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had to correct the sheet in bar 11

My Green Oak Tree

very nice Leo!! I need to get back on track, with practicing.

Clarinets similar to wind instruments like the saxophone that use reeds, anyone playing the clarinet will tell if you want to play higher up the clarinet you must use a stronger reed otherwise it’s a lot harder to get a decent sound, that’s not going squeak a lot and sound very thin and dropping out.
Clarinets play overtones as well, but i find…[Read more]

That’s one of the first songs i learned to play from memory with the backing track years ago, even now i can still remember how to play the main parts of it.

I find the hardest part of trying to remember how to play any tune is the solo section as solo sections tend to go outside of the main melody and some solo sections get too technical when…[Read more]

Transposing raises another interesting point – looking at all of my Alto sheets, the highest they go is altissimo G, so it’s worthwhile at least mastering Altissimo G on the Alto but going higher up does improve how altissimo G is played.

Like it or not, a stronger reed makes altissimo easier to play. Also a wider mouthpiece on the Alto makes it…[Read more]

i wanted to buy cubase many years ago, but it was out of my price range back then and still is , also i couldn’t justify spending that amount for the small number of recordings that i do. So i bought logic pro years ago as that was more affordable. Logic pro is far better than garage band – more bells and whistles ie things you can do in logic pro…[Read more]

i wanted to buy cubase many years ago, but it was out of my price range back then and still is , also i couldn’t justify spending that amount for the small number of recordings that i do. So i bought logic pro years ago as that was more affordable. Logic pro is far better than garage band – more bells and whistles ie things you can do in logic pro…[Read more]

well played Leo!

Well played Leo. Good to see you back uploading again!!

Another well known saying – don’t come to conclusions about someone until you’ve walked in their shoes.

personally i’d rather sing any song without having to go through the ordeal of experiencing what the songwriter is conveying.

Circle of Life – each new western generation wouldn’t be seen dead associating with dads’ old generation style of music and dress – bad for their street cred.

to make a lot of money in music, you have to move with the times and play what the masses want and not what you want, everyone wants a quick shortcut to fame so they can mass produce their…[Read more]

Heavy going these documentaries….no disrespect intended, it’s like reading autobiographies – i have to be a genuine fan of a person to take time out to read their autobiography.

Welcome back saxomonica !

Theirs no better Load than an Upload.

Fives Rules of Upload – Sax out, Deep breath, Practice, Record, Upload.

The natives are getting restless awaiting your performance.

Anyway good to see you rattling the forums again, May the Force be with you.

He’s ALIVE!

Well if a third person does an upload, we could be the ‘three amigos’!

Looking forward to hearing it! i don’t want to be the only person doing uploads.

thanks Leo, the sax recording took 3 takes, while the clarinet took over 15 takes, in the end i got tired and just uploaded the last clarinet take. It’s time to work on something new.

What’s your latest project?