HOW TO IMPROVISE USING A MAJOR SCALE

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www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com - STUDY SAX WITH SCOTT PADDOCK
Ever wonder how to turn a scale into improvisation? This is the video for you! In this video, I take a G major scale and show you step by step how to change it from just a plain scale into improvisation. It's actually way easier than you'd think! With this step by step guide you'll be playing improvised solos in no time!
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P. Mauriat 67RX Influence alto sax
Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 Blue mouthpiece
Legere Signature 2.5 reeds
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@aljerones99 5 жыл бұрын

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!

@ScottPaddock 5 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 KZfaq 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

@tomasznowak7938 4 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring Lesson. Thank you Scott!

@josepholiveri299 4 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...

@dorisfigueroa4027 5 жыл бұрын

Once again Scott just love the way you teach. Straight to the point that matters. You make it sound so good.

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks you!!!

@pauldance7387 4 жыл бұрын

Gift of teaching

@user-no2ez9qw5w 4 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

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dylan!

@jrphartley 3 жыл бұрын

Never watched a youtube and taken notes before. Brilliant stuff.

@marklicciardo1180 4 жыл бұрын

Cool AS... great place to start on GMag Scale for improv... Loven That...Thanks Scott

@carleenkerr1906 2 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....

@Ramen_Sensei 5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!! THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN MISSING!!!! THX SCOTT!!!!!! KEEP IT UP!!!!👍👍👍👍

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Glad I helped you unlock the puzzle. Check out the one I did on the blues also.

@EnlightenedRogue24 5 жыл бұрын

I love the way you exude so much passion even when just playing with a major scale. 🎷😎👍

@ScottPaddock 5 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.

@stefanie.4571 5 жыл бұрын

Clear and simple! And there is a helpful advice about Improv I didn't know yet. I like!!! 😍🎷 Thanks a lot Scott !!! 😊👍

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stefanie! Glad you found it helpful :-)

@alanfriend7899 5 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

@ScottPaddock 5 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.

@medicussapiens 3 жыл бұрын

Great introduction for beginners! Thanks a lot.

@genef3160 5 жыл бұрын

Love the way you break things down, really simplifies music. Thanks

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

That's what I try to do! Explain it in really easily digestible bites :-)

@Deise.dcssss 3 жыл бұрын

YOU are SUPER! Greetings from Brazil!

@thomasschneider1785 3 жыл бұрын

Great as usual

@MrCashK 4 жыл бұрын

You have SO many good pointers! Thanks for all your videos!

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cash!

@radhadiaz4488 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That was very helpfull.👌

@germygon60gonzalez2 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot are really good, this exercises .

@Mr.Blu3. 5 жыл бұрын

This is the only truly great and useful video about this topic. Thank you so much!!!

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!!

@moeeljabi 4 жыл бұрын

thank you man so much you are the best

@sarge-lb4702 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks your really helping me with improv that I have to do for school :)

@fargesprak 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice.

@markoprlic7171 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, Scott! For me as an older man trying to learn sax you make great videos! Keep up the good work!

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marko!

@carleenkerr1906 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👌

@nicolebee6282 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for your videos! really thorough and engaging. You make a great teacher!

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicole!

@someguy17433 4 жыл бұрын

that intro never gets old! keep doing what you do, scott!!

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Juan!

@litoffe 4 жыл бұрын

Great teaching

@wikstik1 5 жыл бұрын

Really glad to see this channel growing.

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks me too!! 10K is on the horizon :-)

@arkonhaze3582 4 жыл бұрын

A great teacher and always a great sound quality...keep on doin it

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@Nuel.Music14 4 жыл бұрын

I love watching your videos. it is very informative!

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@gedduncan2454 5 жыл бұрын

Very helpful introduction. Thanks.

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@sebbi5419 5 жыл бұрын

You are one of the best music-teachers i've ever seen. Even better then my personal teacher ;)

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU !

@raseshgandhi6702 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful❤

@TheWFamilyMusic 5 жыл бұрын

great! Thanks, that helps me lot!

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

@michaelmilano4457 3 жыл бұрын

awesome!! so simple so effective!! thanks Scott!!

@ScottPaddock 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@kervitzer 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos!

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@ericalbert6954 3 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup l'Ami !!!

@gaoldroyd 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video - very clear

@ScottPaddock 3 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.

@pierreashba 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Excellent teaching skills. Simple and practical. I'm trying this immediately... I'll let you know 🙂🎷😎

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@SaxDBA 5 жыл бұрын

Just got my Aerophone AE-10 and I love it! I see yours behind you in the video!

@ScottPaddock 5 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.

@andrewsantos7141 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for such a great job God bless you

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@davebailey1582 5 жыл бұрын

Your the best!

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@angiehoosen4570 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott,i am really impressed with your teaching method ,keep up the great work

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Angie!

@B.PYADAV-gi7bf Жыл бұрын

You're God for me

@normanwylie7347 4 жыл бұрын

Snakin and jumping, I like it!

@eduardowilkinson3668 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@ScottPaddock 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@spontaneousgroovincombusti2902 5 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.

@ScottPaddock 5 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.

@avitus7 5 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful. And after trying it I realized I really need work on my articulation at speed.

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the tonguing is super important.

@sandwich44 4 жыл бұрын

I found this info on turning a scale into an improvisation quite enlightening.

@Michael-ol7wm 5 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?

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

@lennoxsookoo2892 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@pauldance7387 5 жыл бұрын

I am trumpet player 1 year , this is cool stuff...thx

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@precisionhoops3652 5 жыл бұрын

Sweet

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

😁😁

@peterdrake5156 5 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

@ScottPaddock 5 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.

@flaviosilva9061 4 жыл бұрын

Bom dia professor, você simplesmente é o melhor. 👏👏👏🙌🙌🙏

@daluxolotunzi9049 3 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.

@waynewojnarowski3697 4 жыл бұрын

Scott this is a very good lesson thanks so much. If you read this how much does your Syos mouthpiece cost??

@ScottPaddock 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Wayne, I think it's around $200. I have a discount code SCOTT

@timedriverable 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your vids. What brand of saxophone are you playing?

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

P. Mauriat 67RX Influence

@nhr27 5 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?

@ScottPaddock 5 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.

@johnwhyte-venables2167 5 жыл бұрын

Does this advice also apply to improv on a blues scale?

@ScottPaddock 5 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.

@pauldance7387 5 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 )

@ScottPaddock 5 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.

@paigecarr3254 5 жыл бұрын

Is it better to improvise with a major scale or pentatonic scale

@ScottPaddock 5 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.

@nailasyamsiatulmarifah2896 5 жыл бұрын

what its your saxophon &mouthpice mr scott ?

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

It's all in the video description

@eliaslopez-me6kg 5 жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me what kind of mouthpiece you have?

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 Blue

@danbunch1514 5 жыл бұрын

what MP is that?

@ScottPaddock 5 жыл бұрын

Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 Blue

@drchristofor 4 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?

@ScottPaddock 4 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.

@drchristofor 4 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? 🤪)