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thanks mr Neal battaglia it just seem to me that the greatest of my prayers as been answered,getting some one to talk to and share ideas with.thanks
Cool Daniel, glad to help
i am learning from every post you display. Thanks alot
I’ve been playing sax for 25 years off and on. Due to my job in the military has prevented me from playing as much as I want I am due to retire in 4 years so for the past 3 years I’ve been pretty consistent with my practices.
i am still on process of improving my saxophone.. ^^ I can’t understand some of the post you’ve sent me. i am in my 4th month of sax and still improving.. i do not know how to read notes and even tabs.. ^^ just the sound i hear in the post you’ve sent me.. hehehe oh, and by the way.. im i pinoy.. PROUD TO BE.. ^^ Could you help me improve my sax by sending me some “VERY” basic instructions or basic scaling, arpeggios(i don’t even know what that is), and ahm.. THE LIKES?? hehehe i am a beginner and i admit it.. ^^ THANKS! “ingat!”(TAKE CARE)
I’ve been playing for 3 years and a couple of months. I practice several hours a day, so i am developing quite fast. Also, i play in a lot of different bands – a quintet, a saxophone quartet, three big bands and such.
Hi Neal…I love this site very informative . My biggest frustration is trying to find the right mouthpiece , it seems I have to blow so hard to get the proper sound and I’ve tried 3 up to now and gets to be expensive with no results and locally I have to buy it and No returns, the joy of living in a small town. I’ve played for a year and I can play songs by reading notes only and I keep playing the same songs so I am getting to play the notes without thinking about them. Why do I have to learn the scales when all I have to do is read the notes to play? I’ve been told by a sax player to play the scales and I don’t know why.
Hi Angelo,
Just a comment from me re. finding the right mouthpiece. I have 3 mouthpieces, all with different facings, 2 x metal and 1 x hard rubber. (Meyer, Link, Lakey) You will have to invest in a few to experiment and get your sound/air pressure right. Next, you can also experiment with hard/soft reeds.
e.g I love my Meyer because of the facing. (especially if I haven’t fondled my horn for a few days!!) The Link is full on and loud as hell, but due to the wider facing, its harder to blow. The Lakey…I feel I sound like a duck sometimes. But when I get everything warmed up, it sounds so jazzy.
Good luck.
“””I’ve played for a year and I can play songs by reading notes only and I keep playing the same songs so I am getting to play the notes without thinking about them. “”” Fantastic!!
This says you are improving without even realizing it!!. “Play with the chords of one tune that you like”. Improvise on those chords. STAY WITH ONE SIMPLE TUNE AND LEARN TO IMPROVISE ON THOSE CHORDS. Why play scales? That’s a huge question. Get some books, Read about “why”. and ” just do it”. I have some great books e.g. Abersold, and Coker. Every time I re-read a book that I have had for years I learn something new. (That’s because at a given time, I didn’t understand what the author was saying).
Chris
Hey Chris,
Thanks. Those are some solid ideas.