r/saxophone

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I want a new saxophone that can last me my life

Hi everyone I'm new to Reddit and I got it specifically for saxophone subreddits, I've been playing saxophone four three and a half years and I've played all of the four main saxophones (currently playing bari, alto, and soprano) and I want to be a band director and history teacher so thats my little intro. Anyways I want to get a saxophone that can last me pretty much my as long as possible so I only need to buy one. In a perfect world I'd hope to buy a EXII or supreme both in black lacquer cause those are absolutely gorgeous to look at, but those are really expensive so I've been thinking about the new-ish better sax session alto in either black or bronze lacquer cause thats about half the price of the EXII. I would really appreciate help with finding the perfect model to last a long time. I do lean a little more towards classical over jazz but I do want a versatile horn. Lastly and I'm sorry to end the post like this cause it feels like a little much but I did start a GoFundMe (it will be in my bio) for a saxophone because I am young and I do want to get a job asap to start earning towards one but I do need to buy a vehicle too and other expenses, but I would very much appreciate any help towards my goal of getting a horn and any advice you guys can leave me. Thank you for taking time out of your day to read this and I did just apply for my next marching band seasons assistant drum major position so hopefully I do get chosen😁.

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u/CraftySector3745 — 3 hours ago

[Beginner] How to deal with the psychological damage of not being in Concert pitch?

Sort of a s***post, but also an honest question for the multi-instrumentalists here. I've been a guitarist for 15 years, and the trans(pos)ition to a tenor sax in Bb is mentally jarring. Does anyone who came from a guitar or piano background have tips on how to adapt? I know it's just a question of some mental math really, but if you've never played a guitar you have no idea how easy we have it in terms of scale memorization and learning things by ear. Could anyone who made the jump recommend any practice techniques or routines that help with the feeling of always playing the "wrong" note?

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u/sandequation — 12 hours ago
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Offline Android app to search across your jazz fake books (Real Book, Sher, Aebersold, etc.) built by a sax player

u/_arm3l — 10 hours ago

Coltrane on “I’ll wait and pray”

It’s not perfect and to be honest I just started to transcribe this because I found the multiphonics position that Coltrane uses in the end.

But feel free to comment what do you think

u/Significant_Mark993 — 11 hours ago

How feasible would it be to turn a sax into a bong?

u/djatsoris26 — 1 day ago