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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BOOK “Saxophone – Everything Sax Players Should Know” offers advice on everything from equipment (reeds, mouthpieces, necks, ligatures, etc.) to technique (embouchure, breathing, vibrato), how to practice, and even describes the anatomy of the saxophone and its function. The book also provides saxophone basics such as scales, blues, basic improvisation, …
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Beechler Mouthpieces or Remle Music is a family owned enterprise that was established by Elmer Beechler. Now run by his daughter Judy Beechler-Roan, 2012 is the 62nd year that Remle Music has been in business and the company has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. With some of the most popular handmade mouthpieces …
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HOW LONG HAS JAZZMONTHLY.COM BEEN AROUND? “I have been working on jazzmonthly.com since January 2006.” WHAT GROWTH HAVE YOU SEEN WITH JAZZ MONTHLY? “Well, I started out with Jazz Nation, and I was with Jazz Nation for about six years, so some of the growth has been making the transition to Jazz Monthly. The most …
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TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW Rheuben Allen is a contributing writer on Teen Jazz Shannon (SK): I’m Shannon Kennedy with Teen Jazz Radio and today on the show we are continuing the Careers in Music Series and I have with me Rheuben Allen. Hi Rheuben. Rheuben (RA): Hi Shannon, how are you today? SK: I’m good …
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Name: Everette Harp Instrument: Saxes, flute, EWI, keyboards, and vocals Years Playing: A really long time! Really long!!! Location: L.A. ADVICE FOR YOUNG MUSICIAN? CAN YOU HELP EXPLAIN SOME OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU WENT THROUGH TO HAVE THE SUCCESS THAT YOU HAVE HAD IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS? Practice, and aspire to be great players….not …
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Hey everyone. With me today, I have a very special guest. This is Dr Suzel Reily, she is a professor at Queen’s University Belfast and she teaches in the Ethnomusicology department. So today we’re going to follow up on careers in music and discuss ethnomusicology as a career. THE INTERVIEW Hi Suzel Hi there Shannon, …
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Name: Greg Adams Location: LA/Hollywood, CA Profession: Trumpet Player/Arranger/Composer Years Playing: since the age of 5 A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GREG ADAMS: Greg Adams graduated from high school in 1970 and was planning on attending school at Berklee School of music, but instead joined a band called “Tower of Power” from Oakland, CA that was …
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Established in 1928 by Joseph Rico, Rico is the most popular reed and woodwind accessory company today having grown from receiving 30 kilos of cane its first year to about 300,000 kilos in 2005. Now owned by Jean-Francois Rico, the grandson of Joseph Rico, the company continues to see increasing success worldwide in its partnership …
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Promoting your music on Facebook is important and learning where to draw the line between what irritates fans and what interests them is always a challenge. It’s important to promote a constant and consistent message without overdoing it, so if you’re looking for that “perfect mix” here’s a list of things that you shouldn’t do. …
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE “JAZZ SAXOPHONE ETUDES”: “Jazz Saxophone Etudes” by Greg Fishman is a book for students who know chords and scales, but lack jazz vocabulary. The main focus of the book is to demonstrate the introduction, development and evolution of musical ideas while clearly outlining the harmonic structure of a song using …
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