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[lightbobarms]

Hello. Complete beginner, trying to follow the DVD, one week in.

 

[Pete Thomas]

At 9:46:32 PM 07/03/06, lightbobarms wrote:
Hello. Complete beginner, trying to follow the DVD, one week in.

Hi best of luck with the saxophone and the DVD. You now have access to the extra stuff, but it's a bit advanced. I hope to do some online things for beginners soon though.

 

[lightbobarms]

Just back from my second lesson. My wife is eager for me to get to another tune, or even a longer bit of one!

 

[drew_stewart]

i also have the dvd its very helpful,been two years into sax i hope you have good neighbours like i have!!good luck mate!

 

[lightbobarms]

I haven't noticed the dogs howling yet.

Did you use a teacher as well? What sort of frequency/duration?

 

[drew_stewart]

try to get as lesson once or twice a month!the teacher i have is very good but also very busy doing gigs at the moment she's touring with salsa celtica!so its next month before a lesson,but practice in the house between two to five times a week,depending what shift im on and the time of day,i have good neighbours but you don't want to practice too much!!and the jack russell does howl at certain notes!!

 

[rs2sensen]

haha, I had a period where I did a lot of work on pushing my altissimo skills, the neighbors and pets sure loved that! The same thing for when I'm playing longtones

 

[Bobby G]

Annoying the neighbours... yes... my solution to this is as follows - I work as a service engineer (cash machines, no free samples as yet), so the alto goes in the car with me. Many is the time between jobs where I can be found in some secluded spot blowing to my heart's content. I get a couple of hours playing every day and don't annoy anyone except the odd sheep. Strange noises in the byways of the northern home counties emanating from a red Zafira, that's probably me. Only been approached by the police once so far.......