Sax Lesson 008 Let's Sing on Sax! : Ghost Note

Advice for saxophone beginners by a New York-based jazz saxophonist, Wataru Uchida.
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Summary Of Video
Some singers do vocalize or scat.
Ghost note tonguing is an important vocalizing technique to make the sound like ‘n’, and a saxophonist can play like a vocalist doing scat.
Use the tip of my tongue to mute the reed a little bit. And When I pull my tongue, I move it very fast and I can articulate the note right after ghost note.
Demonstrations are practicing ghostnote with metronome in even 8th feel and shuffle feel and also multiple techniques used in one phrase, like glissando down and ghost note tonguing.

[@kyo_saxophonist5794]

高校生のサックス奏者です。英語の動画ですが、なんとか理解しました。このようなゴーストノートについての動画があまりupされていないので、この動画に出会えて良かったです。英語の勉強にもなるので一石二鳥です！w

[@watarujazz]

それはよかったですね。

[@josephvitovito]

Great tips, not to many teachers will teach you this, or even mention it.

[@Ferdinanrey]

Gracias maestro, desde colombia suramerica le quiero agradecer el empeño y la claridad de su enseñanza, hace mucho tiempo lo estaba buscando. gracias.

[@edilsonmedes6380]

Fernando Reina no

[@cesarpinheiro9728]

Congratulations Mr. Uchida. My name is César Pinheiro. I'm brazilian saxophonist . Dont speake inglês bat your explain go so good... tha I stand perfect about ghost note (half tongue). tankyou very much. God bless you.

[@watarujazz]

Hahhahhaaaaaa! Obligado!! All of us practice so hard on saxophones and we are brothers!!

[@cesarpinheiro9728]

Yes friend... I would like to send you a song where I play sax alto for your review. What is your email

[@gabrielbarrostavares5023]

Really nice, Greetings from Brazil!! :D

[@gustavotavares9933]

Amazing!Just amazing!

[@joechiato5278]

Fantastic

[@3107197000]

Brilliant lesson....thanks a million

[@overthetarget9401]

Thank you, very helpful!

[@rienatchopin5345]

im your フォロワー senseiiii!!!

[@locasax]

Da esperto tu appoggi la lingua sulla punta dell'ancia o sotto un pò più giù?
Grazie! Un saluto dall'Italia!.

[@watarujazz]

When I do ghost note, I use only the tip of the tongue. Jazz big band players have discussion about variations of articulation, like about 'tu' tonguing and 'du' tonguing. When you want to make 'du' tonguing, a bit back from the tip of tongue may work well. Also, besides the ghost note, it is really good to practice lightest possible tonguing with that listeners may not notice you tonguing. For that, you may refer to basic flute practice books.

[@locasax]

Grazie maestro!

[@xaviermaulave1423]

Hi Wataru,
Thank you so much for these videos, I will go through all of them very shortly...…..as a matter of fact I have desperately been looking for tutorials breaking down the articulation, and I did not exactly find the answer(S)…...Today is my Lucky and Happy day then since I found you......what you are teaching is very clear, detailed, accessible, fundamental to my eyes and ears...in one word "PerfectAndAmazing"!
Please post more of these little secret Gems they are so precious and unfortunately kept hidden!
Have great day!
Xavier

[@mrtitsball]

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[@watarujazz]

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[@abrahamgamboa]

nice i like the accent....really oriental folks explain things well like meditation.....and that Coltrane poster I use to have one like that when I was still a teen in Boston....COOLLLLL

[@xxczerxx]

I keep thinking Dood-n but I end up thinking I'm a lizard instead

[@sandrobraga6826]

Muito bom..!:-) bravo!

[@afabimael23]

muito bom.

[@watarujazz]

obrigado.