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[livwest26]

Hi Everyone!

My name is Liv and I'm 19.

I have played alto sax for 5 years but started my musical journey on the oboe when I was 7.
I currently play in an indie pop/rock band on bass and am trying to introduce more sax into it slowly!

Please start a chat in the messages because I would love to get to know fellow saxophonists 🙂

 

[Pete Thomas]

Hello Liv and welcome to the forum.

People here love to chat. You can post about saxophones in the saxophone section of the forum, general chat here in the breakfast room section, Post recordings in the performance section etc.

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[Pete Thomas]

Please start a chat in the messages because I would love to get to know fellow saxophonists

I just realised you might have meant Direct Messages. It's best to use the forums for most chat about saxophones, you'll get the best advice that way. (Also, at first, DMs have quitea limited quota)

 

[Jeanette]

Welcome to the café 🙂

Jc

 

[ellinas]

Hi Everyone!

My name is Liv and I'm 19.

I have played alto sax for 5 years but started my musical journey on the oboe when I was 7.
I currently play in an indie pop/rock band on bass and am trying to introduce more sax into it slowly!

Please start a chat in the messages because I would love to get to know fellow saxophonists 🙂

Welcome to the café! Being in a band is incredible experience and whether or not you end up playing sax in this group, it’ll always be a huge plus. Rehearsals, studio time, and live performances are pieces of the puzzle that not everyone gets to experience, and they build a kind of confidence that adds an extra spark to your playing.

Enjoy the ride, have a blast with your band, and don’t forget to keep up with your sax practice!

 

[skeller047]

Hi Liv - Welcome to the Cafe !

Good luck with your saxophone inocculation efforts in your band, the world needs more saxophone music!!! Can you play bass on a keyboard with your right hand while soloing on saxophone??? I've done that in the past a few times.

At 77 I am starting to learn to play bass guitar, I bought a Squier Precision Bass from my neighbor. Still don't have any skill, but I'm happy to progress slowly. Playing it makes me think about music in a different way.

 

[Zasterz]

Can you play bass on a keyboard with your right hand while soloing on saxophone??? I've done that in the past a few times.

How?! You need both hands for the sax!

 

[skeller047]

How?! You need both hands for the sax!

From G1 to about E2, then skip F2 and F#2, then from G2 up to G3. Yes, missing notes, and some are kind of wonky, but when playing slow simple lines or footballs on sax, it’s doable.

 

[Zasterz]

From G1 to about E2, then skip F2 and F#2, then from G2 up to G3. Yes, missing notes, and some are kind of wonky, but when playing slow simple lines or footballs on sax, it’s doable.

I don’t understand. G1 to C#2 ok, but from D2 to F#2 are 2-handed?

 

[Tenor Viol]

Hi, welcome.

 

[skeller047]

I don’t understand. G1 to C#2 ok, but from D2 to F#2 are 2-handed?

LH middle finger + Eb palm key = D2. Eb2 fingered like Eb3 without the octave key. E3 use all 3 palm keys. Intonation on these last 2 is wonky.

F2 and F#2 are MIA. Like I said this is often good enough for a background line or footballs, and even the occasional simple solo. Go watch some Rahsaan Roland Kirk videos closely it’s a real education. I was lucky enough to see him up close several times.

 

[Zasterz]

LH middle finger + Eb palm key = D2. Eb2 fingered like Eb3 without the octave key. E3 use all 3 palm keys. Intonation on these last 2 is wonky.

F2 and F#2 are MIA. Like I said this is often good enough for a background line or footballs, and even the occasional simple solo. Go watch some Rahsaan Roland Kirk videos closely it’s a real education. I was lucky enough to see him up close several times.

Ah good to know! I have a hard time picking up fingering from sax performance videos (unlike, say, guitar.)

What are “footballs”?

 

[skeller047]

What are “footballs”?

Whole notes. Er… excuse me, forgot where I am. Semibreves.

Called this because they are shaped similar to a football. Er…. forgot again. AMERICAN football…

 

[Pete Thomas]

excuse me, forgot where I am. Semibreves.

Best to refer to whole notes, then everyone understands. I think semibreves etc are UK only?

 

[eb424]

Hi welcome to the Kaff @livwest26 ....seem to have gone off thread...Don't worry if you start chats in the forum, it doesn't happen often.. lol..great place

 

[MikeMorrell]

Welcome to the café, @livwest26. I hope you have a great time here!

Mike
(an occasional bass player too)

 

[PigSquealer]

Hi Everyone!

My name is Liv and I'm 19.

I have played alto sax for 5 years but started my musical journey on the oboe when I was 7.
I currently play in an indie pop/rock band on bass and am trying to introduce more sax into it slowly!

Please start a chat in the messages because I would love to get to know fellow saxophonists 🙂

Hi Liv, welcome to the Café. Cool you’re playing more than one instrument. Still play the oboe ?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in a rock band. Maybe Steve Miller ?
That could be crazy fun to triple on. Sax, oboe & bass !

 

[stitch]

Still play the oboe ?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in a rock band.

Andy Mackay in Roxy Music.

 

[livwest26]

Hi Liv, welcome to the Café. Cool you’re playing more than one instrument. Still play the oboe ?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in a rock band. Maybe Steve Miller ?
That could be crazy fun to triple on. Sax, oboe & bass !

Sorry for the late response! Yes I still play the oboe, although not as frequently as I’d like, hopefully I’ll be able to use it within my career though. I’d loveee to use it in a rock band, especially with the classical influenced rock coming out at the moment!