Great Video . I play piano since i was 9 ( i'm 55 now ! ) , then i studied trombone ( so hard instrument ) and now i've been playing saxophone for 5 years. And you are so right : warming is so important and your exercice is so good to do. I really love also your " 7 chromatic workouts ": really good and really hard too. Keep going ; you're a great teacher. From France
I just try this exercise and seems very useful. Thank you so much for help i'll def gonna check other lessons.. Have a good day. thanks for good energy.
I just upgraded to an Otto Link Vintage mouthpiece, and I absolutely love it. It improves my sound tenfold I've performed in a select band and an honor band and my school's jazz band, and I've also been nominated for this college music thing that I have to audition for. This is all after just half a year of playing, and you've definitely helped a lot Nigel so thanks.
McGill Music Sax School I'm also look at upgrading my sax too, as I feel I've grown out of my student model instrument. Have you ever heard of Phil Barone? They seem too good to be true
I think my sound across most of the notes is ok, my biggest problem is crossing the bridge middle D, D# and E sounds stuffy. I'll be using this exercise to improve my tone, great info.Thanks Nigel
Thank you Nigel. I have been going up and down the scale in steps as in one of your scales lessons using long notes intonation but not returning to the tonic each time. I do get quavery after an extended period of playing and was blaming my breathing, but maybe not so? I will surely try this out.
nice video, thanks. I do quite a bit of scales with intervals, but it never occurred to me to do them with such big jumps, but it makes a lot of sense, I will be incorporating this into my daily practise.
I have trouble going from D with the octave key down to a key that doesn't require the octave key. Seem like I am not releasing the octave key fast enough or my embouchure is off. I will try this tonight when I practice.
Hi George. It could be your finger coordination. Spending some time watching your fingers in a mirror will help to make sure all your fingers move together. Hope you get it sorted.
thanx again, i never knew i am not the only one feeling most comfortable in the middle section , i thought i am just a bad player and will never learn to play in a better way, thanx thanx, every little thing helps, we;ll see how far i can get , thanx
Cool. I have a bunch of “5 minute Warmup” lessons inside Sax School that are hugely popular. When you’re ready I think you’ll enjoy those too. Also check out my beginner improv course here: www.mcgillmusic.com/courses
Hey Nigel, I've been doing this exercise every day since I saw this video, which was in early may, and my sound has come a long way since then, total success. There's just one note that hasn't been working for me which is my "a" above the staff. (alto sax) Any tips to sort this note out?
Great to hear that Mo! Not sure why that A is an issue though. If it isn't sounding right, or not coming out clearly, it could be a mechanical issue which a repairer should be able to fix easily. First though, make sure you are keeping your throat open and relaxed and experiment with using a little more/less mouthpiece. Hope you get it sorted.
All the exercises and long tones will help. If you don’t LISTEN and get a good sound in your head, you’ll struggle along. Listen to all of Dexter Gordon’s records, multiple times. Then listen to Stanley Turentine and Sonny Rollins. You’ll be glad you did.
I have been using your warmup exercises for some time now. Excellent! Thank you for sharing these, they're helping me a bunch.
Great to hear that Don! Glad they have helped you.
Great Video . I play piano since i was 9 ( i'm 55 now ! ) , then i studied trombone ( so hard instrument ) and now i've been playing saxophone for 5 years. And you are so right : warming is so important and your exercice is so good to do.
I really love also your " 7 chromatic workouts ": really good and really hard too.
Keep going ; you're a great teacher.
From France
Thanks Joubine! Glad those exercises were helpful.
I just try this exercise and seems very useful. Thank you so much for help i'll def gonna check other lessons.. Have a good day. thanks for good energy.
Great to hear the lessons are helping you Ezgi!
I just upgraded to an Otto Link Vintage mouthpiece, and I absolutely love it. It improves my sound tenfold
I've performed in a select band and an honor band and my school's jazz band, and I've also been nominated for this college music thing that I have to audition for. This is all after just half a year of playing, and you've definitely helped a lot Nigel so thanks.
Wow that's brilliant! Great to hear the videos have helped you.
McGill Music Sax School I'm also look at upgrading my sax too, as I feel I've grown out of my student model instrument. Have you ever heard of Phil Barone? They seem too good to be true
Agent 8 What sax do you have now?
I think my sound across most of the notes is ok, my biggest problem is crossing the bridge middle D, D# and E sounds stuffy. I'll be using this exercise to improve my tone, great info.Thanks Nigel
Thank you Nigel. I have been going up and down the scale in steps as in one of your scales lessons using long notes intonation but not returning to the tonic each time. I do get quavery after an extended period of playing and was blaming my breathing, but maybe not so? I will surely try this out.
nice video, thanks. I do quite a bit of scales with intervals, but it never occurred to me to do them with such big jumps, but it makes a lot of sense, I will be incorporating this into my daily practise.
Great video. Really helpful, especially if you are playing for a while on the higher notes then have to drop down to a lower note. Cheers Nigel
Great to hear it was helpful David.
Great lesson! Helpfull information👍
Can't wait to include this exercise in my prac sessions x
Cool Wendy! Hope it helps you.
you're so awesome!!
Very Good lesson . Thank you very much.
Thanks Victor!
I have trouble going from D with the octave key down to a key that doesn't require the octave key. Seem like I am not releasing the octave key fast enough or my embouchure is off. I will try this tonight when I practice.
Hi George. It could be your finger coordination. Spending some time watching your fingers in a mirror will help to make sure all your fingers move together. Hope you get it sorted.
Great video!
Thanks Leonardo
Great video 🎷👍
Cheers!
As usual, great stuff Nigel. No doubt Jay will be jealous 😉
Cheers Thierry!
thanx again, i never knew i am not the only one feeling most comfortable in the middle section , i thought i am just a bad player and will never learn to play in a better way, thanx thanx, every little thing helps, we;ll see how far i can get , thanx
Great to hear it helped you.
thanks nigel dont do enough warm ups, will find help full
Cool. I have a bunch of “5 minute Warmup” lessons inside Sax School that are hugely popular. When you’re ready I think you’ll enjoy those too. Also check out my beginner improv course here: www.mcgillmusic.com/courses
Hey Nigel, I've been doing this exercise every day since I saw this video, which was in early may, and my sound has come a long way since then, total success. There's just one note that hasn't been working for me which is my "a" above the staff. (alto sax) Any tips to sort this note out?
Great to hear that Mo! Not sure why that A is an issue though. If it isn't sounding right, or not coming out clearly, it could be a mechanical issue which a repairer should be able to fix easily. First though, make sure you are keeping your throat open and relaxed and experiment with using a little more/less mouthpiece. Hope you get it sorted.
McGill Music Sax School rightio cheers, will try that over the next few weeks and if it doesn't work then yeah ill take it to the repair man
All the exercises and long tones will help. If you don’t LISTEN and get a good sound in your head, you’ll struggle along. Listen to all of Dexter Gordon’s records, multiple times. Then listen to Stanley Turentine and Sonny Rollins. You’ll be glad you did.
I hope you find your name.
Are these warm up exercises in Sax School.
where s the link for the lessons? just in case. usually it is not possible to pay when from europe , anyway, i dont see the link , thanx
You can find out more about my Sax School here: www.mcgillmusic.com
How many days we have to practice it
I think it should always be a part of your warmup routine.
My saxophone sounds spitty , and also it sounds “airy” I guess.. I can’t get a strong sound at all
Remove excess moisture from the Reed, primarily the back of the reed.
This oddly helped reduce that sound. keep your back straight but lean forward. try it, it should help
Your tongue positioning too, might be making you release a lot of spit in there
Where were you guys when marching band season was here🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣jk thanks but I’m not even band anymore. Orchestra is my main focus now.
@@Sonder_stoic haha. Apologies dear. We just saw it