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  • January 15, 2016 at 2:34 am #30912
    Lisa Heselton
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      Thanks for your help and comments guys.
      Just thought I’d let you know that I’ve managed to have a proper good practice since the problem was solved and it sounds SO much better! I am totally in love with my instrument and cannot wait to get good. With this websites help of course. Bring on the lessons!!!

      January 12, 2016 at 12:31 pm #30791
      Lisa Heselton
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        Hi everyone.
        I had my first lesson this evening. And the first thing my tutor did was give my sax the once over. After fiddling with a sticky pad, lo and behold a little piece of cork dropped to the floor and suddenly all my notes sounded better!
        I can’t believe it was something so simple. And I missed it! How embarrassing!
        But problem solved. I can’t wait to get stuck in without the frustration now!

        January 7, 2016 at 2:57 pm #30526
        Lisa Heselton
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          Hi everyone. Nice to meet you all. I hope our UK contingent is here to stay!
          Natalie, whereabouts are you? I’m in Teesside. Regarding your advice, Ive already arranged some tuition and begin on Tuesday! So excited! I do feel like it would be good to get that solid feedback and groundwork to set me up.
          I feel like I’ve only skimmed the surface of this sites resources so I’m looking forward to progressing.
          I have pretty much wanted to learn sax since childhood so I plan on remaining committed.
          I shall let you know how it goes! 🙂

          December 29, 2015 at 11:46 pm #29903
          Lisa Heselton
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            Hi Johnny and Wayne, nice to meet you.
            I am aware of diaphragm breathing. I did practice it previously. Cornet takes a lot of air to play! I’m just out of practice but it should come back to me. Hopefully.
            My sax came with a box of Rico 1.5 reeds so that’s what I’m using. Are the higher numbers more difficult to master? Is this something you progress through or is it simply preference?
            Thanks for your replies and encouragement. I shall keep practising daily and hopefully it will come together little by little. 😃

            December 29, 2015 at 2:19 pm #29893
            Lisa Heselton
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              Hi, sxpoet, nice to meet you. I’m up in north east.
              I can’t wait to get to a standard where I can play along to a backing track. At the moment I’m working on my first few notes but they sound flat. It has only been days though.
              Looking forward to getting stuck in.
              May invest in some real person tuition too. Just to make sure I’m doing it right so far.
              Thanks for your reply.

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