Better Sax Podcast
Hosted by Better Sax Podcast · with Jay Metcalf
4.8from 92 ratings
- 129
- Episodes
- 20
- Transcribed
- 92
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 58M
- YouTube views
About Better Sax Podcast
As the founder of BetterSax.com Jay’s mission is to help developing saxophone players break away from traditional music learning methods and discover a more efficient, practical and fun way to become a Better Sax player. The Better Sax YouTube channel’s videos have been watched by millions and thousands of students have made meaningful progress on their instrument thanks to Better Sax courses.
- Publisher
- with Jay Metcalf
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 May 2022
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
20 of 129 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
It's Boring, But Frees Up Your Sax Technique
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Everything You Need to Know for Sax Soloing (In Order)
8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
I Asked Chris Potter How He Mastered the Saxophone
Inside a recent episode
It's Boring, But Frees Up Your Sax Technique
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But don't stop there. The next two directions are the ones that really get your fingers moving fast and smooth. The third direction combines up and down. First interval goes up a third, next one goes down. You can hear how this creates lines that sound more melodic and less like an exercise. One last direction to practice to get ahead of 99% of other players who won't bother. This time we go down first, then up. If you practice these four directions, first of all, you'll never not know what to practice. You'll have a lot of things that you can objectively be hitting in the shed when you practice. […]
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- YouTube views
- 58,171,191
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 39 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 53 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 85
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