Thanks!

@lyndenblades

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@ChrisPakech

Ай бұрын

Lynden , you didn’t answer my question, don’t you have to use the G chord?

@lyndenblades

Ай бұрын

@@ChrisPakech Chris, we are in the key of D for alto, concert F so wouldn’t use the chord of G. Hope that’s helps 🤝🤝

@ChrisPakech

Ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades thank you, but I thought that since the chords in the key of D are 1-D 4-G 5-A you would have’ta use the G chord. I always had a problem trying to figure that out.

@davebaxter9210

Ай бұрын

Linden, only just discovered your channel and I’ve really enjoyed this lesson. All you need to do now is play a tenor…😄

For an 87 y.o. slowly teaching myself to play alto I found this to be the most easily understood lesson on improvisation I believe that the use of a backing track really is the secret once you are confident that you know your major and minor scales/ chords.

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Hi Martin, thank you so much for your lovely message and I’m really happy that you find this useful. There’s more videos on improvisation coming so stay tuned! I think you’re right, using track to practice with is really helpful. Thanks again 🎷🤝🎷🎷

This is Jazz: authenticity, lyricism, simplicity, coherence, utility, mellifluity, beauty, pace-sensitivity, etc.❤❤❤❤❤❤

@lyndenblades

Ай бұрын

Wow thank you so much 🎷🎷😎😎🎷🎷

Awesome multilevel learing method. No one else among all those great saxplayer on the internet have such an incredible powerful and yet easy approach of combining technique and making music. You are really unique Lynden. I love your playing. GREAT

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow, you’re so kind, thank you 🙏

Lyden, you are absolutely brilliant....you make difficult things remarkably simple...Thank you.

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much saasaa 🙏🙏🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

Thank you for the wonderful work you are giving us. I would like to see written out Phrases that you often use, in PDF Canada

@lyndenblades

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

I have been watching some of your sax lessons and I can admit they are great. I teach beginners in jazz saxophone, they love it because it's so simple and straight forward. I'll encourage all all of them to check out your youtube videos. They will buy you many cups of coffee!!!

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Ah thank you so much that is very kind 🙏🙏🤝🤝🎷🎷🙏🙏

This was really informative.🎉 Now, I want to learn the saxophone and jazz music as well.❤

@lyndenblades

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

Hi Lynden, I'm new to the sax but have a music degree and have been playing classical and electric guitar for 50 odd years. Everyone of your videos that I've watched has something interesting and very useful even cats vomiting on carpets...I've used that so many times 😅 excellent channel thanks.

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Robin, thank you so, so much for your awesome feedback, that really means a lot to me 🤝🤝🤝

first time bought Lynden Blades a coffee, because he is best :)

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

David thank you so much, that’s very kind of you to say and I’m delighted that my videos are useful for you. Thank you so much for the coffee, it’s really appreciated and motivates me to keep making content 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎🎵🎵

Love it

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Kevin 🙏🎷🎷🤝🤝

Super !!! Thank you very much for your work !!! 🎼🎶🎵🎵🎶🎷🔑👏👏👏🎶🎶🎵

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷

Thank you for the video!

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Gary, really glad that you found it useful 🤝🤝🎷🎷

Thank you Lynden

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

You are welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

This was so Important. improvising is everything on solos

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

So happy that it’s useful for you🎷🎷🎷

Another excellent video Lynden. Cheers.

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🤩🤩🤩

That sax you show at the end is sure purdy😊

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, yes they are really gorgeous ❤️🎷❤️🎷❤️🎷

Thank you Lynden, very helpful video

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your feedback and your support! I’m really happy that’s it’s helpful 🤝🤝🎷🎷

Very helpful, thank you for sharing

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Warren 🤝🤝🤝🎷🎷🎷

Great lesson

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Pablo 😎😎🎷🎷🤝🤝

Great tutorial, Lynden! Thank you

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Yosh 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

Great tip, Thanks a lot

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Wilson 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

Great trick !! Thank you Lynden.

@lyndenblades

Ай бұрын

Thank you Joan, really happy that it’s helpful 🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝

thank you!!

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

You’re welcome Robert 🤝🤝🎷❤️🎷❤️🎷

Very useful video 👍

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Mick!

Really helpful tips here for an old starter 🎶🎷🎶 thank you

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Brigitte and I’m really happy that it helps 🤝🤝🎷🎷

Excellent lynden, I really like this approach to improvising can't wait until tomorrow and try it myself, Thanks 😊

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Ronald 🤝🤝🎷🎷

Thanks!

@lyndenblades

10 күн бұрын

Thank you Greg 😊

Thanks

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

Trevor thank you SO much! You are the first person to support us in this way and we really appreciate it 🤝🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

👌

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

🤝🤝🤝

Excellent video that’s MUCH easier to understand than a lot that I’ve heard Lyndon! Thank you. Where did you find those jazz backings again?

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Jilly, makes me really happy to know that these videos are helping people. The backing tracks are an iPad app called Session Band Jazz

more videos pleaseeeee that what i want

@lyndenblades

2 ай бұрын

More videos coming 🤩🤩🤩🤩

I am here And this is helping so greatly I did subscribe Please more video on improvisation Thanks a lot

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, it’s very encouraging to know that you’re finding these videos helpful. There’s more videos coming I promise 🤝🤝🎷🎷🙏🙏

great video, I guess it is back to the scales.....

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Yes, learn your scales 😂😂🎷🎷😎😎

Awesome video! For minor chords do you think this would work just as well with a flattened 3 and 7?

@lyndenblades

Ай бұрын

Absolutely!👍

Bought you a coffee ☕🎷

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Craig!

Thank you! If the song is in the key of D, do you have to change the notes you play with each chord change in the song?

@lyndenblades

Ай бұрын

You don’t have to but you can 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

Great video, just one question, when you improvise do you keep track of where you are in the tune, how many measures you have played, wich beat you are on .... ?

@lyndenblades

Ай бұрын

Hiya, yes, if you play the song enough times then you can kind of “feel” where you are rather than counting measures. Does that make sense? 🎷😎🤝😎🎷

Can u make a video about the 7th 8th 9th note and ho fin them thanx

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

Thank you and I will put that on my list!

Hi Lynden, thanks so much for these videos and the awesome tips. Silly question here. I downloaed the Jazz Band Sessions app too and I am trying to improvise over chords. When I build the chords (Summertime for example) do you know how to create a half dimished chord (C# half dimished for example) using the editing wheel of the app? I could not find that option. Another issue is the chord F#7+9, same problem. If you have advice, will truly appreciate it. Cheerio! J

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Hi there, thank you so much for your feedback! It’s tricky to describe how to do this in words but there’s a tutorial here that I’m hoping will help. If it doesn’t then please let me know 🤝🤝 kzread.info/dash/bejne/eX6Im65mc5uun5M.htmlfeature=shared

@lepetitsauterelle

4 ай бұрын

I watched the link. You are the man! Thank YOU

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷

Wonderful stuff. Thx sooo much! Can you please enclose some screenshots of how you set-up/ configured your backing tracks in SessionBand. You mentioned that it was in the key of D Major but that it was in Concert F? What does that look like in SessionBand? Thanks so much.

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Hiya, thank you so much for your feedback and I’m ready happy that this helps you. Have a look at my recent videos, I’ve posted up a tutorial for session band and let me know if this helps 🤝🤝🎷🎷

@SamSotong

5 ай бұрын

I notice that you offer Zoom lessons. I’d be interested if you have any space?

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

@@SamSotong I’m really busy with lessons but I’m sure we can fit you in somewhere:-) just email me please lynden@saxandhoney.com and we can discuss it further 🤝🤝🤝

Well I just happened upon your KZread Channel. What you’ve put forth is incredible for myself. How to practice the 2 5 1. You also turned me on to an great app. You have made my day. How do I by you coffee?😀😊

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your feedback and I’m so happy that I’m able to help. Thank you for asking about coffee, just follow this link www.buymeacoffee.com/lyndenblades

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Or follow this link paypal.me/saxlessonsonline?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB

I have to transpose for tenor Sax 😃

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

I’ll have to start making videos for tenor too 🎷🎷🎷

Wonderful, and what's really interesting for me is how jamming on chord tones on the Sax sounds so much more satisfying than jamming on the piano...it seems that the piano just naturally needs the harmony while harmony is intrinsic to the sound of the Sax. Does this make sense?

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Hi David and thank you for your feedback and comment. I think you're right, and practicing or jamming to a backing track of some kind really makes it more fun and brings more context than if you're just practicing or jamming without one. Thanks again!

Hello Lyndon! I really appreciate your videos. What's the name of the backing track app you're using?

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Hi Helge, thank you, glad that you find them useful. The backing track app is called Session Band Jazz Volume 1, 2 or 3 and it’s only available on the iPad

@aesculapification

5 ай бұрын

I have an android tablet but have found an app that can be used in the same way. It's called backtrackit. I'm in the process of exploring the possibilities. Thanks for the great guidance. I wish you and yours a Happy New Year.@@lyndenblades

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

I HAVE A QUESTION WHEN PLAYING TRAIDS CORDS IN THE KEY OF C ON ALTO SAX, DO I PLAY Eb TRAID CORDS ON THE KEYBOARD?

@lyndenblades

13 күн бұрын

Yes, that’s right 🤝🤝🎷🎷

Very useful, but what about the the Fourth, the G Chord

@lyndenblades

Ай бұрын

Thanks Chris. The 4th, you’d probably think of it as the 11th will sound nice too but sometimes the chord extensions, which the 11th is, can be more crunchy than the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th. You can still use it though 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@ChrisPakech

Ай бұрын

@Lynden Just want to say I enjoy watching you I like the way you explain music. I think you’re one of the best on here.

@lyndenblades

Ай бұрын

That’s very kind of you to say Chris, thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

10:59 🎵🥁🎹🎷

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Hope you liked the video 🤝🤝

Hi when you improvise, how do you decide on the rhythm? Do you swing or you just follow the bass ? It seems you sometimes landed on some subdivisions of the bass note too in this video.

@lyndenblades

2 ай бұрын

That’s a really difficult question to answer here in the comments but I think I’m just following my ear! 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@noel6171

2 ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades Thank you 🙏 I have just subscribed your channel, and will learn more from you .

@lyndenblades

2 ай бұрын

@@noel6171 thanks Noel 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

If it is possible can you do a video on your recordind set up

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

I could do a very quick video with my phone for you 🤝🤝

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Made a special video just for you 🤝

I need help with what sax to buy . I’m buying one for the first time It will be an alto sax.There are all different . One May Say it’s a Eb. , F#. D or C etc . What does all this mean ? Do all alto saxes play the same notes ? I’m confused ☹️.I love Blues an Jazz .Should I be buying one that covers the music ,I would like to play one day .Thanks Mr. Clueless

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Hi John. All alto saxophones are in Eb. They all have the same notes. They are not genre specific so whatever type of music you like is fine. Hope that this helps a bit!

@johnvermicelli5649

4 ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades Thanks . So why do they describe all theses different things when buying one . I thought maybe the placement of where they are located on the sax

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

@@johnvermicelli5649 I’m not sure what they’ve said to you but it’s definitely good to do your research first 🤝🤝

can't find app Session band jazz in Google play :(

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

It’s only available on iOS unfortunately

@Eventualis

3 ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades thank you very much, i'll download sound from this youtube video, cut the end and open in media player :)

@lyndenblades

3 ай бұрын

@@Eventualis 🤝🤝🤝🎷🎷

Zoom lessons ?

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Hi Kevin, yes I offer Zoom lessons, please drop me an email lynden@saxandhoney.com

@lyndenblades

5 ай бұрын

Kevin I have replied to your email, did you get it ok? Thanks

Very helpful information and If you don’t mind what is your mouthpiece and Gear setup? Thanks so much 😍

@lyndenblades

4 ай бұрын

Hi Poom, thanks for your feedback and your encouraging words! Of course I don’t mind 😎😎. In this video I’m playing a 1970’s Selmer Mark six with a Meyer 5 medium chamber mouthpiece and a Rigotti Gold 2.5 hard reed. In some of my other videos where I have a silver saxophone, that’s a Goldington silver plated Artiste 80 which is a Chinese replica of a Selmer Super Action 80 with the same mouthpiece and reed set up. I have owned the Selmer for about 30 years and the Goldington sax is my own brand that I have been importing for about 5 years now and sell on my website. Hope this helps 😎😎🎷🎷