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Playing the saxophone How to play this notation?

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Playing the saxophone Adapting a Piano Piece for Sax Quartet - What Options for "Octave Tremolo"

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Playing the saxophone Bass sax - reading tuba and bass parts

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Playing the saxophone First year on tenor sax

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Playing the saxophone Have you hooked up?

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Playing the saxophone Left hand/arm tension while playing

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Playing the saxophone Baritone reed on a tenor mouthpiece

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Playing the saxophone Scared to death and dragging my feet.

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Playing the saxophone Callus - Thickening of skin on right thumb

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