Introduction Another late wilter

[DaveW]

Just joined the forum and also just ordered your DVD Pete.

As someone else put it I'm a late 'wilter', too old to be a bloomer 🙂

Recently purchased one of those inexpensive Tenors off eBay, I cannot afford the price of a 'named' horn, even at Hanson's prices.

As I am nearer my three score and ten than my teenage years this will be a hobby, I am under no illusion about it becoming a career.

About 30 years ago I started to learn the Alto with a teacher but life changes meant that it was short lived.

Fortunately some of the things learnt with Alto have stayed, I can read dots (sort of) and knowing about embouchure (not the same as actually perfecting it 😉 ). However all this talk of B2, G1 has not registered yet.

As someone else posted, I have smoked all my life and am currently trying to give so that I have some chance of getting enough air and control through the horn.

I have access to a local teacher but have yet to have my first lesson, I want to build up my air control and embouchure first.

I have found SOTW very helpful and thank Pete for this site and these forums, I'm sure I will find them as helpful as SOTW.

Enough waffle 🙂

 

[DaveW]

Ooops, forgot to ask, can I have access to the 'extras' please Pete, just the ones pertaining to sax?

Thanks

 

[Pete Thomas]

Hi daveW and welcome.

Good luck with giving up - I did that 8 years ago now.

You have access to the extra pages and thanks for buying the DVD

 

[ken]

Hello Dave and welcome.

I'll echo Pete... good luck with giving up the smokes. I've tried many times and like an idiot I always go back, sometimes after years. :cry:

Ken.

 

[elmer]

Hi Dave.

I've never been a smoker but still can't breath when I blow a tune ... :x

Nice to meet another late learner.

 

[DaveW]

At 12:32:40 09/04/06, Ken wrote:
Hello Dave and welcome.

I'll echo Pete... good luck with giving up the smokes. I've tried many times and like an idiot I always go back, sometimes after years. :cry:

Ken.

Thanks for the warm welcome folks and thanks Ken for the link to Saxtutor. I have just downloaded it and registered, I'm sure it will help with learning scales.

 

[ken]

Nice of you to come back Dave.

Stick with us, there's a few of us in the same boat... learning/wilting. I't good to hear others experiences.

Ken.

 

[drew_stewart]

nice to see you Dave welcome to the club 🙂