Asking Jazz Legends How to Get Good
Learning from Jazz Legends Recently I got to hear an amazing group of musicians live at the Side Door jazz club in Old Lyme Connecticut. While I was there, I …
House of Harmony – Lesson from Saxophonist Bob Mover
Bob Mover on the BetterSax Podcast My guest today is the great Bob Mover. A virtuosic saxophonist who performed with Chet Baker, Charles Mingus, Lee Konitz and countless others. …
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What I learned at Berklee – Bob Reynolds
Bob Reynolds – A Saxophone Hero My guest today is someone I would call a “saxophone hero.” Bob Reynolds always manages to do more than should be humanly possible, and …
You’re Playing Minor Chords Wrong (22 Minor Key Explorations Course)
When you first learned about minor chords in jazz you were told to play the dorian mode over them right? Everyone is told that, and it’s true, the …
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Yamaha YDS-150 Review – NOT What I Expected
Yamaha YDS-150 Review – UNPLAYABLE When I first saw the Yamaha YDS-150, I said to myself that’s got to be good. I mean Yamaha makes good stuff right? OK, …
The Most EFFECTIVE Way to Practice Patterns
A big part of the musical vocabulary you hear in great saxophone solos comes from scale patterns. Today I’m going to teach you an easy and fun to play pentatonic …
Wireless Sax Mic Shootout (I can’t believe how good this cheap one is!)
Performing for a large audience? Check out these wireless mic options to help amp up your playing! Plus, hear from the great Michael Ghegan as he play-tests each one.
Joey Defrancesco on Learning the Saxophone
I sit down with the great Joey DeFrancesco who is not only one of the top jazz organists of all time but also a saxophonist!
7 Amazing Apps for Saxophone Players You Probably Didn’t Know Existed
In the old days, technology in the practice room consisted of a wind up metronome and a cassette recorder. Today, we have a lot more options available. In this lesson, …
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Pairing Wine and Music with Saxophonist Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair is a Grammy nominated saxophone player and recording artist whom you may have seen performing on American Idol or with Aerosmith or alongside Dave Koz and Gerald Albright. …
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NEVER Make These 10 Saxophone Gear Mistakes
Never Make These Saxophone Gear Mistakes Here are 10 common gear mistakes saxophone players make that I want you to avoid or stop doing altogether. #1: Don’t leave hard rubber …
23 Newest Saxophone Products in 2022 from NAMM
2022 NAMM Show I just got back from the 2022 NAMM show in California, and in this video I’m going to tell you about all the new saxophone products I …
The BEST and WORST sounds on the Roland Aerophone AE-20 Wind Synth
Roland Aerophone AE-20 Wind Synth Roland has a new version of their Aerophone wind synth out the AE-20. Once I got the bite settings and key delay adjusted I went …
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Yamaha YAS-26 vs BetterSax EAS112 – Student Saxophone Options
Yamaha YAS-26 vs BetterSax EAS112 – NOT the Best Student Saxophone Anymore? The BetterSax alto saxophone has been around for a little over a year now and it’s already …
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Simple Pentatonic Pattern + 1 Note = Hip Lick
A Simple Pentatonic Pattern You probably already know this basic pentatonic scale pattern, it’s four notes of the pentatonic scale going up or down. This pattern is cool to use …
Ligatures Under $100 for Otto Link Metal Mouthpieces
Ligature Options for Otto Link Metal Mouthpieces Hey guys, today I’m looking at a variety of different ligatures that work well with Otto Link metal mouthpieces that have a ridge …
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How Saxophone Mouthpieces Work – Everything You Need to Know
The Anatomy of the Saxophone Mouthpiece Why do we have so many saxophone mouthpiece options? Surely by now, there must be one mouthpiece that is truly the best and everyone …
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This Stops 95% of Saxophone Students Improving – Sound and Rhythm
There is so much stuff to practice and learn that it can feel a bit intimidating right? How to make progress in your playing Over the years I’ve worked with …
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5 Things You Didn’t Know about Saxophone Reeds
5 things you didn’t know about saxophone reeds… Today, I’m going to play through 5 brand new SYOS Arcane reeds and tell you what I think of each one. I’m …
Great 1980s Sax Solos
The other day I was checking out some vintage sax solos from 80s music videos and there’s actually some really cool stuff in there. Great 1980s Sax Solos Let’s check …
Inspecting 1,000 Saxophones
The saxophone inspection process… THIS is where the magic happens… well at least some of it Over at the Conn-Selmer factory in Elkhart, Indiana, saxophone techs go through a very …