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Great vid ! I feel like I swap between identifying with both statements but feel like they have to be balanced well to get better whilst also enjoying the process of playing. we all sucked at some point and practised our horns to get better but I have to reward myself at some point or playing an instrument is just a negative experience

As a tuba player, i have no idea why im watching this

I don't entirely agree with you. The metal bell is very helpfull. If you put a paper towel in it, it prevents it from dripping onto your pants. 😉

zips... uh no

Roberto & his son Nicky are wonderful people. Kind generous honest & very talented. You need anything for your Horn you must go to Roberto's. They are at a new Location now check out their new address.

He won his audition with TOP cause of his playing and mainly because of how nice and professional he is, talent alone is not enough, always be humble and team player.

Each note you play changes the chord when off of arpeggio

I always use a metronome and tuner but the tuner drives me nuts. I stay in tune until I use the octave key and the suddenly everything is sharp.

Stars fell on Alabama, one of my favorite tunes!

Better Sax alto in regular lacquer color, new BS tenor on wall?

He is my favorite saxophone player In the world But I don’t understand why people making a joke against him ? Too successful? 70 million record sell around the world ? He doesn’t sound like another player doesn’t mean he is shit !! Open your heart and listen to his music and don’t joke about his using a lots of reverb he use that to control his song emotions if he put dry effect the sound that he produced will be boring like another player! And he could not sell more than 1 million record!! You know what he has inspired a lots of new generation player to start playing saxophone including me ❤

George Garzone drilled Numbers 1 and 2 into me at Berklee.

mark vi sings better, feels better quality...

Now do it in bbc proms 😂😂

Excellent stuff Jay for budding beginners and buddiing improvisors. Fundamentals on I-IV-Vs and with blues turnarounds ... and pentatonics. And as you say, it gets them going at open mics and jams at an early stage. Less notes more rhythm! 😁 Set their roots and they will grow indepenently.

Thanks a lot, Mr Metcalf. It's a very interesting tutorial.

I also am careful not to tighten the ligature too much and place the ligature as far into the mouthpiece away from the tip to allow the reed to vibrate as much as possible.

A lot of the sound is in the mouthpiece. Some folks swear it's the neck and get special necks. The debate goes on ending in everyone joking around that it's all in the strap!

How many commercials should there be in a 35 min video?

Love that Otto Link mouthpiece. I have a Florida Link that I would never part with. Used to have a Naked Lady to go with it. Phat and smoky!

I love your channel! You're talented !

OMG! So good to see something relatively easy at least once LOL So refreshing Jay. Thank you for that.