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23h •
Hello All!!!
I hope everyone's weekend is going well and allowing you to recover from a long week. Just wanted to take a moment and check in with the community and see how everyone is doing this Sunday morning. 😁 I want to thank you all for being a part of this community and helping me shape the direction of it.
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@Channing Mack Yeah, I was giving the flute a shot, but not fully sold on it. I love the saxophone. I don’t love the flute LOL. I’ve also ordered a clarinet to try that out as well. I also like a reed! I would love to play a Bari! They sound awesome to me! They are just sooooo expensive, as I know you are aware LOL
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@Channing Mack Oh you got an amazing deal!
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Community-Drop In
Happy Wednesday Everyone! I am hosting a laid back community drop in from 10am - 11am CST this Saturday! It'll be open for an hour just to drop by and say "Hi". All are invited to stop by and chat! Hope to see y'all there!
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Wished I could be there. I would love to say hi! Maybe one day soon.
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Reeds
Happy Tuesday all and hope your week is going well so far! I wanted to post a tip on reeds and what reed to start out with. There are all types of strengths of reeds and they range: 👉1.5 (thinnest) 👉2.0 👉2.5 👉3.0 👉3.5+ They increase in .5 to 5.0 being the thickest and hardest to play. There are many brands like: ✔️Rico ✔️Vandoren ✔️D'Adarrio ✔️Legere (synthetic) The brand at this point really doesn't matter just depends on how much you are willing to spend in the beginning stages. My advice would be: ✅Start 1.5 - 2.5 Rico Rico brand is more economical for beginning students and those strengths are the easiest when first starting to figure out your sound and your embouchure set up. Starting out doesn't have to be fancy or expensive, it just has to be functional.
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As a beginner, one thing I will add is that while the Legere synthetic reeds actually sound really good and remove the need to wet the reed before playing, they feel very hard to me. I use a 2, and it is extremely hard to blow. I normally play 2.5 Vandoren cane reeds, and I have to blow almost twice as hard to get sound out of the Legere. I have heard good things about the Forestone White Bamboo synthetic reeds, but I have never tried them. I recently ordered a box of the Boston Sax Shop Black Label and a box of the Silver Label, both in 2.5. They have not arrived yet, but I will let you know how they play once they do. I have also heard great things about them. Saxologic on YouTube recently did a very detailed review of the five different Boston Sax Shop reed labels: https://youtu.be/B6RgEacuGRY?si=lsIaGQUDLaL1cysK Rigotti is the manufacturer of the Boston Sax Shop reeds. Just wanted to share.
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11d •
Community Suggestions
I would like to hear some suggestions for from you the members. What is something you would like to see here in the community? Are there any specific topics, activities, courses, videos, etc. that you wish could be in this community that is not? I want to hear from you all.
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@Channing Mack I'm sure my concerns really just come from needing more practice. Just trying to figure out how to get my fingers to work faster. I can type 100 wpm, so I probably expect too much LOL. I know my fingers can move fast, just need them to do it on the saxophone as well as a computer keyboard :-)
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@Channing Mack Thank you for all your support and all you're doing here with this community!
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Wednesday Question
In your own experience. What has been the toughest thing about music for you? This can be anything from learning concepts and playing techniques to figuring out what exactly you are listening to. I want to know your experiences and troubles.
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@Channing Mack Thank you and I agree! I was having tone issues when I started and spent a long time working on long tones and that has gotten a lot better. Now I just need to get my embouchure stronger. It starts out great and then gets worse the longer I play. I just need to build the muscles.
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@Channing Mack Thank you for all you do!
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