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    john
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      Everyone should know every scale and it’s chord. Play the C major scale then play it’s chord from the lowest possible note to the highest. So, C, E G C E G C E then back down. This is the major arpeggio for C major. Only thing I would add is to play it steady and smooth.

      #12184
      john
      Keymaster

        Chords are fantastic tools for improvisation techniques.
        I seen lots of piano players, guitar players accompanying singers
        just playing chords & arpegios.
        If you can try & learn the 7 chords in each scale,
        bare minimum at least the basic 3 chords.
        I know they say you can play any tune if you know
        the 3 basic chords in its scale, but you really shine if
        you can throw in more chords. For us guitar players it
        takes years of experience & experimentation to become
        a good improviser in chords. I would presume this
        applies to the Sax?

        #12185
        john
        Keymaster

          Yes of course. A musician must know all chords and scales regardless of the instrument he plays.

          #12316
          Tim56
          Participant

            saxpoe: Do I understand Johnny to say, Low C E G mid C E altissamo G C E? Tim

            #12318
            Anonymous

              Basically for any Scale you need to learn the arpeggio which is the 1st, 3rd & 5th notes of the scale, so in the scale of C major
              it is C – E – G.
              The idea is that you start with the lowest C on the Sax, then move up an octave and repeat the C – E – G and if you can move up another octave and repeat the C – E – G.
              So you end up playing low C, low E, Low G, middle C, middle E, middle G, High C, high E, altissimo G.
              Then you work back down from altissimo G to Low c.

              Here in England if you do grades in the Sax, for the C major scale they expect you to be able to do 2 octaves –
              low c, low e, low g, middle c, middle e, middle g, high c, and then back down to low c at a speed under 100 bpm.
              For the F major scale you only need to know 1 octave – low F, low A, Low C, middle F, then back down to low C.
              hope this helps!

              #12320
              Anonymous

                Tim i’m 57 this year & only been playing 8 months now and the Sax is a great instrument!
                Just recently i decided to have a go at doing grade 2 sax in november, my teacher wanted me to go for grade 3, but i opted for grade 2.
                I thought i’m doing all this stuff i might as well chuck a grade in!
                I’ve been learning 3 pieces on the blog for the exam, and i have to work really hard to get everything perfect.
                My teacher says pass mark is already in the bag – but just that extra bit of work can get higher marks!
                But at the end of the day its got to be fun!
                Now learning to improvise – moving away from all that theory.

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