Learn Bending, Growling and Vibrato on Saxophone with Grace Kelly and Leo P

Learn how to add extended techniques to your saxophone playing with Grace Kelly and Leo P in this exciting tutorial video! 🎷🎶 In this video, you’ll discover three techniques that will add some pizzazz and unique sound to your musical lines: bending, growling, and vibrato. 🤩 Grace and Leo will guide you through each technique, giving tips on how to do it correctly, exercises to help you practice and master each one, and suggestions on when to use them stylistically. 🎵 Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced player, this video is a great resource to take your playing to the next level. 🚀 So, let’s get started and learn how to add some spice to your saxophone playing with extended techniques! 🔥 🎖️ OUR SAX MASTERCLASS 🎖️ This video is part of our Saxophone & Performance Masterclass! If you want to learn more from us, we have 40 lessons and over a dozen practice tracks to jam along to! 🔥 Click below to get started! 👇 🎵 Band: Elliott Skinner, Zach Mullings, Liya Grigoryan. 🏫 Filmed at Power Station at BerkleeNYC. Some tips from this video: 🎷 Adding extended techniques is a great way to spice up your phrasing and add some pizzazz into your musical lines. 🎵 Bending involves playing the pitches in between the notes and is a great way to transition from one note to another. 😔 Bending gives a melancholy feeling and is great for playing ballads. 🌟 Practice slowly lifting your index finger off the pads to help you bend and work your way up and down the horn to improve your flexibility. 🎤 Vibrato creates a consistent pulsating vibration and can add a stylistic quality to your playing. 🎼 Start by focusing on hearing the pitch change and accentuating it before making it more subtle. 🎭 Listen to different saxophonists and vocalists to develop your own style of vibrato. 🦁 Growling is a distinct and powerful technique that can add excitement to your playing. 🤕 Take it slow and have a cup of tea or water nearby to avoid hurting your throat when you first start growling. 🎸 Growling is like distortion in a guitar and requires opening your throat like a distortion pedal. 🎨 Extended techniques are like paint on a palette, and every phrase can be colored how you want. 🍴 Extended techniques are like ingredients in a dish, and you can create a different dish every time you play.