Greetings! I'm pro saxophonist Jamie Anderson. This is Get Your Sax Together -
bringing you high-quality sax knowledge straight from the pro stage. And on
today's free sax lesson for complete beginners you're gonna learn how to hold
your saxophone correctly and how to play your first three notes. Now, make sure you
stay tuned to the end of this lesson because I'm gonna share my top pro tip
that will instantly give you perfect finger position every time. Or, you could
just do it your own way...
"Never had one lesson"
So, just before we get into it
this free sax lesson is part four of my series for complete beginners. You'll find a
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course, the famous blooper reel. So, without further ado, let's JUMP to it!
The first thing to cover is the length of your sling, or neck strap. Make sure that
when you're holding the instrument in a natural position the mouthpiece just
falls naturally into your mouth. You don't want to be having the sling too
low and craning forward like this, or you don't want the neck strap so high that
you're pushing the saxophone up into your mouth like this. So a nice natural
position for the neck strap. So let's cover where you're gonna put
your fingers. Let's do the left hand first. On your sax you're gonna have
some kind of button - metal or plastic - on the back, and your left thumb is just
going to sit on that button covering the octave key, but not pressing it. Now, on
the front you can see that there's one, two, three, four, five different buttons.
Often that front F key will be a gold flat key but whether it's a circular key
with a pearl or if it's a gold flat key we're going to ignore that so your
finger goes to the next button along, which will definitely be a circular button,
and your first finger goes there. Your next finger misses out that small
button, which is called the bis key, and goes to the next key, and then your third
finger goes on the next key. Just make sure you don't hit those side keys with
your palm accidentally. So to recap - thumb resting on the button covering the
octave key but not pressing it, miss the first key and then one... miss the small one, two,
three. And on the right hand, your saxophone will have a hook down here. It
might be black plastic, in my case it's gold, now you're going to put the main
joint of your thumb underneath that hook like that, and then, the right hand's
easier than the left hand, because there's only three buttons to push. One,
two, three. And again, be careful that you don't nudge any of these extra keys down
there. And you can ignore these ones, which are for your right pinky, and you
can ignore all these ones, which are your left pinky, so really we're thinking
much more like a recorder at this stage. Your thumbs aren't going to do anything
and your pinkies aren't going to do anything so for the moment it's only
these six fingers that were concerned with. So the vital thing about your
finger position is that your fingers should form a nice curve, like this, with
your finger tip on the button. Don't press this
knuckle into the instrument like this. you want your finger to have a nice
curve to it and the tip of your finger should be on the button like this. So
what we don't want to see is the fingers pressing down in that kind of shape. They
need to be a nice curve like this. Also, very importantly, the whole thing should
be very relaxed. Don't slump forward like this, don't hunch those shoulders up,
especially the left shoulder is famous and sax plays for going right up here.
That's going to put a lot of tension in your left hand. So, shoulders down, nice
relaxed upright posture and bring the saxophone into your mouth, then we're
ready to play our first notes!
So now, fanfare of trumpets...
...we're finally ready
to start playing our first actual notes on the saxophone! The next video in the
series is going to cover everything you need to know about reading music, written
music, and the previous video covered everything you need to know about the
basics of embouchure, how you have your mouth, teeth and tongue, so go and check
out those videos. Our first note is going to be a G and it is the first three
fingers down of your left hand. One, two three. So we're going to take a nice big
breath in to the bottom of our torso, we've got those first three fingers down
on the left hand, make sure you're not hitting any other keys, and here we go...
Great, so we've got our G. The next note we can learn is called an "A". That is two
fingers, first two fingers of your left hand. So we just take off that third
finger, and that sounds like this...
And finally, the third note is a B, and that is the first finger in your left hand.
So now we have our first three no tes: G, A and B.
And on tenor those first three
notes, that G, A and B are going to sound like this...
So I'm all about getting right into it and getting some tunes going straight
away, so what can we play with those three notes? Well, not that much to be
honest, but we can play something simple like Mary Had A Little Lamb. And
we're gonna start on B. The notes are going to come up on the screen, so this
is what it sounds like on alto...
And on tenor the first little section of mary
had a little lamb is going to start like this, again starting on B.
OK, now remember I promised you that top tip for having the perfect hand position
instantly every time? Well this is the secret - your hand should be a nice curved
shape like the letter C, and your right hand should be exactly the same, so when
you put your hands on the instrument if you look straight down you should see a
letter C with both hands, and the way to remember it is to say to yourself
"can I see a C" make sure you can "see a C", and not a weird little duck's beak!
Next time in part 5 of my complete beginner series I'm going to demystify written
music for you. in the meantime if you've enjoyed the video please subscribe and
ring that bell to get notifications of when my new videos come out, and I'll see
you for more fantastic free sax lessons and fun vlogs next time on Get Your Sax
Together. See you later!
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Before, I used to live in permanent anguish.
I had a lump in my throat,
my palms got sweaty,
my eyes got filled with tears,
and my heart started beating as fast as a hummingbird's,
all of this without a warning.
In fact, the one I was afraid of was myself.
I was afraid of my own unpredictability.
And knowing myself only too well,
I was also afraid of my own predictability.
And this fear of myself changed into fear of others
and of everything that surrounded me.
I'm scared of myself
I do not know what my next reaction will be
I do not know what I am capable of
But I fear that I am capable of the worst
I'm scared of not blending into the background, of standing out
But I'm also scared of fitting the mould
It worries me to be looked askance
Or simply to be looked at
It doesn't help when people shift away from me
Or simply when they do not look at me
I then imagine all sorts of reasons for these behaviours
Only to realise that one's worse than the other
Do they know?
Does everything show?
I myself am also scared to look at others the wrong way
Whatever we do, whatever I do,
in any case it won't be right
I'm afraid not to make it
In the end it prevents me from taking action
Like a hunted beast, my fear has paralyzed me
So much that my life is nothing anymore
I'm scared to move forward, scared to move backward,
scared to stagnate
The unknown entices me but gives me cold sweats
What is known is reassuring
and at the very same time repulsive and frightening
I'm scared to talk to people
I'm scared to love and scared of not being loved
I love so much, I love too much
I'm scared of it not being normal
I probably love in the wrong way
And I feel unloved
And yet far too much loved for the filth that I am
I'm scared of the reactions of others
I don't want to frighten them
But I do not choose, I do not choose anymore
A fence fell down, a lock got broken
I believe, I fear, once and for all
There are no more limits, no more inhibition
Everything goes out as it is, all fresh and crude
No matter whether it is scathing or considerate,
provocative or harmless, hateful or peaceful
What kind of importance could there be, after all?
If it goes too far, it is however never the end
If I go too far, they will pull the rug out from under my feet
I'm scared of that, so I still need to keep a low profile
To pretend, to endlessly be deceptive
I become Houdini in my daily life
I'm scared to be found out
I'm scared of the masks of others too
Everything is nothing more than a gigantic deception
Our five senses are playing with us, nothing is real
I'm scared of emptiness and scared of fullness
Scared of yesterday and scared of tomorrow
I fear the laugh auguring tears to come
I fear the tears and the sobs,
open-ended sorrow
I'm scared to trust, scared to get help,
scared that someone would even want to help me
I'm scared that people would see qualities in me
Every day that dawns is a source of terror
I panic not to be able to keep up the pace
I dread each second spent in my own company
A company that is not chosen, compelled and forced,
imposed, inflicted
Why can't I turn myself into inert material,
incapable of this nasty fear
and this ineffable anguish?
Now, I'm more stable.
I am less afraid of trying various things,
just to see what could come out of them.
But in many situations,
I still dread my own behaviour.
All of this because me and myself, we know each other quite well.
When a conversation isn't in my favour, for instance,
I can see myself a mile off.
I know a very long time before that I'm going to feel upset.
To such a point that it's almost as if I had consciously decided
to feel upset.
And the result is almost always the one expected:
I'm upset!
It's very difficult to fight against oneself.
Luckily, while feeling upset,
a part of me rationalizes
and accepts the other person's view,
or accepts his or her remarks,
or his or her way to address the situation.
Often still, I end up telling myself that this person
is of course right to react like this in such a situation,
and that I am nothing more than a scatter-brained fool,
guided by out-of-order emotions.
But sometimes,
I tell myself that I'm simply showing tolerance.
I simply accept the arguments,
the point of view, or the behavior of others.
Even though I sometimes use this to diminish myself.
And yet tolerance is something positive, isn't it?
Which means that things are getting better.
Which means that now…
Now I'm fine.
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