3 Great Songs for Beginner Saxophone Players

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Jay Metcalf gives a lesson on 3 songs that are easy for a beginning saxophone player to learn.
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@archangel0137 Жыл бұрын

Knowing how to read music is an important skill, but it's way more fun not to use any sheet music. Learning songs by ear is the most effective way to pick up tunes and actually remember them

@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- Жыл бұрын

The same. Agree totally!

@neelprakash330 8 ай бұрын

Problem with playing by ear, is that you won't go too far in over a 30 year period. You can learn to sight read well in just 1 year. You only have to practice everyday.

@user-ov1vo7cb2r 6 ай бұрын

Agree, but in the long term, but knowing how to read sheet music makes everything so much easier

@MarkPeotter Жыл бұрын

"Play the Lyrics"! When Dexter Gordon was asked how he developed his gorgeous phrasing, he answered that he thinks about the lyrics.

@smalltownglobalproductions 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely love your technique because I'm an improviser and extremely creative with my music. The main reason I want to do music in the first place is to do my own music primarily. The saxophone is an improvisation instrument anyway and this makes it all more natural and also probably encourages a lot of sax students who might have given up if they just had to rely on the old school method of reading notes.

@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- Жыл бұрын

Great video! Congrats Jay! This is my favorite way to learn new songs and works so good that i never forget them later.

@robertwalter1628 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to show how to use Tomplay along with your course I am amazed 🥰

@dasakasenior7758 Жыл бұрын

I plan to get mine very soon ...you've motivating me with your teachings

@RevolutionTutors Жыл бұрын

App cost $120 annually after 14 day subscription. Nothing worse than forgetting to cancel and ending up paying a boatload for something you never wanted. Would much rather buy your courses Jay!

@bettersax Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I always set a reminder for stuff like that so I don't end up paying if I didn't get value from the subscription. Most companies will still refund you if you forget though.

@MarkPeotter Жыл бұрын

@Revolution Tutors On the suggestion of a fellow sax player, I bought one year of Tom Play, thinking that I would use it with my students. Tom Play is clumsy to navigate. If you even find the song you are looking for, which is unlikely, it might not be available for the instrument you play. Although Tom Play has thousands of songs, only a tiny few of them are something that I would share with my students.

@Andy-cp5op 27 күн бұрын

Tomplay has fairly regular discount offers, so I just wait for Black Friday or whatever and save 40% on an annual subscription. Don’t forget to turn auto-renewal off though! I’ve used the app for about 18 months, I love how they have various levels of difficulty for each song. Makes it easy to either quickly learn a pop song, or choose something challenging to work on with my teacher.

@hspnew 9 ай бұрын

Excellent ! need more of this for future

@grantkoeller8911 Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic way to learn !

@robstevens9590 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay! This will help me to learn "Perfect." On "Ain't No Sunshine" I like to play the melody an octave lower -- it gives more of that Bobby 'Blue' Bland feel. I am working on an up-tempo salsa version of "Fly Me to the Moon."

@bettersax Жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@bengeorgethomastaylor Жыл бұрын

love your videos!

@marcohamid8868 Жыл бұрын

Sir. You are best in the world this is the Faust and best way to learn saxophone for the beginner.

@bettersax Жыл бұрын

So nice of you

@jjacarsphotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks man helped alot but i already learned Perfect haha and used it for an exam

@arsenalmikebe4 Жыл бұрын

Hello, thanks for the work... I'm asking if theres any app recommendation for the keys of the songs on the alto saxophone.... Chordify stops on guitars and etc but not saxophone

@ketong71 Жыл бұрын

In the Real Book and other Hal Leonard Books, "Fly Me To The Moon" is in C Major for Alto. That's how I learned it. Is the one from Tom Play based on Frank Sinatra's cover?

@mcdaded Жыл бұрын

Hey Jay, where do you get those red finger prompts if I can't read sheet music?

@johna6648 11 ай бұрын

How do you get Tomplay to show the green melody cursor?

@abdulmajeedahmadi1990 Жыл бұрын

I have a quick question should I play alto sax first and then go th bari sax or go straight to bari sax this is my first time playing sax?

@lyudmilashcherbina4950 5 ай бұрын

Alto sax

@user-sp6rj1rz6y Жыл бұрын

Jay, I use and like TomPlay sheet music and backing tracks, but haven't figured out to use the improve section with the chords shown. Perhaps you could walk us through how to interpret and use the chords to improvise with the music.

@fiddler1861 8 ай бұрын

You just learn the arpeggio notes of each chord, and fill in with other notes from the scale.

@smalltownglobalproductions 5 ай бұрын

I also sing by ear but I can also read music. 🎷🎶

@tonifischu1494 Жыл бұрын

Where is the full version sir? 😊

@lyudmilashcherbina4950 5 ай бұрын

I have a quick question, what song did you just play ?

@tapatio571 Жыл бұрын

I wanna be like you when I'm older

@kwootamuckbear9294 Жыл бұрын

👍🏾🎵🎶🎷

@vSivii Жыл бұрын

heyy

@octtrinittolavg 8 ай бұрын

What's the name of the first song?

@minnie5301 4 ай бұрын

Perfect ed sheeran

@Connor-nv5sn Жыл бұрын

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@anthonysteinerv 8 ай бұрын

Holy smokes watching you play perfect by kinda improvising, and how beautiful it shounded just made me feel like I reaaaaaallly suck.

@narkoiuy5075 Жыл бұрын

W video

@williemacon30 Жыл бұрын

Nothing usually shocks for me but I’m shocked at the choices that better sex chose these are songs that I wouldn’t think he would have chose for beginners

@leda-vaso6409 Жыл бұрын

You mean sax don't you?😅

@allanstoneman7911 Жыл бұрын

Thats great but does tomplayy have the lyrics with the score.?

@pmwizard48 Жыл бұрын

That’s the same advice I told students. Play the song not the music.

@kretz130 Жыл бұрын

I’m making a new song right now so it’s called let it shine if that’s what It’s called OK I’ll stop now

@johnlegarre3667 Жыл бұрын

Those leading-edge downward grace notes just reek of "smooth jazz"..... I understand that a player needs a commerical, modern style for certain situations. But being a old timer, I just can't wrap my head around this kind of playing.

@kretz130 Жыл бұрын

My dad is forcing me to play saxophone😭😤😡😰

@FarsansTorraOrdvitsar 10 ай бұрын

Imagine having a father that encourage music practicing...😢