This quarter for orchestra, the conductor handed the woodwinds parts to a Choro by Heitor Villa-Lobos. Somebody must have told the conductor that I played saxophone, so she gave me the alto part.
Problem is, I've never played classical alto. Truth be told, I've never really played alto. I think I can learn it well enough to get by for this one piece, but I'm not even positive where to begin.
Does anyone have any tips for a college-level classical clarinetist and jazz/soul tenor/bari saxophonist who needs to learn to play classical alto fast?
And don't tell me to give up. I'm going to learn to do this, even if I have to practice all night every night until the concert.
Problem is, I've never played classical alto. Truth be told, I've never really played alto. I think I can learn it well enough to get by for this one piece, but I'm not even positive where to begin.
Does anyone have any tips for a college-level classical clarinetist and jazz/soul tenor/bari saxophonist who needs to learn to play classical alto fast?
And don't tell me to give up. I'm going to learn to do this, even if I have to practice all night every night until the concert.