Thanks Jamie! The neighbors were gone for 4 days, so I was able to freely work on this exercise. It has been a help in improving my tone and it has been a real help in playing the altissimo notes with greater ease!
Great tutorial, Mr Anderson, thanks a lot. Every time, when I'm practicing, I'm starting from long notes, 15-20 minutes, and then overtones 5-7 minutes, and a lot of another trainings. I heard that from your (from your and Mr Paddock) free TH-cam lessons, and it's very useful program to study.
Great overtone exercise. Just one more helpful hint: ALWAYS remember to tune your instrument before you play anything. This is especially important for overtones because the low notes will not respond correctly if your sax is not in tune. After warming up, check your tuning again because you will have to pull your mouthpiece out a little after warming up. Don't worry about having to play loudly to make your low notes speak. The low notes are more difficult on the sax than any other instrument because of the conical shape of the sax. The sax goes from small opening to large opening more drastically than any other wind instrument... this is why the sax has a more flexible sound than other wind instruments. If you have tuned your instrument and you are trying to play your low notes loudly and the low notes are still not coming out correctly, then you first try a different reed, or make the back of your reed more flat with sandpaper or reed tool... if correcting the reed doesn't help, then you might want to borrow someone's mouthpiece (someone that doesn't have problems with the low notes... see if your sax plays low notes better with someone else's mouthpiece. Remember to always store your mouthpiece with a reed on it and a mouthpiece cap...if you get scratches and dings on any part of the mouthpiece where the reed touches, then your mouthpiece will not play correctly. If you have a good mouthpiece and your sax still doesn't play low notes, you have to check your sax for leaks... a leak anywhere on your sax will affect the response of your low notes (even a leaky pad on the high F key will make your low notes not speak). If you also do your long tones, after a while (it might be a year) you might be surprised that you will start to hear whether you are in tune without looking at a tuner. You won't get perfect pitch, but when you develop a good tone through these overtone exercises and long tone exercises, you should be able to hear whether your sax is in tune... you will hear the centered pitches... you will hear a more lively and beautiful tone when you get to this stage.
I doing it for six months now every day, it's really works, on tenor I struggled on beginning to get into hig "D" but now is so easy to play Ab atlissimo with low Bb fingering. Many thanks
Super great Overtone Lesson! Not only does this exercise help you discover your saxophone "voice", it also improves your Altissimo! By the way, the first overtone is the most out of tune, so don't dwell on that imperfection.
Have been doing this daily for 12 months as part of his Total Tone Mastery course and it really does work. I have only managed to get to the 3rd overtone for low B, but still making progress. Remember Rome wasn't built in a day , the daily effort you put in will pay big dividends.
I struggle to reach the Bb key on my alto yet have no problem reaching it on my tenor! 🤪🤪Any advice Jamie? Maybe it’s just my arthritis..but don’t understand why I can do it on one and not the other! 🤷🏻♀️🤔
Aw no tuning app! But I live for that green smiley face! 😂 Good reminder Jamie…gotta admit I’ve been very slack about doing the daily practice basics as I get enough complaints from my neighbours in caravan parks when I’m just playing songs so pretty sure they’d call the cops on me if I attempted this excercise so daily practice is unfortunately out for me but I will endeavour to give it a go next time I’m in the middle of nowhere!
Hi! I've been struggling for months to get to the high D overtone and over it, how can I improve, or how can I think of it to get it sounding? I'm playing alto. Great video thank youuu
Hi Jamie. When flip-flopping, are you using the normal fingering of the equivalent higher note? Also do you use the overtones when playing actual songs (e.g. fingering low Bb for playing a middle F)?
Good exercise! After playing the overtones I have a hard time playing the fundamental low note (Bb or B) / 24 hours later - problem solved. I changed my reed.🙂
@@GetYourSaxTogether For example if you blow low D ( on tenor) the next overtone one octave higher D after ,A and 2 octave D with palm key! With a palm key two octave higher D ,do you use the octave key?
Very good exercise. Like many though I cannot find Overtone 3. It pops out sometimes and then I can hold it, but once released just cannot find it again. Anything higher is just a pipe dream.
@@ttg40 I find I can release a key on the left hand - say the C whilst maintaining the rest of the low Bb fingering and the high Bb will pop out, I can sustain it for a bit when I close the C key, but it soon falls off. Still I understand this exercise is as much about the journey as the arrival so I guess grin and keep on trying is the order of the day.
Ahhh you covered up your fingers with the sheet music at the bottommmm. So now I'm gonna have to ask to be sure. (on tenor) Step 1: Finger actual low b flat, meaning the low C key, plus the bottom table key, yes? Step 2: Keep that fingering, but use overtones to reach the bis key b flat. Step 3: Hold that overtone a bit. Step 4: While keeping the bis key b flat overtone held, finger the actual bis key b flat Step 5: Still keep the bis key flat overtone held, but go back to the low C + table key b flat Step 6: flip flop slowly between those fingerings Step 7: Finish on the low c plus table key b flat Transpose for the other pitches. Correct? I'm ESL...so I really want to get this procedure down pat. Thanks for offering it to begin with.
I am practicing this for some weeks now but I still cannot get second octave. All others isn't a real problem. I've tried with my larynx as explained in one of your other lessons but without result. Maybe a different mouthpiece, reed? Any suggestions? Anyway, thank you for this lesson!
I have the same Problem with the second oktave right from start, my workaround is to get it is to lift an drop my right ring finger very fast one time, turn the second octave is there.
This is a great exercise Jamie- thanks! I don't know if it's just my horn (Selmer Mark VII tenor), but of the notes below D I find B the hardest to start, and B flat the easiest. I recall you once saying "you've got to be a bit of a nutter," and I think it's easy for people to forget that it's normal to have to put in a lot of focused effort. Lol at the howling dog!
@@GetYourSaxTogether This is the only tenor I've ever played, and I bought it in 1982. I can get it to speak, it's just the hardest low note on my horn, so wondering if this was common.
When you play the first low b flat is it the full fingering and then slide to octave with same low b flat fingering or do you blow the overtone when alternating between the two?
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Started doing this and it really helped my playing , one of the useful tips I’ve had thank you
Great to hear!
Thanks Jamie for all you do for us, very much appreciated.
My pleasure!
Thanks Jamie! The neighbors were gone for 4 days, so I was able to freely work on this exercise. It has been a help in improving my tone and it has been a real help in playing the altissimo notes with greater ease!
Great job!
Great tutorial, Mr Anderson, thanks a lot. Every time, when I'm practicing, I'm starting from long notes, 15-20 minutes, and then overtones 5-7 minutes, and a lot of another trainings. I heard that from your (from your and Mr Paddock) free TH-cam lessons, and it's very useful program to study.
Excellent!
Very helpful video.
Glad to hear that!
Great overtone exercise. Just one more helpful hint: ALWAYS remember to tune your instrument before you play anything. This is especially important for overtones because the low notes will not respond correctly if your sax is not in tune. After warming up, check your tuning again because you will have to pull your mouthpiece out a little after warming up. Don't worry about having to play loudly to make your low notes speak. The low notes are more difficult on the sax than any other instrument because of the conical shape of the sax. The sax goes from small opening to large opening more drastically than any other wind instrument... this is why the sax has a more flexible sound than other wind instruments. If you have tuned your instrument and you are trying to play your low notes loudly and the low notes are still not coming out correctly, then you first try a different reed, or make the back of your reed more flat with sandpaper or reed tool... if correcting the reed doesn't help, then you might want to borrow someone's mouthpiece (someone that doesn't have problems with the low notes... see if your sax plays low notes better with someone else's mouthpiece. Remember to always store your mouthpiece with a reed on it and a mouthpiece cap...if you get scratches and dings on any part of the mouthpiece where the reed touches, then your mouthpiece will not play correctly. If you have a good mouthpiece and your sax still doesn't play low notes, you have to check your sax for leaks... a leak anywhere on your sax will affect the response of your low notes (even a leaky pad on the high F key will make your low notes not speak). If you also do your long tones, after a while (it might be a year) you might be surprised that you will start to hear whether you are in tune without looking at a tuner. You won't get perfect pitch, but when you develop a good tone through these overtone exercises and long tone exercises, you should be able to hear whether your sax is in tune... you will hear the centered pitches... you will hear a more lively and beautiful tone when you get to this stage.
I reckon you need your own channel!
I doing it for six months now every day, it's really works, on tenor I struggled on beginning to get into hig "D" but now is so easy to play Ab atlissimo with low Bb fingering. Many thanks
I’ve got something for that up coming.
High D from the B flat fundamental? If so I’m having trouble with that one as well. Good to know you over came
Super great Overtone Lesson! Not only does this exercise help you discover your saxophone "voice", it also improves your Altissimo! By the way, the first overtone is the most out of tune, so don't dwell on that imperfection.
Thanks
Have been doing this daily for 12 months as part of his Total Tone Mastery course and it really does work. I have only managed to get to the 3rd overtone for low B, but still making progress. Remember Rome wasn't built in a day , the daily effort you put in will pay big dividends.
Awesome. Well done!
Thanks for this exercise! One question : should we use the octave key when using normal fingering of the overtone corresponding note?
Yes, correct
I loved the look on your face when Queenie started howling, that cracked me up!
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Hello, can you please make a video about the saxophone solo in "Spooky" by Dusty Springfield? Thanks.
I'll add it to the list!
I struggle to reach the Bb key on my alto yet have no problem reaching it on my tenor! 🤪🤪Any advice Jamie? Maybe it’s just my arthritis..but don’t understand why I can do it on one and not the other! 🤷🏻♀️🤔
Grow your nails really long. (Kidding). I dunno! 🤷🏻
Aw no tuning app! But I live for that green smiley face! 😂
Good reminder Jamie…gotta admit I’ve been very slack about doing the daily practice basics as I get enough complaints from my neighbours in caravan parks when I’m just playing songs so pretty sure they’d call the cops on me if I attempted this excercise so daily practice is unfortunately out for me but I will endeavour to give it a go next time I’m in the middle of nowhere!
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Hi! I've been struggling for months to get to the high D overtone and over it, how can I improve, or how can I think of it to get it sounding? I'm playing alto. Great video thank youuu
I’ve got a video for that up coming.
Hi Jamie. When flip-flopping, are you using the normal fingering of the equivalent higher note?
Also do you use the overtones when playing actual songs (e.g. fingering low Bb for playing a middle F)?
Yes, and no.
Me: *Being a sax nerd and watching this video.*
My wife from the other room: What the hell are you watching? Can you turn it down?
just had s similar experience
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Good exercise! After playing the overtones I have a hard time playing the fundamental low note (Bb or B) / 24 hours later - problem solved. I changed my reed.🙂
Very good!
God. That is an amazing exercice. I payne just watching you doing it 😮. I will stop at the second one for the moment 😅
You can do it!
Would have loved you doing it on the soprano!🤩
Yeah. Maybe next time!
Wondering ,do you use in any case the octave key if you go higher than c#?
Em, not quite sure what you mean?
@@GetYourSaxTogether For example if you blow low D ( on tenor) the next overtone one octave higher D after ,A and 2 octave D with palm key! With a palm key two octave higher D ,do you use the octave key?
@@haroldlloyd8621 not if you’re playing overtones, no.
@@GetYourSaxTogether thanx!
I also do these on flute. It helps tremendously for getting a great full tone.
Good to know!
It's exercises like this one that had my wife begging me to pick up the guitar again 😂
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Very good exercise. Like many though I cannot find Overtone 3. It pops out sometimes and then I can hold it, but once released just cannot find it again. Anything higher is just a pipe dream.
You not alone. On low C# l could only find 1 overtone, the second came only once and disappeared forever😂
@@ttg40 I find I can release a key on the left hand - say the C whilst maintaining the rest of the low Bb fingering and the high Bb will pop out, I can sustain it for a bit when I close the C key, but it soon falls off. Still I understand this exercise is as much about the journey as the arrival so I guess grin and keep on trying is the order of the day.
There’s something for that in the inner circle.
Ahhh you covered up your fingers with the sheet music at the bottommmm.
So now I'm gonna have to ask to be sure.
(on tenor)
Step 1: Finger actual low b flat, meaning the low C key, plus the bottom table key, yes?
Step 2: Keep that fingering, but use overtones to reach the bis key b flat.
Step 3: Hold that overtone a bit.
Step 4: While keeping the bis key b flat overtone held, finger the actual bis key b flat
Step 5: Still keep the bis key flat overtone held, but go back to the low C + table key b flat
Step 6: flip flop slowly between those fingerings
Step 7: Finish on the low c plus table key b flat
Transpose for the other pitches.
Correct? I'm ESL...so I really want to get this procedure down pat.
Thanks for offering it to begin with.
Sounds like you’ve got it, yes!
I am doing it right….
Seems I had a fantastic teacher 😉🥰🎷
Great job!
Quel dommage que je parle pas anglais 😢 j essaye de traduire mais tu donnes des super exercices😅
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Struggling to get 3rd overtone and never 4th - any tips or anything you can advise to help?
Got a video on that up coming. Watch my channel.
I assume that if one has a low-A bari one starts on low A, right?
Yeh you could!
I must be missing something, what exactly are you doing? Changing notes without changing fingerings? I don't understand 😢
Join the inner circle I can’t explain it all in a comment I’m afraid.
I am practicing this for some weeks now but I still cannot get second octave. All others isn't a real problem. I've tried with my larynx as explained in one of your other lessons but without result. Maybe a different mouthpiece, reed? Any suggestions?
Anyway, thank you for this lesson!
I have the same Problem with the second oktave right from start, my workaround is to get it is to lift an drop my right ring finger very fast one time, turn the second octave is there.
I’ve got something up coming
@@silidons7274 I can't get this working but I will keep trying. Waiting for the next lesson. 😅
@@silidons7274 Tried your workaround but it didn't help me.
@@GetYourSaxTogether Any more news about this?
I'd like to see your fingers as you go through this to make sure I'm understanding.
Get Total Tone Mastery 😉
I would add: it’s ok to tongue/attack the overtone note. Slurring is extremely difficult.
For sure.
This is a great exercise Jamie- thanks!
I don't know if it's just my horn (Selmer Mark VII tenor), but of the notes below D I find B the hardest to start, and B flat the easiest.
I recall you once saying "you've got to be a bit of a nutter," and I think it's easy for people to forget that it's normal to have to put in a lot of focused effort.
Lol at the howling dog!
Stick at it!
@@GetYourSaxTogether This is the only tenor I've ever played, and I bought it in 1982. I can get it to speak, it's just the hardest low note on my horn, so wondering if this was common.
@@lylecrawford2794 b is harder than Bb I’d say.
I get it now. From now on I'll keep my eyes closed.
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Dont be so hard on Queenie.. was just howling along in key of B flat. I give my pet turtle a carrot to shut him up during practice exercises
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My poor neighbors...!
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When you play the first low b flat is it the full fingering and then slide to octave with same low b flat fingering or do you blow the overtone when alternating between the two?
Just carefully rewatch the video. Your question isn’t clear.