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So I ate my pride of not wanting to get a private teacher. It's against my principle. I've always been self learning everything that I wanted to know. Anyway, I've done it today and went to Fred Rast at Music Village in San Jose, CA. Yes, it's the same Rastmusic guy that produces his own mouthpiece.
I've been practicing soprano for about two weeks now and trying to get the right embouchure and tone. I wasn't doing it too wrong but Fred showed me the proper way. I guess, that alone is worth paying for. He showed it to me once and got it right away. At least we didn't have to eat too much time of the half hour lesson that we had. He also gave me a #3 Vandoren reed and recommended me to use that instead of the softer ones.
I'm also the type of guy who learn music by ear and always get intimidated when I encounter notes. Well, Fred made it easy for me and I was able to follow along. I can say that I learned a lot during our first session. The question now is how far should I go before I quit lessons.
Anyway, when I went home and practiced some more, my wife told me that my saxophone now sounded much different. It's more pleasing to the ear, hehehe. So I guess paying $40 today is not bad at all... lol.
I've been practicing soprano for about two weeks now and trying to get the right embouchure and tone. I wasn't doing it too wrong but Fred showed me the proper way. I guess, that alone is worth paying for. He showed it to me once and got it right away. At least we didn't have to eat too much time of the half hour lesson that we had. He also gave me a #3 Vandoren reed and recommended me to use that instead of the softer ones.
I'm also the type of guy who learn music by ear and always get intimidated when I encounter notes. Well, Fred made it easy for me and I was able to follow along. I can say that I learned a lot during our first session. The question now is how far should I go before I quit lessons.
Anyway, when I went home and practiced some more, my wife told me that my saxophone now sounded much different. It's more pleasing to the ear, hehehe. So I guess paying $40 today is not bad at all... lol.