The 2 most
common saxes played in band situations are Alto and Tenor.
Alto:
is the best
choice for students under 12 years of age or slightly built adults because of
it's size. Just about anyone can get their fingers around the Alto body and it's
not too heavy around the neck. Alto has some lovely high notes that have some of
the soprano quality about them but has enough lower notes to work in a
Pop/Rock/Blues/Funk and Jazz situation.
Well known
Alto players include: Candy Dulfer, Maceo Parker, David Koz, and Of course jazz
great Charlie Parker.
Tenor:
Physically
larger and lower in pitch the tenor is best suited to larger teenagers and
adults. Tenor is favoured by Blues and Rock bands for it's lower and more raw
tone.
Well known
Tenor players include: Michael Brecker, Big J McNeely,
MODERN
SAXOPHONE LESSONS
Maybe
you have a history of concert band or classical music but would love to play Top
40 or Blues or Jazz just for fun.
Wouldn’t it
be great to be a good classical musician who could wail away with an Acid Jazz
or Neo Soul band on the weekend?
I teach
students to read music, as well as theory and technique. My main interest is in
teaching players to function in all areas of the music industry; which includes
the skills to play in blues, rock, jazz, and pop bands.
Have
you spent most of your time playing in a brass band where you only get to go
TOOT, TOOT, TOOT every 4 bars or more?
Would you
like to learn melodies and take the LEAD part some time? How come the Trumpet
players get all the good parts?
Have you
been slogging your way through AMEB material yet can’t play a note if there is
no sheet music in front of you?
Got a wall
full of grade certificates but still don’t have a repertoire of songs anyone
under 80 would want to listen to?
I have
a collection of great Rock, Smooth Jazz, Neo Soul, Jazz and Blues tunes for you
to learn to play….. Along with backings. Develop an exciting repertoire of
modern songs to perform for friends, relatives and the public.
Learn to
make up (improvise) your own solos and learn to develop techniques that are used
by modern commercial players all over the world. Improvisation is both a science
and an art….and as such can be taught.
Complement your
Brass Band and Classical experience with some skills that will get you up on
stage playing modern styles to younger hip audiences. Get yourself some
experience with rock and blues instruments……..Small group playing is a
totally different experience than a large wind ensemble….and offers the
opportunity to develop commercially useful skills.
In addition to private tuition I also run small group workshops to give you
opportunity to practice these new skills in a private, supportive, fun
environment.
Google the
modern sax sounds of players like:
Candy Dulfer, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, David Sanborn, Kenny G, The Rippingtons,
Spyro Gyra, The Yellow Jackets and many more.
Release your inner soloist, no need to hide behind a wall of brass: step out
into the spot light …..
LET
ME HELP YOU GET THERE
EXPERIENCE COUNTS!...GET
THE BEST....35 YEAR PROVEN TRACK RECORD.
Here's the
problem: You want to try out a sax and everyone tells you to buy a Yamaha or
Jupiter etc. The trouble is that these instruments are in the $1500+ range.
That's a lot of money to spend just to see if you or your child will enjoy
playing the sax.
What's the
alternative?
1) Buy a 2nd hand one on EBAY......WRONG....If you can't play well enough to test it out properly then you could well be buying a sax that will cost you more than it's worth to fix. There can be so much wrong with a second hand sax due to age and misuse. (Bent keys, posts, and rods, worn pads, bent body). Quality sax repair is VERY EXPENSIVE, so you are better of with a cheap new one in a lot of cases.
2) Buy
a new Chinese sax from EBAY. You can get a perfectly playable Sax made in
3) THE
BEST OPTION......I've
found a local distributor of well made Chinese horns that will stand by his
instruments 100%. He's located in
Plus I'll be
here to play test it when it arrives to make sure it still plays well after
being shipped to you.
So between
two pro players checking the sax out, and the distributors guarantee, all of the
worry has been taken out of buying a BRAND NEW horn.
GET A NEW SAX WITH WARRANTEE FOR LESS THAN $700
(Tenor) or $550 (Alto)
I think I’ve solved the cheap sax versus reliability problem, so far the Saxes
that my students have bought from my contact have been perfect, for around a 1/3
the price of the accepted student brands.
Let me make this clear....I'm not selling these saxes....I simply have a deal
with a supplier (Musician, Teacher, Sax repairer) to help take the worry out of
buying a cheap Chinese horn from the internet.
He play tests them before they are shipped off to my student, (he knows that you
have been referred by me) and I play test them before the student opens the
case. This guarantees that the sax is in perfect working order when my students
get their horn. Any horns that have a problem (this would be rare) get shipped
back to him with a turnaround time of a couple of days.
WHAT’S THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY SUPPLIER AND OTHER EBAY SAXES?
My supplier is based in
What do I get out of it? I get a new student with a playable instrument….not
some piece of damaged 2nd hand junk from a private seller.
THERE’S
NEVER BEEN A CHEAPER TIME TO TAKE UP SAX!