Category Archives: Music info
Musicmedic.com
I thought that I would introduce you to a website that I have used recently. I managed to lose the neck screw to my Tenor sax, so having done some research I contacted Rich Zimmerman at Musicmedic. He answered my … Continue reading
65th Birthday Gig
I have just got back from playing at a 65th birthday party. The gig came about from speaking to someone whilst busking. This is the first time that I have been the entertainment for something like this, and it was … Continue reading
Deepings Carnival
The Deepings school sax group (stax of sax) had been asked to play at the Deepings Carnival today. This would have been our first proper gig as entertainment rather than background music. We would have been on the back of … Continue reading
StaoxofSax June 1st 2011
Hi folks Here are the details for the next workshop on the 1st of June 2011. I have attached a leaflet with all of the details regarding this event. We would like to attract as many as possible to the … Continue reading
Scales:-Major to Minor
Ok, so how many of you hate scales? find them the lowest scoring section of your grade or just plain don’t understand them? Scales are nothing but patterns, and once you have the pattern in your memory then you should … Continue reading
StaxofSax ensemble day 20th April 2011
The 20th of April was a lovely sunny day and a great day for getting together with other saxophonists and making music. We had 15 delegates including 4 new ones and our first mum and daughter team (we have got … Continue reading
Best saxophone website ever
This site is definitely a keeper, its run by Doron Orenstein who somehow manages to find new articles, interviews and blog entries nearly everyday. Have a look and let me know what you think. www.BestSaxophoneWebsiteEver.com
Christmas StaxofSax workshop
The latest workshop took place today, and even though a lot of people were away, we had 16 sax players and a trumpet player along for a days blowing. We started with O Fortuna (old spice add and X factor) … Continue reading
Brass, Wind & Fire
This is the big band that keeps me away from home on a Thursday evening. We have been going since 2005 and I have been with them since the beginning. I play lead alto and take over when Marcus is … Continue reading
Crazydaisydoo!
Here is a link to a good friend of mine http://www.youtube.com/user/crazydaisydoo . Matthew has been playing sax now for about 5 or 6 years and has got a faithful following, not only on YouTube but also his gig fans. He … Continue reading
