Category: Saxophone

Which is harder to learn and play jazz: sax or guitar?

Guys I like "Kind of Blue". I adore Miles Davis, Chet Baker, John Coltrane and Jim Hall. I’m no musician. I used to play cello in the past though.

Which of the following instruments do you think will get me faster in actually being able to play jazz?

1) Trumpet
2) Sax
3) Electric Guitar

We all know that wind instruments are more "swingy" instruments. Naturally I’d want to play them. But guitar seems a lot more easier. However there aren’t much jazz music with electric guitar compared to wind instruments, right? That makes a tough call…

How to Play the Sax : Saxophone Warm-Up Routines

Practice routines for warming up on the saxophone before playing;learn how with tips from our expert sax player in this free sax video music lesson. Expert: Mitch Kaplan Contact: www.ricksmusicalinstruments.com Bio: Mitch Kaplan has performed and taught music for two decades. He is also a published author of music education books and online articles. Filmmaker: JASON FREEDMAN

Hear and Play Tenor Saxophone 101 : The notes of the scale on the tenor sax along with breathing and fingering technique!

George Shelby, from the Hear and Play Tenor Sax learning dvd, teaches you the notes of the tenor sax in this simple clip. It’s a few minutes of a mega multi-hour course on playing by ear (with no sheet music). Learn how to solo over chord patterns, and how to play the tenor sax freely by ear. www.TenorSaxToday.com George Shelby has played with greats such as Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Caldwell, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, and Johnny Hallyday!

Is it okay to learn the soprano sax with no woodwind experience?

I’m an amazing euphonium (low brass) and piano player. I have a lot of music inclination. I’ve recently been interested in buying a soprano sax to learn to play over the summer. However, everywhere i read, it says that you shouldn’t try to play a soprano sax without first either playing alto sax, or clarinet.

This probably sounds conceited, but I’m an amazing musician and I want to try something new and challenging. Is this a good idea? (I really don’t want to lean alto)

Sax Lesson – Stratospheric sax gliss (Dean Hilson – tenor sax)

digitalpill.tv A sax lesson from Dean Hilson on how to glide effortlessly into the the upper register in one long ascending note, which is called a gliss or glissando. Technique for intermediate to advanced sax players. Learn to play saxophone high tones. Im using a 10* Otto Link with a No. 3 Vandoren ZZ and a BG Ligature L28MJ. The horn is a Selmer Mk.6, serial 123XXX. Which puts it around 1964 I think.

Improvising on the saxophone – Learn to play the saxophone – sax lesson – Hello Saxophone

www.HelloSaxophone.com In this video James Dóxx gives an example of a very easy tune to practice some basic saxophone improvisations with. This movie is a free demo and one of the many high quality video instructions that come with “Hello Saxophone, The easy startersguide to the saxophone”. Hello Saxophone is tailored to get you from having never touched a saxophone right up to playing your first tunes without any help from outside and without teaching yourself bad habits! Of course it’s always best to get a teacher to help you if possible but if you’re in Alaska and there isn’t one around or if you just don’t have the time or money. This is the way to do it safely without one! http The number one starters guide to the saxophone!

Learning to play the saxophone (Hello Saxophone)

Learning to play the saxophone is fun! This movie is a demo of the many instructional video’s that are included in:”Hello Saxophone (www.hellosaxophone.com) The easy starters guide to the saxophone. For more info visit www.HelloSaxophone.com The first thing to do is to put the mouthpiece up against the upper front teeth in your mouth. Put your upper teeth about halfway on top of the mouthpiece (see the picture below). Its important that you dont push your teeth on the sax! but to push the sax up against your teeth! You do this by pushing the sax forward very slightly with your left thumb and by making sure the length of the neck strap is right. Let the horn rest comfortably against your belly. When you have the mouthpiece in your mouth, push the top of the saxophone away from you gently with your left thumb. You will feel some pressure on your upper teeth. The saxophone becomes sort of stuck between your thumbs and your upper teeth. This will leave your lower jaw completely free so you can breathe in easily without the sax bumbling about in your mouth. This also allows you to control the vibrations of the reed very precisely. Put your lower lip against the reed (make sure your lower teeth dont touch the reed). Curl your lower lip a little like you would if you were biting your lip or trying to say the B in the word baby very clearly so it becomes like a cushion between your lower teeth and the reed. Tthe key to producing good sound is good breathing. Pretend youre …