Hi everyone! SAXBOY here letting you-all know that I have a few web sites that are for students online.
There is an Alto Sax site and a Tenor Sax site. They have pictures, great CDs to check out, a list of famous players for each site, links, beginning lessons, some history about each sax, sound clips from some of me CDs and live shows to hear each sax, and a question and answers page. The Tenor site even has a virtual Tenor Sax to play.
Pretty fun stuff. I tried to put everything a student would want to see and hear all in one site. If you look at it and think anything is missing or you have any questions, I would really appreciate it. I might even add your question with the responxe if it seems like it is something that would help other kids!
Thanks! The Virtual Tenor is pretty cool. We programed it all in flash so the note lengths are longer if you hold the mouse key longer. You can even move to the next note you want to hear while holding the previous note. Pretty fun to play around with.
Thanks again,
Greg Vail SAXBOY
My BLOG - www.SaxPlayersBlog.com
My Space - www.MySpace.com/GregVailSax
I have been an active member at Sax On The Web for many years. They have great resources with many great players.
These sites are all about the novice. Most young sax players are not going to find what they want on a mega forum like Sax On The Web. They want very basic information, and easy to find.
I have run a few forum attempts. You can not search a topic or question well at all. You can post the question and then you have 6 guys yelling at you for not looking hard enough before posting the question.
It lacks the friendly feel at times and can get way to heavy.
I followed / researched web traffic on sax related searches for years and developed sites to inform, build interest in and meet the basic searches on the web for saxophones.
Most kids and parents just want to see and hear what these saxophones sound like. They don't need or want some college term paper filed with references to double blind tests done on none musical monkeys during the blue moon. They need some basic information and they won't go looking for it forever. 2-3 pages is all you get to answer there questions.
I did the research and put the site together. I followed it up with reviews from kids and parents and made a few changes. The sites are a great resource for kids just starting off.
If they survive on a saxophone into there teens, maybe they'll be ready for a Sax On The Web experience, and learn the written and unwritten rules of play.
Hope they do.
In the meantime - these sites are doing a ton of traffic and good around the planet and I am totally proud of my involvement in something that helps younger musicians learn and grow.
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