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 Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:21 pm
Mutsu I play them all from bass to saprano Aren't they all the same fingerings, just different embrochures? Could I pick one up without instruction and play it if I had music? Just curious.
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:50 pm
Hello all, i am new to this guild and as i am not sure where to introduce myself and as i am a saxophonist i decided that this would be an interesting place to start my new band experience! lovely! ok so as i said i am a saxophonist i mainly play my sop though to double clar parts and all that fun jazz! but i also have an alto that i don't like as much but it is a wonderful instrument in itself!
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:36 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:51 pm
Mexra--I would reccomend definitely NOT dropping band because of the teacher. I dropped band at the very beginning of seventh grade because I was the teacher's scapegoat for everything. If a trumpet squeaked, it was my fault. stare But now I really regret quitting, because I'm so far behind the other band members now, and I missed out on a lot of fun. Try it out for a while, and if it's REALLY bad, you can always drop the class, right?
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:36 pm
angel_of_joy Hello all, i am new to this guild and as i am not sure where to introduce myself and as i am a saxophonist i decided that this would be an interesting place to start my new band experience! lovely! ok so as i said i am a saxophonist i mainly play my sop though to double clar parts and all that fun jazz! but i also have an alto that i don't like as much but it is a wonderful instrument in itself! Welcome to the guild! I don't think anyone else here plays the soprano as their main instrument. That's awesome!
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:15 pm
angel_of_joy Hello all, i am new to this guild and as i am not sure where to introduce myself and as i am a saxophonist i decided that this would be an interesting place to start my new band experience! lovely! ok so as i said i am a saxophonist i mainly play my sop though to double clar parts and all that fun jazz! but i also have an alto that i don't like as much but it is a wonderful instrument in itself!
I think your sig is a little too big, too. 500x500 and less than 100kb. 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:22 pm
Rico is a swear word to my band. 3nodding We have to use VanDoren or Hemke reeds (Hemkes are an exception) for marching and concert, but in jazz they let it slide.
One of my friends bought these reeds from New Zealand and our BD freaked out when he used one. xd
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:43 pm
mt sax prof was showing my some stuff today and dropped my sop sax right on its bell denting it... i cried and cried its it's first dent and i've had it brand new for 4 years!!! *is so sad*
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:46 am
Qui-ti Rico is a swear word to my band. 3nodding We have to use VanDoren or Hemke reeds (Hemkes are an exception) for marching and concert, but in jazz they let it slide.
One of my friends bought these reeds from New Zealand and our BD freaked out when he used one. xd The first tenor PREFERS Rico to Vandoren. Well, Rico Royals. I don't know how exactly he manages that... I like Vandorens a LOT better. Eh, I guess it's all personal taste. I'm on tenor for concert band now, too. The other flute players were just... eh. I didn't want to deal with it anymore. And after playing sax for two weeks because my flute was in the shop, I'm more used to it now. I heart flute, but I can't stand my section. I love the sax players, though. Actually, in the wind ensemble concert band, the sax section's ALL guys except for me (there's four of them). The freshman alto is kind of irritating at times, but the other three are fun. XD
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:10 am
Ugh.... I just started playing tenor, but I still can't hit D correctly >.<
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:19 am
My middle school director insisted on using "La voz" reads. They were okay, but... meh... Vandoren's are all I need. The java has a good sound... I think it's softer than a regular Vandoren, because it's pretty easy... And they certainly don't go... funky fast. (You've all seen what happens to a reed that's left on the sax for an... extended amount of time, right? That's what I mean by "going funky". These reeds don't...). I'm bored. Is anyone else bored? I'm always bored...
Oh, and Mexra: Don't quit. You'll regret it if you do. Just get on the teacher's good side. If you try hard enough, you can. One of our directors is... hard-a** too (for lack of a better term). Actually, two out of our three directors are (though most only realize that it's two and not one if they're in the drumline or pit). Don't quit. It'll be worth it in the end.
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:25 pm
angel_of_joy mt sax prof was showing my some stuff today and dropped my sop sax right on its bell denting it... i cried and cried its it's first dent and i've had it brand new for 4 years!!! *is so sad* Oh man, that sucks! gonk Make him/her pay for it! scream I dropped my sax before, denting the bell, and besides the fact they didn't have the right color paint to repaint part of it, you can't even tell it's been dropped.
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:10 pm
I play the sax now. I desperately want to switch to tenor in wind ensemble, but I'm 2nd chair for flute, and don't want to give it up. And, the tenor's in my class are either annoying, or I dislike them for some other reason. I'd still really like to switch, though.
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:47 pm
__penguin__ angel_of_joy mt sax prof was showing my some stuff today and dropped my sop sax right on its bell denting it... i cried and cried its it's first dent and i've had it brand new for 4 years!!! *is so sad* Oh man, that sucks! gonk Make him/her pay for it! scream I dropped my sax before, denting the bell, and besides the fact they didn't have the right color paint to repaint part of it, you can't even tell it's been dropped. its hardly noticable until you turn the sax upside down and look for it but it sit lop sided on the stand i have for it because i switch between clarinet and sop sax all the time
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:23 pm
__penguin__ angel_of_joy Hello all, i am new to this guild and as i am not sure where to introduce myself and as i am a saxophonist i decided that this would be an interesting place to start my new band experience! lovely! ok so as i said i am a saxophonist i mainly play my sop though to double clar parts and all that fun jazz! but i also have an alto that i don't like as much but it is a wonderful instrument in itself! Welcome to the guild! I don't think anyone else here plays the soprano as their main instrument. That's awesome! Someone plays soprano? Where I come from, that's unheard of!
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