HOW TO PLAY A FALL ON THE SAX 

1. Going up a half step (sometimes a whole step) 2. Very close to chromatic (as many notes as possible) and avoiding flip flopping 3. Fade out (decrescendo) 4. Dao

Your slow motion is my super fast motion.Thank you sir for sharing precious knowledge .🇳🇵🙏🙏🙏🇳🇵

Thanks, Scott. I have been practicing falls. But this is first time I heard the wonderful tip. Start half step up. (Also, I found fringe benefit in practicing falls. They and all embellishments TEACH us chromatics and chromatic fingering.)

Hearing lots of Bird tunes like My Little Suede Shoes made me really wanna find this out. I’d try for hours but could never replicate it. When I tried, I felt that you could hear too many individual notes. This video helped me get on the right track.Thanks!

I have learned so much from your videos! 🌿

The diver analogy is fantastic.

scottie you bring the goods

Very helpful Scott! Rich content!

Thank you! This is a really cool idea. I’ve been playing it less-then-cool all these years. I just shared this video link will all my sax playing buddies. I can hardly wait to discuss this with the sax players in the big band I work in. I want to hear the difference when the whole section does it this way. This is great. I love all your videos Scott. You teach and play good stuff.

Take your fall to the next level..

This is cool for guitar! It seems that the last couple of notes are almost ghost notes in articulation.

Thank you for sharing this video

Awesome tip, I never thought about it. Sometimes I feel my falls needs a extra note.

Love this....but is that slow motion? LOL!

Another very helpful video, thank you so much Scott! Please keep them coming :)

Excellent video as usual, Scott, but how to you go so quickly and evenly between the notes? Metronome needed? Do speeding up each time you look at it? Thanks Peter

Lol I thought this was called "how to fail on the sax"

try slowly sir so you can keep up  try slowly sir so you can keep up

Can you add up the notes images next time like you usually do. Thanks

kinda sounds like Cleveland from family guy

Thank you Scott!

Just great again Scott.. you seem to have the knack of getting it just right!!.. you asked about topics?.. I would be interested in your take on beginning jazz improv..perhaps over standards?.. (maybe even Softly.. as in a morning Sunrise :))...if that is included among your interests?.. Thanks again for your great great videos..

Hi scott you a very good teacher can you do tutorial for half toungue ( goast note) is not many on youtube thanks miroslav (uk)

That was great. Like all of your explanatory videos I've watched so far, you really make the concept easy. Now, I have a question. What's the best way to practice to get the speed (and the smoothness) in the chromatic scale? I mean your "slow motion" is super fast and super smooth. Is it just a matter of practicing the chromatic scale up and down, faster and faster? Any tips on this would be REALLY welcome! Thanks

Loved this video, so helpful. I can follow this ok starting with an A but not sure what to do if starting on a B or C (to avoid flip flopping) ?

Thats great but how do you fall down on the G note I'm very curious 🤔🎼🎶🎶🎶

Softly as in a Morning Sunrise..

Is this half-step up used in big band sectional playing too? Or more if you're a solo instrument playing?

Love it.. skipping the clunky C i really love your slow motion. You play it in perfect time -- sounds super extracool. Thank you Scott, for another great video.

hey Scott!! thank you for all the simple but great tips to play saxophone!!! i have a question. when you play in the big band and play falls, do you still go up a half step then fall??

Wow I been playing for years, I didn't know this, thanks, Scott. Hope to see you on a love gig post covid, dude!

How many notes do you play in the fall? Is there a min / max? I'm a beginner

Quick question: what mic do you use on your sax?

What’s your method on learning and memorizing new tunes? Could be a cool topic for another video

Hey Scott, your explanations are as clear and lucid as your sax sound! my question: is there a difference between a fall and a glissando? in the notation and in the playing. Ralph Tawil

Thanks Scott! Besides using the fork F#, do you side the side C?

I have been trying to get my falls sounding great for about 2 decades but only ever really managed it in the lower notes now I know why thanks to you. I never used to go up a semitone before falling. Thanks

I thought the thumbnail said how to “Fail” at saxophone

Thanks Scott another great lesson especially the half step very very helpful your lessons are great very informative

Ugh I have to play the incredibles

Excellent video !

please teach me

Thank you!!

I have struggled to do this. Thanks Scott for making this video

Спасибо за урок, Мастер! 😊

You are great...thanks again for. Your gift

Great video :)

Thanks sir it is very useful. Love from India

excellent explanation and demo.

That was a great no nonsense video thanks

What is the sign that showing going up?

Thanks great post.

What reed and mouthpiece do u use? I love that sound