Andante cantabile
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I am one of the many players who took up the saxophone later in life. I had also been considering the clarinet, but the Pete Thomas DVD tipped the decision in the saxophone\'s favour. In my case, I am now nearing retirement. I have so far accumulated about 2000 hours of practice time. I know this because I keep a log and a strict practice routine. In any case, this seems to be a suitable time to register on Cafe Saxophone.
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> My daily practice, apart from the long tones, is based almost entirely on the Baermann Foundation Studies (ed. David Hite) and the two books of Melodious and Progressive Studies (also ed. David Hite).
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> I practice this material on both tenor and baritone, and I spend equal time on them. I have found the baritone to be much more forgiving than the tenor, and it was relatively easy to find a good reed-mouthpiece combination. The tenor seems more temperamental, and I can see how people succumb to GAS.
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> By the way, I live in Australia.
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> Beckmesser
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> My daily practice, apart from the long tones, is based almost entirely on the Baermann Foundation Studies (ed. David Hite) and the two books of Melodious and Progressive Studies (also ed. David Hite).
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> I practice this material on both tenor and baritone, and I spend equal time on them. I have found the baritone to be much more forgiving than the tenor, and it was relatively easy to find a good reed-mouthpiece combination. The tenor seems more temperamental, and I can see how people succumb to GAS.
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> By the way, I live in Australia.
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> Beckmesser