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i also needed to know if this way of sharing works – so thanks again

Thanks Mel,
it’s supposed to be a blank sheet that i can fill in when i retest 11 different reeds on my mouthpiece, to find which one works best with the ‘Michelle’ backing track.

but i also need to have a log of how each read behaves when i play through 12 Major Scales.

All the reeds are brand new, straight out the box, and with no tampering…[Read more]

can someone check the last link is working please? So i can tell if it is possible for me to share stuff.
thanks

https://1drv.ms/b/s!Aq1gQEgqbN4Cbgn7v1qcBsijTSA?e=75LiL5

good sound on the sax!

EFT (electronic fund transfer) is used to move money from one account to another. The transaction is completed electronically, and the two accounts can be at the same financial institution or different financial institutions.

ETF (exchange-traded funds) are exactly as the name implies: funds that trade on exchanges, generally tracking a specific…[Read more]

What’s ETF stand for? Couldn’t find it online.

i used a gmail account awhile back, and got rid of it – as i was fed up with the sheer amount of googles privacy options i had to set off and on, for an e-mail address.

i’ll bear that in mind.

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i’ve been playing Johnny’s Michelle on the Clarinet using a plasticover 3.5 reed and it sounds perfect.

That’s the tone i’m looking for on the Alto, so now, out of all D’addario and Vandoren reeds i’ve tested, i need to pick one that gets me the closest sound i want. It could be a slightly buzzy jazz tone or a deep mellow classical tone.…[Read more]

which do you find easier to learn

playing a new scale from memory?

or

playing a new Melody from memory?

What i find harder is the number of different scales that i can remember how to play from memory. At the moment all i can remember is how to play all 12 Major scales, i would struggle to recall all three types of Minor scales (next on the…[Read more]

am i saying, “if you can’t write a melody, then stick to playing Jazz or playing the Drums”

am i saying “Are different styles of music just defined by a specific drum pattern?”

am i saying “If you want to invent a new style of music, then you have to invent a new drum pattern no ones heard of”

am i saying “just make sure you sound great on…[Read more]

that guy reminds of Tom Jones, always name dropping…when i played with Elvis, when i played with.. OK, interesting if they are your hero’s.

Number of Possible Scales Using a 13-Note, 12- Interval Chromatic Scale

3 notes 11 scales
4 notes 55 scales
5 notes 165 scales
6 notes 330 scales
7 notes 462 scales
8 notes 462 scales
9 notes 330 scales
10 notes 165 scales
11 notes 55 scales
12 notes 11 scales
13 notes 1 scale
total 2,047 scales from

At some stage civilisation, is going to…[Read more]

Music style changes is very complex and has nothing to do with IQ, you need to study the relationship of how music has changed over the centuries and recent decades in relation to different countries, and what has caused the changes to take place.

Some countries don’t like to break with traditions, and stick to their cultures very strongly as…[Read more]