TONE is Everything on the sax

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In this tutorial, I’m diving deep into one of the most important aspects of saxophone playing - developing a great sound! Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your tone, this video covers everything you need to know.
We’ll break down 7 key points to help you improve your sound, with exercises and top tips that will guide you step-by-step. I’ll share all the techniques I’ve learned over the years to make sure you can develop a rich, full tone that’s unique to you.
In this video, you'll learn:
The equipment you use and the mouthpiece I recommend
The position of your bottom lip for better tone
A great exercise to help develop a wide range of sounds on your sax
How learning by ear directly affects your sound
How to open up your throat for a fuller tone
Mastering vibrato and how it enhances your playing
A bonus tip on how your mindset affects your sound
I’ve packed this tutorial with all the practical advice and exercises I could think of to help you achieve a truly great saxophone sound.
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EDIT: Around the 5 minute mark, I say, "I wish I could get that sound out of a cane reed" and I meant to say "synthetic reed"
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@totalfiremanagement 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Norge, thank you so much, I’m extremely grateful for your kind support 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@petersmith228 5 ай бұрын

Tried all the pro sax educators on youtube for years, guess what Lynden you are the best. No thrills, explained in laymans terms i feel better with the sax after i have watched and listened to you. Keep it coming please.Would you one day show us the setting you use on mixer etc please and your speaker.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Wow Peter, that is so kind of you to say, thank you. I will take note of what you asked about my mixer and speaker and see if I can make a video about that. Thanks again for your lovely comment!! 😎😎🎷🎷🤝🤝

@petersmith228 5 ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades Meant everyword Lynden. Thank you for what you do.

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Peter 🙏🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

@irax22 8 күн бұрын

Thanks lynden

@lyndenblades 8 күн бұрын

You’re so welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@sovereign142 5 ай бұрын

Wow, your explanation of achieving a mouth position and opening your throat are the best I have ever heard. Every one of your videos are so helpful to me . Thank you and heres a coffee

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so much, and thank you for the coffee and the lovely message Jan 😎😎🎷🎷🤝🤝

@philmespel4372 14 күн бұрын

Thank Lynden, more great tips to put into practice. I love your openess and vulnerability. I'm really struggling with learning how to count. They say ABC, always be counting. I tend to listen to the drums, bass or where the beat is. I've found a local teacher and he is giving me jazz bits that have loads of 16ths in them and I just don't count that way. Any tips on how to mentally count and still play with confidence, as in thinking about reading music, tone and all the other stuff going on? Just keep doing what you are doing! I look at heaps of sax tutorials, yours is probably THE best.

@lyndenblades 14 күн бұрын

@@philmespel4372 Phil that’s incredibly kind of you to say, thank you. To mentally count and play with confidence is hard, and that’s why you’re finding it hard. My advice is to divide and conquer, repeat passages so many times that you don’t have to think about them in the same way anymore. If your brain has all that stuff going on at the same time, you won’t get to flow, so work on the individual elements, reading, tone and the notes that you’re playing individually and memorise as much as you can and then try putting it together. But remember that people with a lot of experience make it look easy, but it isn’t and if it takes you a while to get these things down and you’re finding it hard, that’s perfectly ok and normal. It’s much harder than it looks, but when you love it as much as you and I do, then it doesn’t matter! Does this help a little?

@kooky74 5 ай бұрын

Hello. Thank you for all these tips ❤. In french the point 8 we say "être dans la bulle" more or less "be in the bubble". It is a so nice feeling any musician must play music like this. That is amazing. Thanks again

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Kooky, really appreciate your feedback and so pleased to think this is helpful 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@Laura-wg5jk 5 ай бұрын

Every time I watch one of your videos, they make me happy. I am glad to learn you use the Meyer 5 - me too...I've stuck with it a long time just like you advise. Very good advice throughout this video.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Laura thank you so much, that really means such a lot to me 😎😎🎷🎷🤝🤝

@totalfiremanagement 5 ай бұрын

Good morning Lynden. Once again a from the heart video as you say. I truly and honestly look forward to every one of your videos that you put out. I have been following you for some time and find your instructional manner incredibly refreshing, relaxing and warm. I know that sounds silly, but take it as it is meant. I struggle to find the time and the enthusiasm sometimes to get practice in as I am sure most beginners do because we think we sound annoyingly loud and cr-p so it is hard. Personally, I find the scales practice with your simple backing tracks the most encouraging for me to pick my sax up and have blow. In the words of our greatest comedian, as long as you play the right notes, they do not necessarily have to be in the right order and its true to a degree!! There is one more thing that I think would be extremely useful to us for you do and that is call and response. I do apologise if you already have a video doing this. PS. 58 is not that old. Keep it coming young man. Norgs, Manchester. Coffee on its way old bean.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Wow Norgs, your message has absolutely made my day, that’s so kind of you, thank you. I’m over the moon to think that my videos are helping you and other people, it’s just so cool. Thanks for the suggestion on call and response, can you be a bit more specific? If you can, I’ll certainly look at making a video. Thanks again so much and thanks for the coffee ☕️ 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@Saxystuff-z8z 5 ай бұрын

That last point is so ON!!! If you're not in the music, in your Sax, in the moment, so many problems will come to the front. I just play for myself, but when I'm not in the moment, I find it better to just hang it up for a few, take a break, get focused, then try again.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@newscrews11 5 ай бұрын

You ent old. I was six years older than you are now when I first took up sax. Admittedly you wouldn't think so from the progress made in the six years since but you're changing that!

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

I’m so much older than I used to be. This is the oldest I’ve ever been!! 😂😂😂 So happy to help 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@chrisdyson5513 4 ай бұрын

Great video Lynden, thank you. Really useful tips which I shall put into practice and hopefully improve my tone, which I think is so important too.

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris, glad it was helpful 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@timtully8015 4 ай бұрын

Great video, Lynden. Your tone is beautiful and I'll follow any advice you offer. Thank you.

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

That’s such a nice thing to say Tim, thank you so much 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@kevingibson3714 4 ай бұрын

Another great video Lyndon, many thanks.

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Kevin! 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@keefieT 5 ай бұрын

Have chops like a Goldfish or a Guppy. My sound has come on so much since adopting this technique.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

That’s fantastic Keefie🤝👍😎😎🎷🎷

@reallydiab9365 3 ай бұрын

Very useful. Thank you.

@lyndenblades 3 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome, thank you 😎😎🤝🤝🎷🎷

@Resetasylum Ай бұрын

The surrendering you referring to/ flow state. My friend says when watching its like you become a conduit.

@lyndenblades Ай бұрын

Exactly 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@Resetasylum Ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades I still get, Ive got it Ive got it, I aint got it tho..😁

@lyndenblades Ай бұрын

@@Resetasylum me too 😂🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@markrondinelli9582 5 ай бұрын

Another great video Lynden. Keep up the great work. Thanks. God Bless

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark, God bless you to 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

@peterankin985 5 ай бұрын

Buenos dias lyden,, just to pick up on your final point my old sax teacher Alan Dampier god bless him used to say to me allways practice and play with conviction so that echos what you have just been explaining last thing he told me was allways give every note its full value..great channel best wishes to you and your family...Peter, Guardamar del Segura Spain

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Peter thank you so much, I think he was absolutely right 👍👍🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷🇬🇧🇪🇸🇬🇧🇪🇸🇬🇧🇪🇸

@trefordavies3670 5 ай бұрын

Another great lesson , I have tried so many mouthpieces looking for the holy grail piece . Took your advice and stuck to a seller soloist F facing for the last year , it’s now the one I will stick with . Will try the yawn technique . Thanks again for the tips and lessons , love your style of teaching . Careful with your punch bag training , be kind to your wrists …. I speak from experience and ten years older lol

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Trefor, thank you for this, I will be careful and glad you decided to stick to one MP. Let me know how you get on with the Yawn. Thanks again 🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝

@deanmartin6052 5 ай бұрын

Hey Lynden, thank you for this wonderful lesson (I got it by email before you made the vid 🙂). I know this will be so invaluable to many like myself who want to vastly improve their tone. Mate, you are the best.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Dean, thank you so much and I’m so glad that you like it 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@christerhenningstedt6939 5 ай бұрын

Great stuff Lynden!

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Christer 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@GeorgeSKLeong 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Lynden for making a video on tone. You are really good at explaining things and make them to easy to understand. I have a question on harmonics, how does practicing that improves one's tone?

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi George, thank you so much for your lovely feedback and the reason why playing harmonics helps is that it gives the muscles of your face a really good workout and helps you develop your embouchure, giving you more control, strength and flexibility. Does that make sense? 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@GeorgeSKLeong 5 ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades yes, this made perfect sense, thanks Lynden.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

@@GeorgeSKLeong you’re so welcome 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@RskSmiles 3 ай бұрын

A suggestion for future videos is perhaps to start doing some technical exercise videos. E.g. overtones, dynamics, vibrato?

@lyndenblades 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’ll take that in board. I’ve covered sone of the things that you mention in this video TONE is Everything on the sax kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaCVe2eFd8eagpo 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@REX-007 5 ай бұрын

Great video Lynden. Just last week, I was lucky enough to have some face time with a jazz player in the family. These are all the points covered and it's finally starting to give me that satisfaction of tone quality. On the topic of Overtones, (14:10 - 14:20) does your lower lip go more inward for the higher frequencies? Thanks 🎉

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Rex. Yes your bottom lip might move to get the different sounds 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@hubdecassis 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Linden, you are the Best . Your tips are so helpful. I never successed to put lips out 🙁 . It s a pitty. each time i do it, sounds are so bad ( in french, 'ca fait des canards') . i wish i can do it one day, but i really do not know how to do it with security ( in gigs for example) . so i put always lips down in mouth .. that s bad , but i do not know how to do what you suggested in your video. thanks again for all.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Keep trying and thank you so much for your lovely comments 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@SaxSith 4 ай бұрын

Tone is very personal and is connected with the intellect of the musician. Not talking about rock musicians😅

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely 😂😂🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@martyhill6609 5 ай бұрын

Great advice. I use Yamaha Standard Series 4C MP and Yamaha Alto Saxophone synthetic Reed 2.5. I find the synthetic reeds good for learing as they last a long time. I don't get the funny tastes from the traditional reeds. But I'd imagine I'll get hammered for saying this..

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

You won’t get hammered from me Marty, if that’s working for you then that’s the perfect set up 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@martyhill6609 5 ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades Thats because your a Gentleman😇 Thnx Lynden.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

@@martyhill6609 thank you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@Shmurdiak25 5 ай бұрын

The sax you're playing also matters. You take an Otto Link and pair it with say Rampone & Cassani (which is a large bore instrument ) and you'll get a much spread and fluffy tone. On the other hand, take your Otto Link and put it on a Yamaha and the tone will be more centered and barky. Hence, the saxophone matters as much as your mouthpiece.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

👍👍🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@robwarrens5348 5 ай бұрын

So it is the combination that counts

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@George-jo7mi 4 ай бұрын

Hello I think my tone is the best quality in my playing. Looking for a tenor and watched your comparison of vintage v new Alto. Have you made a vid between tenor? I am really interested to see if your Goldington tenor would suit me and put an end to me search for a phat sound in a clunky tenor like my old Naked Lady.

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Hi George, thanks for this. A long while ago I made this comparison video, it was before my relaunch so the production quality is different. Let me know if this helps 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷 Goldington Tenor sax kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKGyfKqNYrV9edU. Here’s a direct comparison kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGHCZql7gLNgg9Efeature=shared

@dennyb3662 5 ай бұрын

Good day Sir, thanks for all you've done with making these videos that are quite helpful. I subscribed and joined as a member. Please advise me on how to send you a video of my playing. I'm a beginner now for three and a half year's, but I'm realizing that there is so much to learn. I only know a handful of songs, and it's just mainly chorus.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Denny, thank you for being a member, that's really great and I really appreciate it. Just drop me a line to lynden@saxandhoney.com and I'll see how I can help :-)