How To Play Saxophone | Derek | Activity https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/members/derekroutledge/activity/ Activity feed for Derek. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:25:59 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d00d95285d7320b61b9781d91f1ced1e Derek started the topic White Christmas embellished in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/white-christmas-embellished/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:27:23 -0800 Hi Johnny I was trying to get the embellished sheet music for White Christmas but I kept getting 404 error message. I got the easy version so I was hoping to get the newer version if you have it in sheet form.

]]> d16b458768d31a6ad88ef151ab9853d7 Derek started the topic Flutter tongue... in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/flutter-tongue/ Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:44:40 -0700 Is there a different method to fluttering tongue or growl? I am one of those guys that can not roll my Rs. I have been able to get a reasonable dirty sound but have been frustrated over the years not being able to get a good growl on most of my notes. G and G# have been the only notes I have been able to get a decent growl.

]]> 58a3f2a5964af2a3e87bda21f0253622 Derek replied to the topic Careless Whisper high F# in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/careless-whisper-high-f/#post-87575 Sun, 21 Jul 2019 20:14:30 -0700 Yes thanks Johnny I also heard it was an alto. Ther has been lots of questions regarding this riff over the years regrading it being a tenor , alto , nose flute. Thanks for clearing it up. I will now switch to Alto on my gigs.

]]> 6a0fabca6d3e756ddcb36d4479bff2e5 Derek started the topic Careless Whisper high F# in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/careless-whisper-high-f/ Sat, 20 Jul 2019 06:10:32 -0700 Johnny can you tell me if this a true fact.

“As far as I know, the sax that Steve Gregory played on this song was a Selmer Mark VI tenor, but I don’t know which mouthpiece or reed he used. As that instrument didn’t have a top F# key, the engineer turned down the tape speed so that Steve could play the sax line a semitone lower.”

]]> 957fc231b10d42476bcb4c40530a12d7 Derek replied to the topic Johnny is there a smoother fingering to go from a Altissmo F# to A. in the forum Altissimo Course https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/johnny-is-there-a-smoother-fingering-to-go-from-a-altissmo-f-to-a/#post-87553 Fri, 19 Jul 2019 18:00:35 -0700 Thanks Jonny I sent you and email with a clip of my fingering.

]]> e4e3cc910517a83b705d8873425910b4 Derek started the topic Johnny is there a smoother fingering to go from a Altissmo F# to A. in the forum Altissimo Course https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/johnny-is-there-a-smoother-fingering-to-go-from-a-altissmo-f-to-a/ Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:30:30 -0700 I have some solos that involve F# to A (Shaky Ground) and I find it awkward using the fingering I have is there a smooth transition you can suggest.

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