photoman
Daydream Believer
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I'd be glad to hear what your "Dream teacher" would teach you in a lesson and how.
What are your goals? I think that songs, etudes (that is the way I look at it) are just a tool, a means of transportation to get somebody in control of the instrument.
I would agree with you that tunes are a way to generally express a culmination of the skills being learned: (notation, fingering and speed, tone, control etc). My utimate goal - and it's too vague really - is to be skillful enough to sight read complex tunes and play at reasonably fast tempos, and also improvise to a certain degree, without think about it too hard.
Without trying to be arrogant, I have achieved some control over a camera in that way - I have worked for top international clients, won awards for my work and have taught, literally, many hundreds of students to take better photographs (and got the thank you notes to prove it). I can almost take a publishable shot without thinking about it, just in the same way that great players play their instruments.
I am too old to get to that level with the Saxophone, but I do have a desire to get some level of mastery over an instrument - I have tried a few and I'm hoping I'll finally get there with the Saxophone,
Maybe you don't need a teacher. The fundamentals of the saxophone are very straight forward. On the other hand if you're seeing Mr Pine soon....he's not cheap though.....maybe later lol.
I think what I really need is direction. I think the man in question is beyond me at the moment, perhaps not in terms of fees. I also charge high rates to teach photography and that is totally fine in my mind - if you're good, charge for it. But I think I'd just embarrass myself and waste his time. When I'm ready to buy the Selmer, I might give him a call.
But there are others who I might consider Skyping if I get the nerve!