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This is a guest post from Rheuben Allen, taken from his site with permission. Why do young clarinet players play flat? Elementary school and middle school students who choose to play the clarinet often have an issue playing in tune. But they’re not necessarily to blame. The manufacturers of many student clarinets sell instruments with …
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Hi everyone, this is Rheuben. I’m going to talk to you about some of the common mistakes made by young saxophonists. And the first thing that happens with most young saxophonists and the most important part of this is that they do not put the mouthpiece far enough on the neck. On every mouthpiece, saxophone, …
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Hi guys, Rheuben again. Today I’d like to talk to you about the first altissimo G on the tenor saxophone – what can be done and what can’t be done to help that note come in. It’s a problem note on the tenor sax, so there are several things we can do and a lot of …
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Hi everyone. This is Rheuben. Today I’m going to introduce you to the clarinet. The clarinet is a member of the woodwind family and is unique among the woodwinds. Most woodwinds over blow what we call an octave. When you finger a “d” and push the register key, you get a “d.” The clarinet is …
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I’d like to talk a little bit about the neck cork. Now this is a Selmer Mark VI neck and as you can see over time, the neck cork has been lengthened quite a bit. It should stop right about here (shows where) but you have another half inch that was done on this. So …
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Part I My name is Leo Potts and I’d like to share with you some concepts of the Lindeman-Sobel Approach to Artistic Wind Performance. The first concept we’ll deal with is “how do you play the first note of a musical phrase?” Now prior to playing the first note of a musical phrase, most musicians …
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Need help controlling bouncing keys in the right hand of your saxophone? No need to worry. Right hand bounce is actually a very common problem. One of the ways to help stop the bounce is to have a cork on the back of the key itself and a felt glued to the body of the …
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The following is a guest post by Rheuben Allen. Hi everyone, this is Rheuben. I’d like to talk to you very briefly about the difference between a tenor saxophone that has a F# and one that does not have a high F#. Many people believe that the tenor without the high F# key responds better. …
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Rheuben Allen, a saxophone and woodwind repairman based in California, has contributed a number of articles to Teen Jazz on instrument repair and music in general. Because he specializes in sax repair, the majority of his articles have been on that particular topic. Here is a collection of saxophone repair tips from Rheuben Allen. Why …
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This article is a guest post written Rheuben Allen. Why is it important for young people to study music? To put it simply, there are a number reasons music is an important part of a young person’s life and in this article I will touch on just a few. Music helps develop motor skills & …
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