I like the way you explain everything. In other words the way you break it all down in a simple manner.

you are the best teacher for sax in KZfaq

Really enjoyed it. Clear and slow with lots of room to grow with on practice and repeated viewings.

THIS IS THE BEST CHANNEL ON KZfaq!!!!!!!!

Super great sound you got there! Real soft and smookey

Randy, great lesson on Rhythm Changes! Actually teaches context and application, not just patterns to memorize and regurgitate. I will direct my students to this as well. You are empowering creativity to be realized at any level, man. Thanks. Cb

Hey there! Randy, you sound great. You hit all the salient beginning points in ten minutes, which is amazing. Your explanation of the basic form is spot on, you speak slowly and carefully and are easy to understand. I've been playing saxophone(flute, clarinet, bass, etc.) professionally for over 40 years; the first thing I'll do when the next student that asks me about rhythm changes is to point them at your video, tell them to watch it three times, think about it, then come to me with questions. I wish I had had you as a teacher wnen I had these questions, lo! the many years ago! GREAT WORK!

This is what I've been needing to understand this whole time! Thank you so much for elaborating in areas where other teachers did not. I hope I'm not "cheating" here, as a I am a trumpet player lol

Thanks for taking out the. Time to help the world of sax players.

I wish - really wish a jazz educator would have sit me down in college and methodically taken me through something like this. I basically guessed my way through changes and it could have been so much nicer this way. I was too focused on scalar soloing with chromatics thrown in - and never keyed a lot on the chord tones enough. Such a nice sound when mixed with other types of solo techniques. Thanks Randy!

Thanks Randy. You gave a world of knowledge in less than ten minutes. GREAT!!!!!

Randy... Thanks again! I have a basic concept of Turn-Arounds, but still a little fuzzy for me. Can't wait to purchase your materials. In the meantime, thanks for your generosity with the videos :)

Thank you!! My beginning and intermediate jazz combo students will love this!

What an amazing lesson. Even for people who don't play the sax.

Yes, there are many tunes based on I VI ii V movement. This is one reason it's so important to learn Rhythm Changes- Randy

Thank you so much for this. It has already been said but if only I had this lesson starting out. And your tone is fabulous Sir.

Thank you so much for taking your time making this video. It really has helped me to organize my study of this crucial form.

Thanks Chris! It's great to hear from you! Randy

Thank you for this post, after watching it a few a few times my attempts improved a lot.

Thanks Noah. Be sure to check out some of my other lessons- Randy

Thanks for the lesson Randy. Very helpfull. Nice tone.

Beautiful TONE!!

Thank you, I can see in your approach an excellent logical teaching methodology.

The 6 chord is often played as a dominant chord also, since as a dominant it functions as V7 of ii. You'll find in Rhythm Changes that it is often played both ways. I personally prefer to perform it as a dominant chord, because it allows for more harmonic exploration.- Randy

Excellent lesson. Clearly and succinctly explained.

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great explanation of rhythm changes!

thank you kind sir, great soulful sound by the way.

Hi Chipoluigio, That was just a little 5654578 (G,A,G,F,G,B,C-transposed for tenor) conclusion in the key of the changes. This can be used as a conclusion for many tunes, not just Rhythm Changes. - Randy

Thanks so much for your great compliment!- Randy

I like your warm tone.

Thanks! I'm playing a Guardals Studio mouthpiece with Rico Jazz Select 3 medium reeds. Randy

Excellent lesson.

Thanks a lot a lot. This was a very useful video. Excellent educator.

This is really helpful! Thanks!

Great sound, great instruction!

Thanks!- Randy

Great! Glad you enjoyed it!- Randy

Great..thanks for posting.

You are very kind! Thanks!- Randy

Thanks Great Maestro....

that method was so logical.. wonderful..

so great. super enjoyable. thanks.

You sound great! If you wouldn't mind, check out this arrangment of it. The Flintstones, Rhythm Changes

We used to call them Vamps for stageband music and musicals to bridge time

Technically the "VI7" is a secondary dominant chord tonicizing the ii chord that follows it.

Thanks so much!- Randy

Bravissimo .

i love it.

Great! Thanks!- Randy

you have a good tone in sax i like it !!! when you come in italy come to me :-)

G7 tonicizes Cm. It acts less as a vi, and more as a V7/ii.

finally! I got some jazz theory!

It's a Guardala Studio

Really helpful lesson (even though i play bass). thank you!

Thanks Robin- Randy

This video should be renamed "Exactly What Aspiring Improvisers are Looking For. "

weird for me- just made the pentatonic from the 6 chord and played it on the dominant never played a pentatonic like that hahas

Great! thanks

nice and thanks.

White lester young. awesome

It's a Guardala Studio.- Randy

cool gives it twist

what about MOONLIGHT in Vermont, A has only 6 bars, still goes I VI II V

Thanks very informative. How can you use apeggios and chromaticism to create a bebop feel

What is your mouthpiece an reed combination? Your overall sound is very nice...

nice, i also play

Thank you, PaddieFunk- Randy

Problem is 99% of the people playing or teaching jazz have no idea about going over rhythm changes. Most are just blagging their way through it.

Minor criticism. You're talking about the key of Bb which is true for C instruments. But you're playing a tenor sax, like me, so you're playing in C. A bit confusing. Other than that: very informative lesson!

What mouthpiece setup do you have? You have a MK VI, right?

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I am a bit thick, But I am getting it,

the 12356

Am I just being an alto player, or is he holding the horn at a ridiculous slant?

Thanks!- Randy

It's a Guardala Studio

Thanks!- Randy