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- All things old are new again ...
- your "beginnings"
- Listen, Listen, Listen
- Wanna try the SAX
- somebody help me!!!!!!
- New Member
- Am I Mad
- a breakthrough
- why do they sound like this?
- Where shoud I be?
- how long does it take to learn>
- Wind
- First Lesson
- New to the sax.
- help!
- grades
- First Time Sax... and it's a Soprano.
- leaving my sax out
- just started on the alto sax like a 2 weeks ago....
- I couldnt.. now I can
- Encouragement for starters and beginners
- Total Newbie Alert! I need some advice!
- How long will it take before I become a "decent" p
- How should I keep my sax between practices?
- Beginner Alto Sax
- learning on a tenor sax??
- Learning Alto & Tenor Simultaneously - Good or Bad Idea?
- Beginner needs help with G/G# + octave key
- New to this, suggestions
- On Lessons
- Am I ahead of the game?? (where to start)
- I'm really starting to get upset.....
- Frustrated to the gills!
- Would beginners be interested in sharing recordings with other beginners/intermediate
- Teaching yourself sax (As a trombone player)
- first lesson--couple of questions...
- is saxophone meant 4 girls???
- Got a new teacher... think he's a keeper
- a Good Teacher "Your Opinion"
- Problems with learning on the Soprano?
- what shall i do
- Tips on starting out with Sop for student?
- How will i survive my first gig?
- How long until you can call your self NOT a begginer?
- What usually happens at the first lesson?
- neck alignment
- How does one start the first steps of playing in public....
- HELP! What is transposing??
- Advice - transcribing please
- Band in a box
- How do you know when you are ready to sit in on a jam session???
- New to Sax and need lots of help
- Low "d" and middle "d" on the alto.
- Problem with Low Notes on a Tenor Solved
- What's that sax? The sound is from Heaven.
- e sharp? confused?
- Great reading for someone thinking about playing the sax
- First post and a few questions.
- Sound files of saxophone notes
- What is low Bb at ppp?
- Side key and F# key explained please?
- Music recorded at higher pitch?
- Timing
- Minor Note (not scale) on Sax
- I guess I'm stuck with it.
- Tingling lip
- Beginner to intermediate transition
- What Key Am I In??
- Sax school / Workshop for beginners in/around London?
- Lung Support
- C note sounds "Ugly" to me. Advice???
- Another gem of a read for us newbies
- Band in a Box a great help
- Octave problems
- purchase backing
- expensive hobby
- got it,love it
- I’m having problems with breath control when playing
- Why We Love The Sax
- Excess saliva
- trevor james classic
- Learning sax vs stringed
- self-taught vs. teacher
- teacher
- happy
- What do you think?
- Dixie on the saxophone
- Arhythmia?
- What IS 'Perfect Pitch' - by the way?
- Is the saxophone missing keys?
- Taking up sax
- How are you other beginners progressing?
- Hyperventilating - advice please
- Starting over guy seeks advise
- Mute
- Levels of competency
- History lesson - Why Eb and Bb?
- What Mags should I be reading?
- Camp? College? Where do I go?
- Constructive Criticism
- Different Moutpiece sounds
- Practice Time
- Band students at Universal Studios
- cart b4 the horse? setup question please
- So how delicate is the Sax
- Software for play-along practice?
- sqeeeeeeek at D+..my reed or me?
- articulation...
- c# ewwww
- Short practices
- Really basic question
- TUNING QUESTION
- another really basic question...
- Good 1st jazz song?
- Transposing
- Chromatic scale fingerings
- playing higher notes but comes super flat
- In the shop...
- "Tune of the Month"?
- solo help!
- Which B flat?
- Blues Saxmen
- 4D+ down sticks?
- Sore thumb
- Ultra new
- Watch that thumb. Slap my hands, teacher.
- Vibration on the teeth
- Chirping
- E Major Arpeggio's (and anything with G#)
- Correct fingerings for scales?
- saliva on pads
- Play Sax with Estemope
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- Beginners: So you want to play in Tune?
- Baritone Saxophone soloists/players
- How much you paying for your lesson??
- Possible Leak?
- How to tell the dif between Tenor and Alto?
- Few problems...
- Selmer Prelude AS700--Low B Note Problem
- handling the saxophone
- Hard to blow tenor?
- Sax or Clari?
- Wheee! Only 10 more days to 'Band Camp'.
- No, dont just listen, really listen!
- Trumpet player on Sax
- Starting at a Young Age
- Question on buying a saxophone
- Timing problems
- advice
- Am I the only one who likes the look of vintage horns over newer ones?
- More dreaded beginner questions.
- Sounded nice for the 1st time
- Maui Xaphoon?
- Question about key on YAS-23... bad spring?
- cork grease...how often?
- New and Hoping To Pick Up the Soprano Sax
- hello
- EndeR
- Shakuhachi Flute to SOP Sax ??
- mouthpiece on neck...how far?
- Lacking a formal music training background,
- Good sax shop in LA
- Soft reed soft sound problem
- £ vs $
- SOTW Blues, R&B, Rock n' Roll Teaching Resource
- Anyone want to come and support live Jazz in North Wales??
- Help I'm a noob!
- SAX Selmer Value Question...
- Curved or straight neck?
- Mouthpiece really tight
- D2 question?
- Info on Ligatures
- Need Help
- Looking for E# on alto
- What to do??
- How do I know whther the baffle is high or not?
- what is a tilting table? cigar cutter? stack?etc
- Auditions
- Search for Better Tone
- [Ask] Need advise to be good Player
- best way of using pinky on spat keys?
- Anyone try this before? (Ultrabreathe)
- Laying my hands on my first Sax!
- Playing against a wall
- low pitch, high pitch ?
- Adjusting your neck strap to play standing up
- Sweeping the Charts- Styles and Techniques
- Wooden Alto Sax! :-O
- Relative volume of shorter notes?
- Playing High D
- Can this happen???
- Low pitch definition please?
- Sax History
- Johnny Ferreira: White Trash, DOA, and Rock n' Roll: Exclusive SOTW Interview
- Breathing trouble
- Blues Scale in Freddie Freeloader? Aaaagh!
- I had my first lesson Saturday, need some help from the peanut gallery.
- Sore elbow
- Learning on a EWI
- Newb!!
- Some Really Heavy Juice- The Tours, The Life
- soprano sax vs. clarinet
- Gas
- Swapping from Bb and Bass Clarinet
- Reed Position
- Key sig - major or minor?
- Problem with Chicago Mouthpieces.
- Recording and Producing in the Home Studio: Johnny Ferreira
- Chubby Checker Tenor Sax
- Help with timing
- Playing the Blues Fifth and Seventh; Fingernails, Chalkboards, and The Flat Five
- I can't tune by ear
- todays posts
- I need help on finding Pentatonic scales for sax
- Musicians on Broadway
- How Much Does Experience Playing Other Instruments Help When Starting Sax?
- Let's help beginners, not confuse them
- Where did that Stan Getz ebay thread go?
- Feeling my way around
- Just ONE piece of advice for learners
- Playing Softer
- Overtones & altissimo - what are they?
- Bad and Good Sax Sound Samples
- Conn 10M S/N on Front Of Bell
- Resources For Beginning Players Who Don't Have a Teacher
- Durabilt clarinet
- Advice For Learners On What Not To Do
- Always hitting overtone rather than fundamental on low F#
- Blues scale for a Major key
- kinda confused...
- Is it me or does playing on an Empty stomach sound better?
- A shout out
- tenor? alto? soprano?
- Los Angeles Residents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Blues scale..little advice needed...
- My first polite round of applause
- Can having a tired embouchure cause biting?
- Some Ethical Considerations.
- what level were you at after 6 months
- Term question
- Chord notations
- Intrinsic qualities of different keys
- Cleanhead
- how long can you blow
- Freewheeling
- Deadly Sins of Sax
- Encouragement to beginners, from a beginner
- Counting the beat
- Alto or Tenor... Which to choose
- The Right Notes at The Right Time- A Practical Guide
- What key is it?
- Don't neglect your Sax
- Scales - how fast before I move on?
- octive keys
- Getting your first gig
- Reeds
- Is it really that hard for a beginner to play Soprano sax?
- Newbie Questions
- Stencil Saxophone
- Youtube videos
- If you had a teacher for an afternoon what is the one thing you'd like to really "get
- A kind of lip trill
- Learn piano and now learn sax?
- "Practice this in all 12 keys"
- Perhaps the dumbest post ever but...
- Tarogato
- Can anyone play the sax?
- I finally got a sax teacher but ?
- musician
- Ragtimes
- Need your assessment on my "progress"
- Some Advantages of starting to play later in life
- Which do you Prefer??
- How Do You Study And Understand A Tune?
- chords, chords, chords, more chords, and chords.
- Is This A Common Experience -- Finding Out That You Are Better On A Different Sax?
- Ii-v-i
- Best Place for a Repair Shop?
- What Scales And Chords To Learn
- I need a recommendation
- Why do I need to learn or practice scales...
- Blues Scale is sooo Kooool :-)
- Teaching disaster...I need a new one
- Help me spend $1000
- Cleaning the fiddly bits
- Edit Button is gone
- Prob - Slurring up from middle C to middle D and MPC question
- A moment of delight! thank you SOTW
- Spittle!
- Anyone got the info I need?
- No horns but hearing horn lines at a live show
- Can you help identify my sax and advise on set up?
- weird neck thing, not my neck the sax
- posture
- Scales & Chords & Arpeggios, Oh My!
- Recommended Resources: Blues, R&B, Rock n' Roll Sax
- MAJOR ROOKIE: got a few questions i would love an answer to...
- You know your a ......
- If You Don't Fear Your Teacher-------
- Tips On Getting The Most For Your $$ (& Time) From Private
- what's the best new album you've discovered /recorded in the last 5 years)?
- Is tenor easier to learn than alto?
- 4 Week Layoff - Good or Bad
- Transposed notes question...
- My Crazy Alto Finger Chart
- ALL THESE SCALES, and now...MODES?!
- hey guys, tell me what you think of this saxophone
- The most hillarious "How To Play Sax Article" ever.
- Silly transposing question...
- First session with Fred Rast
- Accent soprano saxophones - opinions
- Question about Mouthpieces in regards to sound...
- Breathing Issues
- Is it troublesome/difficult to adjust reeds and maintain the sax?
- Sputum production after practice
- Switching from alto to bari
- Lead sheets
- Dang it!!!! You guys were right!!!
- Reading chord symbols
- Playing Tenor with a short reach...any suggestions?
- For those who played another instrument before the sax
- Jumped to a java t95
- Adding Alto into the mix
- Why?
- Just thought I'd say hello
- Using my tuner with alto
- Dumb Question :)
- What to do??
- Whats the deal with "Jazz Standards?"
- how could I check if my sax is in tune?
- Beggining...
- improvisation newbie need opinion please. Clip provided
- Articulation signs
- Concert
- How to prevent sore bottom lip from cutting my practice time?
- intonation problems on D and G
- intro
- Some kind of silencing or a sop?
- Why does spit build up so quickly? And why can I hear the air flowing out of my Sax?
- Doubling to help with fingering
- Looking for Phil Barone's posts on embouchure
- Playing in an apartment
- Jazz Festivals/Competitions
- Minimizing finger movement
- Sax Flight
- Significant progress this week - thanks to my dog!
- Clean Metal MPC
- umm so why do we hate kenny g?
- a dose of christmas favorites...
- Why are saxes so Expensive ???
- Annual check-up?
- I can finally do it
- Intonation
- Hello from a newbie
- What Makes a Sax Player a "Pro"
- Bb fingering
- Odd things that you do.(maybe someone ese does it too)
- How to practice without a sax ?
- That furry thing that goes in the sax.
- Toothpaste!
- Most efficient use of time?
- Transposing software?
- New to tenor sax
- IAJE in Toronto Canada
- Serious question: Dulfur vs. Sanborn
- why are all instuments in different keys
- Stagnant
- Got my horn, lessons arranged ....now what?
- Trashed my lower lip!!
- 'Saxophone Day' UK Event
- neighbors and practicing
- Proper placement of fingers and sax anatomy.
- New at tuning and facing problems
- What do you see when you're playing?
- What`s your hardest note sequence?
- scale progress or fingerspeed...?
- A couple questions.
- Buzy Rico
- message of thanks
- How do you know when a reed is done?
- Your Best Clarinet CD
- Thirds Exercise
- Low notes
- Ouch! My Thumb
- leave mouthpiece attached - how long?
- Help!! I find myself deproving despite practising just as before!
- how do you "Bend" a note ?
- sax instructor
- Problems on tenor and not Soprano
- How hard will the sax be to pick up for me?
- why Saxophone is classified as WoodWind?
- I feel like i'm stagnating (and it's not because i'm good!)
- what is the little screw use for?
- Key beside low C# on new alto
- what pieces would be good to showcase alto sax
- Re-Beginner
- Help w/ scales
- Hello, day one!
- Transposition, Completely Confused?
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