8 Ways to Practice the Saxophone Quietly
Daily practice is absolutely essential if you want to get better on the saxophone or just keep your chops up. Problem is, sometimes the noise of the thing presents a …
How to Growl on the Saxophone (Natural Distortion Pedal)
When I finally learned to growl on the saxophone I was growling on everything. In this video I’m going to show you how to growl on the saxophone. But first, …
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The Key to Jazz Improvisation – 21 Major Key Explorations with Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander Eric Alexander, by any measure is one of the top saxophonists in the world today. In this video, we are talking about his new course 21 Major Key …
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If You’re Not Doing This Already… Please Start.
https://vimeo.com/556159697 As a repair technician this is the number one thing you can do to prolong the life of your pads and keep your horn in good working condition. You’ll …
The LAST Altissimo Lesson You’ll Ever Need with Ben Wendel
“If you work through this book and do everything in this book you’re going to become a very good altissimo player.” – Ben Wendel In this video I sit down …
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How I Practice (with my new favorite app)
Everything I Know About Practicing Today I want to show a bit of my daily practice routine. That way you can see the sort of things that I’m working on …
5 Ways of Improvising Over Basic Chords + Pentatonic Scale Trick
Hey Everyone! Welcome back, today I’m gonna show you a few simple techniques for improvising over the classic soul standard “Ain’t no Sunshine” by Bill Withers. Plus, I’ll show you …
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Blues Scale trick as played by David Sanborn | Great Sax Solos Ep. 3
Hey BetterSax players, we’re back with another episode of great sax solos, and today I’m going to break down the solo from James Taylor’s “How Sweet it is to be …
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Great Sax Solos Ep. 2 Hallelujah I Love Her So!
Hallelujah I Love Her So! In this lesson, we’re going to dive in to the Don Wilkerson solo on the Ray Charles recording of “Hallelujah I Love Her So!” I’ve …
How to Put a Reed on a Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, for all of you beginners, we’re going to talk about the best way to put a reed on a saxophone mouthpiece. This is tricky at first. But once you …
Sax Solo Lesson – New York State of Mind
If you’re around my age and from Long Island like I am… You definitely recognize the sax solo from the Billy Joel hit song New York State of Mind. Today, …
How to Improve Every Saxophone Reed – The ReedGeek
The ReedGeek Those of you who follow BetterSax closely, know just how much I love the ReedGeek and what it can do for my saxophone playing. Earlier this year, my …
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Rusted Hinge Rod Repair
This is a quick repair tutorial on fixing a rusted hinge rod – a very common problem on saxophones. Might be a good idea to check your soprano octave key …
How to Record Over an iReal Pro Backing Track in GarageBand
Recording with GarageBand With today’s technology, there are so many cool ways to record yourself and share your music. So let’s talk about how you can record yourself over a …
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How to NOT Mess Up a Performance
How to Not Mess Up a Performance… Wanna hear a cool story? Lately, I’ve had a very specific task in the practice room. Which involves learning the horn lines to …
How to Use Headphones in the Practice Room
I’m always getting asked about the headphones I’m using in my videos. They are actually a really important part of my daily music work flow. So today, we’re going to …
How to Play Sax In Tune
Today I’m going to talk about the #1 thing you can do to improve and develop your saxophone sound. Plus, as an extra bonus, we’re also going to learn how to …
How to Swab or Clean Out Your Bari Sax
Lots of viewers have asked me how to swab and clean out their baritone saxophone so I did it for the first time myself to find out. The crook of …
The Essential Cleaning Routine & The Saxophone Lung
Ever hear of saxophone lung? It’s a real thing! I promise, Google it. “Saxophone Lung is a rare type of hypersensitivity pneumonia, in which patients develop allergic pulmonary disease when they’re …
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Quick & Easy DIY Saxophone Repairs
DIY Saxophone Repairs ?⚒️ If you’ve ever wanted to try repairing your own saxophone, here are 4 common, quick and easy DIY saxophone repairs you can do yourself. These all …
4 Easy(ish) Repairs on a Cheap Soprano Saxophone
Soprano Sax Repairs Being able to repair your instrument usually best left to a qualified technician, but I’m going to show you a few easy(ish) repairs on a soprano sax …
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