Sax teachers of SOTW, what are your methods for teaching students to swing?
I'm not talking about the basics of explaining what swing eighths are and to tongue/accent upbeats rather than downbeats. We all know you can learn to do that perfectly and still have zero swing *feel*, in the more ineffable sense -- that feeling of rhythmic drive and constant forward motion that makes audiences start snapping their fingers. There are lots of flavors of swing feel, but every good player has it, and as long as you're missing it, you won't sound like you're playing jazz. But it seems like a hard thing to teach. At least, as someone to whom it doesn't come naturally, I'm definitely finding it hard to learn.
Any particular methods you've had success with?
I'm not talking about the basics of explaining what swing eighths are and to tongue/accent upbeats rather than downbeats. We all know you can learn to do that perfectly and still have zero swing *feel*, in the more ineffable sense -- that feeling of rhythmic drive and constant forward motion that makes audiences start snapping their fingers. There are lots of flavors of swing feel, but every good player has it, and as long as you're missing it, you won't sound like you're playing jazz. But it seems like a hard thing to teach. At least, as someone to whom it doesn't come naturally, I'm definitely finding it hard to learn.
Any particular methods you've had success with?