I have recently received a series of questions about the saxophone and saxophone practise; I thought it would be useful to share the answers here for everyone in a series of blog posts. Here's the first one... 1 - What’s the main difference between soprano, alto, tenor & baritone...

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I had a conversation yesterday with a lady who had been working through some of the SAXOPHONE Studies videos. She mentioned a problem that she had encountered and solved. It occurred to me that other people will probably be doing the same thing, so I thought I would share it with you all. She...

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I have had a question on how to select the correct backing track when practising scales, as laid out in the 3 Steps To Scale Heaven course. And if one person is confused then I am certain that there will be others! Hopefully this blog post will help to clear the mist! Here's How To Ensure That...

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I was at my gig on Saturday and had a bit of time spare after the sound check, so I took the time to mess around improvising on my horn and I came up with this melody. I recorded it on my iPad to listen to later; when I did, I still liked it so I thought I'd share it with you. Hope you like...

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By now you’ve realised that scales and I have got a bit of a “thing” going on! Well, the third part to this story brings us up to the present day. I still practise scales and love trying to find new things to do with them. But, what is most relevant to you is how that has effected my...

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Here’s the second part to the story of my rebirth as a scale-ophile! (don’t think that’s officially a word, but I think it should be!)… …There I was at music college in the UK, studying under some great saxophonists, and musicians. The more I learnt about music, harmony and improvisation, the...

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I’ve been talking about scales a lot recently, so I thought I’d tell you the story of why I love them so much… The younger me refused to play scales; my teacher would talk to me about them and I would just glaze over! All I wanted to do was play and improvise. I think the idea that I had to...

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This review can be made very short: Quite simply, the Reedjuvinate is the best saxophone accessory that I have ever had! What is it? It is a reed storage system with space for 3 reeds, so it’s ideal to fit in your case and to have with you on gigs or in rehearsals. Inside the case is...

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I have just been filming some "How To Play" videos of scales, tips etc for the March update in the Scales Library, and at the end I was having loads of fun messing around with the scales that I had just filmed. Scales are not, as the younger me used to think, an instrument of torture designed...

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I ran a rehearsal last night for one of my saxophone groups, and it struck me (as it has done lots of times before) how powerful playing long notes collectively can be. Do you practise with friends and/or other saxophonists? If not, you should definitely try it. As a warm up, try all of you...

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