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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:58 pm
How so Joe 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... i currently have a beginner yamaha, which is really good until it's old, and now mine sucks. but i ordered my new yamaha custom z (black!) and i'll get it this upcoming week!
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:05 am
Havent been here in a while
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:38 pm
Me either. I just got back from our band's Spring Trip today. Gatlinburg, TN Wednesday through Friday and then Carowinds theme park in NC Saturday cool Talk about awesome!
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:50 pm
Just wondering, what are some good ways to excercise your embochoure? (can't speel sweatdrop )
Also, I'm considering switching from my alto to the bari (I played my friends the other day and admittadly very much enjoyed it). Just a random side comment.
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:39 pm
Band camp was last week, and the clinictionist kept telling me to fix my mouth, to produce a better sound.. Any tips? And my mouth gets really sore after a while, help?
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:03 am
Humori Band camp was last week, and the clinictionist kept telling me to fix my mouth, to produce a better sound.. Any tips? And my mouth gets really sore after a while, help? Are you scrunching your chin up or something? My director tells me to think of pulling a string in my chin to keep it pulled down and straight. I hope that helps, I don't know what exactly you're doing wrong without seeing you play.
To produce a better sound, just blow more air through the horn faster.
With your mouth getting really sore, I don't know how to help. Just keep working, I guess. I'm usually sore after a two-hour band class.
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:47 pm
I play the alto and tenor. I started with the alto but I switched to the tenor last year so we could have equal sax parts, two tenors and two altos... And so the other tenor wouldn't be all by himself... I wanna try the soprano and/or the contrabass. The contrabass is like 6 ft tall! Has anyone ever seen one? You can fit a tenor in it's bell!!
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:18 pm
Freddyphone I play the alto and tenor. I started with the alto but I switched to the tenor last year so we could have equal sax parts, two tenors and two altos... And so the other tenor wouldn't be all by himself... I wanna try the soprano and/or the contrabass. The contrabass is like 6 ft tall! Has anyone ever seen one? You can fit a tenor in it's bell!! i've seen pictures of the contrabass, it's pretty cool. even better is the subcontrabass/tubax. it's 5 ft, but the tubing is folded four times instead of the two times for the contrabass
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:11 pm
I'm new here i played the alto but i switched to a tenor. My director thinks that if you get a a small staw and suck a milk shake with it that you already tighten your mouth. That may help.
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:18 pm
Crazy_17 Humori Band camp was last week, and the clinictionist kept telling me to fix my mouth, to produce a better sound.. Any tips? And my mouth gets really sore after a while, help? Are you scrunching your chin up or something? My director tells me to think of pulling a string in my chin to keep it pulled down and straight. I hope that helps, I don't know what exactly you're doing wrong without seeing you play.
To produce a better sound, just blow more air through the horn faster.
With your mouth getting really sore, I don't know how to help. Just keep working, I guess. I'm usually sore after a two-hour band class.
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:02 pm
I love the saxophone.
I've only been playing for a year, though... and the saxophone I have hasn't really done my any good seeing as it's really screwed up.
I'm hoping to buy me a new one with my upcoming graduation money! smile
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:08 pm
I've been MIA for a while i should come here more often
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 12:33 pm
I play the tenor. and have been for the past 4 years. im in concert , marching, and jazz band. and there all so much fun. i love to play the saxophone. razz
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:31 pm
i am currently playing the soprano and alto sax both yamaha custom
ex..yea
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:07 pm
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