Hello! I've been a member of the SOTW forum for a little while, but this is my first post! I will be a junior in high school this fall, and (as you can see in my username,) I play bassoon, saxophones, and clarinets. I've been playing clarinet since 3rd grade and bassoon and sax since 5th. I...

I purchased a soprano mouthpiece from Lebayle's website in October 2015 and never received it. I tried to reach him by sending him several emails but I never got any answer. I saw in this forum that someone had the same problem I had and I would be very thankful if anyone can help me, because at...

The title isn't completely true because they did buy me a student horn when I was in fourth grade, but I think I'm ready to upgrade! I've played the sax since fourth grade (alto and tenor mostly), and I'm currently a sophomore in high school and I play in the marching band, symphonic band...

Alright, so who's ever played on the street, subway station, etc.? I don't have a band, and would like to make some extra cash. Does it really work? Do people actually give you money? Where are the best places to do it? What's the best way to bring in max cash flow? What other good tips do you have?

I'm a tenor saxophone player, and I really love playing saxophone in both classical and jazz settings. I love tenor in jazz especially, but in our wind ensemble the tenor music is way too easy, and I would really like to play alto. Does anyone have ideas for how to obtain an alto for an...

Here's a clip of me working on the sax solo for Money by Pink Floyd off The Dark Side of the Moon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp016Iat8Pw

I am part of the Bremerton high school Wind Ensemble in washington state and we have recently been accepted to attend a festival and perform at Carnegie Hall and Central Park in New York. Going to this trip requires a lot of money and I was wondering if anybody has any fundraising advice, tips...

I noticed that T sax mouthpieces cost a lot, esp. metal ones. I have an OK mouthpiece that came with the sax (plastic: Bundy) Is it worth a hundred dollars or more to get a new metal mouthpiece if I want to play jazz, or should I settle for a cheaper 80 dollar plastic. Also how different is...