5 TIPS FOR PLAYING A BALLAD
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2018
- www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com - STUDY SAX WITH SCOTT PADDOCK
Approaching a ballad is very different playing a medium tempo or bebop jazz tunes. In today's video, I give you 5 tips for playing and improving a ballad.
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Scott, Stardust is one of the most beautifully written ballads ever and no one has mentioned it. Also it has that wonderful introduction. Would like to see you do a video on this tune. This is from seventy-five year-old tenor man soon getting a new AW020 Alto as well. Never to old to dream.
Ballads are the soul of jazz. Thanks for giving more heart to my favorite vehicle.
"There will never be another you" and "I remember clifford" are amazing
Good demonstration on that ballad, sentimental mood, good work Scott, keep doing what u doing.
Awesome info! Thanks for the lesson. Great instructions.
I really appreciate all the help you have been for me already Scott …. I just finally got reunited with my alto sax after about 4 years …. I had been making Native American Style flutes for several years and lost track of alto after so many moves … I at one time was getting to sound pretty good and looking to get it going again … The flutes I used to make were in the minor pentatonic scale and since I only had five notes to work with I think I learned how to do more with less sort of by using note bends and articulation to create more interest on the flutes. So much looking forward to doing the same with the alto now. Thanks for being you... I enjoy your lessons and enthusiastically look forward to hearing seeing and learning more Scott …. Bongo Dave - Good Happens / Love Shall Prevail
So appreciate your teaching, You brake down the complex and make it doable
This would have been my first choice of ballad for this lesson, so this was just what the doctor ordered. Thanks, Summertime and Misty would be great for a follow up video. My three favorites.
Thanks again, Scott. Your other vid all about vibrato is also really helpful! “Never let me go” is great to play, especially if you think the lyrics, which are beautiful.
Fantastic demo of how to embellish a ballad. You took me back years, Scott, to when I played in a school big band when I was 17 (I am now 54!). Still loving the sax and playing my own stuff with a trio here in the North East of England. Keep on putting up those videos and they make a MASSIVE difference.
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Excellent changes to aspire to! Thank you 😊
Hello Scott!! Thanks a Lot for your vídeos! Always great tips!!! My favorits Ballads is all those played by Dexter Gordon (Darn that Dream)
Thank you so much. I love that you give clear, concise instruction. Thank you.
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"I Want To Talk About You" is one of my favorites
I have recently come across your utube channel and love your lessons.
They are so so helpful and you put things across so well.
Thank you. I shall catch up on some of your others.
You are an amazing teacher. Thank you for sharing you knowledge with us.
Thank You Scott. I was able to brush up
my favorite song by your method.
Great content! You've given me plenty of pointers to think about in my practices! :) Thanks!!
great video, wonderful tips and I love that particular song. Going to watch this video and practice these techniques over and over. It is going to make a huge difference. Thank you, Scott!
Hey Sabrina! Thanks. Yeah, adding these into your ballads will make a big difference for sure.
Great ballad and thanks for the tips!!
Thanks Scott. Very useful info!
Definitely gonna try these tips at home
Thanks again, Scott, for another first-rate video; clean, clear, inspiring, and another expression of your great generosity. Greetings and Blessings from Canada.
Thanks John!
Excellent teacher. Thanks and blessings, Mr Paddock.
Thanks!
When Sonny Get’s Blue is my favorite!
I have been watching your videos for some time now, I find them very good and informative. Well done you, keep up the good work.🙂🙂
Thank you very much!
So true on those swingin 8th notes, I always do that..thanks for the breakdown, well done
Yeeeehaw! LOL. Yeah, it seems counterintuitive, but if you swing those 8th notes you're playing a country ballad :-)
Great tips. I love playing ballads just because there’s so much time to think and “work it”. Thanks, Scott.
Hey Becky! Yeah, playing a ballad definitely gives you the space to stretch out.
First time I've come across your channel. Nice advice. I get my students to play ballads because of tone, embouchure, and air control.
Clean simple and VERY helpful
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Learned some great stuff!
You brought me back to alto after twenty years of tenor. Thanx.
I play summertime a lot my warm up song sentimental mood and misty love all your videos. Everything is covered and explained so well thank you Scott.
Thanks Ed! Those are two of my favs also.
Love the sub-tones sounds of Getz/Gordon/Henderson and really try to encorporate their styles into my ballads. Vibrato, grace notes, turns and push/pull as well. My favorite ballad is "Good-Bye Pork Pie Hat." Still learning. Thanks for the video!😎💪🎷
I love summertime, and early autumn
Once again fantastic Scott thanks
Thanks!!
Amazing and very helpful as always! Thank you for breaking it down to the tiniest details! :)
I always find it easier with my students when I show and demonstrate each aspect of it as opposed to just doing it all at once. It kind of pulls back the curtain to what is actually going on.
That's a great teaching philosophy :)
Would you also upload videos on tonguing, breathing and other more beginner stuff? :)
Thanks, that was very inspiring
Killing Me Softly. I used to play this with a B3 backing me. Always got applause. Nice long notes, dynamics and offbeats. With a touch of reverb from a WEM Copicat. Beautiful!
I love Killing Me Softly. Beautiful song with beautiful chords!
I guess ill hang my tears out to dry .... Beautiful.
Great tune!
Awesome information Scott. Thanks for your wealth of knowledge.
Thanks!!
Hi Scott, thank you for another Masterclass. My favourites to play are "a nightingale sang in Berkley square", "feelings" and "send in the clowns"
There's a Harry Connick Jr. version of Berkley Square that I always loved.
@@ScottPaddock yes very nice. I'm playing Nat King Cole's version. It's a beautiful song but on tenor I'm playing on Eb major with a key change to G major. Lots of palm keys to try to control. It's sounding ok though but I'm just polishing it now. I'm going to give "in a sentimental mood" next though. Let's see if I can fit any of your tips in. Thank's again
Thanks Scott, please keep doing this kind of great work. May God bless you.
Thanks!
Wow, these ideas are really going to help me to enjoy playing my sax. This is exactly what I intend to do with my playing, but now I must master a lot of things to be able to play like that, since I'm rather a beginner on sax. Thanks, Scott
Glad you found them helpful. Good luck!
That is so useful and clearly explained. Thank you very much! :)
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Great tips, Scott. Many thanks
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Thank you for this lesson. I enjoy ballads so any help making them better is appreciated.
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Another brilliant video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Mika!
Thank you for this video. Helps me a lot.
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Great tutorial..... 🙏🙏🙏 “ Blue Moon” and “Beyond the Sea” .... and so many more!!!
Great tunes!
Thanks Scott, I really enjoy your videos. In a Sentimental Mood is also one of my favorites, along with Summertime, Georgia On My Mind, Mood Indigo, Bye Bye Blackbird. I could go on, I love ballads on the sax, it seems to be made to play those kinds of tunes.
All great tunes!
Your teaching skills are top notch!
Thank you 😁😁😁
Thanks for the inspiration to start making music again!
Thank you for interesting explanation.
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Nice helpful lesson, Scott. I’ve done Georgia before with a jazz band. My favorites are Samantha, I Remember Clifford and Dedicated to You.
All great tunes! I love Georgia!!
I learned a lot from this. Thanks!
Awesome! Newby here, you answered why i sound boring. Really helpful. Keep more videos. From dubai under learning sax under covid quarantine. 3rd week. Thanks
Love this, esp. the varying of the time. Keep up the excellent work, Scott. Don't move out to pasture!
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Awesome tips !!!
Scott, to see and hear you play almost every day and for you to reply; for some one like me that isn’t too much into social media, it’s really quite touching and much appreciated. It’s the first time I’ve ever posted much less received s reply back. Cheers bud. Keep up the good work, I for one am listening and learning 👍🏾
Thanks for your support Marcus! It is very much appreciated :-)
Much appreciate the detailed explanation AND repeated DEMONSTRATION of each phrase. It's so obvious how you want your student to learn from you.
... and thanks!
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Stairway to the Stars... gorgeous❤️
“Misty” and “Unforgettable “
My favorite things to play are ballads. I Misty and The Masquerade are my go-to's when I just want to play something, but there are so many great ballads, especially Antonio Jobim's songs. Thanks for the tips. It will help me improve my playing a lot.
Yeah, Jobim has a lot of great tunes too!!
I've always liked Autumn Leaves, or maybe Someone To Watch Over Me. But there are so many good ones.
Both great tunes. Autumn Leaves is one of those tunes that you can do in just about any style and it is going to sound great.
Love it! Like all your videos.
THANKS MIGUEL!
thanks a lot Scott
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another great lesson Scott thanks
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Love this video crazy helpful!!!
Thanks!!
Another awesome video, thanks so much Scott! I was just going to request for you to do a video on playing ballads too. Great minds think alike I guess :P
I've had it on my list for a while, and finally pulled the trigger.
Thank you Scott. I have been practicing with this ballad using backingtracks which makes it pretty metered in quality. Gonna try it without to see if I can get the same feel.
loosen it up and try playing behind the beat.
Very nice sound and tasty playing. Thanks for the tips : )
Thanks Gary!
Excellent lesson. Need to have at least a full hour to replay over and over to "digest".
Wow, I really appreciate you taking the time to go over all the details with us. Will practice! Thanks a lot!
Stars fell on Alabama last night
Thanks for the videos
Very concise and fun! Got me blowing young man!
Awesome!
In a sentimental mood, body and soul- Coltrane, Charlie parker- Laura, Misty is one I could go for to
Laura! Yes, another Beautiful tune.
Great lesson.
Thanks Brian!
Scott Paddock❤Love from Ghana 🇬🇭
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Scott that was a great help thanks
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Great information! Thank you!
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Very eye opening (says guitar player).
Thanks a lot.
Very useful information, thank you. Also love your tone. Trying to get your tone on my Mk7..
Thanks!! Tone usually comes more from your air flow than your gear. Your gear just makes it easier.
Misty and in a sentimental mood, Sarah Vaughan made me love it
Very nice, thank you.
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love it
Thanks!
My One and Only is also one my favs. Another is Dedicated to You (Hartmann / Coltrane). Some things I’ve learned doing ballads are: do lots of long tones, especially soft ones which you discuss. Ballads are tough on embouchure! Another is obviously breathe support because those phrases can be long and you don’t want to end them too soon. Another thing is to relax. You just can’t play if you’re tense so make sure your rig is setup right, drop your shoulders and be comfortable. Thanks Scott.
All great suggestions!
Very helpful, thank you and best greetings from Germany
Thanks Boris! I'll be in Leipzig in 2 days :-)
hi scott,, been playing balleds for years on saxes, in the business and the best thing is to listen to singers and emulate them also at appropriate time when you feel it at the end of phrases add slight runs with feeling that lead into key changes or the bridge. but listen and listen and learn to emulate singers phrasing. . on balleds a sax needs to be romanced to sound good. with feeling and with good tone. made to sound pretty.
Misty and Everything Happens To Me. All The Things You Are at slow tempos can also have a ballad feeling, it sound amazing to me
All gret tunes! Chet Baker sings Everything Happens and All the Things.. .and it's great!
Brilliant! Very helpful. Love your work. Didn't know you had a CD. Where can I get that?
great thanks
that was fucking AWESOME, Inspiring...much respect
I love isfahan!
Stranger on the shore is my all time favourite. Originally played by clarinet, but I'd love to hear it on sax.
I had a clarinet student years ago who played that song as if it were his theme song. Such a beautiful tune on the clarinet.
That song is what has inspired me to try learning to play the Aerophone. It's one of the first songs I want to teach myself once I purchase and get accustomed to playing the instrument. Quite a lofty goal I know, but I think I'll get there with practice.
Early Autumn and Moonlight in Vermont. Yes, I am a Getz fan. Saw him four times in London.
Great choices!
My favourite ballad is Unchained Melody, probably because it was the first song I learned on my loaned alto sax. Wanting now to play it better, with some ornamentation/improv.
Oh thanks Scott, I love playing ballads. Hard to pick a favourite though My One and Only Love is high on my list.
Do you have a vid on playing/practising/achieving those cool embellishments?
Yeah, check out my video on embellishments!
My favorite ballads to play are My Foolish Heart, Tenderly, Misty, and In The Mood For Love.
That's great mate! You also use vibrato (an important resource in a ballad i guess... The long notes)
Thanks
Yeah, I did a video on vibrato if you want to check it out.