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I see so many exercises where the author says "practice this in all 12 keys". Sometimes they'll actually print it out in all 12 keys, but more often than not its just in one key and they expect you to transpose it yourself.
My question is, even if it is already transposed for me, how much time am I supposed to devote to each key? Am I supposed to play it once in each key and then move on to another exercise? Or am I supposed to memorize and MASTER it in each key which could take hours, days, weeks or months!
Am I supposed to devote one full practice session to each key? Or one full week? Or am I supposed to just keep moving through all 12 keys around and around regardless of mistakes until they are all 12 memorized and mastered?
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And here's another related question. Are any keys really inherently easier or harder than any other on the sax? Or is it just that some are more familiar than others?
My question is, even if it is already transposed for me, how much time am I supposed to devote to each key? Am I supposed to play it once in each key and then move on to another exercise? Or am I supposed to memorize and MASTER it in each key which could take hours, days, weeks or months!
Am I supposed to devote one full practice session to each key? Or one full week? Or am I supposed to just keep moving through all 12 keys around and around regardless of mistakes until they are all 12 memorized and mastered?
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And here's another related question. Are any keys really inherently easier or harder than any other on the sax? Or is it just that some are more familiar than others?