FREE TECHNIQUES OF SAXOPHONE PLAYING PDF Marcus Weiss,Giorgio Netti | 188 pages | 31 Aug 2010 | Barenreiter-Verlag Karl Votterle | 9783761821145 | English, German | Germany The Techniques of Saxophone Playing/ Die Spieltechnik des Saxophons Because we all relate very intimately to the sound of a human voice, its innate ability to express the emotional part of human nature is indisputable. Of course, all of this is just my opinion, but my guess is that many of you will agree. I believe that we can hone certain skills so that when it comes time to express those powerful emotions we have engrained in our consciousness the techniques necessary to get those emotions across in the most powerful way possible. Remember when you first learned how to scoop notes? For most of us, as newcomers to the instrument, the tendency is to overdo the bending and scooping. There are countless approaches to vibrato and I could probably write an entire article on this subject Techniques of Saxophone Playing. Used by players from Dexter Gordon to David Sanborn, this is an extremely common approach to vibrato in jazz and jazz-related music. Dynamics are a great way of adding elements of depth, drama, and storytelling to your playing. But his approach of playing at a mostly loud volume was his method of deep self expression. For example, we may want to calm our listeners into a mellow trance, and then work our way up to a swift kick in the pants. To make the saxophone really sing, we need to notice the way we attack and release notes. Do we want to slap the reed and play that horn like a drum, a la Maceo Parker Techniques of Saxophone Playing Phil Woods? On the other hand, we may want our sound to pipe in gently, like Stan Getz or Paul Desmond. And when it comes to releasing our notes, we can do as many of the greats do, and vibrato our way right out of a note, or not. We can end our notes quietly, or with a little bit of dynamic life as we release. 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In other words, do whatever it takes to get your horn sounding like your singer. The point is, once you become invested in your story, your natural soulfulness will flow through you and directly into the hearts of your listeners. Of course, we all know that listening to as much music as we can possibly digest is key to gaining inspiration. And by Techniques of Saxophone Playing, I mean, not only to sax-centric musicbut to as many different styles Techniques of Saxophone Playing music that we can open ourselves up to. But I believe that there are other ways we can become inspired, especially in this day and age Techniques of Saxophone Playing we have so many resources available to us than we ever had before. I often find myself lost in the world of YouTube, checking out all sorts of amazing performances that would have been lost to me otherwise. And what about reading a biography or autobiography of one of Techniques of Saxophone Playing favorite musicians? All of these are totally Techniques of Saxophone Playing activities for me. For more on the topic of getting inspired, check out this article. Studies have Techniques of Saxophone Playing that people who Techniques of Saxophone Playing the best in their field athletes, musicians, business people, etc actually have a smaller number thoughts passing through their brains while they do their thing. Paul Hrycaj August 14, am. Lots of material here to work on and think about, Doran. Nice audio and video examples, too. I especially enjoyed watching Ben Webster play. The James Carter clip is just insane. To my ear, he sounded much better live than on record. Anyway, thanks for the tips and Techniques of Saxophone Playing clips. Doron Orenstein August 14, pm. I also noticed that you have a sax website yourself — very cool! Paul Hrycaj August 14, pm. Thanks Techniques of Saxophone Playing the plug there, Doron. Of course, I have a link to your site on my blogroll. Ken April 22, pm. Doron Orenstein April 22, pm. Actually, Google will penalize us both in the search engine rankings if we post duplicate content on our sites. If you want to write a paragraph or two paraphrasing my article and include a link, that would be awesome. But I do appreciate you crediting the site. Larry Weintraub April 28, am. Really great article. More people need to hear about stuff like learning the lyrics, vibrato, listening to singers, not over scooping and using dynamics, when playing. Stan Getz really used dynamics well. Also the Basie Band was a model of dynamics. Doron Orenstein April 28, am. Thanks Larry, Getz and the Basie band are awesome examples of amazingly expressive music-making, indeed. ZeeSax June 4, pm. Hello there! Doron Orenstein June 6, am. It will take Techniques of Saxophone Playing practice, but building these habits into your playing will only benefit you in the long run. Richelle Zampella June 6, pm. Hello, Doron! Most of this was new to me, so thanks! 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Saxophone Techniques | Saxophone Players Guide Playing a sax requires learning Saxophone Techniques of many different kinds to really master the instrument. The following touches on the basic techniques Techniques of Saxophone Playing players will encounter and develop as well as a few advanced Techniques of Saxophone Playing that are recommended to any saxophonist who wants to improve. Tonguing is using your tongue to touch a reed and separate the stream of air that is vibrating the reed. This is how players make notes that have short spaces between them, or articulation. Depending on how you bend your tongue and the speed that you use, you can do a variety of sounds. It results in a loud, wooden sound. It is common in jazz improvisation and solos. Double-tonguing is another technique that is often used in classical and jazz pieces. By touching the reed with the tip of your tongue, rapidly followed by a spot further back on your tongue, you can learn to alternate these positions. Rapidly changing between the two is a faster, advanced way of playing short notes than the standard way of tonguing. There are also different ways to finger some notes on the saxophone. Some alternate fingerings exist, especially, for the higher range notes, which are also known as altissimo. There are also many breathing and tone techniques. The best way to learn is by listening to players and teachers. Another technique to watch for is phrasing. When playing a passage of music, grouping notes melodically together in how you play and breathe is known as phrasing.