Ward Music: A Shop That Everyone Went To
Vancouver’s Ward Music: a shop that shaped my musical journey As a young player just starting out, I had a lot of great role models …
Musings
Are We Speaking Saxophone English Today?
I came across something amusing in a newspaper archive this morning that should give us all pause for thought: In 1924 an English professor pleaded …
RIP: Not Something I Counted On
When I started writing regular saxophone articles in 2008, I did so on the advice of my neurologist. She thought it would be a good exercise …
Snake Oil: It’s Everywhere In Saxland
Be Aware of the Snake Oil This morning I happened across a post on SOTW that very much reflected my thoughts facing players trying to …
Mark VI Was Sold For Scrap Metal!
Many of us have been there: a concern that our beloved instruments might be stolen from us by unscrupulous thieves. For a musician there is …
