Tape weights on to your tongue then move it up and down 400 times and repeat 2 times a day for 6 month or until desired strength is received

I'm doing weight training on a regular basis and I never thought that the pyramid principle could be applied for practicing saxophone

This is a spectacular video! I needed this so much, and I know alot of others in my level of musicianship (Im a highschooler) who needs advice on single tongue training. Ive been stuck at 110 for the last month! Today I finally hit 120, so that was exciting. Thats a bunch.

Why have I never thought about this it’s so smart!!

Dude, that's about the most logical exercise for tonguing I've ever seen. Thanks!

I can't tounge 130 bpm 16th notes in Crazy for marching band.

@therealkaz5824

4 жыл бұрын

zeroparchment 94 tongue**

@tylerfrickinjoseph3900

4 жыл бұрын

I can’t even tongue 16th notes at 100 bmp lmao

In another word: PRACTICE

@krubix2871

5 жыл бұрын

Minh Khang Lê Hàn woah I didn’t know you played the saxophone, Jotaro!!!

@just__khang

5 жыл бұрын

Jazz can help you beat up some people

@onesyphorus

4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea this was a book thence when i saw this a year ago lol

@onesyphorus

4 жыл бұрын

Jojo reference*

@jingles3315

4 жыл бұрын

Yare yare daze

definitely your best video up to date, i liked the comedic value of a skinny dude trying to make fitness training analogies! keep it up

Wow! Fabulous content, pacing & enthusiasm has inspired me. I'm adding this technique to my new regimen! Thank you, thank you! (BTW: you are the most innovative, musically-accessible sax player I have ever heard. Never stop, please!)

I have a feeling this is gonna work for me! Thank you!

It’s make sense to me, gonna apply it in my practise session. Thank u so much Derek

thanks for breaking this down so clearly!

its very nice and important information. i have a big curiosity about fast tongue for a while you resolve it. thank you for your brilliant lesson. priceless

Fantastic stuff!

this is a great video! first video i’ve watched of you and i’m definitely subscribing.

What a fascinating video, much appreciated.

The strings on his jacket are driving me nuts. :-P

Good advice Derek 👍😎🎷

crap my all region is in a week ... etude speed is at 124, i can tounging max is 110..

You communicate WELL!!!

Great explanation💯💯

Holy fuck I was listening to a podcast so I was on 1.5x speed so when you started playing I was like damn I should listen to this guy

Could you give us tips on jazz and swing music.

thanks a lot for the tips, very useful, I managed to go up to 4 notes. However low C sounds bad, very difficult to speed up. Any tips for handling low C , low B are very welcome. Thank you for the great lessons.

I love this....❤️❣️❤️

I think ive taught myself the wrong tongue position in my many years of playing that i'm going to have to relearn im really struggling with it.

the problem I have is that I can tongue single notes quickly but when I start to play a scale at faster speeds my tongue and fingers get out of sync. What's a good way to increase playing speed and keeping tonge and mouth synced?

@marc-andremorel2174

2 жыл бұрын

As with all things... Practice, practice, practice. This is the hardest part of playing any given instrument, but it can be especially difficult for winds. If it's a specific section of a piece, try perhaps playing the notes slurred, then do it only with tongue on open notes, and then play the whole thing. Playing with a metronome also certainly helps keep both parts of your body which you're not used to using together together. #1 thing imo is a light tongue. If you try to compensate for the lack of coordination in the beginning with a heavy articulation, you're doomed. It will just not sound good that way. Practice getting the notes as *close* as possible to slurred without getting them slurred. To do this, start preferably at a slower tempo and then slowly speed up. I hope I answered your question!

@brayanswalletz5931

2 жыл бұрын

@@marc-andremorel2174 I struggle with my tonguing alot, I don't know how to fix it, been playing for about 3-4 years now

If its too fast, just double tongue. It does take a while to get used to but it pays off so much and your tongue doesn't get tired nearly as fast. Just practice double tonguing and you're set!

@artistictutorials3246

3 жыл бұрын

what if you still need to go faster

@artistictutorials3246

3 жыл бұрын

Xternole yeah but that’s a really really hard technique and it doesn’t really sound the same

@xternole5845

3 жыл бұрын

@@artistictutorials3246 how fast do you want to play?? I think double and triple tonguing are fast enough. If you want to play fast without dealing with the hassle of tonguing, though, then just slur the notes together.

@artistictutorials3246

3 жыл бұрын

Xternole I didn’t say triple tonguing isn’t fast I said it’s super hard to do and doesn’t sound quite right

@xternole5845

3 жыл бұрын

@@artistictutorials3246 do you want clear sound with fast tonguing?

Manda salve pro Brasil bay

How much time do you recommend spending on this daily? I really only practice my tonguing with scales and while reading difficult rhythm etudes. I haven't seen this approach before, but this method makes complete sense to me!

@RasenLu

3 жыл бұрын

do it

I have 12 hours to learn how to do 12 16th notes at 120 bpm, on my Baritone Sax.

@twosaxx

4 жыл бұрын

how did it go?

@plumpdy5810

4 жыл бұрын

I did good on the piece and the notes, but my bari sax was 60 years old so they didn’t like the way it sounded,

@ballpythonsarecool5437

2 жыл бұрын

@@plumpdy5810 cant blame it on the instrument plenty of old saxophones sound amazing like mk vi baritone sound amazing. Its probably a personal tone problem.

love you

I’m trying to do the Zelda theme, but I suck at fast 16th notes lol

I don't have enough time to practice might just have to get this abscence

Derek, I am high school student and i want to buy some your sheet music and learn to play a song. Which one would you recommend? I'm looking for a relatively easy piece to get me into this genre of music. Thanks!

@Matthew-ll3fp

5 жыл бұрын

picubed_13579 you have to know how to do the techniques first

@jaykay1053

5 жыл бұрын

@plcubed_13579 What a great question! I, too, am looking at attempting Derek's techniques and style of playing. I'm curious as to which song Derek will suggest. I'm from the classical world so I know the importance of this formula: Technique/Sound regimen + emulating the greats = musical you! Good on you for seeking that balance so early in your life. Along your journey to sounding like the greats, I hope you'll feel free enough to sound like you, too. All the best.

What's your view on "anchor tonguing". I have heard some can get to a higher tempo using this technique. I have never used it and it feels very awkward. Is it worth it?

@midosi3954

Жыл бұрын

anchor tonguing may be faster, but it is not as clean as normal tonguing is. it has a signature "thw" thud sound to it, which is not suitable for all styles. my advice is you stick with the traditional way of tonguing

This guy live in a RV

They’re all fantastic, but probably your best tutorial IMO.

Nothing with saxophone is instant. I practice at least an hour a day. If I'm off work then at least 3 to 5

Wait is your ligature for a Soprano Saxophone?

@icyjam1687

5 жыл бұрын

that’s a tenor

@jasonandrews9058

5 жыл бұрын

@@icyjam1687 thanks Bro you are awesome

@icyjam1687

5 жыл бұрын

Jason Andrews you’re welcome

@SaxandRelax

4 жыл бұрын

what the fuck

Derek be lookin like mirio after the barber

Are you in a rv

4:20 he starts demonstrating around here

How do you even tongue?

@mistermessy735

5 жыл бұрын

ta

So I initially misread this title as "insider *sex* stuff" instead of "insider *sax* stuff", and immediately passed this on to my drummer friend who has a history of failed marriages. ;)

It would feel more enjoyable to practice scales than this 😭😭😭

Are you in a caravan?