November 2009

Sax Lesson – Stratospheric sax gliss (Dean Hilson – tenor sax)

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A sax lesson from Dean Hilson on how to glide effortlessly into the the upper register in one long ascending note, which is called a gliss or glissando. Technique for intermediate to advanced sax players. Learn to play saxophone high tones. Im using a 10* Otto Link with a No. 3 Vandoren ZZ and a [...]

Bass flute story, lesson, and size comparison.

I’ve created, for your viewing pleasure as well as a way to cure my boredom for a few mins, a short video on the bass flute. I sold it recently for a friend and the white gloves (if I didn’t explain) are to prevent fingerprints since I had to ship it out that day. Video [...]

Kyu Hyun playing the clarinet at the SJ-M Hongkong Show 12-27-08 (Full FanCam)

Clarinet is one of the most romantic musical instruments, and if my memory serves me right, Kyu Hyun mentioned about this during an interview, he said he loves to play the clarinet and its the instrument he learned to play and really wants to be into, eversince he was young… And i heard he will [...]

Saxophone – romantic alluring sounds

I have always loved music and it’s hard to nail down a favourite instrument, but the saxophone rates at the very top. So smooth and ’sexy’ it’s sound is romantic
in a naughty way. Black and white Rita Hayward – sexy.
The saxophone (also referred to simply as sax) is a conical-bored transposing musical instrument considered [...]

Where can I find a "circle-ended" lyre for a saxophone?

My cousin plays the saxophone, and will be marching with the high school students next Friday. She needs a lyre to hold her music–if she doesn’t have one, she will not be allowed to march. However, while most lyres have square-ends, hers needs to be a circle-end, because that’s all that will fit into her [...]