A simple exercise for tone AND intonation
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In this video I’m tackling the challenge of fitting practice into a busy schedule and showing a cool exercise to fine-tune your intonation on the tenor sax. It’s a simple tweak that could make a big difference in your practice routine!
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Bob Reynolds is an American jazz saxophonist and 3x Grammy Award-winning member of Snarky Puppy. He's toured with John Mayer, Larry Carlton, and many others and released 12 solo albums-4 of which reached the Top 10 in Billboard's Jazz Charts. A pioneering educator, Bob has coached thousands of musicians through his innovative Virtual Teaching Studio bobreynoldsmus.... He is a D'Addario Woodwinds artist and lives with his wife and kids in Los Angeles, CA.
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I would love to see a raw cut of you taking a single poptune off from spotify, and just let it rip. I know your vid would be de-monitized, but thats something i do constantly and i would love to see how you go about it.
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This is such a fantastic exercise. 5 minutes of this and half the horn is already warm. I find the air goes through easier.
Thanks Bob for sharing this. I am too feeling that I am at my part of the journey that there are so many things that need my attention and taking care of (work, kids, relationship, and so on) that practicing my instrument became a really hard task, almost impossible. And I too have compared it to my college days when a day that I wouldn’t practice for 4 hours would be a bad day. So thank you for letting me feel that I’m not alone here 😊
In the past week I try to wake up earlier than usual and have about 40 min of practice before anyone else wakes up. I find that I am much more focused in these early hours, rather than waiting for all the days’ tasks are done, and I find myself exhausted late at night and without motivation to grab my instrument. And it feels much better to start the day after that I made something meaningful to me.
I love your ‘just do something with your instrument for 5 minutes, and then you passed the hardest barrier’ tip. I need to think how to take it to my own instruments (I am a strings guy - Guitar, Oud and Violin) but it’s really a great point. Thanks
I've found that the older I get, and more responsibilities, it has to happen at the beginning of the day or it doesn't happen (well, except nights I have shows Lol). My teacher in college, George Garzone, used to (and I believe still does) wake up to practice at 5 AM... but he lives out in the middle of nowhere with no neighbors.
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"Just picking up the instrument" is the one thing I can say I've stuck to since I started clarinet almost 4 years ago. I do it everyday. I probably haven't made as much progress as most people, but I also haven't quit! But, man, I also write code as my job and after a long day of racking my brain the clarinet sure does feel daunting. It's funny to watch myself find other things to do to put it off an hour or two.
I just try to remember this Steven Pressfield quote “Don’t prepare. Begin.” from the author’s 2011 book Do the Work. I actually learned about that quote from Circa Survive's song "Always Begin".
Thanks, Bob, the more I grow the more useful your videos become, and they always inspire me to keep going.
“Don’t prepare. Begin.” -- Good one. I have that book but need to re-read.
1:22, all the inspiration to get my day going today. I'll watch the rest throughout the week. Thank you Bob for holding this space. whenever I feel stuck or not sure where to start your channel opens the ears and the mind.
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Almost every video you put out is a gem as simple as some might seem at first. I really appreciate you sharing your wisdom and experiences to everyone specially us that are just starting our journey!
As a current music student who also has adhd, I find that it’s almost impossible to get myself to practice regularly if I’m not in the right environment. I remember seeing a video from another channel where he talked about how it’s much easier to change our environment to fit ourselves and what conditions we need to be productive/happy being productive
Adhd player here. I play outdoors. I sit at the right front seat of my car and try to find a spot that no one would be bothered. No excuses -> quality practice
Instead of “silly” maybe you mean something like “simpler than you think it should be.” I also adopt a “little by little” approach to practice lately. As long as I get some time in, it’s a good day. An hour is a great day. Any more than that and it almost feels like overkill but I’ll take it as a bonus.
I like to play around with acoustic effects. Ever room in my house sounds different. I’ll walk around with my tenor hanging around my neck going from room to room and even my outside deck area. I can hear myself play which is very interesting.
That is such a great exercise. Thank you.
So inspiring! Tank you very much!
Thank uou for the advice and enckuragement.I've been playing for more than a few years, and sometimes I don't even want to open my sax case and take out my horn.
try leaving it out, on a (safely placed) stand. leave a glass of water nearby to soak some reed 5 mins before you begin. play ALONG TO MUSIC for 5-7 mins a day and then stop. Don't let yourself do more for at least a week. See what happens.
Thx Bob, I will start my coming practice session with it, no more I Can’t Get Started’s 😅
This was so helpful, thank you!
so glad!
I can't remember where I saw it but there was a suggestion to play just a mouthpiece alone and that would blow on tenor a concert G. Reminds me I need to try that again
yes, that is a thing, too... it's just such an annoying sound because higher pitched LoL
The one thing in my practice is memorize score by score from Marabi - Cannomball . and play over a samba play along. your exercise is helpfull! Thanks
Thanks for the exercise! I’m enjoying using it in my sound routine. Which note should sound when playing the neck tones for, alto, Bari and soprano? It would be great to see a video of your different approaches for working on intonation throughout a practice session as well!
Watching you play in your kitchen made me realize I need to get a stand and have the sax visible and out of the case, I love it a lot but I’m new so I never thought of it like a guiatr would be out of the case of a stand of something, practicing in between the day is like a junkie getting a fix …. Prefect
definitely having it out and ready is the move (long as it's in a safe space)
I felt a lot of this video. One thing I really struggle with is feeling rested; oftentimes I can get a good amount of sleep but still not feel rested when I wake up in the morning, so on days I'm not working I find myself staying in bed until late in the morning, and then when I'm finally up I'm just tired and unmotivated. I'm often using caffeine as a crutch, and truthfully, there is something about playing really energizes me, but it's so hard to just start.
starting is the hardest part. sometimes the staying in bed is counterproductive and we'll actually feel more rested if just get up and go and (perhaps) nap later. I've never been the best at this, but i find that inconsistent wake times DEFINITELY mess with my energy.
Excelente, Achei sensacional sua forma de estudar.
Parabéns.
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I am still at Film School but the number 1 question I have often asked myself is how would I remain 'in it' when I would one day leave the school. It is going to happen and then the real struggle would be to find the same environment which keeps me motivated without the million other things vying for my attention.
Interesting notion, I never really did music school in your sense, but I do want to take the horn to the local college to use their rooms just to ensure some private/uninterrupted sessions
Spotify has a album called something like "Cello Drones" with all notes and the tracks are a few minutes long. I use it for long tones and warmups.
there's also www.dronetonetool.com/ and (a new fav recommended to me by a studio member) music.apple.com/us/album/the-tuning-c-d-a-440/319589901
Ipracticepro amazing App. Drones but also a lot more!
articulation is something that I've never worked on and don't really know how to work on that independent of doing a transcription
Hi Bob! Essential exserzice! Do you also move your tongue when bending the note to find the pitch? Thank you!
Does it matter where you push the mouthpiece onto the neck for tuning to the concert E ? Or should you match the E regardless of mouthpiece position on the cork?
Resistance is Real! Getting to it is hard..as is quieting the non-musical mental chatter.
this "quieting the non-musical mental chatter." is the main challenge these days
Hi Bob, which notes should they be if we apply this exercise to Alto neck and Soprano neck?
Bob: I going to practice now. Will do the neck and mouth piece exercise. Have you been in the water? I have video of me playing. I think you would be interested in how it came about. Fun stuff. Tim Tuthill
This might be a basic question:How loose is your Embouchure ? Do you believe in Jerry Bergonzi's "No Embouchure Embouchure"? Thank you.
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Hi Bob, A new OL 9* with a 3.5 reed, so what happened to the "white" mpc?? Way to go. Continued success and good luck! -Ted
they are very nice mpcs but there's something about Links I've not been able to shake...even though I'm not quite there yet.
What color is your room? Dark blue or really black?
Indigo blue
Do you vibrate up or down when you use vibrato? Or is vibrato a stylistic thing for you?
When I practice everything is good, during my playing or recording Im a bit sharp always. So annoying. 😢
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What's the note for alto? F#?
G# (concert key) if I'm not mistaken
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Being of advanced years, I look and listen to players, such as yourself, that have reached an extremely high level of mastery of their instrument. But who are you playing for, yourself or an audience? Forget all your twiddles, major 7ths, your tritone substitutes, and your million notes in all your solos. However, theoretically brilliant they are, they will never be remembered. Whereas the 1st lick of Baker Street is. I question what is the goal?
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nice. why nobody say he(she) play by HIGH QUALITY instruments?? nothing to do with "replicas" of stuff!! we can try to get a good sound during whole our lives and we'll not even come a bit near to!!
You had a girlfriend at Berklee? I think you're the first one.
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When I was there, the girl/guy ration was 14:1.