Mel
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Mel replied to the topic Help me make it through the night in the forum Recording Your Saxophone 2 years, 8 months ago
Cool Pete. It must have been exciting picking up your Conn Sax!
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Mel replied to the topic Huey Lewis featuring Stan Getz in the forum Share a Video 2 years, 9 months ago
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Mel replied to the topic Huey Lewis featuring Stan Getz in the forum Share a Video 2 years, 9 months ago
Like it!
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Mel replied to the topic Recording Myself in the forum Recording Your Saxophone 2 years, 9 months ago
looking forward to it 🙂
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Mel started the topic Go Pee Wee! in the forum Share a Video 2 years, 10 months ago
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Mel replied to the topic sax problems in the forum Saxophone Tips 2 years, 10 months ago
Good couple of posts sx poet!!
In your posts you hit on mouthpiece only playing. This is one of the greatest exercises for learning to play with a loose embouchure. It also is one of the best ways to play with a better pitch throughout your sax. If you do this exercise with the neck attached, it seems easier and can cover up the faulty…[Read more]
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Mel replied to the topic Happy New Year 2022 in the forum Saxophone Tips 2 years, 10 months ago
Johnny –
The tuner page upload sounds great! Will it be to your Blog? I won’t say what one I am using now. Will wait to see if you show various models and which ones you like.
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Mel replied to the topic Happy New Year 2022 in the forum Saxophone Tips 2 years, 10 months ago
Happy New year!!!
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Mel replied to the topic Melissa Aldana plays Sonny in the forum Share a Video 2 years, 10 months ago
it definitely takes a lot of listening, studying and transcribing to get that level of his sound.
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Mel replied to the topic Melissa Aldana plays Sonny in the forum Share a Video 2 years, 10 months ago
That should be Matt Marantz not Mark. oops…
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Mel started the topic Melissa Aldana plays Sonny in the forum Share a Video 2 years, 10 months ago
Melissa does a great job bringing out Sonny Rollins
She has a custom Mark Marantz Mouthpiece. Supposedly her forever mouthpiece. I can’t say that yet, though I am very close.
She also now plays a Custom Neck by Amsterdam Winds that is supposedly her forever neck. Don’t know if it is on in this video.
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Mel replied to the topic Happy New Year from My Front Porch (An annual tradition) in the forum Your Video 2 years, 10 months ago
Nicely done! Happy New Year!
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Mel replied to the topic O HOLY NIGHT in the forum Your Video 2 years, 10 months ago
Good job Leo on a good song.
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Mel replied to the topic On The Sunny Side Of The Street in the forum Your Video 2 years, 11 months ago
good job!!
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Mel replied to the topic Santa Claus is Coming to Town in the forum Recording Your Saxophone 2 years, 11 months ago
Really nice. How fun to play with your granddaughter.
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Mel replied to the topic Sax Rot in the forum Saxophone Tips 3 years ago
Good one!
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Mel replied to the topic Guardala MBII mouthpiece in the forum Mouthpieces 3 years ago
Those Guardala mouthpieces sure sound nice and big. I see many different styles are being made and sold at Vigilante Mouthpieces
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Mel replied to the topic The Milky Way in the forum Your Video 3 years ago
Good job on creating recordings. Nice advise from Johnny!
The Milky Way has a nice simple beat maybe for some improv.
If I get nervous it usually causes stress and tension. Then SQUEAK!
R-E-L-A-X……
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Mel replied to the topic Thoughts? in the forum Saxophone Lessons 3 years ago
Never tried starting backward so I couldn’t knock it til I tried it. sx poet gave some good advise. I always concentrate on the phrase or bar I stumble on many times til I have it right. For me, nothing worse playing and stumbling at the same spot over and over.
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Mel replied to the topic number 2 copper reed in the forum Daily Practice Routine #1 3 years ago
Sounds like a cool set up. What size Fatboy are you blowing?
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