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Our other wonderful saxophone site where you can find loads of information about saxophones, saxophone playing (and players), accessories, mouthpieces, tone exercises, fingering exercises, jazz, rock & blues improvisation and lots more.

We now also have a lot of articles right here on cafesaxophone

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Miscellaneous Explaining copyright

• Pete Thomas
• Nov 28, 2024
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Ligatures Does a ligature make a difference to, or affect, the sound?

• Pete Thomas
• Sep 1, 2010
• Articles & Resources

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• jbtsax
• Jun 28, 2018
• Saxophones: gear, playing, repair, impro

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• Pete Thomas
• Jan 3, 2024
• Saxophones: gear, playing, repair, impro

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• jbtsax
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• Articles & Resources

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• JayeNM
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• Saxophones: gear, playing, repair, impro

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Misc Reviews Yamaha YDS-150 Wind Synth

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• Pete Thomas
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• Saxlicker
• Nov 29, 2013
• Articles & Resources

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• David Roach
• Jul 5, 2018
• Saxophones: gear, playing, repair, impro

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• Sep 7, 2020
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• Nov 6, 2020
• Articles & Resources

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• Jun 24, 2015
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What's on Taming The Saxophone:

• PETE – Biog, Press, Credits
  • Music: CDs and streaming
  • Composing showreel
• SAXOPHONE
  • Saxophone Info
    • Saxophone Myths & Fake News
    • Saxophone Buying Advice
    • Saxophone Recommendations
    • Saxophone Insurance
    • Saxophone Comparisons
    • Saxophone History
    • Serial Numbers
    • Vintage Saxophones
    • Instrument Petting Zoo
    • Saxophone Humour
  • Saxophone Players
    • Jazz Tenor
    • Jazz Alto
    • R & B Sax Players
    • Lee Allen
    • King Curtis
    • Blues Saxophone Transcriptions
    • Sax On The Web Blues
  • Mouthpieces
    • How to Choose a Mouthpiece
    • Facing Charts
    • Alto Mouthpiece Comparisons
    • Mouthpiece Material
    • Mouthpiece for a big loud sound
    • Mouthpiece Cleaning
    • PPT Mouthpieces
    • Reviews & Testimonials
  • Accessories
    • Cane Reeds
    • Synthetic Reeds
    • When to Change a Reed
    • Reed maintenance & care
    • Saxophone Ligatures
    • Review: Saxophone Straps
    • DIY Clipon Microphone
    • Deflector (Review)
    • leFreque Sound Bridge
    • The Sound Snake
    • Saxophone Stands
  • Technical
    • Saxophone Maintenance
    • Saxophone Repairs
    • Leaking G#
    • Saxophone Material
    • Adding Mass to Improve Sound
• LESSONS
  • Beginners!
    • TTS Books and Online Tutorials
    • Learn to Play Saxophone
    • First Steps
    • Transposition for Eb & Bb
    • Fingering Charts
    • Find a Saxophone Teacher
    • Rhythm & Blues Saxophone
    • Rock & Roll Saxophone
    • Organise Your Practice Schedule
    • Stage Fright & Performance Nerves
    • Saxophone Video Lessons
    • Memorising Music
  • Saxophone Tone & Sound
    • TTS Vol 1 Tone
    • Embouchure
    • Tone Exercises
    • Diaphragm & Breathing Exercises
    • Articulation & Tonguing
    • Vibrato on Saxophone
    • Mouthpiece Exercises
    • Intonation & Tuning
    • Combining Tone & Fingering
    • Harmonics (Overtones)
    • Altissimo on saxophone
    • Subtone
    • Visualising the Sound
    • Circular Breathing
    • Bright or Dark Sound
  • TTS Vol III Patterns
    • Warming Up
    • Dexterity Exercises
    • Cycle of Fifths
    • 2 5 1 Progressions
    • Chromatic Scale Exercises
    • Studies in 4ths
    • Diminished Patterns and Licks
    • Whole Tone Scale Exercises
    • Alternate Fingerings
    • Tips 1 : Auxiliary F
    • Tips 2: F to G altissimo trill
    • Tips 3: Low Bb to B Trill
  • Saxophone Effects
    • Saxophone Growl
    • Note Bending
    • Saxophone Wobble
    • Flutter Tongue
    • The Adderley Trill
    • False Fingerings
    • Multiphonics
    • Slaptongue
    • Dooden Tonguing
    • Saxophone Laugh
    • Flick-tonguing
• IMPRO | THEORY
  • Beginners Impro Vol 2
    • Beginners Scales
    • Chords For Beginners
    • Rock & Blues
    • Chords and Numerals
    • Special Chords
    • Voicing & Inversions
    • Beginners Tunes & Impro
  • Jazz Theory & Impro
    • Jazz Chord Symbols
    • Chord Progressions
    • Analysis with Roman Numerals
    • Cycle of 5ths in Jazz
    • Jazz Chords – Upper Extensions
    • Tritone (Flat 5) Substitute Chords
    • Minor Harmony in Jazz Theory
    • Modes in Improvisation
    • Modal Interchange & Altered Chords
    • Jazz Passing Chords
    • 12 Bar Blues Chords
    • I Got Rhythm Chord Changes
    • Jazz Scales for Improvising
    • Jazz Scalechart
    • Dorian Mode in Jazz Impro
    • Jazz Patterns & Licks
    • Jazz Patterns for Tonic Chords
    • Blues Riffs & Licks
    • Why You Shouldn’t transcribe
    • Playing in Time
    • Jazz Resources
    • Jazz Repertoire
  • Arranging | Composing
    • Ranges & Transposition
    • Jazz Reharmonising
    • Block Voicing
    • Jazz Arranging: Backings
    • The Rhythm Section
    • Orchestration: Score Layout
    • Writing for Strings
    • Orchestrating for Woodwinds
    • Orchestrating for Brass
    • Recording
    • Composition: Hints & Tips
    • Developing Melody with Motifs
    • Tension & Release in Composition