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It seems that Gary Smulyan, and other great baritones got together and started this new website to promote and cultivate the love for the Bari. The good Andrew Hadro (creator of Jazzbarisax.com) also is involved. I signed up, enjoyed some cool videos. Check it out. https://www.lowblowmusic.com/

In preparation for an up-coming YouTube Music Channel, which features a band with saxophones and other soloists, I would like to do a little survey: Are there any among you saxophonists who are completely self-taught— not just on saxophone, but in music, in general? Maybe you had a rare lesson...

Jeff Coffin (Bela Fleck, DMB), Tia Fuller (Berklee Prof, Beyonce, Esperanza Spalding) and Kirk Whalum (Whitney Houston, smooth jazz legend) are giving a Zoom chat on tone this Thursday at 1pm EST. Jack Finucane from The Boston Sax Shop will also be there to talk about mouthpieces and gear...

Hey everyone! Here is episode 3 of my series "How to NOT SUCK at Teaching Music!" In this episode I talk about the concept of "never stop learning" and how we can keep growing and learning as educators. Let me know what you think!

Hey everyone! Here's the first episode of my new video series - "How to NOT SUCK at Teaching Music!" I see so many issues in music education and I really want to talk about some of them and hopefully find some solutions. In this first episode I talk about what I think is the biggest problem in...

Hello, I wasn't sure where I would put this post, so sorry if there was a better spot Hello, I am a saxophonist from down South, and I was wondering if anyone from the NYC area knew of the best schools for saxophonists or performers in general. I am wanting to learn as much as I can at the...

I'm only getting into teaching sax now. What good method books and solo books are there for beginners and intermediate players? I have a really great student (tenor sax) who needs a complete method (scales, solos, overtone studies, etudes, and sight reading). He wants to be a jazzer, but I...

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As I continued looking into colleges and majors, I am getting more and more undecisive of what I want to do. And I am also not clear on what kind of career is related to them. (I am planning on continuing to graduate school) So what are the careers that available for the performance and music...

I'm a junior in High School and I'm starting to look into different universities. I'm looking for a good jazz school and or music education as I still cannot decide which I want to do. And planning on continuing into grad school. So I'm looking at UNT, Miami, FSU, BYU and UT. But what other...

Hello sax-on-the-webbers... I'm coming to the UK the end of this month for a tour with a great band (see poster below). I had hoped to do a clinic in London while there (I will be doing one in Barcelona) but the UK distributor for P. Mauriat doesn't feel there's enough time to promote it...

Does anyone know of a pre-college music division at a north texas college?

Hi all, I just posted some instructional videos. Education people are talking about reverse teaching in schools, where students are introduced to a concept via video before they have a lesson on it. These videos were designed for my band students, but they might be useful for any beginner. I...

Hey guys, As the title of this thread indicates, I just wanted to share that I recently published a post on my blog that's a listing of places online where folks can get amazing free online saxophone instruction. Websites by folks such as Tim Price, Rick Hirsch, Pete Thomas, Matt Otto and...

Lately i've noticed a larger rise in younger students becoming snobby when it comes to horns... These are students mind you who i think most of the time probably couldn't tell the difference accoustically between two different horns. I recently went to a local highschool at the request of a band...