Thank you so much, lot of bang for the buck. Well I try to make it worthwhile. If you need the PDFs they are on Patreon, all of my videos with exercises and licks written out in all 12 keys.
Wow, this might be the best video you've ever done. Thank you for doing more of these long-form videos. I'm going to spend the day trying to understand all the nuances here because you've really packed them in. Thanks for the great teaching materials!!!!!
Oh yes - that one - I have it on my video list for in a couple of weeks where I will get into modern articulation. I promise. But its a big one! I know Michael Brecker also studied double tonguing. I will go through the Why's and how to's and all the exercises needed! Looking forward to that one! Thank you!
excellent!! there is also a contemporary saxophonist named Ryan Devlin who uses that type of articulation to perfection adding trebles, harmonics and multiphonics... I'll be looking forward to your video thank you very much!!
I’m not very good in music theory. I have “survived” by playing my tenor by air. But did Brecker really think according to this theory while making a solo, or is it we that are decomposing what he did in retrospect. I suspect that if you had the chance to ask him, he would not be able to tell you what he did. Like most composers. Playing licks is not improvising. You might say that a whole original song is a long lick.
Its a great question. I was in a workshop with Michael Brecker way back where he talked about practicing. I know he practiced all these things I am mentioning in the video. I know he is playing them, I also know that no musician of his level is thinking about the things they are playing. They are playing on their ears, listening to what happens around them, hearing a fitting rhythm and phrasing and fills in notes that comes to them. And to be able to do this you have to start the other way. Know what you play, know what you want to hear, practice this millions of times and then play on intuition. Then your intuition will guide your fingers in to what your ears hear and play it. I believe Michael Brecker exactly knew what he was playing after he had played it. It is not random magic, it is precisely planned lines played intuitively.
Brecker had an amazing command of the sax. You can tell every note and every lick was deliberate. Studying his playing, we deconstruct what was natural to him. But it was Natural because of all the practicing he did. He wasn't thinking all this outside theory in the moment. He did all that in the practice room. I'll bet he had many licks that he liked the sound of, when dealing with various progressions, and had some of the fingerings down in muscle memory in his fingers. I remember studying a Stanly turrentine piece and getting to a point where some of the key movements I had down just by feel. It was actually kind of weird. Realizing I didn't have to listen to myself, I was almost totally free to listen to the rest of the band and to latch on to a phrase and really do theme development, etc.
My Lord of music, this video is one of the most info-dense videos EVER on the subject.. you are really honoring the man, great job!
Thank you so much, lot of bang for the buck. Well I try to make it worthwhile.
If you need the PDFs they are on Patreon, all of my videos with exercises and licks written out in all 12 keys.
Impressive deconstruction of Brecker's more complex playing!
Thank you so much, you found me so feel free to ask if any questions
Fantastically figured out. As usual, sensational training material. You have an amazing pedagogical gift. Thank you and best regards, Sorren.......:)
Thank you so much - really appreciate your positive and inspiring comment!
Have an amazing practice!
Wow, this might be the best video you've ever done. Thank you for doing more of these long-form videos. I'm going to spend the day trying to understand all the nuances here because you've really packed them in. Thanks for the great teaching materials!!!!!
Thank you so much. I love Brecker so planning to post much more on his playing. Coming soon :)
Great job.😊
thank you !
Hello Soren, I wanted to ask you how modern articulation is studied to achieve a sound like Steve Grossman, Bob Berg, Michael Brecker, etc..
Oh yes - that one - I have it on my video list for in a couple of weeks where I will get into modern articulation.
I promise. But its a big one!
I know Michael Brecker also studied double tonguing.
I will go through the Why's and how to's and all the exercises needed!
Looking forward to that one!
Thank you!
excellent!! there is also a contemporary saxophonist named Ryan Devlin who uses that type of articulation to perfection adding trebles, harmonics and multiphonics... I'll be looking forward to your video thank you very much!!
I’m not very good in music theory. I have “survived” by playing my tenor by air. But did Brecker really think according to this theory while making a solo, or is it we that are decomposing what he did in retrospect. I suspect that if you had the chance to ask him, he would not be able to tell you what he did. Like most composers. Playing licks is not improvising.
You might say that a whole original song is a long lick.
that's true you can't think and play at the same time... on stage there is no time the licks are used to study but live only intuition plays
Its a great question. I was in a workshop with Michael Brecker way back where he talked about practicing. I know he practiced all these things I am mentioning in the video. I know he is playing them, I also know that no musician of his level is thinking about the things they are playing. They are playing on their ears, listening to what happens around them, hearing a fitting rhythm and phrasing and fills in notes that comes to them. And to be able to do this you have to start the other way. Know what you play, know what you want to hear, practice this millions of times and then play on intuition. Then your intuition will guide your fingers in to what your ears hear and play it.
I believe Michael Brecker exactly knew what he was playing after he had played it. It is not random magic, it is precisely planned lines played intuitively.
@@sorenballegaardmusic absolutely!
Brecker had an amazing command of the sax. You can tell every note and every lick was deliberate. Studying his playing, we deconstruct what was natural to him. But it was Natural because of all the practicing he did. He wasn't thinking all this outside theory in the moment. He did all that in the practice room.
I'll bet he had many licks that he liked the sound of, when dealing with various progressions, and had some of the fingerings down in muscle memory in his fingers. I remember studying a Stanly turrentine piece and getting to a point where some of the key movements I had down just by feel. It was actually kind of weird. Realizing I didn't have to listen to myself, I was almost totally free to listen to the rest of the band and to latch on to a phrase and really do theme development, etc.