tengu01
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Hi all,
It's been a while since I've been on this forum regularly and saw the last thread of a returnee and thought I'd make one of my own. It's been a while since my busking round the world days and I'm considering a new lease of saxophone life. Working on the theory that if I actually followed some of the advice I'd been given I picked up the saxophone, I might get considerably better as a player, I'm going back to basics.
What does that mean? It means taking a more conscious approach to my playing. Learning the chords that make up the tunes, so I can navigate them with a little more skill than my traditional approach of only playing by ear. Learn a song properly, go to a jam session, try to avoid the finger flapping "play-every-note-that-fits-as-you-hear-it-and-breathe-a-sigh-of-relief-if-you-don't-hit-too-many-bum-notes-by-the-end-of-the-solo" approach.
Glad to see that some old familiars are here, as well as new folk making their way to this treasure chest of saxophonic goodies!
Cheers everyone!
It's been a while since I've been on this forum regularly and saw the last thread of a returnee and thought I'd make one of my own. It's been a while since my busking round the world days and I'm considering a new lease of saxophone life. Working on the theory that if I actually followed some of the advice I'd been given I picked up the saxophone, I might get considerably better as a player, I'm going back to basics.
What does that mean? It means taking a more conscious approach to my playing. Learning the chords that make up the tunes, so I can navigate them with a little more skill than my traditional approach of only playing by ear. Learn a song properly, go to a jam session, try to avoid the finger flapping "play-every-note-that-fits-as-you-hear-it-and-breathe-a-sigh-of-relief-if-you-don't-hit-too-many-bum-notes-by-the-end-of-the-solo" approach.
Glad to see that some old familiars are here, as well as new folk making their way to this treasure chest of saxophonic goodies!
Cheers everyone!
Once I've managed to figure my way around rhythm changes, I might just have to move up with a name change 
