Saxophones I'm a believer--playing sitting down

[Dr G]

Might be our hearing, but the timing seems off in the video.
Not smooth.
Something to work on.

Maybe try it with just a metronome, and a bit slower at first.
Make it more musical, as opposed to honking it out.

Or anything else for that matter...lol. I read a great appraissal by you on another forum. Could you listen to it and give an honest opinion..its not great but a good oppo to learn..

Thanks for the invite, Eddie.

I agree with @PiccoloPirate that the timing seems off. Sing along with your recording as others will be doing to see/hear whether your interpretation is friendly to singers that are familiar with the tune. It seems rushed to me.

“Make it more musical…”. I agree with this as well. It again comes down to singing the song - even if you are not a strong singer. Listen to the lyrics. I recall watching the Monkees sing this song and it is a very lighthearted tune. Your interpretation seems much heavier than I interpret it. Lighten up. If growling is a must, save it for the last chorus of the tune instead of starting off with it. The key to making a song more listenable is to build a story.

Consider also that you are going to be in a small space in close proximity to your audience. Your recording is pretty representative of what the person sitting across the aisle from you is going to hear. As much as I am a fan of making a big sound and filling space, I am usually doing that in the context of playing to a full club rather than giving a concert in a space the size of the men’s room.

I’ll stop short of suggesting musical alternatives such as a kazoo orchestra (I actually heard one last weekend at a college event), but I remain in the camp encouraging you to pass on this opportunity.

Be well,
George

 

[turf3]

How about strumming popular tunes on a guitar and having sing-alongs? Hit a bump and it won't take a chip out of your front tooth. And it won't blow people's ears out.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Sing along with your recording as others will be doing to see/hear whether your interpretation is friendly to singers that are familiar with the tune. It seems rushed to me.

Make it more musical…”. I agree with this as well. It again comes down to singing the song - even if you are not a strong singer.

This is exactly what I thought. It sounds to me like too much concentration on playing the right notes and not enough on making it sound like a song. I’d recommend sone lessons, you have all the beginnings but just need to follow it through.

 

[PiccoloPirate]

It would sound great at a tempo of 88bpm.
Slow and meaningful.
OR,
As a waltz. 💃🕺

Great music at a wedding, will only add longevity to the marriage, hopefully. 😍

 

[Targa]

Is it time we banned all sax/sex puns?

Not 'we', Pete, as always such decisions can only be yours.

 

[Dr G]

Not 'we', Pete, as always such decisions can only be yours.

Are all cats so decision averse? Pete was asking for input. Members seem so much more inclined to give their opinions unsolicited. Fascinating…

FWIW, I still think the tag line “I thought ‘Experiments with Mice’ was an instruction manual” is sadistic.

 

[Colin the Bear]

I tell my band mates Bb is a key not an instruction.

 

[turf3]

Are all cats so decision averse?

Wouldst have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would', Like the poor cat I' the adage?

The cat would eate fish, and would not wet her feete.

 

[Dr G]

Wouldst have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would', Like the poor cat I' the adage?

Cat nip much?

 

[Pete Thomas]

Not 'we', Pete, as always such decisions can only be yours.

Not really, I’d prefer we have a bit of democracy involved. Besides I wasn’t serious. 🧐

 

[Targa]

Not really, I’d prefer we have a bit of democracy involved. Besides I wasn’t serious. 🧐

Wasn't sure if you were or weren't, not from your own point of view but because of the way others might have no apparent sense of humour and so would restrict that of the majority.

 

[Targa]

Wouldst have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would', Like the poor cat I' the adage?

The cat would eate fish, and would not wet her feete.

Fortunately tuna comes from tins.

 

[Targa]

Are all cats so decision averse? Pete was asking for input. Members seem so much more inclined to give their opinions unsolicited. Fascinating…

FWIW, I still think the tag line “I thought ‘Experiments with Mice’ was an instruction manual” is sadistic.

FWIW = 0
So much for unsolicited opinions.

 

[JSL]

Not really, I’d prefer we have a bit of democracy involved. Besides I wasn’t serious. 🧐

I definitely read it as not serious (a joke). Then again, I see a lot of things as a joke (just kidding).

 

[pgboyd]

I’m not an expert but I do consider myself musically inclined and I like what you’ve done with this piece. Sure, there is always room for improvement. At this point I’m sure you have probably listened to the tune as much as anyone else and know where you could possibly be doing better. I hope you have fun performing for your family and friends!

 

[turf3]

Fortunately tuna comes from tins.

That was from a time before the cats got the humans trained in personal service.

 

[Targa]

Wouldst have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would', Like the poor cat I' the adage?

The cat would eate fish, and would not wet her feete.

That was from a time before the cats got the humans trained in personal service.

I had to study Macbeth for my O level English Literature in '64.

 

[turf3]

I had to study Macbeth for my O level English Literature in '64.

AAAAHHHH you said the name!

Hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends.

"The Scottish Play", please!

 

[Pete Thomas]

"The Scottish Play", please!

I wonder how Scottish playwrights ever get a job since all the Macbeth superstition and hysteria.

 

[Targa]

I wonder how Scottish playwrights ever get a job since all the Macbeth superstition and hysteria.

If it's that unlucky why didn't Shakespeare call it something else?
Kings and Kilts and Kills.
Shorten it to KKK, what could go wrong with that?