Category Archives: Saxophone

I often put things in my blog, okay like 90% of the time, that are all about me being able to find them in the future. So it is with this picture (GIANT SAXOPHONE IS SO LARGE PLAYER STANDS ON … Continue reading →

Suzy and I are usually up for new experiences so we thought we’d try the 13/8ths, eight-beat whole notes, and 5 sharps or 6 flats world that is graduate-level classical music. Now truth be known, I had the imitable Paul … Continue reading →

I’m doing some sax quartet practicing and Helen points to this very fine YouTubeage by the musical theater group Cuatro Vientos. I find it to be a very artful montage of some the most commonly played sax quartets.

I have been kinda putting together and taking apart a sax quartet for a while now and this incarnation resulted in two videos being taken during a sight reading session. I’ve been all over the place with the names from … Continue reading →

Comment by Doug Ramsey on Paul Desmond: "We were in an elevator in the Portland Hilton, waiting for the doors to close when the car jerked and dropped slightly, and a bell sounded. "What was that?" a startled woman asked. … Continue reading →

A Collection of 20th Century American Made Saxophones Sometimes a once in a lifetime opportunity comes by and you have the opportunity to purchase a museum full of saxophones. This eBay sale offering is such a deal that I know … Continue reading →

Jeff Miller points out this opportunity to attend a Saxophone Summit 2008 with the comment, apparently they’re featuring "women sitting on piano benches holding sopranino and bass saxophones" this year. Much as I’d like to attend, I think I’ll have … Continue reading →

Professor of Music, Northern Illinois University "One of the most common misunderstandings I find in teaching saxophone is how the mouthpiece position relates to intonation and tone production. We frequently overlook the significance of the position of the mouthpiece. Yet … Continue reading →