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 Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:30 pm
hi everyone smile my name is kate i've played tenor sax for one year and i love everything about it now but i've played clarinet longer so it was a lot easier to learn. i'll be a freshman this year in high school.
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:59 pm
Ellos!~ Mkay so I play the alto sax and tenor sax. The tenor is my favorite by far. I've played the bari but just to play. I haven't actually played it in band or anything. The saxophone is the best! Oh, I"m also learning the bassoon! ^^
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:06 pm
My sax is being repaired now. The D sounds a lot better on it, so I'm thinking it was my instrument...as for the sax I'm using, it's so nice, helps with my tone, and is very shiny. It makes me feel bad to use it during band camp. xd
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:29 pm
haha wow thats awesome! i was going to march but moved so i can't anymore sad but i will be joining the jazz band with my sax. i love playing jazz
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:10 pm
I'm hoping to join our school's jazz band on tenor sax. I'd have to learn how to jumble oboe and sax embouchure, but I think I can make it work. I'll just be really busy, though...I'm taking all core classes except band this year, plus I want to do indoor guard, which is after school in the evening...jazz band is right after school, so I'd have to find time for homework and stuff. xd I'm overloading myself with band this year...I'm thinking about doing pit orchestra, too.
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:26 am
I need to put my tenor and student alto in the shop to get em adjusted and pads replaced. My tenor actually needs lots of repair work done which is why i havent brought it to the shop since it's probably goign to cost well over $100.
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:12 pm
lol my alto needs to get it's pads replaced too. i just need to wait till i'm back home..and when i'm back home school will be starting the very next day so i'll need it D:
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:40 pm
Terra of the Lilies I'm hoping to join our school's jazz band on tenor sax. I'd have to learn how to jumble oboe and sax embouchure, but I think I can make it work. I'll just be really busy, though...I'm taking all core classes except band this year, plus I want to do indoor guard, which is after school in the evening...jazz band is right after school, so I'd have to find time for homework and stuff. xd I'm overloading myself with band this year...I'm thinking about doing pit orchestra, too. i'm sure you can play both sax and oboe. i had a friend who played both. it takes a while to get used to changing embouchures but she could do it pretty well after a while. wow your into a lot! i was like that too last year razz
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:38 pm
Lol get this story:
For four years I played the clarinet. By the time I switched to a new clarinet, the original was 8 years old, having been used by my sister for 4 years before me. It was so broken and over used, I thought I was the worst clarinet player on the face of the earth. Then, when I got a new one, I realized it had been the instrument, not me.
This past school year, I finally switched to alto sax, my ultimate goal. My dad is one of the best sax players I have ever known. He had a beautiful sax, owned it since he was in his early teens. He gave it to me.
This sax is truly a beauty; It's a Selmer that is way older than I am, by a very long time, with all original corks and pads, save the one cork that holds the neck on. It has the best tone I have ever heard on any saxophone before, and is practically spotless. I am so lucky to have such a valuable and beautiful instrument!!!
Totally true. Love my dad, love the instrument, love playing it! heart
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:20 am
Wickedawesome1 Lol get this story: For four years I played the clarinet. By the time I switched to a new clarinet, the original was 8 years old, having been used by my sister for 4 years before me. It was so broken and over used, I thought I was the worst clarinet player on the face of the earth. Then, when I got a new one, I realized it had been the instrument, not me. This past school year, I finally switched to alto sax, my ultimate goal. My dad is one of the best sax players I have ever known. He had a beautiful sax, owned it since he was in his early teens. He gave it to me. This sax is truly a beauty; It's a Selmer that is way older than I am, by a very long time, with all original corks and pads, save the one cork that holds the neck on. It has the best tone I have ever heard on any saxophone before, and is practically spotless. I am so lucky to have such a valuable and beautiful instrument!!! Totally true. Love my dad, love the instrument, love playing it! heart Good story, thanks for sharing x3
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:56 am
hi been playing sax for about three years and can play all saxophones but i am best with alto
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:51 pm
Durza the Shade yo2yo2kid I play alto sax. All saxophone have the same fingerings so you could play almost any of them if you could play just one. All instruments are like that, but saxophone is the only one with common key variations. I'm pretty sure bass clarinet and maybe even contrabass are Bb, same as the regular clarinet. There are clarinets in other keys, but like other instruments, they're not very common. thats true you don't really hear about bass clarinet's often in bands. but I did play one in my concert season in band. it helped me develop more air so when i got back on clairinet I played louder.
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:59 pm
Inu Harrlance thats true you don't really hear about bass clarinet's often in bands. but I did play one in my concert season in band. it helped me develop more air so when i got back on clairinet I played louder. o.O i hear about bass clarinet's all the time....bass clarinet is a lot more common than a lot of instruments...it's even more common than most other types of clarinet, also.
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:58 am
I play alto mainly and some bari during marching season. twisted
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:44 pm
toco clarinet Inu Harrlance thats true you don't really hear about bass clarinet's often in bands. but I did play one in my concert season in band. it helped me develop more air so when i got back on clairinet I played louder. o.O i hear about bass clarinet's all the time....bass clarinet is a lot more common than a lot of instruments...it's even more common than most other types of clarinet, also. Yeah I have tons of those in my band.
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