FUNK IMPROV TUTORIAL

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    In this video, Scott explains 3 rules & 8 techniques to make your improv sound funky. Straight eight notes, syncopated lines, and harder articulations are combined with 8 easy to follow techniques will completely transform your funk improv
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    P. Mauriat 67RX Influence alto sax
    Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 Blue mouthpiece
    Legere Signature 2.5 reeds
    BG Silver Duo ligature
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  • @Nhojjy_
    @Nhojjy_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Great video!! This is exactly what I have been searching a long time for!!

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great! Thanks. Let me know if you have any questions.

    • @evangilharry5039
      @evangilharry5039 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      L( look

  • @adambrickley1119
    @adambrickley1119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Play flute, but videos like this for flute are rare!

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Improv is improv so it will work on any instrument :-)

  • @alexjardim9431
    @alexjardim9431 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A professor who truly explains the essence of music✌

  • @juniorvegasblues
    @juniorvegasblues 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    i am a harmonica player,i steal riffs and runs from sax players all the time. this is by far the most useful lesson. i would like to thank you Scott ! junior Vegas

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👍👍👍

    • @stevepethel6843
      @stevepethel6843 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here and Scott this is the BEST explanation and demonstration on playing... Funk.

  • @42beebop
    @42beebop 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn, this was great. Will keep this video running on repeat for the next two weeks.

  • @eternalpickle1391
    @eternalpickle1391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn Ben afleck out here teaching to play the sax 😎

  • @mikeschouten4732
    @mikeschouten4732 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding

  • @marcelocontreraspizarro5918
    @marcelocontreraspizarro5918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great! Very clear!

  • @carloszafrilla4065
    @carloszafrilla4065 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great!!! Thank you!!!

  • @SaxDBA
    @SaxDBA 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Thanks for sharing!

  • @SpyneMetal
    @SpyneMetal 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome ! Subscribed

  • @ximenarosas2016
    @ximenarosas2016 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Scott!! You make it look so easy; thanks for sharing such useful tips!

  • @hecateswolf6007
    @hecateswolf6007 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video again Scott many thanks

  • @SpyneMetal
    @SpyneMetal 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great lesson

  • @leoparyna
    @leoparyna 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    your explication is perfect!great job

  • @youngyatty4285
    @youngyatty4285 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your video

  • @stevecatheystrange6695
    @stevecatheystrange6695 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scott, I always find something that I can immediately use when I listen to one of your TH-cam presentations. Thank you.

  • @podzemkamusic2912
    @podzemkamusic2912 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    С ума сойти можно какие ты выдаешь вещи! Спасибо тебе.

  • @swisscrossroad5902
    @swisscrossroad5902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    excellent video, starting funky style and it's what I was looking!

  • @regparham4793
    @regparham4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice...Thank you. Excellent tutorial.

  • @managementinsight4554
    @managementinsight4554 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks alot scott

  • @ianjohnson4987
    @ianjohnson4987 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really excellent video - thanks

  • @mary.amazonka
    @mary.amazonka 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you 🙏

  • @dalialex1405
    @dalialex1405 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    love this channel very much ,You is my good coach ,I have really improved a lot during this time. Thank a lot of

  • @ByCiceroAudoPoetryandMusic
    @ByCiceroAudoPoetryandMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bom demais!!! Show!!!

  • @rogersalles200
    @rogersalles200 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are amazing Scott!

  • @MelindalFord
    @MelindalFord 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grateful for this. I play in a funk/ Gigi band and would get over whelmed with all the ideas in my head. This was so clear. Thank you for being real.

  • @darrenhill9931
    @darrenhill9931 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brill teacher you are Scott..👍

  • @FernandoFerreira-kf6kz
    @FernandoFerreira-kf6kz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are the man. Thanks for posting this.

  • @l.j.2917
    @l.j.2917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was exactly what I needed!! Thanks Scott!!

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey! If you like this video, you should check out the Funk Improv course in my Sax School. www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com

  • @stevepethel6843
    @stevepethel6843 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Scott Paddock.for this great insight...it is just the information i been looking for for years and i love it..thanks and God bless you

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍👍👍 Glad you found it helpful!

  • @andrewaraujo191
    @andrewaraujo191 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    man you can rip on that sax like no tommorrow, your dope👍

  • @SkyBrightAgency
    @SkyBrightAgency 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SUPER helpful and well articulated. Thanks you,.

  • @hectormalotru
    @hectormalotru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you brother. Will try to apply that to the trombone.

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Check out Fred Wesley.

    • @hectormalotru
      @hectormalotru 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ScottPaddock I am :) Currently working on the Chicken. You have a great channel. The 2020 Funk improv video is great too.

  • @davebailey1582
    @davebailey1582 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your awesome! Thank you

  • @stevepethel6843
    @stevepethel6843 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are great a playing funk and also a excellent instructor on funk.Got to say I have listened to over 5000 videos cause I love music but. I think this YOU are Great at playing. That Funk style and teaching it so well...Maceo Parker is my other favorite saxophone player...
    Thank you

  • @cleverdicky1
    @cleverdicky1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks Scott, great tips, very helpfull,

  • @GB-fs1my
    @GB-fs1my 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @laivivian184
    @laivivian184 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for sharing👍👍👍

  • @BigeuleLP
    @BigeuleLP 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thx for this video. It will help me a lot. I am going to try it out right now

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you're enjoying! Break it down step by step. Let me know if you have any questions.

  • @willqc8153
    @willqc8153 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I very love your sound. Great video!

  • @dwilsonsax
    @dwilsonsax 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome videos tutorial!🎷🎷🎷

  • @adrianduchniak
    @adrianduchniak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing! Practical hints how to improvise without much music theory! Thanks!

  • @malcolmtopping1
    @malcolmtopping1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man.....I can't overestimate how helpful that video was to me. I have been listening to Maceo for years and trying to work out what makes him so funky and what makes that G and G overtone sound. Thanks Scott, that was brilliant

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! Yeah, once you understand a few of the techniques, bringing the funk out gets way easier.

  • @fe1328
    @fe1328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeahhhh👏👏👏👏👏👏 Congratulations, Brasil!!!!

  • @keithridenhour7033
    @keithridenhour7033 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is actually good advice Ksaxman

  • @derekakien7379
    @derekakien7379 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing!

  • @wikstik1
    @wikstik1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even though i rarely play my sax because i suck, i still watch your videos as soon as they come out. The content is really great.

  • @rafagxjunglezz
    @rafagxjunglezz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow i dont knew this before thank u so muuuch!!😘 You play soooo gooood

  • @manoharachandrasena5367
    @manoharachandrasena5367 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great

  • @BBQuick1969
    @BBQuick1969 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Scott

  • @TheMyrkiriad
    @TheMyrkiriad 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video !

  • @jonviol
    @jonviol 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very clever

  • @fredfeuerstein9023
    @fredfeuerstein9023 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super Video. Thanks a lot😊

  • @carloslopez-hz6id
    @carloslopez-hz6id 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sigo todos tus videos... Muy buen profesor, felicitaciones,, mi problema es el Inglés, hablo español, pero trato de aprender todo lo posible.. Cordiales saludos y gracias por tus tutoriales....

  • @francisdegennaro2423
    @francisdegennaro2423 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very very very cool great playing

  • @timofeygolev
    @timofeygolev 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man thank you very much! This is so helpful, everyone should subscribe NOW

  • @JohnsonDabele
    @JohnsonDabele 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks a lot

  • @BurtStnner
    @BurtStnner 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely something to try in a few months (53 starting with this _Sax_ a couple of months ago) when I progress past my book 1,2,3,... Who knows!? But funk is my roots on bass and I had been around (haha)
    Have to sax lists: tenor sax & lessons to learn. You are btw one of my top free instructors in this media. Thanks for sharing the wealth of knowledge. You make learning encouraging challenging and as mentioned before your progressions are wonderfully explained. I play (own) only Tenor horn but the l
    Material is equally important for any horn. Keep up the great teachings!

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Burt!!

    • @anthonydupont3694
      @anthonydupont3694 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BurtStnner keep up the good work never to late im 44 and been playing for almost 2 years

  • @lesgoe8908
    @lesgoe8908 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    another great tutorial -- to the point and performance oriented. check out scott's "summertime" video for a great demo of his funk philosophy.

  • @alexsax8409
    @alexsax8409 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤❤❤

  • @KirklandWilliamsWorkout3000
    @KirklandWilliamsWorkout3000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man you just confirmed my whole style, without me evening Knowing what I was doing lol...My wife costantley askes me why do I play choppy? Now I know that Im more of a Funk, Player I know what to work on , as well as switching it up to different stlyes every now and then

  • @kristinclarke986
    @kristinclarke986 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    great lesson! thank you from the bottom of my sax

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! You're welcome from the top of my altissimo :-)

    • @fredfeuerstein9023
      @fredfeuerstein9023 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kristin Clarke /

  • @saxophonick6719
    @saxophonick6719 ปีที่แล้ว

    First scale I learned and memorized on my Tenor was D F G Ab A C D
    I can run up and down it and make it sound cool but I can’t play around with it in the way you’re so easily demonstrating in this video.
    Pretty cool!

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Nick, check out the improv section in my Sax School. You'll be improvising with your scales in no time at all! Here's the link if you want to check it out: www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com

  • @joer3481
    @joer3481 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the funk :-)>

  • @skippy7288
    @skippy7288 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @BlasJohnny
    @BlasJohnny 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool

  • @davidlesmes2844
    @davidlesmes2844 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super

  • @gabrielmelodia
    @gabrielmelodia 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    thankx

  • @7deepbreaths.sounds
    @7deepbreaths.sounds 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey SCOTT PADDOCK!! I watched your How To Funk-i-fy your alto sax phrases -- I thought that perhaps you would mention the use of "vibrato" technique in your funk articulation. Don't know if "vibrato" is the correct term in this application...but there is definitely a aspect of vibrato here.

  • @stephenwalker2587
    @stephenwalker2587 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Only been playing a few months and what to play a funk style but it has always eluded me. One watch of this video and I'm throwing out some funk riffs! Any recommendations for a backing track to practice over?

  • @joeplayford1515
    @joeplayford1515 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hi scott excellent video youre style of playing is out of this world do you have any on line courses

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Joe! That is a plan for the near future. Right now, I'm concentrating on building an audience. Once I hit around 10K followers I'm going to start doing specialized courses.

  • @krrcchh
    @krrcchh 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    👌

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍🏻 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @corybrown3275
    @corybrown3275 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was incredibly helpful! Thanks man! I’ve never played the saxophone & I’m considering getting a bamboo saxophone as an entry into playing in a style like this. Have you had any experience with such an instrument?

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi Cory. No, I've never heard of a bamboo sax. Just recorders.

  • @chetheflin7447
    @chetheflin7447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool, that was insanely good. I always wanted to know how people get that David Sanborn sound. Is it mostly technique, or do you also need a special mouthpiece?

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      95% technique. 5% gear

  • @Craig2760
    @Craig2760 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Listen and transcribe. Joe Farrell, Stanley Turrentine, Lenny Pickett for starters.

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those are great funk players.

  • @peterjonstefan2926
    @peterjonstefan2926 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man when are you coming out with your on line subscription school as mentioned on your web site!!?!?!?!

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just got home from the tour on Tuesday. I'm planning it all out right now. Should be up and running in about 3 months.

  • @floormatoerbongs1294
    @floormatoerbongs1294 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    great, how do you get the high notes clear, i got peeps notes, maybe my mouthpiece is not so good

  • @DovidSal
    @DovidSal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scott,
    Great job!
    Question: Where or how to use pentatonics scales? that was the route I took for improvisacion but I see you use blue scales and the result I would say is better. So how the pentatonics fit in all this?
    Thank you

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey David, they are similar. The blues scale just sounds cooler because of the b5. Funk style is funk style, so you can use all of the same concepts but just apply them to the pentatonic scale, but because you don't have that tritone (b5) it isn't going to sound as gritty. It will sound more scale-y (if that's a word. haha)

  • @tempusestiocundum3549
    @tempusestiocundum3549 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you, please, write what you played? It sounds great 👍

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's improv. All made up on the spot. It was never written out.

  • @BackTheBoysInBlue
    @BackTheBoysInBlue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I play tenor and the only sound i can get is the one that my bike makes when i hit the brakes. idk what to do at this point

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmmm, sounds like a gear problem to me. Assuming your reed is on correctly (if not, check out my video on that) then something is going on with your sax, is it hard to blow? Could you get a good sound before? Feel free to send me a private message from my website.

    • @BackTheBoysInBlue
      @BackTheBoysInBlue 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ScottPaddock alright thanks man. I talked to my band teacher today and I got a new tenor. he says some of his handouts had issues, and this new one that i got sounds a lot better. Still am not that good though hahaha

  • @maxhorowitz-gelb6092
    @maxhorowitz-gelb6092 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the difference between thinking of it as a flat 5? I always think of a blues scale as having a flat 5 not a sharp 4

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can do either. If I'm playing a G blues scaled I would think C# just because I like to think C# more than Db. Same with F# and Gb in the key of C. But you can call it either a #4 or b5.

  • @anthonydupont3694
    @anthonydupont3694 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have a nice tone whats your setup

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey! All my gear is listed in my description.

  • @michaelreichardiii5137
    @michaelreichardiii5137 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where did you buy your mouthpiece?

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Barkley Brazil sent it to me along with a couple others to try. When I played the Kustom Pop 7 I loved it and have been playing it ever since.

  • @carlmartinez5234
    @carlmartinez5234 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What kind of reed and size of mouth pc and brand?

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Legere Signature 2.25 and Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 blue

  • @philcorleone5750
    @philcorleone5750 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, what you mean with playing your 8 notes « straight » ?

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not swinging them like in a jazz style

  • @refaldysam575
    @refaldysam575 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Scoot, what is eight notes? Can you explain it?

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eighth notes are when you have 2 notes per 1 beat. They are counted: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &. I think some languages call them semi-quavers.

  • @gilbertoperezgarcia1319
    @gilbertoperezgarcia1319 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    En español.
    Hay algo para Latinoamérica .

  • @thedirtybellyband4637
    @thedirtybellyband4637 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Scott, great videos. Could you show us a sax alto solo for chain of fool from Aretha. I play sax into a rock band and I would like to impress the audience. Thank you in advance.

  • @danielsilva492
    @danielsilva492 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coloca legenda em português kkkkk pfv

    • @BrunoOliveira-es6mp
      @BrunoOliveira-es6mp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ele fala de algumas regras básicas para improvisar no funk. Eu sou pianista, não entendi muito bem todas elas, pois talvez sejam específicas do sax.
      O que achei mais interessante foram as ideias de usar notas sincopadas, repetições constantes de uma ou duas notas e dar saltos entre as oitavas. Apesar de ele não falar sobre isso (ou talvez tenha falado, e passou batido pra mim), é interessante não ligar muito as notas, tocar mais usando staccato.

  • @nl1916
    @nl1916 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why don't you live in Holland

  • @thomasdegobbidjsax
    @thomasdegobbidjsax 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Scott, I follow you on Instagram, you're really strong! But will you play something sweet one day? ahhaha joke!

    • @ScottPaddock
      @ScottPaddock  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey! Thanks. Here's a video of Havana I put up a few weeks ago... th-cam.com/video/ZJWgRvlbCos/w-d-xo.html

  • @RaffyMusicTravel
    @RaffyMusicTravel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you Antman?

  • @tompipps3383
    @tompipps3383 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    TOM PIPPS . FOAM - BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA USA . HI HELLO

  • @joer3481
    @joer3481 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rule #4 don't live in the upper midwest ;-)

  • @BlasJohnny
    @BlasJohnny 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great