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Saxophone beginners How Do You Know You're Progressing?

When you are young, say under 10 years old, progress from zero is relatively easy to measure. You typically would have an adult teacher who gives you progressively harder studies. That person will see how you are playing the exercises and pieces you're learning. As an adult learner from, say, 20...
- 6441
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- Mar 12, 2020
- learning overtones technique
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- Forum: 🎷 Saxophones: gear, playing, repair, impro 🎷
Miscellaneous Learning a new language

This is not a new year's resolution, but a practical challenge related to my new employer that's based in Austria, therefore uses German as their primary language. Having struggled this first week with my new laptop that has an Austrian keyboard and tends to speak german to me when in trouble...
- saxyjt
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- Apr 6, 2019
- german language learning
- Replies: 38
- Forum: ☕️ Breakfastroom (chat and relax...) ☕️
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Backing Tracks backing tracks and melody parts

Hi Still New in here, Just wondering, Backing tracks I have done a cursory search for the above topic and nothing came up, so apologies if it has been covered (point me in the right directioin Me Requests Respectfully, Me Thinks...). As a newby oximoron i.e. ( I am very patient, but very...
- Gigelsax
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- Mar 16, 2017
- backing tracks learning melody parts
- Replies: 19
- Forum: 🎷 Saxophones: gear, playing, repair, impro 🎷
Saxophone beginners How to improve

Does anyone know how i could practice, and improve my tone better? I'm pretty much self-taught, and have been for a few months, but i don't know how to progress. I would get a teacher but i have no money and my parents refuse to pay for it, sooo does anyone have any suggestions? Also does anyone...
- James Riley
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- Mar 11, 2017
- learning
- Replies: 15
- Forum: 🎷 Saxophones: gear, playing, repair, impro 🎷
Saxophone beginners New to saxworld

Hi everyone, I am so beginner that I have not saxophone yet :) I have always been amazed by saxophone sound and for a long time I have been thinking of start learning. I saw there is an option that is "hire a sax" and probably i will start by that. I would appreciate any advice as I am bit lost...
- Rubenagoras
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- Jan 17, 2017
- beginner learning new purchase
- Replies: 5
- Forum: 🎷 Saxophones: gear, playing, repair, impro 🎷
Introduction adderley1980 - new to alto sax. Nottingham

Hey guys and gals. I'm new to the alto sax , say 1 month now. Self teaching so far by watching some tuts on you tube and trying to pefect my embrochure. I've been trying to copy some riffs (just to get the hang of the scales) from tracks I've listened to, managed to copy dire straits"latest...
- Adderley1980
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- Jul 21, 2016
- beginner learning
- Replies: 10
- Forum: ☕️ Breakfastroom (chat and relax...) ☕️
Theory & Impro Mnemonics for learning chords by ear

I came across a tip for learning the pentatonic scale. "In a sentimental mood" starts 1 2 3 5 6 8 . So start on any note and have the tune in mind - sorted. What about tunes that start by running up/down chords? There is loads of stuff available for intervals but I haven't seen any lists for...
- BrianJoeSandy
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- Sep 18, 2015
- chords learning mnemonics
- Replies: 33
- Forum: 🎷 Saxophones: gear, playing, repair, impro 🎷