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 Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:38 pm
MHHornfreak Tubariffic http://bandsofamerica.sitestream.com/06NCBF.swf click on the honors band, listen to the best sax solo ever. =D That's pretty cool, classical saxophonists have such a distinct vibrato. To be able to have such control over altissimos is quite hard and he played it with no trouble at all jumping octaves and keeping very good tone. I wonder if he's an exclusive classical saxophonist or if he plays jazz as well. I know alot of really talented sax players but they're either jazz or classical and only a very small number is proficient in both. Thanks for the link i really enjoyed it.
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:48 pm
I still prefer the sound of a good jazz saxophonist.
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Fashionable Conversationalist
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:27 pm
Tubariffic http://bandsofamerica.sitestream.com/06NCBF.swf click on the honors band, listen to the best sax solo ever. =D that is amazing, i want to play that
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:07 pm
Ok....In the last few months I have begun to play the tenor sax......I was just wondering if you had any good warm-ups for it?
Sincerely
- heart
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:39 am
My favorite warm up is just to play the rhythm 1 + 2 e + a for each note going up and down a scale. 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:09 am
Sax! (Tenor- Yamaha/king, alto- selmer, bari- not sure.) I love Tenor the best though. It has the best range and works the best for Jazz band.
((also clarinet, drums, trumpet, piano, trombone, guitar.))
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:00 pm
I am a baritone sax player through and through. I actually started on clarinet, then went to alto, the played bari. To be honest I hated it at first. Now I can't live without it. I used to rent one (a Berkeley model) but now I'm back to using the school sax. Which kind of stinks, but they're really expesnive. My dream baritone sax though is this foreign made one (forget the brand) that is black laquered with silver keys. I will own it someday.
But yeah. I enjoy all the saxes though. I wouldn't say I miss clarinet as much...but would love to get the chance to play bass, alto or contrbass clarinet sometime. They sound awesome. I guess I've become a lover of the lower woodwinds.
I've recently played tenor sax for our school musical and that was mucho fun. I usually use the bari for marching and concert season though and stick to it.
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:46 pm
I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to improve sound/tone quality????
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:31 pm
Beaver009 I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to improve sound/tone quality???? what kind of mouthpiece and ligature are you using? i had the standard yamaha plastic mouthpiece with metal ligature, then i got a c* which helped a lot, then i got a rovner ligature which i like a lot
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:44 pm
mvsaxamaphone08 Beaver009 I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to improve sound/tone quality???? what kind of mouthpiece and ligature are you using? i had the standard yamaha plastic mouthpiece with metal ligature, then i got a c* which helped a lot, then i got a rovner ligature which i like a lot ughh...i don't know the make on my mouthpiece, it came with my sax and i bought a rovner and I luv it. it really helped, but as for the mouthpiece, i don't know...i know my sax is a Selmer AS300, (beginner series cuz i'm too poor to buy a step up still) if that helps at all..
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:49 am
Hey does anyone here know some good warm ups??
I do long tones, slur exercises, articulation studies, scales, and breathing. So any others?
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:34 am
Um, those seem good, you can also do chords!
I do them alot with the clarinet, but I haven't done them with sax yet, I need to go to school! i miss my baritone =[
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:30 pm
I just can't do without ya
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Ah sadly my sax life is falturing, The asshats in my section, who are all guys, won't stop being, well, asshats. I am the only girl in the section and the consitaly pick on me for not knowing how to play too well. Well, asshats, if you weren't consitaintly tring to bother me mabey I could learn something!!! I do really well In matching band however, mabey its cause the a**....well we can call the AHs huh? The AHs aren't able to talk, play and match all at once. ha. bought your asshats therrr bich! yeah so, I'm really upset that I'm not martching this year, cause I want to go on the 8th grade DC trip. and stupid Seinor brigade won't let you join even if you miss a measly week, so there that is. Good thing I'm not in Band Class next year, Instaid I am gonna be in private lessons! Ha! Nolan asshat, YOU WILL BE SCHOOLED....in good time. Nolan the Asshat is the asshatiest asshat. he like the best Saxist ever and just rubbes it all about. Asshat. Wait till you see me in Martching band next year!!! ^v^...okay I'm pretty much done....
Asshat
Asshat
Asshat.
there. done.
~JD~
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Can you tell me that this is fair?
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:06 pm
i usually use van doren for bari sax, but on the alto sax, i use a hemke reed, 2 1/2. i think it sounds better than rico royal, but sometimes i use rico jazz 2 hard of 3 soft
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:28 am
I'm thinking of what Sarah said...  I only started playing sax a week ago, but I have a yamaha alto, I forget the model., but I really really like it. Seriously, it is so very different to my clarinet, but I reallyreally do love my sax that love is watching someone die...
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