In truth, not EVEN a “week old” on the Saxophone, if I am to be technically correct. Saturday will be “one week” since I’ve had the Tenor Saxophone in my hands.
That said, and the many times I have stated how raw and ignorant I am on or about the Saxophone, I have observed a few things that are worth noting (realizing that this particular section of the Forum is about “Reeds.”)
A. Reeds are expensive
B. Reeds are different, but the same
C. I like the little plastic holders that each individual Reed comes in (Rico)
D. When I used a “new” (my second one, in 3 days) Reed, the “new” Reed was more responsive
E. I STILL can’t get my mouthpiece/reed combination to “Pop” when I attempt to suck the air out.
Examples of my rookie status:
A. More than once, I have whacked myself in the mouth with the pivoting Saxophone
B. C Major is easy, it’s the technique that’s hard (air/sound quality/finger placement repeatability)
C. The Jack Russel Terrier runs and hides when I play
D. I’m running on extra credits with the wife’s patience
E. My neighbors probably think I have bought Geese.
F. I need to finally put away the cigs (6 cigs a day) and strengthen my lungs
G. Pinky fingers have a LOT to DO on a Saxophone (good thing I have strong ones, from playing piano and guitar!!)
H. Forum suggestion: kill the “wait five minutes between postings” requirement. Make it two minutes. If I have to edit, it’s
a shame that we have to wait sooooo long to re-submit.
Sorry …………I digress…………..Reeds……………ummmmmmmmmmmmm
-Soupy
getting them to pop means you have a good seal with the mouthpiece. keep trying, if none ever pop you may have an uneven mouthpiece.
follow the lesson on this next link, it will help you in a few of your other problems, practice your C major fingering technique and not make a sound for the wife:
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