Changing the sound from AWWFUL to AWWESOME.

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

😂

Awesome tip. I ran into my house grabbed my sax and tried it. Definitely a big difference

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

Always bringing good info for us sax lovers.Keep them coming I watch them all and have improved.

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

That’s so great to hear! I have a ton of stuff planned!!

Yes please, this is going to be super useful

nice points Dave, and presented very well!

Fantastic information Thank you so much

Great video, thank you!! For the next videos I would love to understand how to keep a consistent sound when changing octave.

I love your content man. Killin. I would love to learn more on how to play altissimo. I've been trying for about 4 years now with no avail. I do my overtone exercises, but even then I have a hard time getting to the second octave note. I play tenor mostly. Thanks

Audible improvements in my sax tone instantly. Thanks!

its kinda weird how good you are at explaining things. Great video! Keep up the great work of making saxophonists sounding better!

🎷Useful, very usefully

Look up Joe Allard and the "No Embouchure."

Well done!!! The best online saxophone lessons out there! 🎷🎷❤️

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Mark!

👀👍...Thanks mr. Pollak

Hi Dave. Since you asked, can you cover the application of grace notes and also how to solo over music when you play by ear ( i.e. how to know what scales to use)? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the Lesson Dave. I'm 6 months into learning the alto. My sound is exactly like you first described being thin and sharp. Would you say that the "Aww" adjustment is mainly a change in throat shape? Would you recommend rolling your bottom lip out more? I've definetly learned the way you described with rolling my lip on top of my teeth.

Thank you for this tips really helps along with my tone

@DavePollack

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

Amen brother. 😊

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

🙏

Thank you very much!. My tone has improved a lot

@DavePollack

7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that!

Would be helpful to see a profile shot so we can see the differences in mouth position.

Thank you so much 🙏 I’ve been learning saxophone with a main in clarinet this was a huge help!

@DavePollack

Ай бұрын

Awesome!! Embouchure is always tough going from clarinet to sax, so opening up is a BIG thing

Thanks man great lesson

@DavePollack

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks for that 👍👌

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

It works!

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

Yup!

Can you make a video for kids. I’m 11 and I have played for 3 years, but all the videos I see on KZread is very complicated to understand. I just want to sound good and to play faster

@soqzz

4 ай бұрын

Here's some things to help you get better, 1. Don't bite, EVER 2. Use hot air. Pretend your blowing to a window and trying to get it to fog. 3. PRACTICE. This will help you get better tone and get deeper notes, try for a month and you will see a difference

This is really good dave. You put words on abstract concepts. Personally i would love a video on how to start exploring the altissimo register :) Smart man!

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I will definitely be diving into altissimo in one of these.

@Gnomes_

Жыл бұрын

In the meantime, overtones will help! 'Top tones for the saxophone' by Sigurd Rasher has some great exercises, and I'm pretty sure it's public domain

The "before" sound is what I think about when I think about Coltrane

Great lesson as always! One thing that I have always struggled with is articulation. How to properly practice it? A video about that would be greatly appreciated!

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea!

Please sir....kindly do a video on How to sound sweet and emotional on the Saxophone

beautiful lessen. Thanks. Subscribing

@DavePollack

6 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome!

Awesome video, have heard that a lot but your summary is more precise and on point :) And could you maybe make a video on vibrato?

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll definitely put that on the list of topics.

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll definitely put that on the list of topics.

this was so helpful thank you

@yang5408

3 ай бұрын

(it was actually instant)

@DavePollack

3 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome!

1:15 that sounds like me

I have been forced to using the double lip embouchure due to dental problems. I find that jazz subtone is either not possible or difficult with this type embouchure though classical subtone is no problem at all. Is this a sufficiently wide spread problem for you to make a video dealing exclusively with this problem or has a video alradgy been produced related to this matter? Thank you for your reply which I am looking forward to.

So, besides using the awe sound, are you suggesting to change the embouchure from m a tuckef bottom Lip to rolling the lip out ?

@DavePollack

4 ай бұрын

It's still kind of "tucked," just not much at all

aww-some

Interesting, I've been struggling with using voicings for different notes so I'll try sticking to the same one. Why do you think people use different voicings for different notes? Cheers

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

Well I do adjust for different notes and don’t keep it the same, but thinking “aww” versus a closed sound is step one towards a nice open relaxed tone!

@thomas_branson

Жыл бұрын

@@DavePollack Ohhh, I got it. The point is open up your sound overall. Thanks!

Timing for another video

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely I’ll do one on this!

i find my tone feels so shaky :( i play on a 3 1/2 , and sometimes i get tired playing pianissimo long tones... but even when i think my embouchure is controlled, it still comes out almost shaky? do you know why this is- can other people hear it?

@DavePollack

2 ай бұрын

Well the question "can other people hear it?" can be answered by recording yourself and listening back. If it's shaky, your embouchure or air might not be consistent. Think about blowing THROUGH the neck of the saxophone instead of just into it.

amen

@DavePollack

Ай бұрын

🙏

@FunnyShorties1

Ай бұрын

@@DavePollack love u man

awww :)

✌🏾🎶🎵🎷

My teacher often says my sound is too open... Should i press more then?

@DavePollack

2 ай бұрын

Is it out of tune? What do they mean by “too” open?

I thought this video was going to discuss curled lip embouchure

What happened with the platform you had created, isn't it gonna be available again?

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

What platform? Do you mean my course “Simple Steps to Improvisation Success?”

@jonathanromero333

Жыл бұрын

@@DavePollack the one where you get an entire life subscription, is that one?

@DavePollack

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanromero333 It will be available to join sometime later this year - if you're on my email list you'll hear about it first!

Sorry, can't resist - I'm a pianist, so I improve _my_ saxophone tone by hiring a better saxophonist! (Not just a bad joke, a tip...)

@DavePollack

2 ай бұрын

😂

It also helps if you have a Selmer mk6😂

@DavePollack

7 ай бұрын

Instruments don’t have a good sound - instrumentalists do

@tonytramonti5828

7 ай бұрын

@@DavePollack I agree , but i also think that the instrument must contribute to the tone , I mean I cant get my Yamaha yas 62 to sound anything like the tone you are getting, mind you I’ve only been playing sax for a year so there may be hope still 😀

do you think having your bottom lip out creates a better sound than curling it over your teeth?

My teacher gave me a different analogy which is funnier and more visual: Having an egg in your mouth

AWW but it's gotta be a jersey accent

People! Hes giving our free secrets that desperates real players from beginners. w