The Best Long Tone Warmup for Sax (Challenging 💥)

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The Best Long Tone Warmup for Sax (Challenging 💥)
I learned this routine from my high school sax teacher Joe Bosoty. To this day it still serves to help me gain control over my sound when I have a few days to get in shape for a performance I want to sound my best on. Give it a try!
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@denisdiblasio1420 10 ай бұрын

I’m a thousand years old and still working on it. Thanks Steve!

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

The way of the musical warrior 🎶🚀

@terrancexcharles 5 күн бұрын

This is great stuff Steve - this video popped up at the perfect time 💯✊🏾

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 2 күн бұрын

woooo glad to hear it CAT - hope all is well with you!

@geralddeloach1391 10 ай бұрын

Just did this exercises...this is a GREAT exercise if you think you actually have command of the saxophone...lol. Wow, it totally exposed my lack of control and was an INCREDIBLY humbling exercise that really kicked my butt! Can't wait to work it some more. Thanks Steve!!!!

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

No problem ! This is indeed a very humbling exercise. This is why Joe Bosoty always had the best students !

@Osnosis 10 ай бұрын

@@SaxophoneSteveKortykaeven harder with NO tongue attack.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

Sure!@@Osnosis The idea here is to learn the mechanics of the saxophone and tone control, not to make the hardest possible exercise for yourself 👍

@hincapiej4 10 ай бұрын

I'm watching this video like damn. I already do alot of tone work as it is. Used to spend about 8 hours a day in high-school and probably about 1 hour to hour and a half these days. I have a real tone ocd obsession. Stop giving me exercises to test myself with, other saxophonists. You're ruining my life! Been playing for about 29 years if you're curious.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

@@hincapiej4 haha sorry but this one might actually save you some time! The best way to get a good sound is to have strong embochure muscles and know each note of the instrument WELL. This exercise does both and it only takes around 10 minutes to complete 😎

@ronaldclarke4844 4 ай бұрын

Great Exercise Steve...thanks!

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure! This one has been tried and true for many many years I'm so happy to get to share it :)

@frankzona5459 10 ай бұрын

Hey Steve great long tone exercise. I like the octave approach on the range of the horn, it does lend itself to working with drones. Thanks.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

Hey Frank! Thanks for checking it out! This exercise actually isn’t too great for drones bc it is moving in half steps BUT, drones are a great thing to practice with 100%. Hope all is well with you :)

@sac7575 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I just tried it! Great exercise

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@hecateswolf6007 6 ай бұрын

Thanks man very interesting. Subbed.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 6 ай бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼

@mk59apr 10 ай бұрын

thank you! subbed : ]

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@c.l.4895 10 ай бұрын

Great tips. For the notes on the horn that are challenging intonation-wise, there seems to be, at least for me, a trade-off between adjusting the embouchure to get the note in tune, but at the cost of a lesser tone quality (either a bit honky or a bit pinched). For you, how in-tune is in-tune-enough?

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes there always is that trade off. One thing worth mentioning too is the shorter the facing on the mpc the more the pitch will fluctuate. To answer your question though I try to never be flat and always be somewhere between 0 to below +20 cents sharp. This isn’t always possible on some notes but if you can do this you’re gonna sound great when you play with other in tune musicians 👍🏼

@ProjetoMidi 10 ай бұрын

I'll do it!

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

Go for it 👍🏼

@tonytonewharton 10 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, that looks like a killer exercise! Thanks for sharing. I can’t help noticing the fantastic looking engraving on your bell. I gotta ask, what is the saxophone you are using? Thanks. 😊

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

Thanks - yeah its a real chop buster :). This is a @JLWoodwinds Artist edition tenor with custom engraving done by Jaice Dumars 👍

@tonytonewharton 10 ай бұрын

@@SaxophoneSteveKortyka Thanks for the info on the JLWoodwinds horn. Congrats to Jaice Dumars, stunning looking engraving! And I tried the warm up exercise, as you say, very humbling indeed! ❤

@WillStonier 8 ай бұрын

this is so hard! tried it out for the first time, I'm hoping it gets easier.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 8 ай бұрын

I think it does get easier if you are able to commit to it and go a few days in a row. By the 3rd or 4th day you will find some noticeably new levels of control. This exercise really helped me have the endurance it takes to practice longer hours also. It will teach you efficiency in the mechanics of embochure and sound production 🚀

@BroncUK 10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 10 ай бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@williambone6566 6 ай бұрын

Great exercise- can you also recommend a drone app or recording site for drones.

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! I usually try to find something on KZfaq but I’m SURE there are great apps out there.

@travlak 9 ай бұрын

I’m running out of air on the low notes after about 5 beats. Very challenging!

@SaxophoneSteveKortyka 9 ай бұрын

Yes this really helps you find a way to make these things work better for you. There is a way, often times it could involve a set up change or reed size change. Being able to play these notes well though will make your over all sound on the instrument better 💥