January 2010

Beyoncé – Halo – Alto and Tenor Saxophone Duet

This is me, charlez360, playing my Yamaha (YAS-275, 4C mouthpiece) Alto saxophone and my Jean-Baptiste (480T, Dukoff D7 mouthpiece) to Beyoncé Knowles’ hit, “Halo.” I actually heard this yesterday for the first time. I feel like a douche because I had never heard it before, and it’s been so popular.
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KC Tone Ligatures

Short description of the *NEW* KC Tone Ligature. This is the first product of many that Mark Farmer of B.A.C. Horn Doctor Inc. is introducing under the KC Tone brand. Stay tuned to our channel for more products down the road!
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Mouthpieces and bocals by – clarinet, sax and bassoon

Polish musicians from Chopin
Academy, Warsaw, playing clarinet mouthpiece and bassoon bocal (carbon fiber) made by Leonardo Fuks.
The clarinet mouthpiece has the exact measurements of a Charles Bay H2 M-o-M ; the basson bocal, entirely in carbon and glass fibers, replicates a Russian “Leningrad” model from the 70’s.
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Take Five on Alto Sax (with a few tips at the end)

I added a short video at the end with some tips on how I play this, NOT possibly the correct way, just a way, so bear that in mind. My advice on mouthpieces and saxes needs to be taken with a pinch of salt too…hope you enjoy it though
The transcription can be found at the [...]