How To Play Saxophone | john | Activity https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/members/admin/activity/ Activity feed for john. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:22:11 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 dd4334ad4f196101bcf7c3706237d71d john replied to the topic Just bought Pipeline, what a blast to play in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/just-bought-pipeline-what-a-blast-to-play/#post-129474 Sun, 03 May 2026 04:47:59 -0700 haha thats how I felt too!

]]> 8d67ce4519b67a4e696045ae6f390936 john replied to the topic Unable to get a reply regarding cancelling my membership in the forum Premium Access Membership https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/unable-to-get-a-reply-regarding-cancelling-my-membership/#post-129393 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:03:34 -0700 Of course Bruce, I didn’t register you or charge you for anything…you were charged automatically according to your purchases.

]]> 22ad82f9de5cffe0c08638cb85b961c9 john replied to the topic The Full Mix has the wrong song in place! in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/the-full-mix-has-the-wrong-song-in-place/#post-129175 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:38:39 -0700 Hi Ed, I have just emailed you the link
Johnny

]]> 717e695510dc2c92d7fe235a0676bd21 john replied to the topic The Full Mix has the wrong song in place! in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/the-full-mix-has-the-wrong-song-in-place/#post-129130 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:46:15 -0700 Ok thanks…for which song?

]]> f7386689229519eb451d98410b9b6470 john replied to the topic Unable to get a reply regarding cancelling my membership in the forum Premium Access Membership https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/unable-to-get-a-reply-regarding-cancelling-my-membership/#post-129045 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:30:59 -0700 I will take care of that for you…
you can cancel from your paypal account or simply ask as you just did.
Johnny

]]> b5773624204cc6a5f67bd41e3491d88d john replied to the topic Unable to open "TUT files? in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/unable-to-open-tut-files/#post-128928 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:09:47 -0800 Hi Serge, sorry for the late reply. I will look into that and get the files to you.
Meanwhile you can alway email me in then contact page which comes up under the “About” link on top menu.

]]> 875590b7336e8c38a94f419e80da0093 john replied to the topic Can’t download recently purchased music in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/cant-download-recently-purchased-music/#post-128770 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:27:18 -0800 Hi Richard, I’ll figure things out and email you.
Johnny

]]> d2fcbc102be30e1aa0757f622b260e44 john replied to the topic New year new song Leo Salu in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/new-year-new-song-leo-salu/#post-128705 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:16:28 -0800 well done Leo and Pete!

]]> 957eaa5dd39bf914492a2748c26a8c19 john replied to the topic Don't Let Me Down in the forum Share a Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/dont-let-me-down/#post-128256 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:45:11 -0800 the guy who wrote an analogy of the tune goes on and on but fails to even mention the addition of Billy Preston!
Also, there is no “subtle organ” in the background but instead Billy plays a very important and quite upfront Fender Rhodes electric piano
what he contribute to these sessions which include “Get Back” was quite a lot and really tastefully done.

]]> efc8c6b3554e8caacf7276d147f83fab john replied to the topic Neil Diamond in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/neil-diamond/#post-128184 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:56:19 -0800 Sweet Caroline is on my to-do list so you guys can expect it at some point.

]]> 0972208d8213627deed0ef99b87b48ec john replied to the topic Johnny any new songs on the horizon? in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/johnny-any-new-songs-on-the-horizon/#post-127912 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:40:01 -0800 hah ok thx Leo, I guess the band posted that. I think it’s from a gig we did last summer.
Been doing several shows with these guys as they have something called American Rock Legions.
They currently do 5 different shows:
CCR/John Fogerty
Bob Seger
Bruce Springsteen
Rod Stewart
The Cars

They hire me for the Seger, Springsteen, and Stewart shows…[Read more]

]]> 451e1fb4216517d3ee93b082e9badcbb john replied to the topic Johnny any new songs on the horizon? in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/johnny-any-new-songs-on-the-horizon/#post-127340 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:41:54 -0800 Thx guys im currently on the road playing a couple theatre shows in Alberta Canada with a really good band that’s doing a rock and roll tribute show of Bob Seger
Lots of great classic rock and plenty of room for sax!

Upon my return home I’ll work on finishing up that first Christmas tune I promised
Rock on!
Johnny

]]> 3bac1a4758798eaf0293d581f5f126ad john replied to the topic Johnny any new songs on the horizon? in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/johnny-any-new-songs-on-the-horizon/#post-126131 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 01:59:27 -0800 Yes thx Leo…
Been talking to the guys about gettin back in to the studio to cut some more backing tracks so will be doin that very soon…might even get a Christmas song before December if we’re lucky.
I know it’s been a while for my song uploads…this past year has been a little too much for me with the passing of my dad, which broght on a…[Read more]

]]> 6a01ce1ba03f0b84f587dd0e0150befa john replied to the topic San Franciso in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/san-franciso/page/2/#post-125955 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:55:50 -0700 Ya I’m not totally sure why thats the way it is…but if you change the page number in the URL from “2” to a “1” it does go back and I can count all the posting on that previous page…the number 2 just prior to the #post

San Franciso

]]> f45c1be123828758b8a84144f723e635 john replied to the topic cancellation of recurring montly charges in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/cancellation-of-recurring-montly-charges/#post-125939 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 03:08:37 -0700 Hi Dennis, not a problem I will do that for you.
emailing me gets the quickest results as I check it daily and on this forum I might not be here daily.

]]> 9f32e9e5e58cae658c6edeb2487548fc john replied to the topic San Franciso in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/san-franciso/page/2/#post-125911 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:41:36 -0700 sounds like you’re reffering to spam…I haven’t noticed any lately but if that’s what you mean let me know exactly where you saw it.

]]> 8233614c0f3679f6a1afe4a824e88599 john replied to the topic How to download in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/how-to-download/page/2/#post-125807 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:19:21 -0700 it’s a glitch with the Wordpress platform. Seems like it happens every couple months or so.
It’s an easy fix long as I know the issue is there….usually someone will email me unless I see it first.

]]> 1c14564107565ff5061550a6229faa25 john replied to the topic Order gone missing in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/order-gone-missing/#post-125321 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:02:05 -0700 what a great tune….been listening to Beatles version which is sung by Harrison…might do this one myself soon….but a little more rockin’ than this one!!

]]> a6b7718374974bcc6e1e9fb12bf24acf john replied to the topic Sigurd_Rascher in the forum Share a Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/sigurd_rascher/#post-125320 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:00:03 -0700 I went thru this book many years ago!
I based my “Altissimo Course” from his teachings…they really work!

]]> ec01a407781c116069ff4263ce70c6ad john replied to the topic Bad intonation in the forum Mouthpieces https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/bad-intonation/#post-125162 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:15:23 -0700 yup….it can be a never ending quest because of the different combinations and possibilities of the 3 things you talked about.
I personally don’t have the time and interest to go into a very wide range of experimentation at this point so keep it within a couple different reeds and mp’s…
but ya, there can be a big difference even there.
when I…[Read more]

]]> b4db7ad78b36edeaaa01a8aa153d3b9e john replied to the topic Order gone missing in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/order-gone-missing/#post-125161 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:05:13 -0700 Hi Francesca, yes I have now checked your order and can see that Paypal has it as “processing”
this happens very rarely but it means that it doesn’t actually come thru to me for some technical reason so I had no idea that you placed this order.

I see that you also ordered 2 song downloads along with it …did you receive the link for them?
Let me…[Read more]

]]> 115541172e485d84bce9016adb9bac94 john replied to the topic hi Johny can u please enable my download links again? in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/hi-johny-can-u-please-enable-my-download-links-again/#post-125068 Mon, 19 May 2025 17:33:04 -0700 yes Ken I sent you an email with instructions

]]> 20dc9802d08ac6d9998344fb97b8200e john replied to the topic The Beatles "I feel Fine" cover by Leo Salu in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/the-beatles-i-feel-fine-cover-by-leo-salu/#post-124641 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:45:10 -0700 Loving your tone Leo…it’s getting huge!

]]> c28052ac524b00ce2d4195101c96391f john replied to the topic Double charge for same 4 songs purchased in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/double-charge-for-same-4-songs-purchased/#post-124526 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 01:23:29 -0800 Hi Wendall, I’ll check this out and email you.
Don’t worry it’ll get sorted out.

]]> 83e2c58ebc7fcc48c301b5e2d1a245cf john replied to the topic Cancel premium access membership in the forum Premium Access Membership https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/cancel-premium-access-membership/#post-124524 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 01:20:20 -0800 ok Valerie got the message.

]]> d5de653b1eb938ead9ecaa2444e34517 john replied to the topic problem with Altissimo course purchase in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/problem-with-altissimo-course-purchase/#post-124344 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:50:44 -0800 Yes Bill I got your email and looked into it and responded.

]]> bae08fdea6c55949168a3317b3c870f2 john replied to the topic Backing track purchasing problems. in the forum Recording Your Saxophone https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/backing-track-purchasing-problems/#post-123442 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:24:24 -0700 I have read your email and have refunded one of them Alex.
You can access all your files to download again by going to the top menu of the site and under the “Checkout” link you will see “Purchase history”

]]> d5a10b289e92c45f850995299354ab96 john replied to the topic Misty in the forum Recording Your Saxophone https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/misty-4/#post-123433 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:45:18 -0700 hey Jeff lots of good stuff going on there!
I would ask you to blow about 100% louder.
dig down deep from your diaphragm, this will make your tone bigger and better.
your intonation is VERY good

]]> e6144ce9c89f41856721a4a70cd39e11 john replied to the topic Tequila! in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/tequila-5/#post-123432 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:41:51 -0700 good tone Kris…and you nailed the solo!
awesome.
ya you were blowing into I mic but should be louder in the mix especially for this tune, it should be up as loud as a main vocal….I find many sound guys haven’t much experience working with saxophones unfortunately.

]]> d9bc0e3fb10846147d8ba54535375a8d john replied to the topic Maybe I’m Amazed, Paul McCartney tenor sax cover by Leo Salu in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/maybe-im-amazed-paul-mccartney-tenor-sax-cover-by-leo-salu/#post-123373 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:38:49 -0700 we have a working list going…just a little slower these days because of other commitments but they are coming!

]]> 8286c393194c5400a5cb8d1205d599b4 john replied to the topic Backing track purchasing problems. in the forum Recording Your Saxophone https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/backing-track-purchasing-problems/#post-123372 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:37:34 -0700 the site might have been down for a little while earlier today but try again should be ok.’

]]> 3cfd16744539764cc250875b29263fcc john replied to the topic Backing track purchasing problems. in the forum Recording Your Saxophone https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/backing-track-purchasing-problems/#post-123338 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:43:39 -0700 Paypal can be a little quirky at times….try one day and it doesnt go thru, then another time it will and it has nothing to do with anything I;’m aware of.

]]> 5b03d9aa7f965d8748fbdd197afcd5df john replied to the topic Transposing in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/transposing-3/#post-123337 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:42:36 -0700 yes that’s a good sheet, easy to see and understand.
wether it’s alto to piano or piano to alto it’s the same interval just in reverse

]]> 73c6d6c6de7f3bb1d2185a3af449c50b john replied to the topic Backing track purchasing problems. in the forum Recording Your Saxophone https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/backing-track-purchasing-problems/#post-123336 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:34:41 -0700 I think it’s went thru now.

]]> 0fc6206ef987d7ed4511b8f588fb3323 john replied to the topic Motown Music in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/motown-music/#post-123159 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 05:29:50 -0700 who doesn’t like Motown??!!

]]> 3f46aaf6d95d7f591316c2d8e125e210 john replied to the topic Tone Imagination in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/tone-imagination/#post-122976 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 20:19:51 -0700 yes Top Tones…I got that when I started playing as a teenager…it’s a good one!

]]> 86f8634f04a0a4879680b194706da894 john replied to the topic good golly miss molly backling in the forum Saxophone Lessons https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/good-golly-miss-molly-backling/#post-122975 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 20:18:14 -0700 Malcolm, yes the backing without my sax is called the backing track…the one I call Full Mix has got my sax in it.

]]> 851d7690217d2d45a13fe585cc4999f4 john replied to the topic Unable to access premium membership in the forum Premium Access Membership https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/unable-to-access-premium-membership/#post-122661 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:28:17 -0700 Hi Valerie, please try it again…I had to add you to the new level which I had not yet done until today.
If your existing password doesn’t work let me know and I’ll create another one.
Johnny

]]> 87373f5977229ecbcfd808a47052c678 john replied to the topic Tequila in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/tequila-4/#post-122613 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 02:48:40 -0700 no you don’t have to be a member, and you can buy any music downloads.
Registering does make it smoother to get you r download links easier.
But if you don’t receive them because you didn’t register just email me and I’ll send you the download links.

]]> 06453b44a266f139973f64da0491186f john replied to the topic Is playing practicing some good tips in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/is-playing-practicing-some-good-tips/#post-122543 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:21:28 -0700 wow Leo very impressive.
what I do as performance time closes in, play the tune from the top and at the very first mistake STOP, go over the problem, work it out then start from the beginning again. If you worked out the problem you should play that part good now, if not keep going over it till you don’t screw it up again.

]]> fd7fae6ff1e82f7c0e402a37b8f12fee john replied to the topic Johnny in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/johnny-5/#post-122511 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:25:42 -0700 cool guys…ya I took on a little more that I bargained for but am hanging in there.
we basically gutted everything so it wasn’t just fixing a few things here and there….it’s everything!

]]> 0d111b7425577bcedcf05588759ea56e john replied to the topic Is playing practicing some good tips in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/is-playing-practicing-some-good-tips/#post-122510 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:23:52 -0700 The way I see it…
Playing is performing so to get the best performance we need to practise.
So playing is not practising.
When I play it’s with the intent to give my best possible performance.
To do that I need to go over the music carefully…stop and start over the more difficult parts etc as much as possible so when I’m performing it can all…[Read more]

]]> 2a0dead44caaa59e9bb684e6b3c0079d john replied to the topic Transcription on demand in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/transcription-on-demand/#post-122442 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 02:30:11 -0700 Hi Gerard, yes it’s true…I can’t do that service anymore. Was very time consuming and like I said recently, with so many more gigs and other projects I just can’t do it.

]]> 8c95a8a7a763402bd032cbb0c89e082d john replied to the topic Johnny in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/johnny-5/#post-122441 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 02:28:14 -0700 for sure Tim…again very sorry I’ve had limited lime here….but try and post it here….last time I couldn’t get it in my email

]]> e69bb8dae50f30ee515083ea9fa65357 john replied to the topic Johnny in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/johnny-5/#post-122415 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:54:21 -0700 ya got it Leo….been boating for about 20 years but only on smaller ones….this 35 footer is a big step!

]]> 88ff1e6be6933122e4a100178d2b56bb john replied to the topic Johnny in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/johnny-5/#post-122407 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:48:51 -0700 Hey Guys…sorry about not being around as much. For a while now I have taken on way more gigs (playing live)
also, a few months ago I got a 35ft boat which we started to restore hoping to get into the water this summer so it’s been taking up most of my time.
hoping to get more time after the summer!
Johnny

]]> 92e80eb20b6c7b364ecbbd4ba3b1a18c john replied to the topic No easy sheet music as told on my purchase of Over the rainbow in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/no-easy-sheet-music-as-told-on-my-purchase-of-over-the-rainbow/#post-122172 Sat, 22 Jun 2024 19:03:40 -0700 there is no regular or harder version….Over The Rainbow is only transcribed as an easy version

]]> 7694fd255b5fe62c5e25e9fb95511e41 john replied to the topic What's the Difference Between a Mordent and a Trill? in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/whats-the-difference-between-a-mordent-and-a-trill/#post-121757 Fri, 10 May 2024 13:45:21 -0700 a mordent goes up to the next note and back down before hitting the following note…so if you’re going from F to E then you play F, G, F, E but the G and F are snuck in there without changing the time of the music as written
a trill is simply going back and forth between 2 notes like F and G over and over really fast.

]]> a4fc8ae6dc04cbbe6684444044607551 john replied to the topic Bring it on home to me tenor cover Just playing along with Johnny's full mix! in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/bring-it-on-home-to-me-tenor-cover-just-playing-along-with-johnnys-full-mix/#post-121358 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:54:55 -0700 Hey Leo that’s hilarious playing long with the full mix… sounds great tho and like you’re havin a ball and that’s what it’s all about.
looks like you’re starting a sax shop with all those horns lined up there!
what mic is that?

]]> bc1e7c1144822430c386541b28aad1c6 john replied to the topic Can't access video lessons in the forum Registration or Download Issues https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/cant-access-video-lessons/#post-121254 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 03:09:26 -0700 I just doubled checked and did see my email to you on March 4th with the video lessons link.

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