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That looks the same as the Xaphoon or pocket sax...I bought one a few years ago....quite good fun.....quite playable....sound better than they ought to.....but...
carry king
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Sep 1, 2006
8:30 am
3304
Morning Nik, I've got his "Broadway" and "Movie Songs" (ISBN 0-7579-0782-2) books. The "Movies" one has (amongst others) "Misty", "Over the Rainbow" and "Sweet...
Dougie Bryce
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Sep 1, 2006
8:58 am
3305
I bought one last week. They can sound a little like a sax but are difficult to hold an even tone especially higher notes. I take it to work with me ( I drive...
gorgon703
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Sep 1, 2006
12:00 pm
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Hi again Nik, think this is the book my teacher has. Found it on www.sheetmusicplus.com Swing Into Christmas-E Flat-Bk/CD It's a bit early for this year...
Dougie Bryce
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Sep 1, 2006
12:57 pm
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Hi all I was picking up from what Nik said on a recent reply to a question on improvisation. He mentioned the Jamey Aebersold's Vol.24 Major & Minor in every...
David Topping
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Sep 1, 2006
1:43 pm
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Hi Dougie...thanks for the info...much appreciated....keep honking...Nik Dougie Bryce <dougiebryce@...> wrote: Hi again Nik, think this is the book my...
nik bak
nikbaksax
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Sep 1, 2006
9:08 pm
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Hi all can someone put me right ....iv just bought the Abersold "Scale Syllabus" it comes with two c.ds. ok now for anyone who has it{ eb is in page 13 . and...
tom jazz
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Sep 2, 2006
1:39 pm
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Tom The page you need is p45 onwards, "Eb instrument chord progressions". The cd tracks are all listed in concert key so that any instrument can use them. ...
David Topping
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Sep 2, 2006
7:34 pm
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hi dave, many thanks but this book vol 26 only goes up to page 26 cheers tom David Topping <dt@...> wrote: Tom The page you need is...
tom jazz
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Sep 2, 2006
7:42 pm
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Tom Sorry. I thought you were referring to Vol 24 Major & Minor in every key; my mistake. You've got Vol 26, which I haven't seen. However, the website ...
David Topping
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Sep 3, 2006
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Sorry guys this book is and c.cd keep saying Bb{alto] eg track 2. GA {Major} but he refares to it as Bb Major what am i doing wrong please regards Tom ... ...
tom jazz
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Sep 5, 2006
6:04 pm
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Hi Tom The Bb major reference is the concert key (for the piano accompaniment). You need to play G major key on alto for this track, that's G A B C D E F# G. ...
David Topping
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Sep 5, 2006
6:53 pm
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dave once again thanks mate that does make sense cheers Tom David Topping <dt@...> wrote: Hi Tom The Bb major reference is the concert...
tom jazz
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Sep 5, 2006
7:23 pm
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It's the other way round, isn't it? When you play C on the alto you get concert Eb. To get concert C, you have to play A on the alto. Regards, Jim ... alto....
Jim Brown
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Sep 5, 2006
10:02 pm
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Must admit it does sound rather funky, but yes it is individual and one great advantage you wont get any rattling keys! Juan (pronounced Wan)...
Juan
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Sep 5, 2006
10:50 pm
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Yes Jim's quite correct: An 'Eb' instrument means that when you finger a C on it, it sounds as a concert Eb. similarly: An 'Bb' instrument means that when you...
Carlos Lopez-Real
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Sep 6, 2006
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Hi all Jim and Carlos are spot on. My error and thanks for the correction. In fact, having looked at the website I mentioned, it says exactly that "playing C...
David Topping
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Sep 6, 2006
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All fine Dave thankyou David Topping <dt@...> wrote: Hi all Jim and Carlos are spot on. My error and thanks for the correction. In...
tom jazz
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Sep 6, 2006
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... OK - alto is in Eb i.e. when you play a C on your alto you should get a concert Eb. So G Major for alto is concert Bb Major, so it sounds as though you've...
paula wilks
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Sep 6, 2006
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Paula, thank you very much i wish i could sit down with you or someone like you for a few hours a week it must be a fantastic feeling to have all that...
tom jazz
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Sep 6, 2006
5:36 pm
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I find the theory bits easy enough (comes of having a "numbers" type brain), but believe me I struggle to put it into effect when I have a sax in my...
paula673837
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Sep 7, 2006
8:18 am
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Evening all. I am back from my first lesson & I just have to blow my own sax. I had bought the grade 1 books, but the tutor says that he is putting me in for...
Padraig
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Sep 7, 2006
7:16 pm
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well done mate and we care cheers tom Padraig <padraigmckeag@...> wrote: Evening all. I am back from my first lesson & I just have to blow my...
tom jazz
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Sep 7, 2006
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... had bought the grade 1 books, but the tutor says that he is putting me in for grade 4 before the summer 2007. I am well chuffed! & as nobody at home really...
gorgon703
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Sep 7, 2006
11:50 pm
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Padraig - you rock!!!!!!!!!! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dougie Bryce
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Sep 8, 2006
9:21 am
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That's fantastic! And who was it that got you where you are? You! Well done! ... From: gorgon703 Date: 09/08/06 00:50:47 To: thesaxophoneclub@......
andrew lamprell
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Sep 9, 2006
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Hi all Congratulations - I'm sure it will be really worth it - I hope you find it a great experience. I'm just mucking about this fantastic afternoon and...
bagpuss32003
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Sep 9, 2006
5:22 pm
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Hi , It is a lovely day isn't it? I'm listening to something I discovered on my shelves that I want to commend to people if that is permissible on this forum....
Peter Healey
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Sep 9, 2006
5:49 pm
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Hi Baggy...glad you are into some decent stuff....there is a book of transcriptions for this album that is really worth having with all the parts in the right...
nik bak
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Sep 9, 2006
9:47 pm
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Hi Baggy It's always interesting to hear what people are into at present. I dug out a cd I hadn't listened to for ages, Art Blakey & Clifford Brown from 1954....
David Topping
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Sep 10, 2006
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