Archive for February, 2005
Choosing a mouthpiece, reed and ligature setup
In the musical life of every saxophonist comes a time when a few very important decisions have to be made. Decisions that cannot be put off, nor should if be ignored. These decisions are: “Which mouthpiece should I use?”,” What reed should I play on?” And although it is often ignored but just as important, [...]
5 Tips to Improve Your Technique
This week we’re going to look into some tips on how to improve your technical agility. One of the main abilities a musician must have is to have command of the technical aspects of his/her instrument. Tip #1: Play everything slowly – “Slow is the same as fast”. Maybe you’ve heard of that phrase. I’d [...]
Practicing Overtones
The practice of overtones on any wind instrument is an important practice not only for the improvement of one’s tone and intonation on the instrument but also serves as the foundation for extending the playing range of the instrument (i.e. altissimo). To start out, let’s ask the first obvious question: What are overtones? In music, [...]
Intonation
The ability to properly intonate (play in tune) is essential skills that all wind players have to learn. Whether you’re an amateur or an aspiring professional, the ability to intonate is a major pillar to your development as a saxophonist. In this week’s Sax Tip I’d like to suggest a method and some helpful tools [...]
The Extreme Ranges
More on the importance of practicing the extreme ranges saxophone. Last week I communicated the importance in playing the extreme ranges of the saxophone. This week, I want to add a basic exercise. I call them Low End exercises and High End exercises respectively. (Pretty ingenious, huh?) Keeping the type of embouchure that I mentioned [...]
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