HOW TO AD LIB ON ANY SONG
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HOW TO AD LIB ON ANY SONG! In this tutorial we tackle the topic of ad libbing with 4 simple rules that will take any melody from bland and boring to super cool! Try practicing along with the video, pausing after each section to work on perfecting each rule.
RULE #1: Change the dynamics & articulations.
RULE #2: Change the rhythm.
RULE #3: Repeat a note.
RULE #4: Add a different note.
That's it, plain and simple!! Use those four rules and your ability to ad lib will be awesome. If you'd like to to dig in a little deeper or want some more personalized instruction send me an email through my website: www.scottpaddock.com
HEAVYDIRTYSOUL 21 PILOTS sax cover by Scott Paddock. In this video, Scott turns his amp up and plugs in his sax with a distortion filled rock and funk infused performance of this chart topper.
SCOTT PLAYS:
- P. MAURIAT 67RX ALTO SAX
- BARKLEY BRAZIL KUSTOM POP 7 BLUE MOUTHPIECE
- LEGERE SIGNATURE 2.5 REEDS
- BG FRANCE SILVER DUO LIGATURE
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I've watched a ton of sax education videos on TH-cam but these are the best hands down!
Thanks Mika! I've got a few more going up this week :-)
Your Sax Education ought to be taught in schools...
I misread what you wrote...
Can you help me learn how to play Whitney Houston’s I will always love you on on alto saxophone?
Only found your channel couple of weeks ago. What I like:
1) You keep it simple
2) You stick to one aspect
3) You keep it short so it sinks in.
Thank you.
My thoughts exactly. :D
Great to find someone who understands the need for brevity and clarity. Keep going.
Thanks Andrew!
Had a session with the great Alan Barnes. He advised me "Take the melody - embellish it - make it your own". Good advice from a top player.
Exactly!!
Among other things, your ability to sequentially break down seemingly complex tasks and build back up makes you an excellent teacher!
Just found this- I will try it out. Thanks
Wonderful videos. I should really say you teach very well, understanding of the subject is simplified by real playing examples. Finally there is no much diversion in the subject topic like else other you tube video educators do. Keep up this good way, certainly it will benefit the learners and you in particular in the long run.
Concise and useful! Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you big help!❤️
On the money! Glad I found your channel!
Thanks!
Ha Scott Thanks for your prompt answer, You have the Best You tube channel, You say it in our language plus you
Answer any question. Thanks Tom
Just plain good,and the genius to keep it simple
Excellent!!!!
Thanks for your great videos,im 50, been away from the sax for 35 years,just bought a Yamaha 82z and love it, just wish i lived closer so i could join your class,but i shall keep watching your vids,thanks again.
Thanks!! I do Skype lessons if you're interested the info is in the video description.
Hi Scott,do you recommend reading sheet music first? or playing by ear first? or both.
Brilliant and easily explained
Wow Scott. You have the gift of explaining things from the listener point of view, so people can understand it without any mind algebra. Not like teachers using all these technical terms and run around words and at the end you know less than when he started.
First time I asked some guy to explain to me how I could start learning jazz improv, the guy came out with, "it´s something that comes out of my psyche and like some kind of god thing and it´s very difficult to explain and so on". The prick...
Thank you! This is very simple and helpful 💕
Thank you for sharing your ad lib technique with us. I truly appreciate it.
Very nice.thanks
Very helpful thank you sir
Most welcome
Love it! I've been doing the first 3 tips since I first picked up the sax, with reasonable success, but the 4th one has long eluded me. I do it, but more often than not it results in a fail. This was a good intro for me to step into it more confidently.
Thanks a lot!
This is very good stuff. I have practiced quite a few now and it works in all cases. Next up from you should be how to move around a chord progression eg C7 to F to Bb. I find that very difficult
Thanks Peter! That is definitely going to be a topic in the very near future!
Scott Paddock ....I beleive Mr. Drake is talking about the concept of II V I. Hoping to learn and understand this concept well...i am just a horn player stuch in between the begineer and intermediate level, due to lack of tutor.
Great lesson. Thank you 🙏
Hi Scott, your way of explaining the things is just AMAZING. Simply Love it....
Thanks!!
great video as usual Scott!! only....ad lib stands for "ad libitum", not "ad liberty ",It comes from Latin and means "as you like"
I love this video, thank a lots. ❤️
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Cool lesson, thanks!
Any chance of putting some full scales on with the notes written above them Scott, be great if you could or direct me to a site that has them all . many Thanks Trev
Wonderful explanation - your didactic is just great. Thank you!!
Thanks Heinz!
Thanks for another great lesson Scott
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Cool vid! Great tips thanks! By the way, LOVE your T shirt, funny coincidence (or maybe not), I was only just telling a friend who’d never seen it about Donny Darko today as I’d just taught myself to play some of my fave 80s songs that were in the soundtrack. 😍
Love it!
Thanks Scott, this and your embellishment videos are great. I been on the verge of giving up Sax lately as I didn't really know how to progress to the next level and have been stuck in a rut. After watching these 2 great videos I've realised what it is I need to do to really improve my playing and make some real progress. Cheers.
Hey Les! Glad it was helpful. You should also consider taking private lessons. A good teacher can definitely help get you headed in the right direction.
Thanks Scott, I will take that on board.
How to decide when and where to ad lib? When and where it feels right to the musician? In other words should one think about when and where beforehand or while one is playing? Is there any "right" way to ad lib (other than one's personal taste). Thanks for the great lesson.
Superb Scott, keep up the brilliant videos.
Thanks Steve!
Some songs are easy for me to improvise on. Others, not so much. I wonder why that is. Because I am mostly illiterate musically, when I blow a good solo it's a happy accident. I am beginning to see how a good improvisation can be intentional and not just an accident. I have a suggestion for you Scott. How about doing a clip about how to back up a singer with a sax- how to accent the singer and not play over her/him. Thanks again Scott.
Hey David that probably comes down to the chord progressions. Some hover around the 1 chord which will make playing one scale sound good. Some go all over the place and if you stay in one key it won't sound good.
Awesome thank you I need to try this. Thank you
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You are a great teacher!! Thanks. Ralph Tawil
Thanks!
Wow such a useful video ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!
Thanks again Scott :-)
Informative I've learnt a lot in 8 1/2 minutes ,
So valuable, thanks!
Thanks scott!
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thank you sir
You're welcome!
nicely done. Good tips.
Thanks!! Stay tuned for some more upcoming videos.
Only just found your channel. Great stuff. Liked and subscribed
Thanks Ian!
amazing vid really helped
Thanks! My goal is to do weekly tutorial videos. Next up is effortless low notes. Then some jazz & funk style vids. Thanks for the support :-)
Love It! Thx
Thanks!
Scott,I need your help for Auto Saxophone...
Thankyou really useful
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thankyou
Amazing, thanks for the class, what mouthpiece do you use?
Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 blue
Nice video! could you make a review between the bg duo ligature and the rico h you were using? thanks!
Thanks Julio! Yeah, I'll put that on the list.
good morning scott , I love this video good work. i now started on sax soprano and need some help,can you help me pleases i knows nothing.
Ha Scott your video on C7+9s cords why is the cord of B7+9 played like this in my backing track book as B D# G. A. D
Isn’t B7+9. B D# F#. Bb??? What am I missing. Tom
B7+9 that is another part of the informal part of writing chord symbols. In the case of that book they are using the + meaning augmented, which means to raise the 5th. So the chord is actually: B D# F## (double sharp) A C#. In regards, to your other question (and this one). These are all different ways of writing the same thing: C9 / C7+9 /C(9) The plus sign or brackets mean add this note or make this change. So you might see B-7(b5) or B-7(b9). That is the hardest part about reading chord symbols is there is no one standard, every composer has his/her preferences.
Scott can’t wait skype you.
Let me know when you want to set something up!
really like your videos - one question, I'm fairly new to sax and music, should I be practicing the melody and getting it the best I can before adding in embellishments or working on both together?
Get the melody under your fingers really well before adding in all the other stuff.
do you do private lessons
Hey Victoria! I have an online Sax School that is setup the exact same way that I teach private lessons. Check it out: www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com
sorry i can play all my major scale but dont know how to go forward
Check out my videos on improvisation
What a great video. Can somebody tell me what technique it is on 01:15 - 01:17. and what notes to hit? thanks
Thanks! I'm starting on a B and doing a turn and going chromatic to the A (B C B Bb A) then doing the same same thing starting on an E (E F E D# D). Hope that helps.
is that what is called "trilling"? I'm trying to figure out how to hit those keys that short so that there's no much air goes through the holes.. Do you have any specific videos discussing this? Hope there's one.. Thank you very much for the response anyway
No, it's called a turn. Check out this video, it might answer some questions for you: th-cam.com/video/FjZreKNgptM/w-d-xo.html
Wow can't tell how much your video helps.. thank you very much sir. Have a blessed sunday
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Whats your set up Scott ?
P. Mauriat 67RX Influence Alto Sax
Legere Signature 2.5 reeds
Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 blue mouthpiece
BG France Silver Duo Ligature
No plans to go to the UK anytime soon, but would love to make it over there.
You rock man. You really made this piece sexy!
No bullshit sax advice sign me up
That's the plan, Travis! No rambling on, just put the steps on there to make it happen. Glad you're enjoying it!
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Just make a bunch of mistakes and correct them quick enough that 'folks' think it's cool and clap !!!!!
It’s sad we live in a society where people think Doja is a good musician.
Y’all just don’t know how music is made nowadays do you?