Where Does Our Tone Come From? How Do We Change It?
In my article of March 14, I discussed the 3 aspects of a saxophone’s tone. Now while main tone, shadow tone, and overtones are all …
Playing Saxophone
The 3 Aspects Of Saxophone Tone
The other day I mentioned an article written by Sue Terry, in which she likens sound to light. Just as light is made up of multiple …
Sax Solo Transcription Services
I recently got an email asking if I had some particular rock sax solos transcribed that I could send to someone. I hadn’t actually played …
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The Dörfler & Jörka Is Deceptively Adaptable
Now that I’ve had just over a month on this sax, on Wednesday night I decided to take my Dörfler & Jörka to rehearsal again to …
Saxophone Acoustics
For years I’ve been joking (well, not entirely joking) that whenever someone has tried to explain the concept of conical bores in saxophones to me, …
