The Best Things Come in Small Packages It’s cliche but true! Especially when it comes to saxophones. The reed is the first thing the air from your lungs hits so it is so essential to have a quality reed to create the standing wave within the instrument. And despite being a small piece of wood …
In 4th grade, high school students and one of the music instructors visited us in our assembly room to introduce us to the variety of instruments that we could choose from to play in the school band the next year. Each instrument had a short introduction by the instructor followed by a short piece played …
Do you remember the first time you heard Eleanor Rigby?* I was gifted The Beatles ‘1’ album for my 11th birthday. Until that point in my life, my album collection was exclusively *NSYNC. (I think my ‘classic rock’ loving father took some offense to that, but I don’t! “Drrrrrty POP” forever!) I would listen to …
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A trombone, like most musical instruments, is possibly more akin to a motorcycle than a bicycle. Okay, maybe they’re not that complex, but they are more complex than they seem and small changes to their individual parts can have wild impacts on their functionality. Most notably for a trombone, the choice of mouthpiece can have …
Supposing you have little-to-no experience with instruments in the “string family,” you might ask, ‘Why don’t these instruments have frets in the first place? Do these instruments think they’re better than us? Surely these instruments would be easier to play with frets!’ To which the instruments might reply, ‘Read this article…and don’t call us Shirley.” …
What is a Fretted Cello and Does it Work? (And Why I Suggest You Stay Away From Them) Read More »
So, you’ve blitzed through a number of Charlie Parker’s albums recently, or maybe you really listened to the sax solo in Jungleland for the first time and felt Clarence Clemons’* spirit beside you. Now you’ve come to the conclusion that the saxophone is the mode of self-expression you need in your life. Or perhaps you’re …
Mendini Alto Saxophone Review: Is This the Right Saxophone for You? Read More »
