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Hey Bill, nicely done. Lots of good stuff there…way to get those low notes which can be tough.
try playing those grace notes at the start of the chorus waaaayyy shorter.

ya I thought of that; to convert from 4/4 tp 6/8 within the software but it can’t be done….at least with what I am using and what I can see.

I prefer common time (4/4) over compound time (6/8, 12/8). whenever I arrange a tune that has that compound time feel I look at it very closely to see if it makes sense in 4/4 because it’s easier to read for me and most others.
Sometimes it doesn’t make sense cause there will be nothing but triplets but other times it works well in 4/4.

yes I hear that and makes some sense but as you said, there’s just not that many different ones coming in and I’d have to spend money to make that happen. Which I would if I thought it was really needed.

yes I started to put it togehter and then got sidetracked.
Miss you may get done in the near future as well.
…thanks for the input Mel!

Hey Jeff, your reading/playing very well. Timing is good most of the “time”
If you listen closely you’ll hear some inconsistency in the tone. It’s not solid and wavers slightly at times.
What can you do to improve this? Good question!
It must go back to the basic long tones. You need to strenghen your tone and so playing long notes with full air…[Read more]

good idea. well of course the mic quality won’t help with timing but you can use some kind of metronome/click track.
duets are fun and great for improving all sorts of things like timing and tuning….will be very benificial for you if you spend some good time on it!

yup it’s all there….nice and direct.

no worries Ted I’ll take care of it.

hey Jessy, way to go…are you reading melody or chords or both?

Hi Jessy, thanks!

I reached out the the guy from the video (MexSax) and he said that he didn’t make the music scrolling part but it is done within Band In a Box software. I don’t really want to get into that program but if anyone out there has it let me know if they’ve ever tried that with it.

ya that looks pretty helpful for some readers….I will look i to it.

Hi Sue, I have you down as a member of the Sax Academy which means you have access to all my main courses.

Thanks Pete, like I said, hard to transcribe but eventually a fun one to do

ya that’s a good idea Pete. but would involve some time which right now I’m using to create the songs! maybe in the near future….there is a lot of work that goes into this stuff and I wouldn’t mind sharing especially if a lot of people found it helpfyul or even interesting.

well guys. I’m sorry but it’s the middle of the day here and I thought I might be finished this new tune but am only now taking a break as there is much more to do before I can edit my video and get all the files ready to upload. Will finish up later tonight and get it to you early tomorrow (Saturday).

Hey Christian, ya that’s a popular one but no I couldn’t keep up with the many requests I get emailed every week.
I am working thru a long pre-planned list with my band in the studio every month so locked in for a while as far as a.song list goes.
we’re doing one a week now and it’s pretty tough to keep up that pace.

ya Pete it’s a great tune. Just been working on it a lot….for some reason it’s harder than most I’ve done in recent memory. The melody changes a lot. Still learning it and gotta get it out by tomorrow!…hopefully later in the day.

very cool William…I remember a guy in the 70’s John Clemmer used to do a lot of that echo stuff.