 жыл бұрын
Can you please tell me what kind of mouthpiece you have?
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 Blue
@baronvonmaximillionsnell27574 жыл бұрын
How do you become creative with a rhythm, this is a bit I can't get.
@ScottPaddock4 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a great topic for a video.
@nailasyamsiatulmarifah28965 жыл бұрын
what its your saxophon &mouthpice mr scott ?
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
It's all in the video description
@danbunch15145 жыл бұрын
what MP is that?
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 Blue
@thahdeepseadivuh75015 жыл бұрын
I play piano but whenever I try to use the scale it sounds cheesy
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
I just did a video called 4 ways to make your improv sound more interesting. Check it out.
@thahdeepseadivuh75015 жыл бұрын
@@ScottPaddock thank you
@SaxandRelax5 жыл бұрын
Snaking my way downtown, walking fast, faces pass...
@ScottPaddock5 жыл бұрын
😁😁😁
@daviddiaz47165 жыл бұрын
He talks so fast I can't tell it he is sayin D scale or G scale