How To Play Saxophone | Juan Chevez | Mentions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/members/johnny/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Juan Chevez. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:28:50 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 7a081a0f54029f67af66000f82470498 Ronnie Niles replied to the topic Dukoff Mouthpiece--has anyone ever tried one? in the forum Mouthpieces https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/dukoff-mouthpiece-has-anyone-ever-tried-one/page/2/#post-112578 Sun, 21 Aug 2022 03:21:54 -0700 @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]

]]> 7ec732eea48bf0cec2658301d1a627a5 Ronnie Niles replied to the topic Dukoff Mouthpiece--has anyone ever tried one? in the forum Mouthpieces https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/dukoff-mouthpiece-has-anyone-ever-tried-one/page/2/#post-112558 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:01:43 -0700 @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]

]]> 40ca3e576b8f39849f403ef2d0c42a92 saxomonica replied to the topic Hotel California in the forum Share a Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/hotel-california-3/#post-104896 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 05:15:30 -0700 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]

]]> 72c7b271ecfdd34e088be74356dc6869 saxomonica started the topic Epic echo! in the forum Improvisation https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/epic-echo/ Sat, 08 Aug 2020 15:55:18 -0700 Pipe me up an echo pedal @Johnny !! ๐Ÿ™‚

Musician Plays Saxophone Into Giant Gas Pipes to Accompany Himself With His Own Echo

]]> 0cb3a60c05d4e1566995d8ff746728c8 saxomonica started the topic To Love Somebody in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/to-love-somebody-2/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:26:58 -0700 Hi @Johnny i just love your latest release! And the paint job in your practice room. Heya is that new or what? Looks real good anyways. Hope ya don’t have the blues from your head down to your shoes from the paint roller splashes about the joint, say. lol. ๐Ÿ™‚
Mate, could you do us a real big fave, please, and offer up a tutorial lesson at your…[Read more]

]]> 7f3eb86244cbb24ae652d6b0911e1348 saxomonica replied to the topic Hello Everyone! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/hello-everyone-6/#post-96048 Sun, 19 Jul 2020 16:05:51 -0700 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]

]]> 0998c97771b9e0d5ea42d515092d38ba saxomonica replied to the topic Saxsharma ? Mouthpieces in the forum Mouthpieces https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/saxsharma-mouthpieces/#post-91709 Sat, 22 Feb 2020 02:51:28 -0800 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]

]]> cc9f4fc128bfdb53e434f58adfee75fa saxomonica replied to the topic Backing tracks in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/backing-tracks-4/page/2/#post-91502 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:50:01 -0800 @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]

]]> 043f44404b4843c6565ecffe7e7679bb saxomonica replied to the topic Backing tracks in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/backing-tracks-4/#post-91382 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 02:40:43 -0800 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]

]]> e68ebb3c971cf1b5b29a06eb1a6bed69 saxomonica replied to the topic Earl Bostic tone playing "Flamingo" ...on the Alto! in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/earl-bostic-tone-playing-flamingo-on-the-alto/#post-91216 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:39:36 -0800 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]

]]> 2ca570a117dc13cc5e4a143984f3dba6 saxomonica replied to the topic doh doh doh hello help from the whiteboard in the forum Saxophone Tips https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/doh-doh-doh-hello-help-from-the-whiteboard/#post-89713 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:09:06 -0800 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]

]]> 4bc313c95d9ceb8874c3ad02ed87ff8f saxomonica started the topic doh doh doh hello help from the whiteboard in the forum Saxophone Tips https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/doh-doh-doh-hello-help-from-the-whiteboard/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:25:27 -0800 hello why here is some great help from the whiteboard

do you have one handy? maybe write this thang out in C and numbers as illustrated ..

i did, and i’m thinkin’ about flattened thirds, and fifths, and sevenths as i do the scale

next i’m gonna try the F# scale on whiteboard,
then B, say

there’s a 4th in there
anywayz i found this ear /…[Read more]

]]> ea998ac8e0f9154f8b41a09d76bc8198 saxomonica replied to the topic Testing a Rovner VERSA ligature using a cane reed plate in it in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/testing-a-rovner-versa-ligature-using-a-cane-reed-plate-in-it/page/3/#post-89385 Thu, 07 Nov 2019 14:41:14 -0800 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]

]]> 5140c08e9c936a97826fd90fbda2fcb4 saxomonica replied to the topic Testing a Rovner VERSA ligature using a cane reed plate in it in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/testing-a-rovner-versa-ligature-using-a-cane-reed-plate-in-it/page/3/#post-89358 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 05:02:09 -0800 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]

]]> 0490dc75645a383bae5b2571f3f5e8bf saxomonica replied to the topic Non-matching fingering in the forum Saxophone Lessons https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/non-matching-fingering/#post-89094 Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:26:52 -0700 Hi; check out fingering lesson here on site by @Johnny and have a good look at fingering charts, stick with it:-)

]]> d2ac6184cbaa4f26e14dcf0e570c64e6 saxomonica replied to the topic Careless Whisper high F# in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/careless-whisper-high-f/#post-87564 Sat, 20 Jul 2019 15:29:59 -0700 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 …

]]> 505895f43de45f580193826b0582472d saxomonica replied to the topic How to download Johnny's Repertoire to iPhone with Jonny playing the melodies in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/how-to-download-johnnys-repertoire-to-iphone-with-jonny-playing-the-melodies/#post-87336 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 03:17:45 -0700 Hiya Michael! ๐Ÿ™‚

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]

]]> 62f1b01a5118c3bfd76164b1f33529d2 saxomonica replied to the topic Lucille in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/lucille/#post-87256 Sat, 06 Jul 2019 03:30:32 -0700 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]

]]> d633107511171db3dd184ca76abc7049 saxomonica started the topic Lucille in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/lucille/ Thu, 04 Jul 2019 21:03:06 -0700 Hi all – heya have you managed to view the latest rockin’ air we can learn!
wowwwww
Love how it’s very clearly made being to see all the fingerwork too …
Oohh @Johnny please satisfy our heart’s with a tutorial on this one day?!
Thanking you

]]> a5536d2f08a0e09837665102b75f94b7 saxomonica replied to the topic Sight Reading in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/sight-reading-2/#post-87142 Tue, 02 Jul 2019 02:06:45 -0700 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]

]]> 9857b37910d1befab88c5448218f1596 saxomonica started the topic Sight Reading in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/sight-reading-2/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:41:37 -0700 Ya thanks so much @Johnny for your latest video lessons that truly help us all to get progressively more advanced in our sight reading.

We are all counting and clapping on you. Again, thank you.

#HappyCanadaDay ๐Ÿ™‚
Rocking our World.

]]> a0ca1ebb9b0a069f0871ac64fd3eba97 saxomonica replied to the topic Pretty Woman - II in the forum Your Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/pretty-woman-ii/#post-86585 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:16:23 -0700 Yo, caring & considerate comments on Bob’s account there, @walley , good stuff
@Johnny is pretty liberal in his dissemination of info; pretty cool hey what?

Noice / it grows as it goes / get ya kicks on hyper routes & arteries lol

There ya go @Robert Frederick!! whoo hoo you manifestly you’ve got your heart in it and really pumpin’
Aha!! now ya…[Read more]

]]> a2188c83bc919639b0350c8f4c62b6da saxomonica started the topic Dominant 7 Lessons in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/dominant-7-lessons/ Sun, 19 May 2019 16:46:23 -0700 1752 blastoff
right on, right on, right on
many thanks @Johnny for the very tasty tequila slammer lesson’s

they are really taking us places, and, into free fall too
wailing on a high note even, we can see lotsa stars ๐Ÿ™‚

the lessons as clearly presented go down well and deep into the belly

cheers!

Thanking you for our current trip through…[Read more]

]]> 809cf0b323dd19ae8a45601a9f875d3c saxomonica replied to the topic Off the Wall in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/off-the-wall/#post-86003 Sat, 18 May 2019 02:18:40 -0700 nb this an interesting air @Johnny as he plays C Chromatic Super 64 in 3rd position to start
one step behind key signature, gives eerie minor sound, ephemeral riffs
lotsa sucking eg 6suck to 4 suck, and then 1blow or 4b, say

then he switches to a G diatonic ten hole in 2nd position
skip warbles 4/5 suck, creates tension on 4s and 4s bent,…[Read more]

]]> a2783c818dc84ecad66a7d7cbcc83fab saxomonica started the topic Transcriptions in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/transcriptions/ Wed, 01 May 2019 06:24:59 -0700 Playing by ear is where i’m at currently in the learning curve. Does anyone have any tips, thanks? Much appreciated.
I know @Johnny is now offering a transcribing service. If my ears don’t improve soon then i’ll be a huge customer!

Here’s a good site below. He advises best to take it slowly – and sing the notes – in learning to…[Read more]

]]> 39a6c4a151c3e0f3eea85b58e093ebf2 Michael replied to the topic Fibracell reeds came in and I'm one happy man :) in the forum Reeds https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/fibracell-reeds-came-in-and-im-one-happy-man/#post-84671 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 01:37:54 -0700 @Johnny I’m definitely going to look into those reeds as soon as I can, probably in the month of May. Got some family stuff we’re doing first over the next few weeks. I’ve been hearing great things about them from lots of players. I tried Legere reeds from a music store locally, didn’t like them at all. I’m going to look over your blog post about…[Read more]

]]> 6a5a97d130ad0e104096f3d85cc2571f Michael replied to the topic Finding the right reed. in the forum Reeds https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/finding-the-right-reed/#post-84538 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 03:27:31 -0700 @Johnny Java Greens size 3. My Sax teacher told me this past Wednesday to start making a weekly video diary–plus using a mirror. The difference with working with a real teacher vs. someone in a music store who professes to be a teacher is like night and day! He taught me some other cool tricks about tuning–super helpful!

I have some Fibracell…[Read more]

]]> fb563347a0ddc70fd3d273161a107538 Jose Luis Hinojosa replied to the topic ALTO SAX Mouth Piece in the forum Mouthpieces https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/alto-sax-mouth-piece/#post-83916 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 00:33:55 -0700 @johnny – Why mess with success? Youโ€™re happy with your Guardala and thatโ€™s awesome!

@gary – As Johnny says, youโ€™re very lucky to have a โ€œlocalโ€ music store with mouthpiece selections! I live in rural Kansas and am planning on attending the Summer NAAM in Nashville (July 2019) to try out some MPs. I guess I could test them long distance,…[Read more]

]]> fa6fd52e7b6cb98dd1ca02fc37f143f7 saxomonica replied to the topic My Winston Soprano is getting serviced on Monday..... in the forum Show Us Your Sax https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/my-winston-soprano-is-getting-serviced-on-monday/#post-83686 Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:01:04 -0700 Yeaa! Nice one, Michael!
Do you have photo captures of any guys in red suits to frame? #WhoCouldItBeNow
PS the 2nd track below link is kinda topical if you follow @Johnny songswise

]]> 8ed7af5f3f1dee781907fc07c382c9e8 saxomonica replied to the topic Is this a good value in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/is-this-a-good-value/#post-83501 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 04:08:28 -0700 Informative! many tghanks

small typo here @Johnny viz depending on the model and weather / whether
just sayin’

see Selmer High End Models $4,000 โ€“ $12,000

If this price range doesnโ€™t scare you then look for a Selmer Mark VI, they feel and sound great. End of story.

Some other Selmer models within this price range are the Super Action 80 ser…[Read more]

]]> 3e32186afb3a352ca28b0196642c33b8 Michael replied to the topic ALTO SAX Mouth Piece in the forum Mouthpieces https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/alto-sax-mouth-piece/#post-83305 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 18:50:25 -0700 I think Berg Larsens are awesome, love the sound you get out of a Berg Larsen ๐Ÿ™‚ What kept me away from them is the shape of the beak. They have a really sharp beak. I have to use something that sits more flush in my mouth like a Claude Lakey, Jody Jazz, Otto Link, etc.

@Johnny Oh wow, didn’t know you used to play Berg Larsens, pretty cool :)…[Read more]

]]> d52d91fc45b725311573fa369cf86cfe saxomonica replied to the topic To Bite or Not To Bite? in the forum Saxophone Lessons https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/to-bite-or-not-to-bite/page/2/#post-82946 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 06:07:17 -0800 4 sure @Brother Cavefish ‘n @sxpoet

and @RRBirdman
@Peter and @Michael Bishop

to each to their own – “there is no disputing about tastes”.

So. For beginners and not so intermediate players, in the final analysis –

“if you are playing with your top teeth off the mp then itโ€™s totally wrong. Iโ€™ve talked to several people who do that. they nev…[Read more]

]]> b5f15a8834d809b9ae194356d7ac930c saxomonica replied to the topic Steppenwolf's 'Born to be Wild' on the Saxophone? in the forum Share a Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/born-to-be-wild-on-the-saxophone/#post-82616 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:08:21 -0800 Oh yes please @Johnny !! tear it up for us PLEASE mate in key

we’ve all got this one under our hats, ready to belt it out
As Michael suggests, itza perfect tandem ride with your Led Zep cover

whoo hoo let’s rock and roll, thanking you kindly!
you beauty

anywayz what we got so far in Hyperspace –

]]> 39428a564ace0a6bad7b869c7a620c4e saxomonica replied to the topic Earl Bostic Night Train! in the forum Share a Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/earl-bostic-night-train/#post-82576 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:06:24 -0800 Guys – have you seen this gem? hard to find on you tube ………………
Be good to see a link on Music rep link @Johnny just sayin’

]]> 22db1c40f404e903adab079a5d3408e3 Michael replied to the topic is it worth buying a Pro horn? in the forum Saxophone Tips https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/is-it-worth-buying-a-pro-horn/page/4/#post-82504 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:07:31 -0800 @Johnny Thanks for the props you gave to Trevor James Saxophones in your blog article ๐Ÿ™‚ https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/buying-a-saxophone/ I’ve had my SR Tenor and Signature Custom Alto for almost 3 years and they’re still like brand new, has never given me any issues. The SR Tenor used to be their pro-line Tenor, but when they released…[Read more]

]]> 72f06bee9080cdf5c269320444cc3d1e saxomonica replied to the topic Harlem nocturne in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/harlem-nocturne-5/#post-81930 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:05:44 -0800 Hey @brother
hi, howz thangs?
Peace and love. Rainbows and mungbeans. Seaweed and lobsters.
Trust you are mellowing down easy. IN the fish cave like.
Nice!

So.
Hi @Johnny
whatz happening? thanx

]]> d3f094a255aa82f14958cbd3e5479566 saxomonica replied to the topic Just Beginning in the forum Introduce Yourself https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/just-beginning/#post-81574 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:38:35 -0800 Hi @Eric_Francis a big WELCOME to the site – and i’m sure @Johnny will soon extend the hand of a personal welcome to your good self.

Meanwhiles ..

Hey bloke i live up near Rowley Rd and the Freeway being not to far from you and with lotsa room to practice.
I only been tootin’ a year or so and actually i dunno any other sax players – just me…[Read more]

]]> c912ac1bfa55eee8642bf1511e5e37a1 saxomonica replied to the topic it doan me a ting if it aint gat dat swing in the forum Share a Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/it-doan-me-a-ting-if-it-aint-gat-dat-swing/#post-81215 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:04:26 -0800 Thanx @sxpoet for the deliverance of the excellent interview per Dick Dale and the great earlier track. Carving.
Awesome surf guitar hero and plays just like Jimmie – upside down. And wow he is a sax and harp player too! Drummin’

Yes re your drumming tempo getting ahead of yourself – this is what happened to Charlie Parker when he got his first…[Read more]

]]> 9a57c87ccab7414c2662f8d3b37a1383 saxomonica replied to the topic Noble "Thin Man" Watts in the forum Share a Video https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/noble-thin-man-watts/#post-81149 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:58:57 -0800 OOh yeah

@Johnny what a find!

gotta slide this new fella into my play list, way cool – Cheers

]]> 8f49529774300b106bd06176f0fe6798 saxomonica replied to the topic Chromatic Scale, Arpeggios and Octaves with MP only... in the forum Premium Access Membership https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/chromatic-scale-arpeggios-and-octaves-with-mp-only/#post-80766 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 04:20:34 -0800 Wow @Michael Bishop you’re really honkin’ and manifestly ya cooking the goose soon!
I remember @Johnny relating try to blow warm air from a fat throat – like steaming up a window, somethink likea that ..
i can really notice the diff too in tone
Yet i am far from the tonal mastery you can now exhibit, but i’ll keep at it step by step!

So.…[Read more]

]]> 0f1efbdb9f2b2686b76e0c6d82a2ac44 saxomonica replied to the topic Download the solo with backing track in the forum General Questions https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/download-the-solo-with-backing-track/#post-80373 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:59:43 -0800 Thanking you most kindly, @Lucas de Jong and @Johnny 😀

Been trying for yonks to get MP3 from video !!!
VLC, media player, this that & the other no go for me, agh
Now I can make a CD of the lesson / songs from here I love
Hammer them into the old brain box, crimson and clover
Over and over
You beauty

]]> 9964eca27df4c0242233c133f53e25e5 saxomonica replied to the topic How to develop lung capacity in the forum Saxophone Tips https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/how-to-develop-lung-capacity/#post-80303 Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:26:05 -0800 Thanks @Johnny !! Classic gold.
King Curtis or Jole Blon didn’t use much tounge rolling in that one?

i remember a few of us were talking about tounge rolling earlier on site …

hey found this link

Flutter Tonguing – The Sexy Sax Secret

]]> 18c5fb4319f5ca5a5e1c85fdaa8a5a57 saxomonica started the topic 19 New Year's Tips by Us :-) in the forum Music Theory https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/19-new-years-tips-by-us/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:05:03 -0800 Hey everybody @Johnny ‘s Rockin’ Establishment of Saxophonic Pleasure and Altissimo Achievement,

i reckon we could share our insights being to come up with 19 good tips to improve the currently happennin’ Saxy New Year.
Your thoughts ?

Anyways i gotta couple to start …
Yo. Let’s kick it in the guts.

1) get Shazam and Spotify on your phone…[Read more]

]]> 0d13ee45770d6326d910a3fdeb11a862 saxomonica replied to the topic New Christmas Songs in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/new-christmas-songs/#post-77779 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:34:29 -0800 Thanks @Johnny for the Xmas cheer – they are a real hoot and sure helping to chase away the blues!

๐Ÿ™‚
And hey check out the sax chart halfway down LHS at :
https://www.stepwisepublications.com/free-fingering-charts.html

]]> 43cc6f6bdd60f787f38ff495772567de saxomonica replied to the topic Staying in time with a backing track in the forum Saxophone Tips https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/staying-in-time-with-a-backing-track/#post-74802 Sun, 26 Aug 2018 17:14:14 -0700 thanks @JazzCat i’ll get Clickin’
and try some clappin’
hey mate i like those you tube lesson vids you sometimes see where a cursor goes along the staff in time

yes @Johnny thanks for the brilliant clarification
the holes in my theory are from being a harmonica player
i think of all my scales and song riffs in hole numbers
say, 2suck…[Read more]

]]> f895af85f7a09adace38763a7bf3c36d Jose Luis Hinojosa replied to the topic Wild Weekend in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/wild-weekend/#post-74254 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:26:58 -0700 Agree @Johnny

However, not sure of the altissimo note at the end. It sounded in the wrong key.

]]> 43ddf95cedd6c4018253de0664f9f126 saxomonica started the topic Wild Weekend in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/wild-weekend/ Mon, 06 Aug 2018 05:41:47 -0700 Hi everybody!

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Recently downloaded, “Wild Weekend”.

OOh itz so groovy and all
i luv it

awesome transcription @Johnny

Good song with C F G sharps
also octave key in, so ok song to practice overblow with no key in
also helps out working with the palm keys and introducing tighter embouchere for good intonation (solo)
lotsa room to breathe in…[Read more]

]]> c45fbe68be1eb52dec94dabf7e9fb05d saxomonica replied to the topic Brown Sugar Sax Solo in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/brown-sugar-sax-solo/#post-73996 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:27:50 -0700 Here’s @Johnny –

]]> 36b6b622bcd949ef572eca22932b8dbb saxomonica replied to the topic Brown Sugar Sax Solo in the forum Repertoire https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/brown-sugar-sax-solo/#post-73910 Sat, 28 Jul 2018 19:58:26 -0700 Copy that ‘eh
Yep you beaut @Johnny !!
The easier the better right?

Thanx for the tounge flutter expose too
trrr trr trr tr-tr

So. Gettz ya tounge hanging out and yaya’s working

]]> b6bed422c821985f75e34063fae94d7b saxomonica replied to the topic 3 Simple Altissimo tips in the forum Saxophone Tips https://www.howtoplaysaxophone.org/forums/topic/3-simple-altissimo-tips/#post-73096 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:27:57 -0700 You beaut @Jeff this is all very interesting stuff hey and really enjoyed the first video clip mate
Lip corners in tight, the E toungue thing high and taking in more mouthpiece with lower jaw hmmm
Man the fast talkin’ dude is doing it in great style / ‘the best sermon is a good example’

These things are similar to jamming with the blues harmonica…[Read more]

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