Hiya Dougie, I WISH I had been practising too hard!............................I am a rocking horse maker/restorer and saddler..................and have been...
Wish I had a pint of what you've been drinking Carry!!!! Interesting dream. Not trying to rub it in but I'm having a ball at the moment. We've had a change to...
Was listening to Radio 2 today and they played Hit me with your Rhythm Stick by Ian Dury. Only since I started playing sax have I noticed sax bits in...
Hi Dougie, I hope you are well , i was found your email to carry very interesting i hope it goes well for you friend i really do. I was wondering if you can...
Hi Tom, thanks for the nice words. I am not in a position to tell ANYBODY how to play saxophone. In my opinion you are already doing the right thing in having...
hey have tried to send you an email, unfortunately i keep recieving a message saying its not working. if you have another email please send it to me. The Bari...
Hi all, why has it gone so silent of late ? i know you all have not given up the best sounding instrument in the world. A nd i also know you never stop...
Hi all still tooting, tho never seem to have enough time at this time of year, what with kids' xmas plays etc. My hubby has just bought me a Coldplay Take The...
I'm afraid I don't have the dots for Wonderful World but I would have no trouble playing it by ear and this is my problem.....I am desperately trying to...
Hi All, Can anyone please tell me about the Leeds College of Music's Saxophone Summer Course? They say that applicants must be Grade V ABRSM or equivalent....
Hi have uploaded to the files area a pdf of Wonderful World I created from a Midi. It's in A as the original was in concert C. Some interesting notation...
Steve first of all thank you very much for taking the time to send me wonderful word. I hope you dont mind me askin if you could transpose to Bb for me...
Hi Martin I too play a lot by ear, although I do sight read as well. I used to have trouble reading the parts whilst playing in the concert band so someone...
Hi Gokce I'm lucky enough to live quite near to Leeds and have attended a couple of weekend sax workshops which have been excellent. The summer school has a...
Hi Martin Tom again can you tell me if the book"Saxophone grades 1to 8 its ablue book by Philip Sparke" and if you have any tips on study it would be great...
Hi Gokce I may have seen the Leeds Summer School advertised in a mag. I get called "jazz uk". I do know that the reputation of the Leeds College is of the ...
Hi Dave , i am also doing "Water Melon man"how you geting on with it friend? iv also done " cantaloupe Island" and Summer Time" i Just wish i could read...
Thank you for reminding me of the Ian Dury number, I simply had to listen to the sax solo again - impressive! I believe the saxophonist with Ian Dury's...
The best short cut to "proper sight reading", in my experience, is to play in a band! I know this sounds like a catch 22 situation: "how can I play in a band...
Who originally sang/wrote the song that has the line (if not the title) "I can't live, if living is without you"? Heard it on X-factor this evening and now my...
Pete Ham and Tom Evans wrote "Without You" and recorded it with their group Badfinger. It appears on their album No Dice which was released in November of...
Perhaps this is old ground. I have been reading the site, but I am lost! I am self-taught on a 2nd hand tenor. It came with an Otto Link Super Tone Master 6*...
Paul, You have saved a night's sleep. We thought it might be Nilsson but so many searches came up with Maria Carey and I knew that a man sang it most...