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!