How to Play Faster and Make Fewer Mistakes - Saxophone Fingering Tutorial

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Jay Metcalf gives a lesson on how to play faster, cleaner and with better rhythm on the saxophone.
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@glencunningham5400 6 жыл бұрын

I studied with Eric Marienthal years ago, and he really emphasized playing slow, just like you do. Eric was in Chick Corea's Elektric Band at the time, a band known for their speed and complex music. He told me that people would be surprised to hear how slow Chick practices at times, and that that is one of the main reasons he can play fast so precisely and cleanly. Eric told me that another famous keyboard player (who I won't name here) that he has recorded a few albums with is very proud of his speed and always practices as fast as he can. But if you listen very carefully to his albums (especially if you slow them down) you can hear that his playing is actually quite sloppy. In fact, I can't listen to his playing any more without noticing this sloppiness. Chick, and Eric, both continue to amaze me. I really became sold on this idea when Eric made me play nothing but slow scales (no songs, no play-alongs, just scales) for a couple of weeks, carefully listening to each transition for any fingering glitches, minimizing finger motion, matching tonality of each note, noticing the timing and quality of my tonguing, etc. I did this for two hours a day for two weeks, and was a bit skeptical of whether it was worth it. But when I played a song at the end of the two weeks, my wife came running in the room to see if it was really me. We both couldn't believe the improvement. So I am really sold on how playing slow helps you play fast, and much better.

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

Glen, Thanks for your comment and sharing that insight.

@ericworthy1300 5 жыл бұрын

I know you don't want to speak bad about the pianist but I wish you would name him so I have an example of what it sounds like when you practice fast

@rothschildianum 5 жыл бұрын

In the classical piano world, it is exactly the same. We must practice slowly, otherwise, we won't have the preciness and clarity! Practice slow is the key. To my surprise, my classical sax teacher always hurries me up all the time. I need to practice slowly to get the correct tounging etc.

@I_M_Nonno 5 жыл бұрын

@George Jones Interesting. How does dyslexia manifest itself in playing music? Sight reading is a skill like any other. You have to practice it to improve at it. There are sight reading books that will help if you put the time in. When I do, I get better at reading new music.

@stangetz534 5 жыл бұрын

Glen thanks - did you do 60bpm as Bob Reynolds always talks about?

@bobpremecz5429 6 жыл бұрын

starting at about 7:30 is the real gem of advice that mirrors or follows what I teach. I phrase it this way, "if you learn mistakes it will take you 30 to 40 times longer to erase those mistakes and build a clean recall of the correct way to perform. So get it right at half speed, then full speed will follow. Make a mistake at full speed, go back to half speed until solid in your muscles and mind. Then full speed will feel like half speed, since you now engaged auto pilot. Remember, amateurs practice until they get it right once, pros practice until they can't get it wrong!" Thanks for sharing your ideas!

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

+Bob Premecz Yes! that is how we should practice technical passages. It takes discipline though!

@justanmichael5378 5 жыл бұрын

Amen dude! It's like 25% your mind playing any instrument, and like 75% your muscle memory

@Captain-mz6mg 2 жыл бұрын

I practice until I’ve done it so much that the mistakes I was making in the beginning come back.

@stephengent9974 5 жыл бұрын

It absolutely works. Same fr any instrument. Learn slow. Speed is a function of accuracy. Playing slowly also shows up any errors. It is actually harder to play very slowly than quickly. Besides being a good musician is not about how fast you can play.

@ling-lingofficial40hours40 4 жыл бұрын

"If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly!"

@j.l.5966 4 жыл бұрын

“If you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball!”

@johnbililake9725 4 жыл бұрын

Some nice 2Set in there...

@jazzforever7433 4 жыл бұрын

Thats best deal

@RoyceMusicWorld 4 жыл бұрын

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@HSKY69 4 жыл бұрын

If you a dodge a snail. You can dodge a bullet

@MatthewODellmroguitar 3 ай бұрын

Hey Jay, I've played guitar for 30 years and taught guitar for 14 years. This is exactly how I taught my students on guitar! You couldn't be any more correct. I just picked up my first tenor sax March 9th. I'm loving it! Everybody here....listen to the man. He knows what he's talking about. This applies to all instruments. You a cool cat Jay! Great lesson!

@MARKLINMAN1 6 жыл бұрын

This video is ON POINT! In order to play fast you MUST play slow, speed and articulation come later. Thanks for this.

@seankuo4519 4 жыл бұрын

Even though this video was posted almost 2 years ago, it has been extremely useful for me as many a times I think i can go into the technical rhythms straight away but end up with lots of mistakes. I have been playing sax for close to 4 years now and this has been one of the most useful advice I have ever gotten. Thanks Jay!

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Good advice ages well.

@olaoyewolex5030 Жыл бұрын

Any materials and advice for a someone who is just delving into saxophone learning.

@craigiefconcert6493 4 жыл бұрын

So true. My belief is for every mistake you make you have to play the correct thing ten times to wipe it out. What good is playing fast if it’s bad? Also the “don’t practice stuff you know.” Gold jerry! Gold! It took me years to figure that out. I break phrases down into the smallest part that I really need to work on and practice it slowly with a metronome, looping it over and over. I do this with piano which I recently started learning and it works! I just started on sax too and I’m looking forward to applying the same method.

@vincent-qz7tr 4 жыл бұрын

Jay:**has 10k subs in 2018** Also Jay:**is so badass that he jumps to almost 120k subs in less than 2 years**

@amahnjohnson3260 4 жыл бұрын

its funny bc he's at 150k now, he's really coming up

@TheCabbageMan 4 жыл бұрын

This is what happens when you make very good and useful videos. He has the quality nailed down, the length of videos, and also the content is RELEVANT to sax players, some of the videos even professional players. I personally love the fact that so many of his videos help me in my saxophone progression for both alto and tenor. honestly its a gem of a channel, glad hes doing what he does.

@meemmahn2856 4 жыл бұрын

he's at 182k at two years

@mihir9031 4 жыл бұрын

@@meemmahn2856 in a week it became 184k lol

@MagnusAnand 3 жыл бұрын

207K now

@lornettahooks1522 5 жыл бұрын

This practice tip should be “GOSPEL” in everyone’s routine!!!

@MrGarycm 6 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to try this

@cristianoranje6296 5 жыл бұрын

You're doing a great job Jay. Thanks for all the useful videos!

@MYFAVORITECHRISTMAS 5 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to try this!

@benperschall6648 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video! I’m excited to try this out! Love the John Coltrane blue train album in the background!

@paulhazel 4 ай бұрын

Excellent advice as always.

@Arthur5000 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this video I haven't played in years and I want to start playing again so thank you

@chrismills5110 6 жыл бұрын

Some of the best advice I have seen yet, as a beginner

@Yourbosskid 6 жыл бұрын

So true! Slow enough that you can mentally savour and direct each note without feeling rushed or playing unconsciously.

@timchesonis Жыл бұрын

I haven’t even bought my saxophone yet, and I know that this methodology works. It just makes sense.

@sethadams9271 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent recommendations-all true!!!

@mikeoverton2536 2 жыл бұрын

I just revisited this. It's the same on any instrument. It's a big thing if you're having fun. That helps a ton.

@pierrettepolvent1262 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this lesson. It is helpfull !

@christophebibi6342 6 жыл бұрын

Respect. Some really great advice. Thank you sir.

@HayKay_ 2 жыл бұрын

I am watching this again in 2022. Still relevant. Thank you, Jay.

@robertobarbieri6588 5 жыл бұрын

It works ! Thank You !

@olabiyiabiodun3754 3 жыл бұрын

I'm really impressed for learning from here...this has really improved my skills a lot...I really appreciate you better sax

@Oddleif-DP3 6 жыл бұрын

that intro! LOVE IT

@tomyates9362 4 жыл бұрын

I went through that too, discovering in my thirties that my fingers were flying. "Feel the pearls ". I did exactly as Jay described! And it's tough but worth it. Also: practicing slow isn't the best way to get fast-- it's the only way. And to show that u can always learn, even though my finger position is good, I never really thought about concentrating on downward pressure as opposed to angular. Keeps u from "pulling" on the keys and wasting finger energy. Thanks again Jay!

@Whol3NothaL3v3l 2 жыл бұрын

I greatly appreciate all that you are doing here. You don't have to give us this quality help for free, but you are! You're teaching me things I'm not being taught by the instructor. I totally understand the value of starting slow to build speed. In my mind it's the same thing as typing. I'm surprised by how fast I can type, but I understand that since my mind has a basic understanding of where each key is located, my fingers can move faster because my mind no longer has to process the location of each key. I figure the same will happen with the sax over time. Lastly, I really appreciate your teaching style in that you're realistic and blunt about what it takes to see progress. You don't feed us a bunch of feel good crap. You just let us know, we're gonna have to put in the work if we want results. Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity!

@bettersax 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@chubbypuppys 6 жыл бұрын

I understand why he made this video but to play faster with fewer mistakes there is one key essential practice technique and here it is "Practice everything slow and then speed it up gradually" Tah dah!!!

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment James. I used to teach students to do that, since that was how I was taught. I get much better results with this method though.

@chubbypuppys 6 жыл бұрын

Hey I really enjoyed your video. I played my horn for about 8 or 9 years without thinking about the importance of holding my fingers on the keys instead of flopping them chaotically. I didn't learn this until I started playing the clarinet which doesn't allow you to flop your fingers on notes due to the make of the instrument. Very good tip.

@CheMechanical 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with Jay. I'm still a beginner on the sax but starting slow is how I learned to type in school and by the end of the class I was the fastest student at 70 wpm (with accuracy). Mostly we typed slow but spent about 20% of the time doing speed tests. It's about training your mind and body to the point where the motions are second-nature and you no longer have to think about them consciously.

@momijipress583 4 жыл бұрын

@@bettersax But isn't speeding it up gradually another way of saying "find your new Goldilocks speed" as you find your muscle memory settling in over time? Thanks to your recommendation, I got the Anytune Pro+ app and it has revolutionized my practice time. For a really fast lick I want to learn I may need to put just a tiny segment of it on a loop and start at 50% of full speed, playing it perfectly possibly a 100 times or more. Then, using the Step-It-Up Trainer I can set the loop to speed up by increments till I hit my speed limit for the day. The next day I may find I can play the segment perfectly at 52% and so I set the loop for that tempo and hope I don't drive my wife crazy repeating the same phrase a 100 times or more again. The next day I may be able to start at 54%. I'm not quite sure how playing at 70% speed for a month without ever trying it at 80% would translate into being able to play it suddenly at 100% tempo.

@nygoodbar 3 жыл бұрын

I first picked up a saxophone on Thanksgiving day in 1985 and had various teachers over the years (at least 10). I find your videos the most interesting and informative out of all saxophone videos on the Net. Clear and concise information, you definitely know your stuff. The last 15 years I've barely practiced but watching your videos have given me the spark that I needed to get back into taking playing the saxophone seriously. Thank you very much

@arthurogradycabral3322 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jay I Will start this technich tomorrow,

@nldawson11 7 ай бұрын

I was blessed as a beginner saxophone player in Fourth Grade with both an above par Tenor Saxophone (Buffet Crampon Super Dynaction passed down by my Dad), and with a band instructor who was an Alto Saxophone player, who became my Assistant Band Director in High School. Unfortunately my Sophomore year I was goofing off waiting for my parents to pick me up after a football game (Pep Band) and had my saxophone in a soft case and used it as a step stool. Resulting in a bent vertical shaft and unplayable saxophone. Ended up buying a $400 EBay saxophone and the quality difference showed, but it got me through college. I still have my Dad’s Buffet, waiting to have the money and to find the perfect shop to bring this saxophone back to its full glory.

@karinclifford698 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!! Slow=Accurate. Excellent advice!!

@user-ic6gr1vd1j 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a sophomore in high school and I've been trying to get better technique for a while. Then I found your channel, and found this video especially helpful in my rhythm and fingerstyle. Thanks Jay!

@timedriverable 5 жыл бұрын

Thanx...Your so correct in learning at a slow pace. To me its so satisfying when done correctly. Its like being in the "zone" so to speak.

@addrianatavalol9554 4 жыл бұрын

I just simply love you! You're teching me so meny things. Greetings from Mexico!

@bhushanbhansali9289 2 жыл бұрын

This is what I really needed.. Thank you ..

@philippea101 6 жыл бұрын

I am ski instructor. I am also a trainer in our ski school of 800. What you explained as to the benefit of training slow to play fast, is incredibly important in any learning of technique. In our case, I may have a client that want to ski black runs (ie play fast beautifully) - we are not going to learn that on a black run. We are going to go on blue run (play slow) so that she can learn and focus on the technical elements she will need later on a black run - That way she can really focus on what she needs to learn, as her brain power is not used up to just calculate how to survive the terrain - the way it would if we tried to practice on a black run. And then, after intense focused practice on blue terrain - playing slow - we go back on black terrain - playing fast - boum everything is still there that she learned on blue terrain, in a cmnfortable environment.

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

There are so many parallels between sports and music. There are some that think of performing music the same way as dancing or playing sports at a high level. It's all about mastering movement.

@judeamboise1439 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Sr, I was struggling on how to play faster and cleaner but anything could help me till I found your video and, I was proving if it was true to practice slow in order to play fast and thanks to your advice now I am playing FASTER AND CLEANER. Thanks

@richardjussher2403 Жыл бұрын

Thanks jay

@fidosax77 4 жыл бұрын

good to be here , hope to learn as much as i can from better sax

@ladybonser6306 3 жыл бұрын

I played in high school & then life got in the way. I'm now, today, a month from retirement & have picked up my ol' pal again. A friend suggested "A Better Sax" as a place to start again. Yes, playing it slow is driving me crazy, but when I attempt to speed it up before I'm ready I detest the mistakes I'm making. Still attempting to understand the differences in metronome speeds, but have a basic & using it as I'm learning the scales helps also. Everything Jay Metcalf is saying works. Thanks Jay!!

@krysvillanueva1165 5 жыл бұрын

Im really enjoying your instructional contents. Thank you for making this videos

@bettersax 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@DanielSmith_19 3 жыл бұрын

So I started studying music this year. Finished my third week recently. I've been a subscriber of yours for a while now, but high school with all the extra subjects left me with little time to diligently watch through your videos and apply your advice. But now that I can focus on my music 100%, I'm going to make a point of doing that. Thanks for all your help, Jay!

@user-nb2qs7th8i 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much！

@wpsvideoproduction 5 жыл бұрын

nice one - i practise the 80 - 20 with my dirt bike riding - a lesson learned early leads to improvement - thanks

@FrankValdezATL Жыл бұрын

Let me begin by saying that I have enjoyed your series of videos. I agree with the concept of keeping a relaxed grip and consistent finger position. I also agree with 80/20 practice theory. I’ve passed the ideas on to younger players that I’ve observed at jam sessions way before seeing your video tonight. I’m looking at almost 50 years of playing sax and wish there was KZfaq when I was coming up. Thanks for your lessons and reviews of products. A side note, check this video with an eye on your B key finger. Keep up the good work. ✌🏽❤️🎷

@raseshgandhi6702 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent sir

@esfahan1961 6 жыл бұрын

Great teaching job as usual Jay. I ain't closer to those 1/16th but increasingly closer to mastering those 1/8th. Still need a lot of concentration to keep my fingers close to the keys though. Thanks a million.

@theafterburnacademy6250 6 жыл бұрын

This is so true my friend. I am a Personal Trainer and tenor sax enthusiast. I am big on form and technique and insist on going slow in physical fitness until you don't have to think about your form and technique anymore, then you can go faster without thinking about whether you're doing it right. It's how many you can do right. My clients think I'm s magician and make it all look so easy. I'm not a magician, I have just practiced so long with correct form and technique that I can't get it wrong. "Amateurs practice until they can get it right, Professionals practice until they just can't get it wrong". Great advice and 100% CORRECT. Thanks mate...your great, and RIGHT!

@princechone 2 жыл бұрын

2021, Ive neen playing for 10 years and still couldn’t get things right because of this. I will start praticing slowly today

@geminidreamer2489 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay. I really find this is very important and helpful to me, especially I am preparing for my exam and as an adult learner, I know that practise makes perfect, and not all good musicians are born genius

@Allmusic956 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for some very clear explanations on improved techniques.

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad it helped...

@lestersingleton2779 6 жыл бұрын

Awsome video, great information for sax players of all ages. Thanks for the your fundamental input for sax players.

@bettersax 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lester!

@ericking9061 4 жыл бұрын

It's really true listen to Him

@ADAMKINGTV 6 жыл бұрын

10k subs bro is awesome congrats!!!!!

@billducker7404 4 жыл бұрын

Jay you are an excellent teacher, player, and musician! You are a truly INSPIRATIONAL teacher. Thank you so much. May God bless you and yours Jay. Bill / Nottingham UK

@phantomtop 3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@StoneysWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

I have been playing for 25 years. He is correct! I have practiced with many college saxophone professors always slowing down to achieve speed.

@kladmonet9 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you man! The lesson that i was need!

@bettersax 5 жыл бұрын

you're welcome

@mikeciul8599 2 жыл бұрын

I like the 80 20 idea. Sometimes I get perfectionistic about how slow I have to go in order to get things right, and I start thinking I'm never going to be able to speed up. So it's nice to have a number to aim for. I play a lot of instruments, and I recently wanted to play a bass guitar part that had 16th note triplets at 60 bpm. And I wanted to play it with one-finger picking. I wasn't sure I'd be able to do it at all. But I went down to 20 bpm and worked my way up. It took about a month, but I finally got it!

@Samuel-ge7im 6 жыл бұрын

Great job Jay, as usual super helpful, keep up,the good work my friend! Onwards and upwards! Best Regards, Samuel.

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

+Pilotguy Thanks!

@erlanianunes3598 3 жыл бұрын

Oh hey, i'm from Brazil, i love this channel

@theresistance1151 4 жыл бұрын

Yup so true, have been putting this into practice : - )

@theafrocentricjukeboxx6193 Жыл бұрын

it works

@anthonydupont3694 6 жыл бұрын

Good stuff Jay

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

@varungupta8423 6 жыл бұрын

A love supreme in the background. Respect

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

actually Blue Train...

@keithridenhour7033 5 жыл бұрын

Your tone, very very good Ksaxman

@karolfranchise1147 3 жыл бұрын

YESSS IT WORKS I’ve have been trying to play beauty and the beast and I finally can play it:)

@user-mm9rx3yn9r Жыл бұрын

Thank's Jay for speaking very clearly (I'm not native for english language). This is true ! I spent at least 6 years before I really undestood that working slowly is the first key, the second to keep fingers in contact with the keys, and third is to press them as lightly as posible. This allows to play relaxed, and get fast regular and smooth music, and fast progresses. By the way, I have been learning to play... accordeon, about forty years yago, and it is exactly the same. Now I restart playing music, on an alto saxophone (my hart instrument), and I'm descovering the embouchure and breath problems,... hence : Thank very much Jay for all your vidéos, very helpfull.

@henryzhuo7437 2 жыл бұрын

Super helpful!!! Now I can play better at my school band. 10/10

@jessolagunle 4 жыл бұрын

I've been playing the sax for several years and always struggled playing fast. I never understood why no matter how much I practiced. Now I understand it's poor finger positioning that I am currently undoing. This video is a gem!! 🎶🎷

@adharaesquivel698 4 жыл бұрын

Me too! I’ve been playing just for two years and now I have to unlearn these bad habits 😞

@2D2Productions 6 жыл бұрын

I have started with sax using Jay’s system since January 2018. I have not at all been focused on speed but when I have a moment in my practice where I do push speed I am often surprised that I have it in my hands. It is just there after spending lots of time on slow attention to my tone and pentatonic scales.

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear David.

@hankiedave 5 жыл бұрын

im a super beginner to saxophone and i will follow all your suggestions..thank you so much for this

@bettersax 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Glad to help.

@ObeytheRussianBlue 6 жыл бұрын

Super helpful-had to learn this truth the hard way after playing wrong for months! I loved the comment about playing slow until automatic to free your brains to look ahead!!! 🚀

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

The discipline to practice slowly really pays off.

@Indianeyezs24 5 жыл бұрын

Thank u for explaining how to properly use a sax

@cyrilb.9174 6 жыл бұрын

Great advice. I would definitely recommend playing super slow most of the time and always with a metronome (even for long tones). I personally don't use the 80/20 rule but something like 70% slow 20% medium and 10% fast. Playing fast should only be the tip of the iceberg i.e. what people hear when you perform.

@Fire-sideStories 4 жыл бұрын

In one year you've gained over 100x the subscribers!! Great content and congratulations!

@matthewgreeson9594 3 жыл бұрын

This should be considered a 'golden rule'. Practicing slow allows you to accurately program what you're learning into muscle memory. As Jay says, the result is that when you go to execute at full speed, the lick (or whatever) is there, with no thought required. Of course, the slowest thing you can practice is long tones. I treat scale warm-ups as long tone exercises. Your scales should sound sweet and consistent through the full range of your horn - right up into the altissimo.

@matthewgreeson9594 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jay. Your site is the bomb. Keep up the good work! Oh, how I'd wished I'd heeded my sax teacher's advice 35 years ago!

@stefan1172 4 жыл бұрын

Right now in November you have 113k subs, great job

@Biansax 5 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you. This advice makes so much sense. I am a runner that had just changed my style which I needed to do slowly before I could run faster. Got the cadence right then speeded up.Thanks again

@bettersax 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this advice does not only apply to music.

@lejazz6938 Жыл бұрын

I made a board in my practice room with the slogan: Slower goes Faster !!!

@BestValorantPlayer Жыл бұрын

For my Band class, I always like to refer to it as playing a video game, to react faster, your keys must be on the keyboard or controller so your not waiting for the time it takes to send your fingers on to the keyboard or controller to then press the buttons.

@williamkouzi7571 3 жыл бұрын

As a new player, I find all your videos super helpful!

@bettersax 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@charlesgiudicelli1180 6 жыл бұрын

Very good advice and so true! I spend lots of time correcting my mistakes because I wanted to play to fast to soon.

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles.

@kirakuehner4850 4 жыл бұрын

Playing slow REALLY does help! I also find that I learn quicker/more efficiently by reading a piece like it has swing. My brain usually has an easier time seeing patterns and making groups

@aimreadings 5 жыл бұрын

i am waiting for my first ever saxophone to arrive and i am so excited but scared lol. But your vidoes are very helpful thank you. This tech. is so true for any instrument, when i was learning the piano it was the same thing..slowly little by little and then all of a sudden one day you can play. lol. But as for the saxophone i do not know much yet, i am using youtube to learn the keys and such tech. so thank you for your great videos. I highly appreciate it!

@aaronbensi9723 5 жыл бұрын

Hi.. You are totally right.. slow is the best way to go.. It takes time to build up speed...but always practice slow.. Your on the money...

@theslimemolds5099 3 жыл бұрын

Slow steady & patient. Continuously SLOW creates massive ammounts of muscle memory speed

@PonchMuniz 6 жыл бұрын

Jay, great stuff! I've seen people play over the keys, which they claim it makes them faster! hmmmmm.....there's a reason why the pearls are located on the keys at the position they're in!

@mikesaxclar Жыл бұрын

To quote the Mandalorian: "this is the way!"

@CheMechanical 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video as usual, Jay. If possible, I recommend editing in a brief mention about proper adjustment of the neck strap to get the sax to the correct elevation to permit a comfortable grip. You can also add a link to a related video where you discuss that topic in more detail. Thanks for the great work and advice.

@lisetteelbers365 4 жыл бұрын

Great!!! exactly my approach through experience over the years! I couldn.t have put it better!!! I'll share it and ask for comment ;)

@fawltytenor 5 жыл бұрын

Practicing with discipline is a challenge for most of us. Everything you are saying here rings true for me.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 жыл бұрын

I found that having a notebook for that reason works well. Every day, there are goals: goals of stuff yiu do every day, plus a few new ones. All broken down into manageable chunks of a few minutes each. Get it all done early, too. No matter what time you have to get up to do that. I've gotten up at 4am, just for the record.

@circuit7718 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely true! Ask any martial artist, they'll tell you the same. I took half a year, slowed down and unlearned the finger-waving and WOW! What an improvement. I'm working on teaching this to my kids now - it applies to any instrument!

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

William, yes it takes some discipline but is well worth the extra effort. Really helps the time feel.

@jimjimo5434 5 жыл бұрын

u Re great!

@MisterstereoOso 6 жыл бұрын

Wise words my man,i'm just starting out and this is invaluable advice, so thank you ! BTW, best finger technician IMHO, Benny Carter.....

@bettersax 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony!

@jamesasenji3235 3 жыл бұрын

Squeezing with the grip of death 😂 that was funny

@andrewmcgeoch8033 3 жыл бұрын

I've been working on transcribing 'Strode Rode' by Sonny Rollins, and have had problems playing it at full speed, so have deliberately slowed down each section and practiced the lines very slowly as Jay suggests. I find this has helped a great deal although I still can't play it cleanly at the correct speed, but it's better than it was!