i am a harmonica player,i steal riffs and runs from sax players all the time. this is by far the most useful lesson. i would like to thank you Scott ! junior Vegas
Man.....I can't overestimate how helpful that video was to me. I have been listening to Maceo for years and trying to work out what makes him so funky and what makes that G and G overtone sound. Thanks Scott, that was brilliant
Man you just confirmed my whole style, without me evening Knowing what I was doing lol...My wife costantley askes me why do I play choppy? Now I know that Im more of a Funk, Player I know what to work on , as well as switching it up to different stlyes every now and then
You are great a playing funk and also a excellent instructor on funk.Got to say I have listened to over 5000 videos cause I love music but. I think this YOU are Great at playing. That Funk style and teaching it so well...Maceo Parker is my other favorite saxophone player... Thank you
Definitely something to try in a few months (53 starting with this _Sax_ a couple of months ago) when I progress past my book 1,2,3,... Who knows!? But funk is my roots on bass and I had been around (haha) Have to sax lists: tenor sax & lessons to learn. You are btw one of my top free instructors in this media. Thanks for sharing the wealth of knowledge. You make learning encouraging challenging and as mentioned before your progressions are wonderfully explained. I play (own) only Tenor horn but the l Material is equally important for any horn. Keep up the great teachings!
First scale I learned and memorized on my Tenor was D F G Ab A C D I can run up and down it and make it sound cool but I can’t play around with it in the way you’re so easily demonstrating in this video. Pretty cool!
Hey Nick, check out the improv section in my Sax School. You'll be improvising with your scales in no time at all! Here's the link if you want to check it out: www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com
Sigo todos tus videos... Muy buen profesor, felicitaciones,, mi problema es el Inglés, hablo español, pero trato de aprender todo lo posible.. Cordiales saludos y gracias por tus tutoriales....
Hey SCOTT PADDOCK!! I watched your How To Funk-i-fy your alto sax phrases -- I thought that perhaps you would mention the use of "vibrato" technique in your funk articulation. Don't know if "vibrato" is the correct term in this application...but there is definitely a aspect of vibrato here.
Thanks Joe! That is a plan for the near future. Right now, I'm concentrating on building an audience. Once I hit around 10K followers I'm going to start doing specialized courses.
Very cool, that was insanely good. I always wanted to know how people get that David Sanborn sound. Is it mostly technique, or do you also need a special mouthpiece?
This was incredibly helpful! Thanks man! I’ve never played the saxophone & I’m considering getting a bamboo saxophone as an entry into playing in a style like this. Have you had any experience with such an instrument?
Great video! Only been playing a few months and what to play a funk style but it has always eluded me. One watch of this video and I'm throwing out some funk riffs! Any recommendations for a backing track to practice over?
Scott, Great job! Question: Where or how to use pentatonics scales? that was the route I took for improvisacion but I see you use blue scales and the result I would say is better. So how the pentatonics fit in all this? Thank you
Hey David, they are similar. The blues scale just sounds cooler because of the b5. Funk style is funk style, so you can use all of the same concepts but just apply them to the pentatonic scale, but because you don't have that tritone (b5) it isn't going to sound as gritty. It will sound more scale-y (if that's a word. haha)
You can do either. If I'm playing a G blues scaled I would think C# just because I like to think C# more than Db. Same with F# and Gb in the key of C. But you can call it either a #4 or b5.
Hmmm, sounds like a gear problem to me. Assuming your reed is on correctly (if not, check out my video on that) then something is going on with your sax, is it hard to blow? Could you get a good sound before? Feel free to send me a private message from my website.
@@ScottPaddock alright thanks man. I talked to my band teacher today and I got a new tenor. he says some of his handouts had issues, and this new one that i got sounds a lot better. Still am not that good though hahaha
Hi Scott, great videos. Could you show us a sax alto solo for chain of fool from Aretha. I play sax into a rock band and I would like to impress the audience. Thank you in advance.
Ele fala de algumas regras básicas para improvisar no funk. Eu sou pianista, não entendi muito bem todas elas, pois talvez sejam específicas do sax. O que achei mais interessante foram as ideias de usar notas sincopadas, repetições constantes de uma ou duas notas e dar saltos entre as oitavas. Apesar de ele não falar sobre isso (ou talvez tenha falado, e passou batido pra mim), é interessante não ligar muito as notas, tocar mais usando staccato.
Great video!! This is exactly what I have been searching a long time for!!
Great! Thanks. Let me know if you have any questions.
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i am a harmonica player,i steal riffs and runs from sax players all the time. this is by far the most useful lesson. i would like to thank you Scott ! junior Vegas
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Same here and Scott this is the BEST explanation and demonstration on playing... Funk.
A professor who truly explains the essence of music✌
The best tutorial I've found in time. Thank you very much !
Damn, this was great. Will keep this video running on repeat for the next two weeks.
Great video again Scott many thanks
Play flute, but videos like this for flute are rare!
Improv is improv so it will work on any instrument :-)
man you can rip on that sax like no tommorrow, your dope👍
Thank you!
Damn Ben afleck out here teaching to play the sax 😎
Man.....I can't overestimate how helpful that video was to me. I have been listening to Maceo for years and trying to work out what makes him so funky and what makes that G and G overtone sound. Thanks Scott, that was brilliant
Thanks! Yeah, once you understand a few of the techniques, bringing the funk out gets way easier.
Scott, I always find something that I can immediately use when I listen to one of your CZcams presentations. Thank you.
Great! Very clear!
You are the man. Thanks for posting this.
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excellent video, starting funky style and it's what I was looking!
Grateful for this. I play in a funk/ Gigi band and would get over whelmed with all the ideas in my head. This was so clear. Thank you for being real.
SUPER helpful and well articulated. Thanks you,.
Thanks!
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Bom demais!!! Show!!!
Great lesson
С ума сойти можно какие ты выдаешь вещи! Спасибо тебе.
This was exactly what I needed!! Thanks Scott!!
Hey! If you like this video, you should check out the Funk Improv course in my Sax School. www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com
Man you just confirmed my whole style, without me evening Knowing what I was doing lol...My wife costantley askes me why do I play choppy? Now I know that Im more of a Funk, Player I know what to work on , as well as switching it up to different stlyes every now and then
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Great!!! Thank you!!!
Amazing! Practical hints how to improvise without much music theory! Thanks!
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Your awesome! Thank you
Thanks Dave!
Thanks Scott, great tips, very helpfull,
Thanks!!
You are great a playing funk and also a excellent instructor on funk.Got to say I have listened to over 5000 videos cause I love music but. I think this YOU are Great at playing. That Funk style and teaching it so well...Maceo Parker is my other favorite saxophone player...
Thank you
Definitely something to try in a few months (53 starting with this _Sax_ a couple of months ago) when I progress past my book 1,2,3,... Who knows!? But funk is my roots on bass and I had been around (haha)
Have to sax lists: tenor sax & lessons to learn. You are btw one of my top free instructors in this media. Thanks for sharing the wealth of knowledge. You make learning encouraging challenging and as mentioned before your progressions are wonderfully explained. I play (own) only Tenor horn but the l
Material is equally important for any horn. Keep up the great teachings!
Thanks Burt!!
BurtStnner keep up the good work never to late im 44 and been playing for almost 2 years
Even though i rarely play my sax because i suck, i still watch your videos as soon as they come out. The content is really great.
Thanks!!
love this channel very much ,You is my good coach ,I have really improved a lot during this time. Thank a lot of
Awesome ! Subscribed
You are amazing Scott!
Thanks Roger!
Thank you Scott Paddock.for this great insight...it is just the information i been looking for for years and i love it..thanks and God bless you
👍👍👍 Glad you found it helpful!
Thank you brother. Will try to apply that to the trombone.
Check out Fred Wesley.
@@ScottPaddock I am :) Currently working on the Chicken. You have a great channel. The 2020 Funk improv video is great too.
Great video Scott!! You make it look so easy; thanks for sharing such useful tips!
Awesome videos tutorial!🎷🎷🎷
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love your video
Thank you 🙏
your explication is perfect!great job
Brill teacher you are Scott..👍
First scale I learned and memorized on my Tenor was D F G Ab A C D
I can run up and down it and make it sound cool but I can’t play around with it in the way you’re so easily demonstrating in this video.
Pretty cool!
Hey Nick, check out the improv section in my Sax School. You'll be improvising with your scales in no time at all! Here's the link if you want to check it out: www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com
Nice...Thank you. Excellent tutorial.
Thx for this video. It will help me a lot. I am going to try it out right now
Glad you're enjoying! Break it down step by step. Let me know if you have any questions.
Sigo todos tus videos... Muy buen profesor, felicitaciones,, mi problema es el Inglés, hablo español, pero trato de aprender todo lo posible.. Cordiales saludos y gracias por tus tutoriales....
Thank you
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
thanks alot scott
Outstanding
this is actually good advice Ksaxman
Wow i dont knew this before thank u so muuuch!!😘 You play soooo gooood
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Very very very cool great playing
Thanks Francis!
Great
Man thank you very much! This is so helpful, everyone should subscribe NOW
Thanks!
I very love your sound. Great video!
Thanks!
another great tutorial -- to the point and performance oriented. check out scott's "summertime" video for a great demo of his funk philosophy.
Thanks Scott
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Really excellent video - thanks
great lesson! thank you from the bottom of my sax
Haha! You're welcome from the top of my altissimo :-)
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Super Video. Thanks a lot😊
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thanks for sharing👍👍👍
Very clever
Hey SCOTT PADDOCK!! I watched your How To Funk-i-fy your alto sax phrases -- I thought that perhaps you would mention the use of "vibrato" technique in your funk articulation. Don't know if "vibrato" is the correct term in this application...but there is definitely a aspect of vibrato here.
Amazing!
Thanks Derek!
Amazing video !
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hi scott excellent video youre style of playing is out of this world do you have any on line courses
Thanks Joe! That is a plan for the near future. Right now, I'm concentrating on building an audience. Once I hit around 10K followers I'm going to start doing specialized courses.
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Very cool, that was insanely good. I always wanted to know how people get that David Sanborn sound. Is it mostly technique, or do you also need a special mouthpiece?
95% technique. 5% gear
This was incredibly helpful! Thanks man! I’ve never played the saxophone & I’m considering getting a bamboo saxophone as an entry into playing in a style like this. Have you had any experience with such an instrument?
Hi Cory. No, I've never heard of a bamboo sax. Just recorders.
thanks a lot
Thanks for the funk :-)>
Great video! Only been playing a few months and what to play a funk style but it has always eluded me. One watch of this video and I'm throwing out some funk riffs! Any recommendations for a backing track to practice over?
Man when are you coming out with your on line subscription school as mentioned on your web site!!?!?!?!
I just got home from the tour on Tuesday. I'm planning it all out right now. Should be up and running in about 3 months.
Scott,
Great job!
Question: Where or how to use pentatonics scales? that was the route I took for improvisacion but I see you use blue scales and the result I would say is better. So how the pentatonics fit in all this?
Thank you
Hey David, they are similar. The blues scale just sounds cooler because of the b5. Funk style is funk style, so you can use all of the same concepts but just apply them to the pentatonic scale, but because you don't have that tritone (b5) it isn't going to sound as gritty. It will sound more scale-y (if that's a word. haha)
Cool
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Thanks!!
Could you, please, write what you played? It sounds great 👍
It's improv. All made up on the spot. It was never written out.
thankx
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What's the difference between thinking of it as a flat 5? I always think of a blues scale as having a flat 5 not a sharp 4
You can do either. If I'm playing a G blues scaled I would think C# just because I like to think C# more than Db. Same with F# and Gb in the key of C. But you can call it either a #4 or b5.
I play tenor and the only sound i can get is the one that my bike makes when i hit the brakes. idk what to do at this point
Hmmm, sounds like a gear problem to me. Assuming your reed is on correctly (if not, check out my video on that) then something is going on with your sax, is it hard to blow? Could you get a good sound before? Feel free to send me a private message from my website.
@@ScottPaddock alright thanks man. I talked to my band teacher today and I got a new tenor. he says some of his handouts had issues, and this new one that i got sounds a lot better. Still am not that good though hahaha
Listen and transcribe. Joe Farrell, Stanley Turrentine, Lenny Pickett for starters.
Those are great funk players.
great, how do you get the high notes clear, i got peeps notes, maybe my mouthpiece is not so good
Where did you buy your mouthpiece?
Barkley Brazil sent it to me along with a couple others to try. When I played the Kustom Pop 7 I loved it and have been playing it ever since.
What kind of reed and size of mouth pc and brand?
Legere Signature 2.25 and Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 blue
Hi, what you mean with playing your 8 notes « straight » ?
Not swinging them like in a jazz style
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You have a nice tone whats your setup
Hey! All my gear is listed in my description.
Scoot, what is eight notes? Can you explain it?
Eighth notes are when you have 2 notes per 1 beat. They are counted: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &. I think some languages call them semi-quavers.
Hi Scott, great videos. Could you show us a sax alto solo for chain of fool from Aretha. I play sax into a rock band and I would like to impress the audience. Thank you in advance.
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En español.
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Ele fala de algumas regras básicas para improvisar no funk. Eu sou pianista, não entendi muito bem todas elas, pois talvez sejam específicas do sax.
O que achei mais interessante foram as ideias de usar notas sincopadas, repetições constantes de uma ou duas notas e dar saltos entre as oitavas. Apesar de ele não falar sobre isso (ou talvez tenha falado, e passou batido pra mim), é interessante não ligar muito as notas, tocar mais usando staccato.
Hi Scott, I follow you on Instagram, you're really strong! But will you play something sweet one day? ahhaha joke!
Hey! Thanks. Here's a video of Havana I put up a few weeks ago... czcams.com/video/ZJWgRvlbCos/video.html
Rule #4 don't live in the upper midwest ;-)
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