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Flute Warm Ups: Simple Exercises for Practice

“Warm ups” are simple exercises that one performs in order to prepare oneself for more complex activities. Athletes have warm-up […]

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Saxophone Warm-Ups: Practice Exercises for All Levels

What are “warm-ups”? “Warm-ups” are simple exercises that you perform in order to prepare yourself for more complex activities. We […]

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Basic Saxophone Maintenance: Caring for Your Instrument

Saxophone maintenance is a lot like going to the dentist. There are certain daily rituals you do for general upkeep; […]

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How to Play Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” Saxophone Solo

Clarence Clemons was a prolific American saxophone player. He is most notable for his extensive work with Bruce Springsteen and […]

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Saxophone Reed Strength

If you have ever struggled with a difficult reed, then I’m sure you understand how crucial reeds are when playing […]

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Soloing Over “Autumn Leaves”

“Autumn Leaves” is one of those standards that everyone knows. It’s one of the first standards that every jazz student […]

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Types of Clarinets

You can hear the clarinet in many different types of clarinets in all sorts of music, from classical to jazz, […]

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The Saxophone in Pop Music: 1950s to Today

Have you ever thought about playing saxophone in a rock band? Maybe you’re getting bored of playing in concert band […]

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Soloing Over Rhythm Changes

Though his career was relatively short, George Gershwin is remembered as one of the most prolific composers of the 20th […]

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Soloing Over Blues Changes

As is the case with all of my articles, I feel obligated to start by saying that the following information […]

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