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First steps with an alto saxophone (yes, the YAS280!!) for a little over a month now.
Vandoren 2.5 traditional reed (I'm testing the ZZ 2.5 but also the traditional 3 - it's a whole different world!).
Already well-prepared thanks to several decades of self-taught piano, a basic knowledge of music theory and harmony, as well as playing the hunting horn in a previous life. I'm discovering the joys of transposition.
Enrolled in a music school (already two lessons and it starts again in the fall).
I've been given Barry Cockroft's Aries to work on.
At the same time, I'm absorbing (and trying to put into practice) the various tips from the Better Sax channel and Yanick Coderre.
In short... working on sound, scales, setting up a metronome, initial ear training, discovering the 2-5-1 time signature, chromaticism...
I'm managing to practice two 1-hour sessions at the moment.
That's it.
Otherwise: retired, rock dancer, and chess player.
Cheers!
Vandoren 2.5 traditional reed (I'm testing the ZZ 2.5 but also the traditional 3 - it's a whole different world!).
Already well-prepared thanks to several decades of self-taught piano, a basic knowledge of music theory and harmony, as well as playing the hunting horn in a previous life. I'm discovering the joys of transposition.
Enrolled in a music school (already two lessons and it starts again in the fall).
I've been given Barry Cockroft's Aries to work on.
At the same time, I'm absorbing (and trying to put into practice) the various tips from the Better Sax channel and Yanick Coderre.
In short... working on sound, scales, setting up a metronome, initial ear training, discovering the 2-5-1 time signature, chromaticism...
I'm managing to practice two 1-hour sessions at the moment.
That's it.
Otherwise: retired, rock dancer, and chess player.
Cheers!
