hey guys this is Courtney im in 8th grade and have been playing the alto sax for 3 years. the music at school is totally boring. we need to strike up the band. its also sometimes hard to play some music b/c im the only sax in my class. just give me an answer if you find anything

Hey everyone. I`m Charles. I`m a freshman in college and I`ve been playing all the saxes since 6th grade, so that would be somewhere around 7-8 years. Those are looking for stuff to play, try playing by ear. Listen to a song, and go off that. It`s hard, but worth the work if you want to be better. Scales, technique, and practice are always a good idea. Remember, tone above all. Email me if you have any questions about alto-bari sax. I`m not a big tenor guy or soprano. I`m currently rewriting some music for the Eb saxes, so keep in touch if you want anything. I`ll see what I can do.

You`ve been playing for that long. Wow I just started this year. ( 6th grade) I get so frustrated because the alto sax takes so much breath support. And although I`ve got plenty of breath I some times find it hard to breath through my diafram support it and not get dizzy.

what might help is breathing excersises. work on control. take deep breaths, and exhale at a constant speed for as long as possible. if you can sustain a solid exhale for at least 8 beats at 60 bpm, you`re doing good. it took me awhile to exhale for 24 counts going at 50.

Once again thanks! I`ll try that. I`m going to band camp tomorrow and we have to have a piece ready to perform. I chose Scarboruogh fair and Ode to Joy as my back up. Scarbourough fair is one of my favorites but takes a lot of breath support!

hi can i join in with ur conversation...it sounds really interesting...is there a courtney in tha convo.....cause guess what...MY NAMES COURTNEY TO!!! how wikid is that...so um yeh i play sax.....for about three years now and i pretty much suck at it lol...naa i think im ok i guess...i can nearly keep up with a guy at my school who`s been playin clarinet for 6-7 years....so yeh (we have music lessons together)...
ok well i betta go...chat to ya`s soon
luvs courtney

Well Alexandria vr, good luck with that. I love band camp. The one for UNL starts in a few weeks, and I have to do my final auditions then. So I`m really excited about that. Here`s the thing with music..don`t always get easy music. the only way to get better is to play harder and harder music as your skills progress. And always work on your basics(i.e. scales, arpeggios, articulation, etc.).

I don`t always get the easy music I find it better to challenge yourself aswell. In fact I`m looking for Bakers Street. It`s got an awesome sax solo. Don`t know what kind but I fully intend to find out. My teacher said scales and arpeggios are good warm ups. I find them tedious though I`ll get to them though for know I`m working on my small piece so I can be sorted.


Thanks for the advice Charles

If anyone is interested in sax music, there`s an awesome sax combo called Jericho. If I remember correctly, it`s for two altos, a tenor, and a bari. It`s pretty decent and somewhat of a challenge for beginning players. I have other stuff too, so hit me up on my email if you want some good sax tunes.

does ne1 have the music to sing sing sing (the chips ahoy) if they do could u email me ?

thnx
Jef213452@aol.com

I am so TIRED of searching the web for sax sheet music, if any of you have any music you want to share, it would be greatly appreciated! Preferably no clasical stuff tho plz.

Easy/hard don`t mater.... thx again

Hey yall

I know wut chyall mean when u say u cant find no music. i play 5 int. Alto Tenor Bari Flute Clarinet. But my main man is Bari i just luv the brassy low sound its just the shiznet. But im the only grl in school who plays bari thats y they call me the bari babe. or they song bird cause i sing so much especially in the hallways at school. Well im in the 8th grade now and i am going to be in 2 bands. Jazz and Colt the 2 highest ones im first chair also. I try to set and example for my siblings and cousins to tell them that the one of the biggest ins. in the band dosent have to be played by a guy grls can do wut eve they want to do if yall want someone to talk to about music or who just needs some advice just emal me k. usherhunny@yahoo.com
Luvyall Peace out,
Ohyeay by the way im 13 just let ya know
Peace

It`s about time another bari gets here. I love that sax. I`ve been playing that horn since 7th grade. If you want some good bari sax solos, I can hook you up girl.

I went to this camp and I saw a few bari saxes man those are Huge!

Of course they`re huge. Something with that much power can`t be small.