First of all, I don't speak English natively, so I'm sorry if my spelling is wrong (I'm Brazilian).

I bought a saxophone of the brand "Weril" yesterday, to start learning, but I'm not able to make the most bass sounds (F bass, F# bass, E bass, D and D#). It's like I'm pressing the key to go up an octave. They would like you to help me know if it's me or if it's a saxophone problem.

Ps: I bought it from a luthier

Can anyone help me with transcribing the notes for this song? I'm trying to learn to sing, but I'm failing with this song. Thanks so much for the help! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/v7ZUzdwcpPswzrqy/

Hey guys, returning player here. Just wondering where you guys are getting your backing tracks from? For example Jason Derulo - Talk dirty (the sax solo (rest of the song doesn't matter, because there's karaoke versions)). I'm mostly talking about modern songs, where an instrument is ,,backed in'' the song and the only idea I have of how to remove it is to use certain applications, but it drastically reduces the sound quality. And also, which website would you guys recommend for me to download notes and backing tracks in general?

(edit) I know youtube has lots of backing tracks for songs, but half of them are just straight up garbage quality :(

Not looking for anything pricey, I mainly want a decent horn for general use. I mainly aim to play jazz. Looking for either an alto or tenor.

Hey! I’m looking to upgrade my saxophone (currently a bummy Buffet model) and I’m really looking into Yanigasawa, as I’ve loved every one I’ve played. Ive noticed the horns listed above are very much in my price range, but for the life of me I can’t figure out much of the differences??

If there’s anything any of you know that could help me I’d be very open to it!

I’ve also seen many Prima A-50s in my price range so I’d love to hear what you know about that too!

I am looking for a saxophonist for my wedding in Nice France and I am having trouble finding one. I know this is a long shot but does anyone have a recommendation?

Hi everyone!

Here's a quick video I made giving you a demonstration of replacing a saxophone pad. It's not a how-to or anything but I thought it'd give a behind the scenes look in the repair shop!

https://youtu.be/kbkyT-bzHvc

I’m 13 years old, and have been playing Alto Sax for about 5-6 years now. In the last year or so, I’ve noticed that when I play for extended periods of time, air escapes through my nose and not my mouth which results in me being unable to make any sound.. are there any quick ways to help with this?

I have a Grade 7 exam on Sunday, and while I’ve been practicing, I’m noticing that the periods I can play for without this happening have been decreasing throughout the week. It’s worrying me quite a bit because my chosen pieces are pretty long, and if this continues to get worse on the current curve, I won’t be able to play for more than a couple of minutes when the exam actually comes.

I’ve read quite a few posts in various other places about this, and some common answers that I’ve seen are that I just need more stamina, it should be fine after an hour’s break, or that it requires surgery to fix. Obviously these options are pretty varied so I would like to get others’ opinions, considering most people on this subreddit will have more experience than me.

I doubt it’s a stamina issue because this has only started happening (relatively) recently, although I could be mistaken. Taking a break- even for a day- doesn’t help me; I’ve tried. Surgery seems very extreme and unnecessary to me.

Can anyone give me suggestions? This has actually been causing me quite a bit of stress in the last few days, so any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hi!

I used to have a Vandoren V16 Jumbo Java for my alto, I couldn’t stand playing with it because it was squeaking. Not always, but when it did because a wrong embrochure, it was very painful - like when you blow into the mouthpiece alone). I used to have a 4C before, no issues, then after the Vandoren bought a Meyer M5M - still very happy with it after a year.

I pulled the trigger, and bought a YTS480 tenor, and gave V16 (not jumbo) another go, and the same issue is present, completely ruining my starting experience. I bought a 5C for it to have an easier starting point, but I was wondering if I’m alone with this issue of Vandoren mouthpieces, or it’s just too advanced for me yet (the tip opening is quite large even for the smallest, T6).

Any tips?

Hello, I’ve been searching but can’t find a cleaning swab with brush like this one for tenor, anyone know where I can get one?

I have been trying to find a balance between life and work and found that I can consistently carve out 15 minutes to practise . Has anyone else had any success on structuring small but effective shed sessions?

For context I studied music and used to do music full time pre-covid.

I was scrolling Facebook marketplace and found a great deal on a soprano sax but I can’t seem to find the brand anywhere. The saxophone says Virtu on it, under it it says “Supervised by French technicians” and under that it says “FE-366”. Does anyone know if this is a decent brand for me to pick up a soprano sax or not?

Hello all,

20 years playing clarinet and I want to try the tenor saxophone, but I don't know where to start when it comes to the mouthpiece.

What's a good mouthpiece to try? My problem right now is playing the lower notes, because of my clarinet playing the lower notes tipically go an octave higher without the register key.

If you also have sugestions for reeds, I welcome any kind of sugestion :)

Thanks!

I’ve been sorta at a loss for things to practice, I’ve been just playing songs over and over without really getting better. I’m not sure what fundamentals I should work on or even how to fully practice them. Could I get some ideas of stuff to practice?

Hi, I want to upgrade my mouthpiece from Yamaha 4C.

However, I find it hard to find a good video comparison between brands and types (in the same brand) for these mouthpieces on youtube.

I like a warmer jazzy sound on a mouthpiece. Do you have any mouthpiece recommendations? If you have a link to a youtube video it would be great.

For example, I’m currently interested in Vandoren V16, but i couldn’t find a video comparing the small/medium/large chamber on this. Other brand recommendations are also welcome. but preferably one that is not too expensive (less than $200).

Thank you in advance!

I am selling my tenor ishimori woodstone if anyone's interested. i'm in chicago. barely used.

In short, my birthday is coming up and I really want a soprano sax. The only problem is that most of the sopranos I see online are around $2,000, and I don’t want make my parents spend that much (i’ll probably pay for half, and my parents will probably pay for the other half). So my question, Are there any good sopranos for a relatively low price? The max i’d be willing to go is around $1,200.

This 10pack of unopened reeds was included when i bought my tenor, does anyone have an estimated age or know when rico used this design?

I have really been digging this one lick by Michael Brecker. If you are curious, it starts at about 5 minutes in after the high note in "African Skies" by the Brecker Brothers. I spent a solid thirty minutes trying to get it but i just can't.

I have been told a lot that Brecker is super advanced and I should start somewhere else and i completely agree but i just can't get this lick out of my head.

Any help?

soo I borrowed a tenor sax from my teacher to start learning. (it's a school sax) I only checked if the mouth piece and neck was clean and went from there. (I trusted that he gave me a clean sax at least)

after an hour or so of playing, I cleaned it with a swap and noticed mold????😭😭 there was like a lottt

does anyone know if I'll get sick after playing it for about an hr or will I be fine

I’ve always played the tennor. Although I’m not very good and my saxophone is soooo hard to play. It takes so much energy.

Recently, I was given a brand new Bari to play and it’s like a absolute dream. So easy to play all the notes even bottom A, and I can play it quietly.

My tenor is probily 20+ years old and sounds really Tinney and not at all like a tenor. I did think it was my poor playing but after playing the Bari, I’m not so sure… do you think I could get it serviced and could improve the sound? Or is it just me

hi fellow saxophonists! i’m a tenor sax player who is looking to improve their improvisation this summer before an audition for a jazz ensemble in october. i can do basic improvisation over major and minor blues scales, but i want to learn how to do more complex improvisation even for tunes im not very familiar with. unfortunately, i don’t have the resources for a private teacher, so what are some exercises and skills to work on? any recommendations for free online courses and places to find jazz sheet music would be great, too. this is my current practice routine:

-long tones -scales -etudes -relearning old pieces from my jazz band that i forgot (bc i don’t want to pay for sheet music)

I've been playing sax for 6 or 7 years now, and I'm wanting to go to college for music ed. I think im competent and able to play at a higher level than kids my age. But I'm not at the level I want to be.

Everyday i practice long tones with a drone, then a bit of overtones, I work on my major and minor scales with arpeggios, and some stuff my lessons teacher gives me, like some patterns.

But I don't feel like im progressing as much as I want to. I want to practice more every day, but at some point, there feels like I don't have anything else to practice.

Any help here? I know I'm not the only one that's been here before.

Thanks