HOW TO SOUND LIKE A PRO MUSICIAN
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Have you ever listened to a pro sax player and asked yourself, "Why don't I sound like that?" In this video, I'm going to give you a few tips that will get you a lot closer. Of course there are several aspects that answer the question... How to sound like a pro musician. BUT there are 2 really big things that can help you get there faster!
SKYPE LESSONS: Yes, I give Skype lessons! And, if you sign up for one (or more) you will see immediate results. From tone, and tonguing to style and improv, I can help get you headed in the right direction. For more info contact me via: www.scottpaddock.com or through Instagram @scottpaddocksax
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Scott Plays:
P. Mauriat 67RX Influence alto sax
Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 Blue mouthpiece
Legere Signature 2.25 reeds
BG Silver Duo ligature
That was a marvellous lesson for free. Thank you :0)
Thank you I take advantage of any advice to assist me in achieving my lifetime goal of sounding like a sax player,I’m 83 years old and starting to rock on sax. No limits
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you sir are a legend!!! keep it on. any video of your playing?
Your are so generous!!! Keep sharing!!! We will keep learning!!! Thanks, your are the King!
Thanks!!
I’ve only been playing for almost 2 years, and I often feel bad about not sounding or playing like pros such as yourself. Perhaps I should focus more on practicing, which is something I often struggle to feel motivated to do, but whenever I watch one of your vids I feel like I’m actually able to learn my horn. Thanks for the videos, Scott.
I've been playing for a couple decades 😁😁 It takes a while to get there. My advice is just be happy with the stage that you are at and keep striving for the next.
Very vital information for me. Thanks Scott
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Sir Scott
Scott, I could watch several of your videos in one sitting but one is PLENTY to give me such valuable material to work with. Thank You.
Thanks!
Great tips and advices thanks a lot for it ! Cheers from belgium
Man this really is great instruction, this is the real deal ..this lesson itself is ''worth its weight in gold''
Thanks Scott for always giving us ways we can work on our own sound. Not all play the same. Like you always say we have to find our own sound that represents us individually. Stay Safe.
So true!
Cool vid. Thanks brutha!
Very heloful.thank you!
Great tips. Two more things that stood out were your tone and vibrato. Even when you weren't using dynamics or emphasizing goal notes and articulation, your tone was beautiful and your vibrato sounded natural and effortless.
Your videos are getting better
Thanks? does that mean they weren't good before. 😂🤣😅
I just find like your teaching is getting even better
So true Scott , when I'm trying to learnt a piece of music I close my eyes and listen deeply how the expression comes into play almost as if I can feel the emotion my self
It's encouraging to think of sounding more professional before having to channel Giant Steps to perfection. In addition to dynamics and articulation on Amazing Grace, I think your clean, clear tone is another prof characteristic. Thanks.
I so agree with your post
Very clear tone and happy to listen and learn
AWESOME lesson. Thanks so much Scott!!
Great video...
I've enjoyed many of your videos. You're a great player and a good teacher. Something else I think is really key, separating the 'ams' from the pros are scoops, bends, and vibrato and growling use. I feel that a pro has got to have an excellent inherent or acquired understanding of how much is too much, and where these elements should be placed.
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Wow, so helpful! Now I know what to do, but just need to develop the embouchure so I can do it. Thanks, Scott, you're a no nonsense teacher, clear and to the point.
Thanks John!!
Wow! Where have you been all my life? As an underprivileged youth, I set out on a personal experiment some 40 years ago to learn music using only my ear for melodies, chords and song structure. Seeing you yesterday for the 1st time has inspired in me a new hope and confidence of successfully tapping into my natural abilities and reaching a fuller potential. Thank you for giving me what I've always needed, but was unable to afford: Education. You have a new subscriber in me.
Mike
Thanks Mike! Glad that what I'm saying is resonating with you!
Thanks for the advice. It is nice to get useful information. The other day you asked what I am focusing on: Overtones, scales, alternate fingering and trying to remember to beathe.
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Thanks Scott - great tips and advice as always.
In short, play with feeling...even learning these techniques to a T wouldn't matter if you don't play with emotion. That was my biggest problem, showing my emotions and letting them shine thru my horn
That's definitely true, and it's a process to get there.
Thanks Mr. Scott. I'd share this to my friends who play saxes too...
Thanks for sharing!
Great lesson Scott. Will you play the Tenor sometimes please?
The video on Friday will be on tenor.
Scott Paddock yes, more tenor!
Nice
Thank you very much Scott!!🙂👍
You bet!
I knew you were using Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 Blue mouthpiece. My friend is a representative of this mouthpiece. Could you look it up for Angelo Torres? It has a nice sound!
Hi Scott, All what you are saying is 100-% right. I'm very much self taught and play by ear. My opinion is very simple,"Play from your heart" meaning the lyrics of the song as though you were singing it as you play. and as you mention, A LOT OF PRACTICE. Thanks , Mark Holley on Sax You Tube.
Now I understand goal notes, tie it into the lyrics! That makes it easier. The first time I heard you talk about goal notes i didn't understand how to identify which ones they were. Thanks for clarifying.
You rock!! Thank you.
I have a very professional teacher and he tells me to make sure I have plenty of air to work with. Also to play using my diaphragm and keep an open air stream going through my mouth.
C’est vraiment de très bon conseils ! Sans doute les meilleurs vidéos de apprentissage du saxo !! Et mention spéciale pour la vidéo du vibrato ! Avec le do yo yo yo 👍👍 encore merci pour toutes ces astuces ! C’est formidable !
Thank you sir
Hey scott could you please play any bollywood song?? With dynamics and with articulation ..it will help a lot to learn...
Thx for your info and demo. It opens up a new arena for practice. Today I heard Amazing Grace played and sound like I really wanted to listen to it. That’s a first for me with that song.
I've been gathering plenty recommendations you've done regarding improving the sound or making it more expressive, and definitely they make a difference!! Keep posting!
Perfect just what I needed to know, what is the best way to memorize tunes ?
Thanks again Scott! That was a good memory jogger for me. Although I can read music, 90% of the songs I play are learned by ear. I try to put my emotion into my playing and make the songs mine.
Whatsupp everybody my name is scott paddock.
I need a good mouth piece. Any give away or suggestion
I returned to playing a sax after a 40 year hiatus. Your video lessons have saved me during this long stay at home. And my wife thanks you for helping my sound become tolerable. Great job!
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Hey dude. Was wondering. Is it better to work out the melody and then try and add the articulation? Or should you do it as you go? I find I've usually got my hands full with trying to learn the melody first. But if it's more worthwhile to do as you go that's what I'll do. Cheers, love the lessons. Kiran
I have my students learn the melody as is. Then go back and add dynamics & articulations and then go back a 3rd time and ad lib on it. The more advanced the student becomes the faster the steps go by.
...hmmm, Id say weak support is even more fundamental, that gives away amateur vs. Pro. But for sure yes, good points.
Take up singing...even if so so voice, ..reflects in your playing
Scott I really enjoyed this video as its something I have always aimed for. lately I have had a few teachers ranging from classical to pop and I seem to come across a bias situation where while both instructors are good, one would be adamant you would mostly tongue everything where as the other would argue it should mostly all be diaphragm tonguing.
Having listened to various professional players including yourself in this video, in my opinion I seem to hear a mix both to give their sound a bit more personal articulation and more of a dynamic sound. Am I off the mark with this assessment Scott with regards to articulation as tonging vs diaphragm has always confused me when to use each type.
Many thanks in advance Alan
How much you use your tongue is dependent on the type of music that you are playing, With classical music you tongue everything unless it specifically tells you not to. In just about every other type of music when you tongue and when you don't is more of a feel/style thing. Whenever you tongue, you should always do it with your tongue and never with your air.... if that's what you mean by diaphragm tonguing. Always tongue (separate notes) with your tongue, never with your air.
Sorry Scott one major point I should have mentioned in my previous comment was the point neither teacher would budge on, this leaving me totally confused who was right. It was on was on alto sax when using palm keys highest octave one teachers said it should only be diaphragm tonguing whereas the other stated in must only be normal tonguing . Please help on this one Scott as its doing my head in who is right
regards Alan
Never use diaphragm tonguing. Ever, in any context. Always tongue using your tongue.
Great!!! Thanks for all your advices!!!
I've been watching you for a few months now.Always great tips and your sound is killer .Great job I'm learning so much watching you
Thanks Blaine!
very good video! Good explanation, it will be a good tool to show some amateur friends what phrasing is like. Cheers!
Absolutely!
Hi Scott! I really enjoy your videos. Can you make a video on playing high notes above the altissimo?
There are no notes above the altissimo. My altissimo notes are from G to D (D#), some people can go higher but anything above an F# is altissimo.
Fantastic video. Thanks!
Thx for sharing your knowledge-- you're very generous
Thank you Scot. I love that buddha is sitting there and you play amazing grace. 😊🙏🎶🎷. I love it
Haha!
Hi guys I'm a newbie saxophone player and I havent really understood tonguing yet. From what Ive learned in youtube, it's used for stopping the sound from your sax and/or dampening the sound. When Scott said that he pulls his tongue in 6:09, does he mean he's dampening the sound (AKA putting his tongue on the reed a little bit) ?
Hey, check out my video on tonguing. It will explain everything you are asking.
@@ScottPaddock Hey Scott, thank you for replying and I shall check them now! also I just wanna let you know that I'm thankful for your videos. I'm not from a wealthy family and i'm still a student so my saxophone is not exactly the greatest (it's cheap because its what we can only afford) but i'm glad that I'm being able to improve my sound. god bless
thanks for your valuable lesson. it helps a lot for a person like me to learn saxophone when there is no teacher available.
You're very welcome! I'll be launching an online saxophone school in July which could definitely be a helpful tool for you. Keep an eye on my IG and YT for the announcement .
I love your sound so much. I even got your mouthpiece setup(with a couple alterations)to sound like a mix between you and my own sound. Love the content, keep it up ❤🎷
That's awesome!
But I’m sure that we ALL would like to know what sound system you are using?
I record with a shure clip on mic.
That's it Scott, I got it fall figured out now.... and plenty of time to plan the big tour 😎
Thanks
Paül
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your intro was 22 seconds in just two breaths? very impressive. i gotta train and try that.
Long tones and the correct gear go a long way 😁
Great info. Thanks.
THAT IS SO TRUE PRACTICE PRACTICE but correct practice clean sound
Very good advice thx
It’s all about control. Easier said than done. Takes practice.
Lowell, true but start with where you're at. Once you make that sound really good, you've set a new ground floor. Then keep building from there.
Glad to see the Buddha helping hold a space there in your music room. I only found your channel a few days ago, I believe it was a compilation of a bunch of sax players remotely on a song, I clicked on a few I had not heard that stood out. I am harmonica player, 45 years and was full-time pro by 20, practiced 4 hrs. per day then. Left SoCal music scene to work in non-profit org. Later though had a Swing Dance/Jazz/Blues Band for 10 years, usually always had one or two horns with me on harp playing arrangements/lines. As you started describing dynamics I was going to comment "note shaping!" then you said it. I only play chromatic harp some so, note shaping and dynamics are much. Articulation too....I started in Bluegrass Bands, fiddle tunes, articulation counts there! I listen to drummers, bass player channels too (like Tower of Power), for groove assimilation but always those whose shaping of notes/tones keep my interest...Jimmy Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Duane Allman, Danny Gatton, Robben Ford. Sax players usually David Sandborn, Dave Koz, Maceo, Gerald Albright, Cannonball, etc. Thanks for posting this, subscribed to your station here, good sounds! I plan to listen more to what you have and check your lessons, even though I am harp player. Just been in Austin 7 years, San Diego now.
The other term I use is allowing notes to "swell".
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@@ScottPaddock p.s. my appreciation for your playing also includes having opportunities to play some "old school" horn players. I was invited and sat-in numerous times with "Louis Thomas' Pieces of Eight" as several Jazz festivals, they were the "Honey Drippers" of Joe Liggins & Honey Drippers. Several of those players were with Count Basie, Duke Ellington. The Trumpet player, James "Smitty" Smith, flew in from doing a gig with Ray Charles. Honored they would ask me to play and give me a couple choruses to wail on harp, over top of their full horn section. The were rockin' (swingin') the old Selmers! James "Smitty" Smith also sat-in with my band on my "Latin Moon" song. Anyway, love your tone and approach to playing.
Bonjour Scott Paül again here....
Suggestions for one of your TH-cam lessons.
I can't resist playing in off-the-cuff situations. Risky business when the audience is NOT your forgiving immediate family. Sometimes I know the tune but not the key, there has been a cases, when the tune was not announced and live mike was put in front of bell for the intro... now that's suicide....Lucky for me, I inherited some of my grand mother excellent ear (we think she might have had perfect pitch) and that helps some.
I wonder if there are tricks you would be willing to share that help in these situations. BTW I mostly play tenor and clarinet.
I hope you are keeping healthy in this crazy pandemic.
Paül
Awesome / thank youuuu
Thank you. Helpful, because simple.
You're welcome!
This was a mind blowing!
Amazing Scott, 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Do you put tone/sound in the "lots of practice" category?
Yes, but tone should be super focused on with long tones and then tone/sound should be super super focused on when it comes to playing melodies.
Good stuff for improvement. Thanks
You bet
What kind of baritone mouthpiece do you use?
It's a berg larson. I don't recommend it. It's just the one that came with my bari. You should talk to someone who plays a lot of bari to learn more about the mps on the market.
I always wondered how you get that beautiful sound, while you seem very relaxed, is looks effordless.
It is great you share the knowledge, I don't see these from other videos. Keep it coming. Great video for learning saxophone.
Finally! You have unlocked my current ceiling, thank you!
🤟 Yeah, this happens with a lot of my private students. They are blown away at the difference shaping the phrase makes. It takes it from sounding like a marching band to making it sound super musical.
LOL, funny you sounded professional even when trying not to, LMAO.. Your explanation is a good one though..I enjoy your content
Great thank you
Sustained ebb & flow. Learned this from watching the ocean's waves
great lesson, thanks for sharing generously!
My pleasure!
Do you have any tips for ghosting notes? I typically just drop my jaw a bit and stop blowing, but I’m not sure if that’s a good way to do it.
Scott Paddock very interesting thank you for your excellents advices
Great lesson
Scott, Great timing! Important stuff! Appreciate you dude!!
What mic setup and make are you using on your sax for this video? I can’t recall anybody mentioning this previously. Thanks for any help.
I play sax into a shure clip on mic. It's nothing super special but is great for something like this because it cuts back the noise in the room and can handle the volume of the sax. I am speaking into a Blue Spark mic.
Thanks for that, Scott.
Scott, again your feeling that sound which comes from way down within, with your usual laser like tonality and a library load of knowledge, fabulous, generous and to point as usual.
I was watching a documovie on Lee Morgan, 1960 hard bop, and in a fleeting statement the players explained they had a thing about how they were dressed, the quality of the clothes etc. This is something I had noticed with players like Winton Marsarlis and his sidemen, but never thought much about it until Lee! As music is also psychology does a dress code count? Its a weird question but I am interested. Does music sound different when we look different? And should we dress in defference to music? Sorry this is way left field.
And do you ever play in Europe? France? Do you know of Marciac in France? I hear the best there and I think you would ace it. Just sayin'.
Your work is truly worthwhile and a balm to the world of trouble the world is right now.
encore mon ami, merci beaucoup.
Montpellier.
Nice one man
Amazing!!!! Very beautiful sound!!!! Thanks for this lesson!!!!
Thanks!
Cool photo!
Can you make a video where you are commentsting on different saxophonists today?
Sounds like a good way to get a lot of saxophone players mad at me. Haha.
Scott Paddock haha true but i Think it could be a very interesting video to watch. You could also make a video about saxophonists who stands out in their playing if you know what i mean
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Awesome tips Scott!!! Thanks for sharing!
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After more than 30 years old ‘self-taught’, I knew some of this stuff but didn’t know what it’s called.
It interesting to see things come up that I can now put labels to. Keep it coming Scott!
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Subscribed happy to find a musician showing and teaching a skill and without a catch like hey go to my website and stuff keep it up bro
I've got a website coming in July 😁 I'll continue to post on TH-cam but the website will be way more in-depth with a direct path from point A to point B.
Great info appreciate 🎷
Great content...🙏🎷
Thankyou Scott you're amazing!
Thanks for you useful and practical adivices...
All of these rules needs many years practicing but its cool.
Thank you for your professional lessons an videos.
From Iran
Yeah, there are definitely different levels of adapting them, but the general idea of increasing your dynamics and articulations can be done at any level.
What are your recording settings
completely flat with 25% small room digital reverb.
Thank you Scott.