Juan Chevez

@Johnny We’ll do=I’ll get on that ASAP=2.0 and 2.5 Coppers and Onyx. If the 2.5 are too thick for me, I have a friend who plays Jody Jazz Hard Rubber MP on Alto and Tenor and I can send the 2.5 to him=he’ll gladly take it from me–he has a really good sound. He uses a Yamaha YAS-23 Alto and a Vito Tenor from Japan–the Vito Tenor it’s pretty much…[Read more]

@Johnny I saw on the ‘Reeds’ page a notice about shipping/delay with shipping-has that been worked out or should I wait? The Rico Cane Reed I play on is 2.5, so I’m thinking a size 2/Medium Soft will be the way to go–I read your post there under the reed strength about the chart was a little off for you=you played a size 3 Cane reed and went with…[Read more]

Whoop Whoop!! @Johnny Look here, bless your heart and cotton socks for your insight in this regard and your enabling, positive vision. Ya.
It grows as it goes. Tasty!

i confess to you i’ve been feeling a bit, well, now, not so much lost or overwhelmed but rather simply paralyzed (being with overload of to much varied convolutions of unhelpful,…[Read more]

Beats yodelling haha .. Here’s the rest of, The Drover’s Dream, @Sheila and @Johnny i learnt to do this one on my GC Hohner Erica button accordion before starting on sax a few years back and learning on site here. Anywayz my Uncle George taught this one to me, and, he made sure i learnt to sing the air whilst playing it. But my voice has improved…[Read more]

Heya @Johnny at about 1:34 you can see your mp, that is where the reed (hemp fibrereed) is projecting a coupla mm out.

Do you find it works better that way? Be interested to know your thoughts, thanks

Is this somethink you’ve found works better on synthetics?

i’m gonna try it now. Usually i have the reed just slightly back from the end of the…[Read more]

@Johnny

Looks like the “Music” logo Left Top Header may be addressed on the technical side yet all i can see is half of the letter “c” on a static page. It is more than i could see prior. However as i move between pages it is clearly visible for only a moment then covered up by the How To Play Saxophone logo (that being handy to tap on to go back…[Read more]

Ya @Johnny

that’s it!!
great detective work!! whoo hoo
hands in the air itz been a cover up
good techy feedback
we can see clearly now!!

i run Google chrome, see top right of screen icon “MORE”
See ZOOM + and –
i’m running at 100% and gotta go down to 80% to see the Music icon
Maybe the “how to play saxophone dot org” logo has gotta…[Read more]

Ya Michael, i just discovered this song recently too, that is after a guitarist mate i know has learnt to cover it in original key of F (G for us tenors) in a band he’s in [with a coronet player]. He said to me, hey man do you Earl Bostic? i said for sure he’s one of the original honkers and screamers and i learnt about him on a hot sax site :-)…[Read more]

Why couldn’t the Clam make new friends?
It’s not because he was too shellfish, I think he just never opened up.

Which key is best please for us sax players @Johnny ?

Key of C is good, like some songs Rock around the Clock you’ve written out in C / tenor / Night Train too
Key of Bb you’ve done a lotta work with us in Shotgun also there’s Peter…[Read more]

Yes @Pete this guy is fantastic and i’ve been subscribed to his channel for a while now, generally he has a new song on Tuesday
mate i don’t think ya gonna find the sheet music and backing

like you say he’s playing by ear

he just one of the lucky ones!!
we need to learn to Hear Sing Play too
it must get easier please God!

i can’t read music at…[Read more]

Hi @Pete looks like it is in A so transpose up to B lotsa fun hey

Heaps of music sheets on google search, also looks like sax music sheets on Pinterest…[Read more]

Hi; check out fingering lesson here on site by @Johnny and have a good look at fingering charts, stick with it:-)

Wow my 2 cents worth if anyone had a mk6 they’d at least know how to play f# after fork f and before altissimo g – so i too am interested in @Johnny‘s take! I guess the ears have it …

Hiya Michael! 🙂

Here’s the thang –

HEAR – SING – PLAY

for converting youtube mp4 to mp3 go to :

https://youtubemp4.to/

cut and paste you tune clips in to try it out?

@Johnny shared with us a video grab app some time back but it had gone outta date when i tried it out, couldn’t download .. maybe my computer?

anywayz suggest burn…[Read more]

Hi Gents
Thanking you kindly @Mark Casey for the link!
i Shazamed it and got O.C and The Holidays, “Watch THat Action” –
they’re new to me so got ’em on my Itunes library now to enjoy later cheers
says on link below “The Tuttle” and “Watch that Action” flip sides of record…[Read more]

Cheers @walley
Another unrelated weekly activity?? wot (or who) could it be now
You International Man of Mystery you!!

Me, never had a sax lesson yet apart from online.
I lapsed on the Premium Membership for a bit coz of information overload.

Stoked about the music reading thang.
Lovin’ the tenor sax. Am only just now getting ahead, i found…[Read more]