Archive for February, 2010
Music, MIDI and Sax
Posted by Evan Tate in Career, Miscellaneous on February 11, 2010
This article is a little dated, but I think it’s still good reading. Here we are in the next Millennium! The music industry continues to evolve and musicians are being afforded more opportunities to create music. What’s definitely here to stay is the marriage of traditional acoustic music and computers. Whether you’re performing music with [...]
My Meeting with The Master
Just before I ever heard of Joe Allard, I spent my freshman year in college as a Composition/Jazz Studies major at a University in Connecticut. After deciding that I wasn’t learning my instrument the way I wanted to, I decided to audition for admission to the Manhattan School of Music back in my hometown of New York City.
Being and Staying Prepared
Today I’m going to tell you about an experience I had when I was in the early years my profession. I was a hard lesson to learn, but also one I never forgot.
Choosing a Mouthpiece, Reed & 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, “What ligature should I use?”
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