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  • May 20, 2013 at 5:04 pm #9222
    Michael
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      😀 My name is Michael Bishop and I’m new to this website. I have been wanting to learn how to play the Sax for about 18 years and, for our 16 year anniversary, my wife got me an Alto Sax at a really great price! I’m really glad to have found this site and thank you so much for making this website, it will be a great help to me in learning to play the Saxophone. And I especially want to thank my wife, what a lady 🙂 Look forward to hearing from you all, will be editing my profile with pics and all as time allows. Thanks again for making this website!

      May 20, 2013 at 8:43 pm #10955
      john
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        Hey right on Michael, glad you found us too! Well, after 18 years I guess it’s about time eh?
        Just post any questions you might have right here.
        good luck with your new alto.
        Johnny

        May 21, 2013 at 10:40 am #10958
        Michael
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          Thanks Johnny, you’re videos are a great help. I DO HAVE AN IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT ARTICULATION: I have been to local music shops to see if I can work with someone on articulation and local music shops don’t seem to have anyone who can work with me on the Sax 🙁 It’s all guitar, drums, etc.. I was told that articulation is with the tip of the tongue but I think I saw a youtube videos of your’s that shows it’s not the tip of the tongue but kind of with the top(of the tip) of the tongue. I’ve tried practicing with the tip of the tongue as the music shops told me and it doesn’t seem to sound quite right. Help me out here.

          May 21, 2013 at 11:20 am #10959
          john
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            To say that articulation is with the tip of the tongue is a pretty short and incomplete answer.
            Articulation means how we play a note, group of notes or a lick or phrase etc.
            There are 3 ways we can play a note:
            tongue it
            no tongue at all
            very short quick tongue

            These all come into play and that’s how you will develop articulation.
            Watch a free video lesson I did to demonstrate this a little better than I can do here:
            https://howtoplaysaxophone.org/tonguing

            May 22, 2013 at 5:05 pm #10964
            James
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              Welcome!

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