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< I don´t remember which video it was but your analogy of the " finger pressure on the water hose" witholding the air right behind the MP then letting it shoot out by just opening the reed really enlightened my wonder on how "Tower of Power" Horn section, and the like, had such a tight stacatto. There is a latency or lag from the moment one´s brain sends( diaphgram, lungs, throat, tongue,jaw, lips) the signal to the whole body to BLOW and...I guess that´s how I was blowing, you know, like a diaphgram stacatto. Correcting Bad Habit then. THANK YOU !¡!
Hi, Jamie, greetings from South Korea. THis morning I aaplied Your teaching of altissimo and embouchure and it was the first time in my life I could play the altissimo G and sustain it, not only with my main mouthpiece, but also with other cheap mpcs! Thanks! SO far I have watched many videos and everytime I faild to get the G
Thanks Jamie! I was just learning a new song with a very simple melody (Little Bitty Pretty One), but trying to imitate the vocal line needed this added tip to make it sound right.
Hi Jamie, Thank you for the instruction. Could you tell us what the two syllables would be to lower and raise the Larynx? For the yawn sound to lower the pitch I Am assuming is "AW" but please correct me if I am wrong. And then what is the sylable to sing to bring the sound/larynx up to pitch? Thank you so much!
Liked this very much. Your improvisation at the end tell the whole story...rich, full, and powetful but sounding relaxed and with a consistent tonal character.
Hey Jamie, I would really apreciate a sound example for the unwanted scoop! If you can‘t reproduce it, maybe a link to someone who does it? Thanks for your videos and sorry for my english (it‘s fighting against the german autocorrection)
Sure... Anything by Dick Parry from Pink Floyd, Rio by Duran Duran, Who Can It Be Now solo, anything by Fela Kuti, True (Spandau), Smooth Operator etc.
I have only been playing just under a year and am trying to tune such that I am on the sharp side and then concentrating on dropping the larynx to keep in tune. The answer to my next question is probably to do your tone mastery course which I have mulled over however for now; if my larynx is already dropped how will I drop it any further?
Hi Francesca! Like you said, the answers are all in TTM, but unless you can blow a range of probably an octave and a minor third, just on your mouthpiece then there’s plenty more flexibility in your larynx. Don’t forget there’s a 60 day refund on TTM so it’s a risk free purchase. If you don’t like it, send it back!
I do sound like that sometimes 😅😅. I'm curious about tip n 2, I'll try it, hope to see the difference... Because i do want to sound like a pro😉 thanks for sharing those advices
Pretty sure I’m guilty of the lip scoop. 😢 The more I learn, the more I feel discouraged that I’ll never sound like a pro... and wishing I’d stuck at it after high school instead of taking it back up at 50! 🤣
Oi! It’s never too late! If you stuck at it in high school you wouldn’t have the experience and life experience you’ve got now to improve faster. And who cares if you’re a total pro if you enjoy it? 😊
Thanks God! I think you're the first RU-vid teacher that talks about the lip scoop as an error. I'm studing classical alto sax embouchure and it's a real help in recording sessions. It´s a shame that a lot of teacher talks the opposite. Thank you, Jamie! PS: Could you show us some transcriptions of your solos in Incognito' songs?
Even jazz greats define scoops as an error in some cases. It's so dreadful when trying to play with bands and you're always getting soloed out for scooping.
Good video. Neither of my sax tutors touched on the larynx; I discovered it for myself when I accidentally yawned while practicing! 😀 I'll check out more of your videos. BTW your lighting is at a good angle to show your larynx muscles without looking freaky! 👍
Yeah, that's all good but I still have to find any advice on how I practice moving my larynx up and down. It can be done by moving my jaw up and down but that then becomes a lower lip scoop. I certainly cannot pretend to yawn while I play, so please will you explain in greater detail how you practice moving your larynx to the extent it is needed to produce pitch changes you obviously master now.
Have you got my total tone mastery course? I’m not just doing a pushy plug here, but that covers the whole thing, I’m sure other people here will back me up on that. www.getyoursaxtogether.com/ttm
Hi Jamie, thanks for this. Quick question: is the third option the best method if you’re scooping smoothly from way below the target note? For example from C to E (or even from a lower starting note). Or the larynx only method makes more sense for that type of long scoop?
I was listening a recording I made a year ago: was a total master of lip bends😂. Now hopefully a bit further away from that! Thanks for the alternatives!
This is a really great lesson. One of those ones where a little thing can permanently change how I approach tone control. Well worth reviewing and practicing a lot to lock in. Thanks Jamie!
