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    0:00 intro and titles
    0:17 about the Get Your Tone Together Masterclasses
    1:54 why low notes are hard on sax
    4:31 4 mouth shapes too play low notes on sax
    9:42 about subtone
    11:25 undertone exercises to improve low notes on sax
    18:03 is your sax ok?
    18:55 the fingerpop trick
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  • @mikelane6126
    @mikelane6126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I have just started playing sax again after a break of about 10 years. I have seen loads of saxophone lesson youtube sites over the last 2 or 3 weeks most of which have over 100K subscribers. I cannot understand why this one doesn’t have more - in my opinion it’s far better and deserves more subscribers.

  • @mikebotton3200
    @mikebotton3200 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What a brilliant exercise. I've been playing tenor in a concert band for years and many of our charts have me playing in the low register using low C#, C, B & Bb. I often struggled to keep this soft without slipping into sub tone. This exercise immediately improved my ability to control dynamics on those lowest notes. Still can't quite manage the exercise with the pencil AND the octave key. That takes it to a new level, but working on it.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the comment Mike. Practice, practice, practice ... Good luck!

    • @user-ir2oe6zo8q
      @user-ir2oe6zo8q 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      나는 한국에서 테너 색소폰을 독학으로 배웁니다 ㅡ많은 선생님과 동호회에서
      테너는 낮은 E 밑으론 서브톤을 내야 한다고 강조합니다ㅡ후~후 하면서 ㅡ
      내가 혼자 구석에서 연습하면 다가와서 서브톤만 강조할때 짜증났어요ㆍ
      빠른리듬에 그들은 저음에서 적응하지 못합니다ㅡ내가 서브톤을 안내는게 아니고 다른패턴을 연습하는지 그들은 알려고 하지않고 나를 바보취급 할때면
      화를 내지않으려 인내합니다ㅡ😂
      즐겁고 건강한 삶을 보내세요ㅡ

  • @lucianobernardes1690
    @lucianobernardes1690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am Brazilian and I discovered your channel about 3 days ago. THanks for your exercises and explanations. Guy, you deserve more subscribers, your tips are awesome! God bless you!

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome, thank you! Stay tuned for so much more!

  • @joshua_prince
    @joshua_prince 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Jamie! What an innovative exercise, I’ll be sure to try that out!

  • @mattheslin6900
    @mattheslin6900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what a fantastic learning experience. this is the first time I have come across the 4 mouth positions and a detail of the undertones practice benefits. I have been using the overtone practice to help me produce the low notes, but I can't wait to use this information. Thank you.

  • @timwillsdon
    @timwillsdon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Last week I followed what you said and I can't believe it but my tone has definitely improved. I haven't had a problem with hitting low notes due to your previous input with getting your embouchure and larynx in the correct position. This makes it even more clear. I've practised it and I can hit low notes in play 👍👍😁

  • @robstevens9590
    @robstevens9590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for sharing this valuable info! I used to virtually always play low notes subtone-plus, but whether or not I could get them right, depended on the reed I was using and the sax being warmed up. Only recently have I started playing full-tone low notes (after watching one of Wally Wallace's classes).

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad it was helpful! Interesting re those low notes. Thing is, if you play tenor, why WOULDN'T you want to play subtone!! lol

  • @JulietGreen
    @JulietGreen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great lesson! I always believed it was impossible to get undertones with octave keys up! Just managed to get my horn serviced and find the leak that was preventing good low notes. It took a few goes though, so persevere. Such a nice feeling to get those low notes and the rest of the horn feels more comfortable too. Must have been playing like this for years because the last service didn't find the leak.

  • @ramasawmysokanaden4298
    @ramasawmysokanaden4298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very helpfull many thanks l like your smile and your kindness in your voice

  • @walterdietze4480
    @walterdietze4480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have 1942 Buescher Top Hat and Cane tenor. This presents a particular problem with the low B because the key is a tiny little key between the low B flat and low C sharp. The rest of your session was extremely helpful. Thanks heaps

  • @yolioms
    @yolioms 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks, Jamie! I really look forward to learning more from you!! Cheers!

  • @dennis9242
    @dennis9242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, Jamie. Thanks.

  • @Ricetamiya
    @Ricetamiya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, your explanation is so easy to understand.

  • @wildman166
    @wildman166 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks buddy your videos are great . Love the vibes from playing low notes . Great video with Dr Wally it looked like you guys had fun making it .

  • @robertgreen3702
    @robertgreen3702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, Jamie. So pleasant and helpful.👍🎷🎷

  • @aljerones99
    @aljerones99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was a fantastic vutorial, Jamie!

  • @markussax1412
    @markussax1412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've found myself in the Video in 4:30! Thank you for the very helpful Video again.......! ☕👍✔🇩🇪

  • @karynjames7964
    @karynjames7964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was so helpful. Thank you

  •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mil gracias Jamie!!!!

  • @akitikallc6161
    @akitikallc6161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I used to study oboe with an orchestra player. Oboe and sax are both conical bore, and so they kind of share the low note problem. The fellow I studied with was also a fan of the key pop to make the low note speak. Is the key pop ideal? No, ideally the note would just always start perfectly and beautifully...but the key pop is a whole lot better than missing the note in an exposed passage!

  • @gotofourths933
    @gotofourths933 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another excellent video as usual. I'm a beginner (60). After struggling about two weeks I succeeded to play Db, Bb and B by raising my head slightly yesterday . Not perfect but used them in songs. I m not sure whether i'm developing a bad habit or not. Thank you so much for the videos. Greetings from Istanbul.

  • @otmsnp
    @otmsnp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Jamie!, 💯💯💜💜💜 *innovative exercise*

  • @sidneiramalho
    @sidneiramalho ปีที่แล้ว

    That's brilliant, I was looking for this for some time now. I knew the player was doing a low B but my was so loud. Subtone plus it's how to do it! Thank you so much!

  • @ChipTheMusicMan
    @ChipTheMusicMan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very helpful, Jamie - the Good Will Hunting clip got me 😆

  • @StefNistorXS
    @StefNistorXS 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome tips. Thank you loads 🙏

  • @nickmartorano6766
    @nickmartorano6766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent tips Jamie! And I would highly recommend people to sign up for Jamie's Total Tone Mastery course, it's packed with tons of great material.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for that! Glad you're loving the course. :-)

  • @matsmanteatern698
    @matsmanteatern698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍🏼! Thanks Jaime!

  • @stewartwforbes
    @stewartwforbes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant Jamie 👍👏👏👏

  • @ramasawmysokanaden4298
    @ramasawmysokanaden4298 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic Jamie Big thanks

  • @TransformsIntoAGuitar
    @TransformsIntoAGuitar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I spent less than 5 minutes on exercise 1 and my low notes were better! Thank you.

  • @DoktaSlide
    @DoktaSlide 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    pure genius! thanks Jaime! 😎

  • @FortyJester
    @FortyJester ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ive never been so furious at a piece of brass, but i am so hapy that this means im not just shit

  • @jahatton
    @jahatton ปีที่แล้ว

    Briliant! Thank You!

  • @TedMaciag
    @TedMaciag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'll try this tomorrow.

  • @yiorgos713
    @yiorgos713 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you man🤝

  • @marcbohets6671
    @marcbohets6671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I play the baritone, and low notes come out very easily, even at very quit sound level, much more easy than on tenor.
    For me it is more the quick action of the left pinky that is problematic, I guess I'll have to give my pinky muscles a fitness workout to overcome this.
    Your comment on leaks is very to the point, at some time, my low B was not sealing properly, and it took much more diaphragm pressure to get this note out, after a repair, it was so much easier.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re right, bari is much easier down there. 👍🏻

    • @lukasalihein
      @lukasalihein 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I find the low end of tenor to be by far the hardest of the 4 usual sizes

  • @musicoversmjt8909
    @musicoversmjt8909 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great tutorial

  • @carolinethomas254
    @carolinethomas254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Jamie. Love the way you explain everything. I note you are playing on a tenor. Does this apply to an alto as well?? Thank you.

  • @markquiroz3460
    @markquiroz3460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Video Sir! Will a similar teeth and mouth position work for Altissimo? I need to graduate onto the high altissimo notes and having trouble understanding the embouchure and fingering HELP Please!

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This will help th-cam.com/video/kURzx_fZ6Ho/w-d-xo.html

  • @matsmanteatern698
    @matsmanteatern698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting tips and exercises! Never heard of undertones before.. In trying you’re first exercise I have a hard time going any lower than Eb..and the tone is very airy and weak. Just my very first try. Is it just giving more work and time?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      For sure. You gotta blow pretty hard and really drop your jaw.

  • @tshaylatte9502
    @tshaylatte9502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:26 😂😂😂 that’s it! Thank you for the advice, I’ll try it tomorrow so I don’t have problems with the neighbours 😰

  • @montesfam5
    @montesfam5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent Jamie!
    But you got me in trouble watching you and Dr. Wallace,
    My wife heard about the six pack and said where were mine.
    I told her Guinness stout will do. 😂

  • @sukhendubiswas9985
    @sukhendubiswas9985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gurudev. Apnake sotokoti pronam janai.

  • @23saxman
    @23saxman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for that. In the last two and a half years I have been been correcting my technique. I stumbled onto Scott Paddock then Nigel, Jay and Your good self. I am going to buy all of you a coffee. I went busking today in Sydney and made over $300. But it was the nice comments and compliments that really made my day. I will have to film
    Myself and my dog, who sings along and share with you guys sometime.

  • @rameshrao3792
    @rameshrao3792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great lesson, good data!
    for a given input energy for the reed - effective length has to be long for long wavelength(low frequency), and effective length has to be short for short wavelength (high frequency)
    there are different ways to achieve this ie changing the input energy, reed strength (its different at different parts of a reed), effective length etc

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting.

    • @rameshrao3792
      @rameshrao3792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether suspect that by arching the tongue the airflow is modified to hit the back movable part of the reed enabling more energy to the fundamental modes

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rameshrao3792 No. pretty sure that’s not the case. In fact, it’s a myth that you can direct the airflow onto any part of the reed. The cross sectional area of the tip opening is orders of magnitude smaller than your mouth so any changes in your mouth are irrelevant to airflow speed or direction at the Reed tip. Basically, whatever you do with your mouth ALL the air vibrates the reed in EVERY direction. Any changes in timbre are the effect of an alteration in the character of the standing wave in your vocal tract.

    • @rameshrao3792
      @rameshrao3792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether Good point - saw at least 6 modes of vibration in the reed as a cantilever simulation I did - longitudinal, lateral and rotational - bit like an aircraft, pitch, yaw, roll - thanks for the input, will experiment more with the vocal tract standing waves. Changing the 'effective length' made it a lot easier to produce the low notes on my TJ SR tenor - have to work on the quality of sound !

    • @spiketaterman5181
      @spiketaterman5181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rameshrao3792 you have a Trevor James tenor? How does it compare to a Mark VI (which I own). To my ears, the TJ is the number one pick for a new pro level horn to replace my Mark VI, which is kind of wearing out...

  • @rafreyes4985
    @rafreyes4985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Could the "Donkey Low Note" effect be an indicator of a leak? By Donkey, I mean you hear the overtone before the fundamental, and it sounds like "Hee-Haw". I started the tenor saxophone and I am playing a loaner one from my school that is kind of old. I can play an E and occasionally a D really well, but it's the notes below it that are unstable. I've already made sure my embouchure was relaxed.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Possibly. Can’t say over a comment I’m afraid.

  • @gordonreddy1214
    @gordonreddy1214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tried the first exercise on the alto tonight, no luck getting the low note. Think I will try the tenor tomorrow. Perseverance pays.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Obviously make sure your horn is fine too!

    • @gordonreddy1214
      @gordonreddy1214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup, did the glove over the bell and suck in on low Bb trick and it holds a vacuum reasonably well.

    • @gordonreddy1214
      @gordonreddy1214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No problem with the tenor, the alto is due for a check over anyway.

  • @olympuschimeric9359
    @olympuschimeric9359 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Jamie - just a quick one to say that I'm really, truly enjoying your content. Its unbelievable how much variation and confusion there is around different topics on educational TH-cam platforms and I love how rock solid and impactful your teaching is! I was wondering - when tonguing the low notes to start a phrase, do you keep your tongue on the reed with air pressure behind it and wait till it's your time to come in (and release the note) or do you simply wait until it's time to tongue the note and do it then, without your tongue 'waiting' on the reed?

    • @olympuschimeric9359
      @olympuschimeric9359 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the simplified version of what I'm trying to say is: is it good practice to wait with your tongue on the reed before blowing the first note of a phrase or piece 😅

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeh that’s how you tongue - you start with your tongue on the reed. Watch this and the other related vids. th-cam.com/video/-ko5qsJAesY/w-d-xo.html

  • @AlexRodriguez-nm5dh
    @AlexRodriguez-nm5dh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good

  • @barryyoung8291
    @barryyoung8291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HI Jamie, great pointers as always. Interesting that you mention pulling your top teeth back to the tip of the mouthpiece to get that mellow Ben Webster sound, will have to give that a try because the general information that is published is to take more mouthpiece rather than less to avoid a thin tone and allow the reed to vibrate more. Does this work because you have taken your bottom teeth away?

    • @frankversteeg8107
      @frankversteeg8107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same here, need to try this too

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, it only works for subtone and it gives you a subdued, soft sound. It works cos you're muffling the reed more with your bottom lip.

  • @timknight1952
    @timknight1952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for that great insight into the low note problem ! Can I just explain an anatomical mistake , commonly made! Overbite is a VERTICAL overlap of the teeth, if the upper teeth are horizontally ahead of the lowers that is an OVERJET! Sorry to be pedantic but I am a retired orthodontist and it is a bit like a doctor being told that someone has a PROSTRATE ( lying down) problem , as opposed to a PROSTATE problem.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love that correction which I never knew. Thanks!

  • @thomascohen9924
    @thomascohen9924 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great lesson. Very clear and organized. However, my problem isn't getting DOWN to the low notes but starting on a low note--say starting on D, C#, C, etc.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are not alone with this problem. Keep practicing and it will come.

  • @mstram
    @mstram ปีที่แล้ว

    The tongue / teeth info is great !
    I can actually play fairly quietly now in my condo with the "high tongue / overbite"
    I haven't seen this info on any of the many how-to-sax videos I've been searching.
    However, I have to say that your explanation of the exercises is "lacking", especially for
    a total beginner like me.
    "Try and play the notes an octave lower"
    Heh, at this point, I'm just trying to play *any* note(s)

  • @FromthaRoots4
    @FromthaRoots4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hello I need some help im clarinet player I've been playing since 2008 now picked up alto sax and I am struggling with low notes and getting a good sound my question is what kind of mouthpiece should I be using I have no brand basic on basic mouth piece I tried the Yamaha 6c and that didn't really work I couldn't get not one note out
    Im currently using Hemeke filed reed 2.0 made by D"Addario if I should being playing on a different reed and mouth piece im all ears

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s very personal- you should try and go to a sax store and try out a few different ones based on their advice. Or get them sent. Try sax.co.uk

    • @FromthaRoots4
      @FromthaRoots4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether ok great ill try that

  • @chks1988
    @chks1988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir, do you have video on improvisation?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve got a bunch! th-cam.com/play/PLBRGEAheQrplOQsUZdy-AkUTDnxcrPkal.html

  • @MattCrawley_Music
    @MattCrawley_Music ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting you demonstrate the benefits of moving forward and back on the mouthpiece. My teacher when learning at school taught me to stay in the middle of the mouthpiece all the time, so I got in the habit of getting a rubber square that sticks on the top to keep my teeth in place. Now I'm wondering if that is a bad approach?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      There are always exceptions. Just try, see what works for you! 😊

  • @blindcanseemusic
    @blindcanseemusic หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    wow, amazing tips. how does your inner circle work from australia?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It works from Oz as anywhere else in the world my friend! We’ve got people some lovely Aussies inside right now. 👍🏻

  • @ichbinmartin
    @ichbinmartin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Jamie, occasionaly is in the songs low A under our lowest Bb. Is it possible to play this note on tenor and if yes, how? Thank you for answer.

    • @evertbirgersson6194
      @evertbirgersson6194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cover the Bell half with your leg

    • @evertbirgersson6194
      @evertbirgersson6194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or put a Cone in the bell as extention

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What Evert said!

    • @ian_s7481
      @ian_s7481 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@evertbirgersson6194 then you won’t be able to play low Bb. 🤔

    • @angang3604
      @angang3604 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@evertbirgersson6194 I love this trick it really works....if you don't fall over!

  • @gangofgreenhorns2672
    @gangofgreenhorns2672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Related(ish): I check for leaks by putting a rubber glove over the bell, holding a low Bb and inhaling (without the mpc, just the neck). Then if the glove flattens back out I know something isn't sealed like it could be.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You learn something new everyday!! :-) PS, what if your neck pip is leaking though? lol

    • @gordonreddy1214
      @gordonreddy1214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is an awesome trick! Thank you.

    • @gangofgreenhorns2672
      @gangofgreenhorns2672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether It will only give you the general knowledge that there isn't a proper seal. I'd check Matt Stohrer's channel maybe he has something more specific for that. He's where I learned the glove trick. Even got one (of three) over my Super 20 bari's big bell lol.

  • @johnwhitbread8879
    @johnwhitbread8879 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jamie, I cannot match or push my top teeth forward, my overbight is the opposite. Any thoughts, please.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How about tipping your head forward, chin into your chest a bit. Just a thought, and I’d never normally suggest this btw!!!

  • @johnbull6909
    @johnbull6909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Two carpenters, one cuts his ear off, the other one finds it and says "let's go get it sown back on" Earless one says,
    "That can't be my ear, mine had a pencil on top.

  • @garthly
    @garthly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My problem with low notes comes when I tongue them. The force of the tonguing, esp. with staccato, initiates a brief overtone before the fundamental kicks in. Any suggestions, please?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try to develop less aggressive tonguing, and work on using the minimum amount of tongue so your whole moth shape doesn’t change when you start a note.

    • @garthly
      @garthly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether thx!

  • @user-ij1lu9co5j
    @user-ij1lu9co5j ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, my problem is my finger won't reach Bb plate key. I am at a loss how reach this. Is it usual to put a rider on this? If I manage to reach it my hand gets painful cause such a stretch. Thnx Jude🙂

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Which horn do you play, bari, tenor, alto or sop?

    • @user-ij1lu9co5j
      @user-ij1lu9co5j ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GetYourSaxTogether Alto I can play overtones to High D and palm keys etc but this is getting to me.

  • @reggaebasscovers9230
    @reggaebasscovers9230 ปีที่แล้ว

    15 : 23 My neighbors gonna love this exercise

  • @stevejohnson174
    @stevejohnson174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Geez, never thought of that - playing low notes with octaves open. My first attempts are very hard and loud.

  • @geofixated
    @geofixated 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't have a problem producing low notes but I do have a problem starting C, B, and Bb notes cleanly. Any advice when the first note in the song or after a pause is a low note?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This has no science, but try popping your F finger down at the moment you blow.

    • @geofixated
      @geofixated 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether Is that the Front F key or the bis key?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@geofixated neither. Just your rh index finger.

    • @geofixated
      @geofixated 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GetYourSaxTogether Thank you!

  • @Maximus92400
    @Maximus92400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Jamie, what is your horn?

  • @belibeki
    @belibeki 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you want to sound like Ben Webster, to have "subtone plus", you need very hard reed, mouthpiece with little tip open, and big mouthpiece chamber. If you use
    soft reed, and use overbite possition, like Ben Webster, you'll get over tone and squek. Reed support Is bed in that possition.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Totally disagree actually. You need large tip and soft reed.

    • @belibeki
      @belibeki 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's strange...I think...I red on someone sax blog, forum I can't remember, that Stan Getz, Ben Webster, Coleman, and other old jazz players, they used to play on very small tip open 3 or 4, and very hard reed. It's not logical, to you use very soft reed, and big tip open, to ger subtone plus, and put your lower lip, closse to the tip of the mouthpiece ( end of the reed ). You'll closse or reduce space between tip of the reed end mouthpiece, and suffocate the sound, by blocking vibration of the reed. That's the point!

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@belibeki fair enough.

  • @hanskok3862
    @hanskok3862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I tried the different mouth and tongue positions and have an issue there: when I put my tongue up, the pitch of the note increases. Not just a bit, but quite noticeable. Is there something I am doing wrong?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha! You just discovered a cool thing. That’s exactly what can happen yes. Most people can’t do it. try raising your tongue further back and see if that works.

    • @hanskok3862
      @hanskok3862 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GetYourSaxTogether Thanks, I will give that a try. I was playing around with high tongue and I found out that I can also use it to get a kind of vibrato, switching tongue positions. Even better: it just catapults me into some altissimo notes that were very difficult before like altissimo G. Also, I can now overblow all the palm key notes and high B, C and C# using the high tongue position. I read about that somewhere, but was never able to do it. It gives me a whole range of very easy altissimo fingerings, though I have to practice getting the correct pitch. So lots of new discoveries, thank you for that, but I am still working on the low notes and pitch issue. I may settle for loud low notes (which I can do reasonably well), and subtone, if I need lower volume. Thanks again, you have opened up a whole new range of tone options for me.

  • @svLimones
    @svLimones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you have any problem with low note, first:
    1) Check the key sealing properly;
    2) Try use softer reed;
    3) Try use a long face mouthpiece;
    4) Make mouthpiece refacing;
    Adapting to an awkward mouthpiece is an extreme case, i think.

  • @scratchy523
    @scratchy523 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can’t seem to get the undertones to come out… is there something I’m missing?

  • @mertgulec7541
    @mertgulec7541 ปีที่แล้ว

    Exceptionally usefull exercise, but VERY painful. Not that it is hard, its just that when I slip up and make a single mistake I discovered that I have to hop and shake my arms to get rid of the irritation lmao. It might just be me but it feels very unpleasant. Thanks for the torture and improvement!

  • @user-vb9xl4qj4r
    @user-vb9xl4qj4r 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How about for the Alto saxophone

  • @u-isabeats3346
    @u-isabeats3346 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The low c on my tenor sax vibrates extremely

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok. Not sure if you’re saying that’s good or bad!

    • @u-isabeats3346
      @u-isabeats3346 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether it gurgles

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@u-isabeats3346 some people put a cork in the bell. Try that?

  • @ian_s7481
    @ian_s7481 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s surprising how many horns going through my workshop have leaking pads or mis-adjusted mechanism even new horns (especially cheaper models but also expensive pro models). It doesn’t take much to make the low notes hard to speak. You really need to be able to check for leaks so you can know if it’s you or your horn.
    I’d say if 10 people took their Sax in for a check up then at least 7 would have a leak or adjustment issue of some description, normally saxophones from players who use their instrument for a living have the worst horns. Pro players hate spending money on their sax’s and also are better at being able to play it despite leaks and adjustment issues. Where a pro player can play round a leak a beginner would be stopped in their tracks because of it. You hear of people taking their Sax into a technician for a service or what ever and then saying it plays so much better, it sounds great as if the technician has sprinkled some magic pixie dust on it when all they probably did was a few adjustments and fixed a few leaks. Don’t forget that after having any work done a saxophone then starts to fall apart I.e leaks and the mis-adjustments then start to creep in. The better the quality of workmanship the slower this will happen.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great comment. Let's not forget that people who play for a living have usually got much less money than other too!! lol

    • @ian_s7481
      @ian_s7481 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether not always the case. In my experience they just like to spend their cash on other things. I was surprised at how many know nothing about their instrument, even the basic stuff.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ian_s7481 😜

  • @Redwane-Music
    @Redwane-Music 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why I cannot play low notes straight especially B flat , then C # and B
    but if I am coming gradualy from low note it's ok
    I am trying to play saxophone now for more than 6 years, same fricken problem.
    I feel like just throwing it, especially when I am told that you have to spend $100 to repair a sax if it needs it
    can you answer my question please , or anyone who can help

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You need to join my inner circle membership where you’ll get a detailed answer. 👍🏻

    • @Redwane-Music
      @Redwane-Music 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether what is the link ?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Redwane-Music www.getyoursaxtogether.com/innercircle

  • @haiquoc2013
    @haiquoc2013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How do you play vibrato on low notes?!

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same as on normal notes... th-cam.com/video/WEx7fmFbc0w/w-d-xo.html

  • @williammatneyii6842
    @williammatneyii6842 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can a dental teeth guard be used?

  • @frankversteeg8107
    @frankversteeg8107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    for getting a good low note , i pull my larynx down, this feels like opening up the airstream

  • @IzABelLa56429
    @IzABelLa56429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My low D sounds like a high D with register key and I still don’t understand why

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      First thing is always to get your instrument serviced.

    • @IzABelLa56429
      @IzABelLa56429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether ok thank u

  • @charliesea8594
    @charliesea8594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    04:30 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @salmanalisabzali2963
    @salmanalisabzali2963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cannot access that

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What can’t you access my friend? Email me info@getyoursaxtogether.com

  • @creamimochi6326
    @creamimochi6326 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can’t play anything like low F low E or low D and it really annoying

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you considered taking a lesson? www.getyoursaxtogether.com/offers/yR5VatYc

  • @taralouise2194
    @taralouise2194 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I thought this was a good exercise but after bringing my saxophone in for repair the technician recommended against putting anything under my Octave key. My Octave key was damaged.

  • @Cashimat
    @Cashimat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had a problem with low notes for the longest time, I’m not saying like beginning band, I mean I was in freshman year still doing awful. Turns out my saxophone was just broken. Although I do believe at least until maybe 7th or 8th grade I would not have been able to, even on a fixed saxophone. I also want to point out to all of you, just because you don’t have a professional horn or even a good student model, doesn’t make it so you can’t play well. The main excuse is “well obviously someone who is used to having a pro horn is going to be able to play well on my bad horn as they have been able to practice with their good horn” and that’s not true. I main the Selmer Bundy II, and as awful as it is, I’m able to do a lot. I wonder if having a pro horn really is that good. I don’t think so, if my Bundy can allow me to play Ibert, I am sure anything’s possible.

  • @Papikristo
    @Papikristo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sax will test your very limit of patience and perseverance
    What an instrument
    Sighs
    I still love it though

  • @dorklymorkly3290
    @dorklymorkly3290 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why are they dreaded if they're the key the instrument is tuned to?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      They're dreaded because they're hard to play due to the complicated physics of the saxophone.

    • @dorklymorkly3290
      @dorklymorkly3290 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether A strange design decision.
      Do you think that it paid off in the other registers?
      Like.
      Would the saxophone be less beautifully sounding if the design was different?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dorklymorkly3290 yeh, definitely worth the trade off!

  • @Random-gl8lu
    @Random-gl8lu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hmmmmm *stares intently*

  • @VentoMadeira
    @VentoMadeira 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HIGHT NOTE problems is not solved! HELP US, Please!

  • @GetYourSaxTogether
    @GetYourSaxTogether  2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Join the free “Get Your Tone Together” Masterclass Series now! www.getyoursaxtogether.com/tone

  • @olusijibelo3458
    @olusijibelo3458 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree with you @mikelane6126 .Get your sax together is an excellent learning experience 👌🏿. I struggle with low notes

  • @Redwane-Music
    @Redwane-Music ปีที่แล้ว +2

    sorry , but being loud is not the solution, what is you want to play soft

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      What I want, or what you want? Doesn’t it depend on the situation too?

    • @Redwane-Music
      @Redwane-Music ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether Sorry, when I don't want to play loud to wake up the neighborhood I can't get B, and Bb. I want to be able to play them soft too. If you know what I mean

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Redwane-Music I’ve got a video on subtone for that, or it might also be worth checking your horn doesn’t leak?