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 Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:49 pm
I play Alto and its the bomb lol. Im in 7th grade started this year and can play the ...... ICE CREAM truck song lol biggrin
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Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:07 pm
So I am in tenth grade in high school. *yay only two more years left* I started to play the Alto sax about halfway through my freshman year because we needed more so I switched from flute, and I positively love that I changed! So right now I have been on the sax for over a year now.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:38 pm
i play alto sax and teaching (and failing) myself to play the guitar. my friend also taught me how to play flute but i dont know why because i dont even have a flute. i have been playing for 3 years and am in 8th grade.
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:47 am
I play tenor in the school jazz band, and alto in our symphonic band. i like the tenor better, but that might be because the tenor is a school instrument and it is in much better condition.
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:21 pm
I play alto sax in symphonic band, I also play violin though 3nodding I'd LOVE to learn bassoon. Can't wait for this marching season!
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:23 pm
Well i play alto sax. started last school year i in da seventh grade and im 1ST CHAIR. OH YEAH! luvin dat last one!!
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:45 pm
:/ All right... So I'm having a bit of trouble with my [tenor] sax.
I'm always sharp.
Always.
I pull out until I can't pull out any more or else my mouthpiece will start moving and possibly fall off. ]:
Is it because I still don't exactly know how my embouchure is supposed to be? I've only been playing it one year.
Should a get a new mouthpiece?
Longer? Better suited?
Is it possible to get that cork extended?
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:09 pm
Accompaniment :/ All right... So I'm having a bit of trouble with my [tenor] sax.
I'm always sharp.
Always.
I pull out until I can't pull out any more or else my mouthpiece will start moving and possibly fall off. ]:
Is it because I still don't exactly know how my embouchure is supposed to be? I've only been playing it one year.
Should a get a new mouthpiece?
Longer? Better suited?
Is it possible to get that cork extended?
probably your embouchure...you say you don't know how it's supposed to be? well, i can't remember who said it, but he said it better than i can...think about a rubber band around your MP and reed...you want your mouth to be like that, firm but loose enough to let lots of vibrations. you need to develop your muscles before you'll be able to play for a long time like this..but it will come biggrin i promise...if you need any more help surprised feel free to PM me
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:26 pm
Accompaniment :/ All right... So I'm having a bit of trouble with my [tenor] sax.
I'm always sharp.
Always.
I pull out until I can't pull out any more or else my mouthpiece will start moving and possibly fall off. ]:
Is it because I still don't exactly know how my embouchure is supposed to be? I've only been playing it one year.
Should a get a new mouthpiece?
Longer? Better suited?
Is it possible to get that cork extended?
Most of the time, tenor saxes play really sharp. Then, the player goes to tune it, and the mouthpiece falls off. I know exactly what you mean, and I know that it's possible to play in tune if you loosen up your embouchure a little bit and, if you really need to, extend the cork with some paper or something.
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:56 pm
megamanfan66 Accompaniment :/ All right... So I'm having a bit of trouble with my [tenor] sax.
I'm always sharp.
Always.
I pull out until I can't pull out any more or else my mouthpiece will start moving and possibly fall off. ]:
Is it because I still don't exactly know how my embouchure is supposed to be? I've only been playing it one year.
Should a get a new mouthpiece?
Longer? Better suited?
Is it possible to get that cork extended?
Most of the time, tenor saxes play really sharp. Then, the player goes to tune it, and the mouthpiece falls off. I know exactly what you mean, and I know that it's possible to play in tune if you loosen up your embouchure a little bit and, if you really need to, extend the cork with some paper or something. O_o
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:54 pm
MHHornfreak megamanfan66 Accompaniment :/ All right... So I'm having a bit of trouble with my [tenor] sax.
I'm always sharp.
Always.
I pull out until I can't pull out any more or else my mouthpiece will start moving and possibly fall off. ]:
Is it because I still don't exactly know how my embouchure is supposed to be? I've only been playing it one year.
Should a get a new mouthpiece?
Longer? Better suited?
Is it possible to get that cork extended?
Most of the time, tenor saxes play really sharp. Then, the player goes to tune it, and the mouthpiece falls off. I know exactly what you mean, and I know that it's possible to play in tune if you loosen up your embouchure a little bit and, if you really need to, extend the cork with some paper or something. O_o lol I know it sounds weird (paper) but if you wrap it around the cork, it's a good temporary cork extender. If you play it enough, you won't need to pull out anymore; actually, when I play tenor, I have to push in quite a bit more than the other tenor. It just depends on how developed your embouchure is.
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm
megamanfan66 lol I know it sounds weird (paper) but if you wrap it around the cork, it's a good temporary cork extender. If you play it enough, you won't need to pull out anymore; actually, when I play tenor, I have to push in quite a bit more than the other tenor. It just depends on how developed your embouchure is. uhh O.o it's not actually that weird...i know a lot of people that do it. and...o.O it doesn't really depend on how developed you embouchure is...it depends on how your embouchure is developed..(i.e. if you develop your embouchure to be tight, you will play sharp, if you develop it to be loose you will play flat/flatter than sharp o.O)
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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:19 am
megamanfan66 MHHornfreak megamanfan66 Accompaniment :/ All right... So I'm having a bit of trouble with my [tenor] sax.
I'm always sharp.
Always.
I pull out until I can't pull out any more or else my mouthpiece will start moving and possibly fall off. ]:
Is it because I still don't exactly know how my embouchure is supposed to be? I've only been playing it one year.
Should a get a new mouthpiece?
Longer? Better suited?
Is it possible to get that cork extended?
Most of the time, tenor saxes play really sharp. Then, the player goes to tune it, and the mouthpiece falls off. I know exactly what you mean, and I know that it's possible to play in tune if you loosen up your embouchure a little bit and, if you really need to, extend the cork with some paper or something. O_o lol I know it sounds weird (paper) but if you wrap it around the cork, it's a good temporary cork extender. If you play it enough, you won't need to pull out anymore; actually, when I play tenor, I have to push in quite a bit more than the other tenor. It just depends on how developed your embouchure is. No that's not what i reacted to, it's the large amount of sharp instruments.
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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:14 am
Hey, my name is Jon and I play the beri sax. I played alto for one year but then switched because the beri sounded so cool! I've been playing the beri since I was shorter than it, so it's been about 6-7 years now XD I want to play the contrabass sax so badly though and I have a question, is the beri sax part of the saxophone section or low brass? I've been told that in my band I can choose either one but is there a designated section?
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:12 pm
MHHornfreak megamanfan66 MHHornfreak megamanfan66 Accompaniment :/ All right... So I'm having a bit of trouble with my [tenor] sax.
I'm always sharp.
Always.
I pull out until I can't pull out any more or else my mouthpiece will start moving and possibly fall off. ]:
Is it because I still don't exactly know how my embouchure is supposed to be? I've only been playing it one year.
Should a get a new mouthpiece?
Longer? Better suited?
Is it possible to get that cork extended?
Most of the time, tenor saxes play really sharp. Then, the player goes to tune it, and the mouthpiece falls off. I know exactly what you mean, and I know that it's possible to play in tune if you loosen up your embouchure a little bit and, if you really need to, extend the cork with some paper or something. O_o lol I know it sounds weird (paper) but if you wrap it around the cork, it's a good temporary cork extender. If you play it enough, you won't need to pull out anymore; actually, when I play tenor, I have to push in quite a bit more than the other tenor. It just depends on how developed your embouchure is. No that's not what i reacted to, it's the large amount of sharp instruments. Hah... Well, that's where I am. All the tenors in my band play sharper than they really should be. Maybe it's because they all have the same brand of tenor, idk. I have a new selmer that I play on, and they all play on old (and some new) jupiters.
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