@@Chrisssysax do you have any tricks or methods you've used that you could recommend to me? I have a newer band director who doesn't really know a lot about saxophones so I'm kinda stuck to learning by myself.
@@iisleepydreams241 definitely learn the basics I.e scales, overtones, long tones, arpeggios yk all that stuff. Also if you can get a lesson teacher. They help SO MUCH!!!
@@iisleepydreams241 do know Remington descending? That’s a version of long tones. If you learn your arpeggios, you can play them as whole notes at 60 bpm. Also overtones are where you finger a low Bb but voice a middle b flat, middle f or high Bb and so on in the overtone series. Look it up and you’ll find some excersises for sure.
The difference is school size. For example my school has a lot of kids so I’m 6A (the biggest classification) as opposed to the 5A band so the has smaller schools.
Very good, it would take me over a month just to get the notes and articulations, but you've got dynamics, clean tone, as well as clear articulation. Impressive, especially for a high school student!
Very cringe to post something with that title. How disrespectful to others. You are not “the best,” you just came first in that audition. Big difference.
I practice roughly 2 hours a day but I don’t practice if I don’t feel like it. Honestly I don’t do long tones that much. I do tons of overtones tho. I do scales going up as half notes overtones.
@@Chrisssysax Oh I love overtones so much. Thanks for the reply :) I play tenor and am planning on going into music. I probably play closer to one hour a day and then play extra long on one of the weekend days (like up to 5 hours just cuz I feel like it lol. Only about 3 of those are productive though). Best of luck to ya
Your playing on this etude is definitely a cut above what most people can do, especially on tenor. Articulation, the octave jumps, consistent speed throughout… everything was very clean, great job! I got first chair all-state with this same etude way back in 2015. That said, my band director used to always remind me, “no matter how good you think you are, there’s always someone better than you. Don’t get the big head.” I’d like to humbly pass that along to you 😅 Your playing is great though. Love your sound!
Hey! I’m a freshman first chair tenor sax :) you are SOO good. The articulations are amazing you put on that. Speaking from experience the articulations are hard to nail on those pieces
