Introduction Bonjour from Normandie!

[laboutinais]

Une anglaise now living in manche (and loving it)

Bought my Tenor sax in 1997 and adore it! (I was going to ask how did someone manage to invent it - googled and found the answer here: http://www.tenorsaxophone.us/adolphe_sax_background.html)

An old friend who played gave me some basic lessons and I now play for my own amusement though rarely find time and opportunity to do what I know is the necessary work (husband and cat find it less funny and will probably be horrified to find me practising Pete's excercises!!)

I'm amazed at the resources on this site (thank you Pete!!) and will practise more as a result! Promise!

Lesley

 

[Saxlicker]

Welcome to the forum Lesley,

As you may well have read Pete is away fund raising at the moment but he contributes to a lot of topics when he's around.

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Looks like hes back!

Welcome home Pete!

 

[Pete Thomas]

Hi Lesley and welcome to the Breakfast Room

 

[ken]

Welcome and greeting Lesley.

 

[Bobby G]

Hi Lesley and welcome from a gloomy-looking Welwyn.

Cheers, Bob

 

[laboutinais]

thanks for the welcome guys.

hey Bob, it's pretty gloomy here too - big black clouds -husband is on the tractor mowing so I'm getting in a bit of practise - Pete's excercises are great!! Cat scarpered when she saw me pick up the sax - anybody know if it's the frequency of the soundwaves or just my playing??

Lesley

 

[Bobby G]

It's what cats do. They just know.

Cheers, Bob

 

[oliver_bentley]

Hmm, cats dont enjoy the finer points of Jazz I feel. Mine hated it. (not quite as much as my parents. lol)

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Edit: and welcome to the forum Lesley, and sorry for being so rude and not saying that last night. :S Hope you like it here, Oli

 

[Dylan]

Hi Lesley and welcome

As regards cats - saxes and flutes :x
keyboards and guitars (acoustic) 🙂

Dylan

 

[saxismyaxe]

Hi Lesley, WELCOME! 🙂

 

[laboutinais]

thanks for al l the welcome posts -you're a friendly lot here! Interesting comment about cats flutes and saxes!

Hoping to improve with some lessons from a local frenchman by the name of Monsieur Casanova (really) I'll let you know how I get on!! (husband says he will be watching closely too!)
Bonne Nuit a tous!
lesley

 

[rebecca]

Welcome from across the pond in New York State-we had snow today-ughh. my experience is that cats hate the bassoon more than the sax.