January 2010
1 sopranino sax & 3 soprano saxophones tested
Testing of four saxophones.
Sopranino saxophone, Conn 1925, Nickel plated.
Straight Bb soprano saxophone, Conn 1929, satin silver plated with art deco engravings. (Long model)
Soprano in C, satin silver, Conn 1922
Curved modern Prologue soprano sax in Bb.
Bert Brandsma playes them all and tells some stories.
The tunes : Jeep’s Blues, composed by Johhny Hodges and Duke Ellington, There [...]
Sax Lesson – Bebop Scales (Paul Williamson – tenor sax) Learn to play saxophone and sax technique.
http://digitalpill.tv
Paul Williamson explains the uses of bebop scales in jazz improvisation. In this video, Paul’s first post for Digital Pill, he describes the construction of bebop scales, jazz articulation, the use of a metronome and how bebop scales place the chord tones firmly ON the beat to create an “inside” sound in improvisation. The [...]
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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Sax Lesson – Stratospheric sax gliss (Dean Hilson – tenor sax)
http://digitalpill.tv
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 [...]
Tim Florjancic, soprano saxophone
Fall 2006 music department student recital: Tim Florjancic performs Know You by Heart by Dave Koz on soprano saxophone accompanied by Randall Fusco on piano.
Special Note: this performance is dedicated to his his friend who recently passed away.
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