I love your groove....... you make it real....Keep going Chez, you are keeping people going playing and enjoying their beautiful instrument rather than hiding their sax in the loft, in the garage or under the bed :-)
I watch a lot of wise grey or bald men on TH-cam for the technicalities, But your vids make me want to pick up my Sax. Your unique selling point is your inspiring energy (and loose flab words :-). Thank you Your Royal Awkwardness.
This comment just made me laugh out loud on the tube like a crazy lady!! Thanks so much for taking the time to write. It's people like you who make me want to continue making these vids - they're fun but super time consuming. Thanks for supporting the channel and merry xmas you lovely person. Cx
Hi Chez I would just like to say I'm so pleased that I've found your site I've been searching for years to find an insight into chord progressions for improvising & your video on the subject is without doubt the best I've seen you also have a great talent for teaching because the way you have broken all the necessary information down into a simple format twinned with an actual demonstration is a masterpiece! Please come and tour the northeast of England & I'll definitely come to one of your concerts! A new fan Chris Adams. Middlesbrough
Jonathan Ricketts thanks for taking the time to comment. Means so much to me. Love the sax community on the channel. Thanks for being part of the team jonathan. Cx
Hi , at first I thought.... This lady is as mad as a box of frogs ! lol. But I stuck with you and I'm glad I did. I love Funk/ Blues etc. Keep it coming, love your style. Be lucky ! Tony.
Ha ha! Thanks for this hun. Yep, there are always going to be haters on youtube. I'm cool with it. Little bit of passive aggressiveness never hurt anyone ;-) Thanks for supporting the channel honey. Means a lot. Cx
chez taylor ..😍😍😍i've been plying alto sax for 8 years and learn from self study and now thanks for social media thanks to you ..but now im struggling to find 1920s for gatsby music can you pm me some of your knowledge to that music.. big thank you we have event this coming friday for gatsby party
Hi Chez, great seeing you having this tips..I'm learning on improvising recently but I'm not really sure which notes to play or to start with. Do you mind to share how you determine which note to be played? :)
hey jimmy, Thanks so much for getting in touch. So glad your using the videos and getting into improv through these. Have you caught my video on How To Find the Key of a song? This may be helpful; th-cam.com/video/52XwCJJfoUc/w-d-xo.html Also, my boring video on scales is kind of vital too; th-cam.com/video/SbW6PuTrLNA/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps buddy. Let me know how you get on. Cx
Hey..yea i did watched your videos...they are really helpful...thank you so much! you are superb! I am the kind of people who plays with music...I play pops mostly..so i was thinking like what you said, i would probably start learning on improvising.. :)
Thanks for getting in touch Robert. I've touched on jazz and blue notes in my improv series but there's definitely a lot more to say so will build on this over the coming months. Meanwhile, here's a playlist with all my tips so far in improv which you may find useful; th-cam.com/video/O1_WOAa2M1A/w-d-xo.html
My issue is not knowing if the notes sound right I'm uber beginner and there seems to be a ton of honking Involved or what doesnt sound like the notes I've watched your embouchure video and still cant seem to get it right. Its really disconcerting
Hi chez, Your TH-cam videos are boss thanks. In brief I've been playing alto sax for 4years, love the deep house sax tunes and have now started to try improvising with backing tracks, but finding it hard to find good tracks. Do you have any tips? Thanks and merry Xmas.
Thanks for your message and for supporting the channel. Do you have spotify? I find a lot of my material by the 'discover weekly' playlist it automatically makes for me. I also follow several facebook friends who have similar tastes and musical interests and often steal tunes off their 'recently listened to' playlists. Regarding edited backing tracks (ie without sax) mine are customised for me by a DJ friend so worth making nice with a few DJs and see if any of them fancy a creative project for you! Hope this helps and thanks again for getting in touch. Cx
I'd love to but I think it would just be too time consuming for me darling. Hope the videos are still useful for you though and thanks for supporting the channel. Is english your 1st language? I have been considering subtitles for my videos. Would this be useful for you? Cx
Hi Chez First of all thanks for taking the time to make these great vids, it has inspired me to get my tenor out and give it another lash😄👍 Will these notes your using in this video work with my tenor?
Paul Finney think there should be notes down there for tenor as well honey. Hope you have fun with the video & thanks for getting in touch. Really glad to hear you're back in team saxophone again!!
Uciel Salerno Corral hey buddy! Thanks so much for getting in touch. So excited to have viewers from overseas. I've been thinking about adding subtitles to my videos. Do you find them easy to follow in English? Cx
Chez Taylor. Sax I can follow the videos because your English is very clear, but I think I'm not the only one from Latin America. We can help you with the subtitles if you want :D
Uciel Salerno Corral that sounds great! I'm entirely up to my neck in it in the lead up to Christmas but will put it on the New Years list to read up on TH-cam subtitling & see where we go from there. Thanks son much! Cx
Hey chez love your videos ,thank you xx ... I'm having a little trouble with the reed closing especially when I try get loud , I'm playing a 6* metal otto link and play a carbon fibre reed m/h practicing and vandoran V16 size 3 performing , do you think I should try a bigger opening ? I've asked some of my sax friends and I'm not really getting a straight answer , thanks your are a superstar x
Hmm...sound like you have a tight embouchure. A harder reed would certainly help. Have you tried a 3.5? V16 do come up quite soft so even a vandorin traditional 3 might be the ticket for you. You may find this article useful; athomemusicacademy.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/a-short-explanation-of-woodwind-reed-varieties-and-strengths/ Also, worth trying a more "subtone" embouchure. Have you watched my video on this? th-cam.com/video/e5YPda8GVUI/w-d-xo.html
Antony Dann I do swap between 8ves yes. This gives you a wider range of notes to play with. I recommend 'smooth voice leading' though - in other words don't just jump between 8ves, make sure you lead by scale. I advise you begin with just trying lower register first to get a good sense of rhythm & style. Then play around with adding the 2nd 8ve. Hope that's helpful. Cx
Lawrence Fairbairn it does indeed! You may want to watch my tutorial on "finding the key" & also my tutorial on "scales". So glad you're enjoying the videos. Thanks for supporting the channel! Cx
There is one effect that i can't do on demand but when it happens i love it. say you play a d without the register key and you play both high and low at the same time. is there a word for that effect?
chris evans ooh. It's a harmonic. Nice effect. If you watch my video on split notes this will help train this up to become more reliable for you. Thanks for commenting honey. Cx
lalo muro that basically makes you a beginner. Start by charting out the chord changes for the song you're working on, and then use the notes in those keys.
Great lesson. Your other video for the sax line that you improvise over should be warning incredibly awesome. Do you have a tattoo on your wrist and did you get a haircut?
I had a fringe cut and am already trying to grow it out! It's constantly in my eyes and most irritating indeed. Ha ha! The wrist pattern is a henna tattoo I got at an indian wedding I played at recently. I do have several other much longer term tattoos though ;-) #misspentyouth! Cx
Alrukitaf it's in my music room which I. Use for recording. All thick sound proof double glazing and acoustic flooring, plus sound absorbers on most of the walls. It's so the sound you get is intentionally unprocessed & not all at disguised & enhanced. Just me & a camera. No frills for lessons. Do check out my promo vids though if your interested to hear how I sound by comparison after edits. Cx
chez taylor ..😍😍😍i've been plying alto sax for 8 years and learn from self study and now thanks for social media thanks to you ..but now im struggling to find 1920s for gatsby music can you pm me some of your knowledge to that music.. big thank you we have event this coming friday for gatsby party
niko leogo thanks so much for the kind words. Means a lot! So glad you like the channel. Here are some suggestions for your party. Sounds like a fun night! th-cam.com/video/ln2DBBxxJ-w/w-d-xo.html
chez taylor ..😍😍😍i've been plying alto sax for 8 years and learn from self study and now thanks for social media thanks to you ..but now im struggling to find 1920s for gatsby music can you pm me some of your knowledge to that music.. big thank you we have event this coming friday for gatsby party
I love your groove....... you make it real....Keep going Chez, you are keeping people going playing and enjoying their beautiful instrument rather than hiding their sax in the loft, in the garage or under the bed :-)
Thanks treasure!
This makes me feel "yes I can do this too!" Great! And thanks for the smiles!
What a smashing message! Thanks so much for taking the time to get in touch. More silly videos coming your way soon Cx
T 6:36 Chez this point about using space is brill! You are such an inspiring communicator, be great if you could do an occasional new Vid!
I watch a lot of wise grey or bald men on TH-cam for the technicalities, But your vids make me want to pick up my Sax. Your unique selling point is your inspiring energy (and loose flab words :-). Thank you Your Royal Awkwardness.
This comment just made me laugh out loud on the tube like a crazy lady!! Thanks so much for taking the time to write. It's people like you who make me want to continue making these vids - they're fun but super time consuming. Thanks for supporting the channel and merry xmas you lovely person. Cx
Don't blame it on the sunlight, don't blame it on the moonshine, don't on the good times, blame it on the right brain...
Wooooooowwww beauuutiful played
Haven't played for years Chez but you've inspired me to get playing again . Thanx ❤
That's awesome news! So glad I changed things for you. Welcome to team saxophone-geeks!
Great Video - thanks.
I absolutely love this thank you so much! Sax on sister sax on!
Great Video Chezza
Great lessons Chez, you are so talented.... just full of tips and information, and very inspiring,,, Thank you keep going. Regards Dave AU.
david gray what a beautiful comment. You've made me smile. Thank you very much! Xxx
Thankyou i need this for my next sax lesson coming up. as I need to write a short piece to play.
Lol I play trombone and tuba and I am still watching and enjoying this :-)
I subscribe to your channel, and I've played sax for almost 40yrs(in 2022 it will be 40yrs).
Another another incredible video! Thank you so much for taking the time to do these 👍
Hi Chez I would just like to say I'm so pleased that I've found your site I've been searching for years to find an insight into chord progressions for improvising & your video on the subject is without doubt the best I've seen you also have a great talent for teaching because the way you have broken all the necessary information down into a simple format twinned with an actual demonstration is a masterpiece! Please come and tour the northeast of England & I'll definitely come to one of your concerts! A new fan Chris Adams. Middlesbrough
What an utterly beautiful message Chris. You've made my day! Cx
So helpful! Thanks a lot, you're so talented and open to share your tips.
Jonathan Ricketts thanks for taking the time to comment. Means so much to me. Love the sax community on the channel. Thanks for being part of the team jonathan. Cx
Another amazing tutorial; appreciate your sharing of knowledge
Thank you so much for this! I'm soloing over a funky big band cover of Birdland and this'll be the first step to making it groove ^~^
Yes!!! Awesome sauce!
Excellent, I'm working on a song and this will help.
Yay! So glad it's helpful. Thanks for continuing to follow the channel Keeon and lovely to hear from you again. Have a great christmas! Cx
great lesson ,your a really good teacher , plus really easy on the eye ,many thanks for sharing videos
paul j ha ha! Glad you liked it honey. It's a fun one. Hope you had a giggle. Cx
amazing! thank you!
Great video!! A lot of great tips and tricks, and fun!....I mean, that is what it should be....playing should be fun. Please, keep up the good work.
root4343 thanks so much darling! Really appreciate your support. Cx
I liked your video it’s an eye opener !
Hi , at first I thought.... This lady is as mad as a box of frogs ! lol. But I stuck with you and I'm glad I did. I love Funk/ Blues etc.
Keep it coming, love your style. Be lucky ! Tony.
Antony Farrell Loved reading this message Tony. Thanks a million! More vids coming your way soon lovely. Cx
Hi Chez! love your style, you are a great teacher.
Thanks beautiful! Means a lot to read this. Cxxx
nice lamp
yxcqwertzubn my dad made it for me. Great right?! He's a clever man. Cx
I take it 12 people though this was going to be a banjo tutorial or something
Nice post Chez Thanks
Ha ha! Thanks for this hun. Yep, there are always going to be haters on youtube. I'm cool with it. Little bit of passive aggressiveness never hurt anyone ;-)
Thanks for supporting the channel honey. Means a lot. Cx
Thank you very much.
chez taylor ..😍😍😍i've been plying alto sax for 8 years and learn from self study and now thanks for social media thanks to you ..but now im struggling to find 1920s for gatsby music can you pm me some of your knowledge to that music.. big thank you we have event this coming friday for gatsby party
Another awesome video 👍🏻
Simon Proudler thanks Simon! Appreciate your support. Cx
you rule
Ayeee killin it
Hi Chez, great seeing you having this tips..I'm learning on improvising recently but I'm not really sure which notes to play or to start with. Do you mind to share how you determine which note to be played? :)
hey jimmy, Thanks so much for getting in touch. So glad your using the videos and getting into improv through these. Have you caught my video on How To Find the Key of a song? This may be helpful; th-cam.com/video/52XwCJJfoUc/w-d-xo.html
Also, my boring video on scales is kind of vital too;
th-cam.com/video/SbW6PuTrLNA/w-d-xo.html
Hope this helps buddy. Let me know how you get on. Cx
Hey..yea i did watched your videos...they are really helpful...thank you so much! you are superb! I am the kind of people who plays with music...I play pops mostly..so i was thinking like what you said, i would probably start learning on improvising.. :)
Good for you hun! All the best with it and keep in touch. Would be great to hear how you get on. Cx
Thanks! yea, hopefully I can make my own youtube channel like you someday.. :)
I just subbed congrats on over 6k
Nice lamp ;)... and tips of course :P
It's great right?! My dad made it for me. He's a legend. Thanks for watching and for supporting the channel. Cx
Great lesson! You sound amazing! What were the notes again?
Thumbs up Chez
Trank you! Nice and made simpel 😊
Bjr ,comment improviser sur de la deep housse au tenor svp merci
You're amazing I did subscribe because you actually teach and your humble. My question is how do you growl??? You're growing well thank you dear!
Tavon B.Smith thanks for the gorgeous message honey! Have you already watched my video on how to growl?; th-cam.com/video/H7H7VZspfpc/w-d-xo.html xxx
Chez Taylor - Saxophone I went thank you!
Chez, what made you select those 5 notes.. it doesn't appear to be a pentatonic scale...
love you Thanks. how about basic jazz notes or scales too start learning or learnin
Thanks for getting in touch Robert. I've touched on jazz and blue notes in my improv series but there's definitely a lot more to say so will build on this over the coming months. Meanwhile, here's a playlist with all my tips so far in improv which you may find useful; th-cam.com/video/O1_WOAa2M1A/w-d-xo.html
My issue is not knowing if the notes sound right I'm uber beginner and there seems to be a ton of honking Involved or what doesnt sound like the notes I've watched your embouchure video and still cant seem to get it right. Its really disconcerting
Ms Taylor could you please show us how to play the sax solo from Let`s stick together by Bryan Ferry, please?
mark burg excellent shout! It's on the list babe. Need more soul music in my life. Cx
Hi chez,
Your TH-cam videos are boss thanks.
In brief I've been playing alto sax for 4years, love the deep house sax tunes and have now started to try improvising with backing tracks, but finding it hard to find good tracks.
Do you have any tips?
Thanks and merry Xmas.
Thanks for your message and for supporting the channel. Do you have spotify? I find a lot of my material by the 'discover weekly' playlist it automatically makes for me. I also follow several facebook friends who have similar tastes and musical interests and often steal tunes off their 'recently listened to' playlists. Regarding edited backing tracks (ie without sax) mine are customised for me by a DJ friend so worth making nice with a few DJs and see if any of them fancy a creative project for you! Hope this helps and thanks again for getting in touch. Cx
Hello, Chez. I Enjoy your tutorials. What I would wish for is the sheet music in the video tutorials, if possible. Cheers.
I'd love to but I think it would just be too time consuming for me darling. Hope the videos are still useful for you though and thanks for supporting the channel. Is english your 1st language? I have been considering subtitles for my videos. Would this be useful for you? Cx
Hi Chez
First of all thanks for taking the time to make these great vids, it has inspired me to get my tenor out and give it another lash😄👍
Will these notes your using in this video work with my tenor?
Paul Finney think there should be notes down there for tenor as well honey. Hope you have fun with the video & thanks for getting in touch. Really glad to hear you're back in team saxophone again!!
Freaking genius, love you so much!!!
Uciel Salerno Corral awwww!!!! Thanks so much lovely one. How incredibly cool is this track? Serious levels of awesome!
Incredibly funky!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I wish I can meet you sometime!
Greetings from an argentinian rookie saxophonist :D
Uciel Salerno Corral hey buddy! Thanks so much for getting in touch. So excited to have viewers from overseas. I've been thinking about adding subtitles to my videos. Do you find them easy to follow in English? Cx
Chez Taylor. Sax
I can follow the videos because your English is very clear, but I think I'm not the only one from Latin America. We can help you with the subtitles if you want :D
Uciel Salerno Corral that sounds great! I'm entirely up to my neck in it in the lead up to Christmas but will put it on the New Years list to read up on TH-cam subtitling & see where we go from there. Thanks son much! Cx
Hey chez love your videos ,thank you xx ... I'm having a little trouble with the reed closing especially when I try get loud , I'm playing a 6* metal otto link and play a carbon fibre reed m/h practicing and vandoran V16 size 3 performing , do you think I should try a bigger opening ? I've asked some of my sax friends and I'm not really getting a straight answer , thanks your are a superstar x
Hmm...sound like you have a tight embouchure. A harder reed would certainly help. Have you tried a 3.5? V16 do come up quite soft so even a vandorin traditional 3 might be the ticket for you. You may find this article useful; athomemusicacademy.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/a-short-explanation-of-woodwind-reed-varieties-and-strengths/
Also, worth trying a more "subtone" embouchure. Have you watched my video on this? th-cam.com/video/e5YPda8GVUI/w-d-xo.html
Chez Taylor. Sax thank you so much, I'll get some harder reed and try them, you really are a super star 🌟
what's the name of the song you are playing on pls??
You are amazing at that thing. By the way, you have beautiful, mesmerizing eyes.
Wesley Sarment ha ha! I think the right eye goes a bit closey when I laugh 😉😂😉😂 but thanks! Appreciate the lovely compliment!
great video, really struggling in what to play and what notes ...... do you use your octave key? thanks again keep up great work
Antony Dann I do swap between 8ves yes. This gives you a wider range of notes to play with. I recommend 'smooth voice leading' though - in other words don't just jump between 8ves, make sure you lead by scale. I advise you begin with just trying lower register first to get a good sense of rhythm & style. Then play around with adding the 2nd 8ve. Hope that's helpful. Cx
Thanks Chez. I really enjoyed your video.Doesn't the key of the particular tune that's playing influence the notes that you play?
Lawrence Fairbairn it does indeed! You may want to watch my tutorial on "finding the key" & also my tutorial on "scales". So glad you're enjoying the videos. Thanks for supporting the channel! Cx
There is one effect that i can't do on demand but when it happens i love it. say you play a d without the register key and you play both high and low at the same time. is there a word for that effect?
chris evans ooh. It's a harmonic. Nice effect. If you watch my video on split notes this will help train this up to become more reliable for you. Thanks for commenting honey. Cx
Kool
im no beginner by any means, but what ive had a lot of trouble recently is figuring out what specific notes to play over a song to improvise
These vids may help honey;
th-cam.com/video/52XwCJJfoUc/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/SbW6PuTrLNA/w-d-xo.html
lalo muro that basically makes you a beginner. Start by charting out the chord changes for the song you're working on, and then use the notes in those keys.
Go to the school, please ¡¡¡¡¡
JAIME ZARAGOCI ha ha! 🤓
Great lesson. Your other video for the sax line that you improvise over should be warning incredibly awesome. Do you have a tattoo on your wrist and did you get a haircut?
I had a fringe cut and am already trying to grow it out! It's constantly in my eyes and most irritating indeed. Ha ha! The wrist pattern is a henna tattoo I got at an indian wedding I played at recently. I do have several other much longer term tattoos though ;-) #misspentyouth! Cx
Hey chez
Logan Rooney hi there! 👍🏻🦄
Ah.... never mind A major pent... lol
Sax would sound better in a garage or maybe a room with a tiled floor- natural reverb - good tips though
Alrukitaf it's in my music room which I. Use for recording. All thick sound proof double glazing and acoustic flooring, plus sound absorbers on most of the walls. It's so the sound you get is intentionally unprocessed & not all at disguised & enhanced. Just me & a camera. No frills for lessons. Do check out my promo vids though if your interested to hear how I sound by comparison after edits. Cx
Maybe you could paint your nails different color so we can see what keys you using 🙂
#teamsaxophone
Tavon B.Smith my sentiments exactly 😆😆😆
Just found this, I'll be back (was that cheesy enough)
Strong babe! ;-)
Amazing talent and so sexy on the sax, I just call it as I see it.
I play alto sax and i think I'm pretty good not trying to brag at all
Bryson Vega 😆😆 I like your style.
You are so lovely and you play sax.. Geez
Aww shucks! Thanks darling. You're lovely too! X
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Thanks for this buddy! Super helpful for everyone. Cx
I know, right? You're welcome! ;-)
I agree what a racket really poor your teaching peole how to play bad..
chez taylor ..😍😍😍i've been plying alto sax for 8 years and learn from self study and now thanks for social media thanks to you ..but now im struggling to find 1920s for gatsby music can you pm me some of your knowledge to that music.. big thank you we have event this coming friday for gatsby party
niko leogo thanks so much for the kind words. Means a lot! So glad you like the channel. Here are some suggestions for your party. Sounds like a fun night!
th-cam.com/video/ln2DBBxxJ-w/w-d-xo.html
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chez taylor ..😍😍😍i've been plying alto sax for 8 years and learn from self study and now thanks for social media thanks to you ..but now im struggling to find 1920s for gatsby music can you pm me some of your knowledge to that music.. big thank you we have event this coming friday for gatsby party
niko leogo th-cam.com/video/a2K1_ByB2Pk/w-d-xo.html