Baritone saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a challenge to put together when it is first picked up but, after the first time it is easy to do, but there are a few things to know. Resources are: an actual tenor saxophone, cork grease (if necessary), the neck to the saxophone, the mouthpiece of the sax, the ligature used to hold the reed on the mouthpiece, a reed, and a neck strap. Open case short side up and grab a reed to put in your mouth to moisten it while you are putting the saxophone together (only need to put

The clarinet is a woodwind instrument that are typically used for orchestral bands, jazz bands, and other genres of bands. There are five pieces to the clarinet, the mouthpiece, barrel, upper joint, lower joint, and the bell. Assembling a clarinet at first seems quite difficult because it has the most pieces in the woodwind family, but in actuality it is quite easy once you do it once or twice. When you assemble, clarinet players typically start with the bottom and up. Although there is not wrong

In his concert, “Live in Belgium (1958)”, Dizzy Gillespie, an exceptional trumpet player, is accompanied by Sonny Stitt, who plays tenor saxophone, Lou Levy, piano, Ray Brown, bass, and Gus Johnson, drums. The quintet plays numerous songs, that include Blues After Dark, On the Sunny Side Of The Street, and Loverman. In the piece, Blues After Dark, Gillespie and Stitt both introduce the piece with a melodic riff. After about 5 measures of the same riff, both musicians change the direction of the

Long before I played the oboe, I played the saxophone. The oboe was not a well-known instrument and I only saw it once in an elementary school assembly. Though the saxophone was a nice instrument, I found its sound not satisfying enough. In sixth grade, my band teacher asked me to play the oboe and I said, “Sounds interesting!” and without knowing it, I had just let myself embark on one of the bumpiest journeys of my life. The oboe consists of two main parts, the reed and the actual oboe. The oboe

‘Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)’, was originally composed by Louis Prima, and was then subsequently made popular by Benny Goodman and his jazz orchestra in 1937. Unlike most recordings during the 1930’s, ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ was not restricted to the usual three minutes, instead running to over 8 minutes, taking up both sides of a 12 inch 78. Goodman’s version, while following the AABA form, doesn’t seem to follow the 12-bar form particularly well, because of the constant solos of drummer Gene Kruper

10 Things Only Saxophone Players Would Understand This article is dedicated to my fellow musicians who play saxophone, and more specifically to those who love it. The reasons why we started playing saxophone are endless. Ranging from because we loved the sound that it created or just because we admired how shiny it was. Whether you started playing saxophone 50 years ago or yesterday, you are a part of this exclusive group. Welcome to the family. Deciding to play the saxophone will change your life

With the final note of the song I was proud of how good I had played my first unplanned solo. I set my Tenor Saxophone to the side and listened to the 5th Grade cheer at the beautiful music that had been played for them. That’s what I would be saying if everything had gone to plan, but instead “me, myself, and I” had decided to make everything go down the drain for my first unplanned solo in band. This story has no real resolution for the teary eyed 6th grade me sitting in her section holding her

We learned several things in Music class under the instruction and supervision of Mr. Gonzales. We started in a timeline beginning at the very first instrument ever, the heart. The heart was the very first “beat” and clave was formed based on this “beat”. Clave is the foundation of almost every Latin song and most songs found around the world. Developed in Africa as one the earliest beats, clave was played on one of the first instruments, the Bongo drums. All drums are based after this drum which

experience, from swing to cool to classic jazz. “Contemplation” was composed by McCoy Tyner in 1967, had a bluesy and fusion feel to it. There was a progression from slow to fast beat and it have a lot of solos, starting from Isaiah Brown (alto saxophone), Ryan Peterson(guitar),Jeremy Klepacki(bass), Tyler Tashdjian(clarinet), and Julian Andriulli(piano). Klepacki played a big part in creating a bluesy factor into this piece.The bass also played a big part in providing the bluesy feel, it combined

Have you ever made a hard decision? That’s what Mel has to do. He has to decide between has friends band garage or a career in a jazz band. While Mel may enjoy the time and band with his friends but he should do the Jazz band. Mel should do the Jazz band because we should always do what we can to get better at what we love. Even if that means we lose something else. It would be good for his career if he did the Jazz band. He could maybe make a career with his friends but more likely to