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Five Things To Know About Picking A New Ligature

If you’ve been playing sax for any length of time, you’ve probably tried different ligatures for your saxophone.Some of us have spent years pursuing the holy grail of “the perfect saxophone setup.” And it is understandable. There are so many things that affect the sound of you and your saxophone. The sax, the mouthpiece, the […]

Four Benefits To Practicing Slowly

Rehearsing your instrument slowly has its own rewards.It’s pretty much any sax player’s wish that he or she could pick up the sax and play like greased lightening. A good solo is always awesome. But a fast solo is like a good martial arts trick. It leaves everyone in awe and almost worshipping the musician for […]

Muscle Memory And The Importance Of Accurate Practice

Some thoughts on muscle memory, and the importance of accuracy in practice.When you practice a physical motion with your body, the body tends to “remember” how to do that motion. For those of us who can walk and ride a bicycle, you realize pretty quickly when you think about it that you don’t think much […]

The Pros Are Just Masters Of The Fundamentals

There is a bit of a step between bad and good. Learning the basics of something makes you better. The difference between good and great is perhaps a little harder to reach. It takes work. What you might not realize, though, is that there is a real “thing” about how people who are good at […]