Saxophones are popular in a variety of music formats, including concert bands, chamber music ensembles, as solo instruments, marching and military bands, jazz and rock bands and modern pop...
Category: Saxophones
For those wishing to master a musical instrument, a concern that may often pop up is whether the instrument in question is easy for them or not. If you're reading this, you may have heard that the...
Saxophone students who struggle with their technique would oftentimes point to pain as a deciding factor behind their poor performance. This is an indication that something is not right in their...
Just as one should warm up before performing a physical task, instruments could require their preparations before usage. When speaking of the saxophone, the reed plays a pivotal role. If the reed is...
Saxophone reeds perform better when soft. Hard reeds won't vibrate properly, and vibration is integral to a saxophone's sound delivery. For this reason, saxophone players are encouraged to wet their...
Pads are extremely influential in the saxophone's sound delivery. The pads are the small cardboard disks covered in leather and felt that are responsible for sealing the tone holes so that your...