Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-05-08 02:13
I've also been playing saxophone for about six years, however haven't played it recently since my number one interest is clarinet. I've played in amateur jazz groups in college, however know that I can get better with practice.
I was wondering if it would help my saxophone skills to play my clarinet studies (scales, music, etudes, etc.) on the saxophone while simply omitting the notes that are out of the range. I can't see how this could hurt, but would it be more advisable to play studies specifically tailored for saxophone?
The reason I ask is because I don't intend to play classical music with the saxophone, but more of a "jazzy" style music and more popular music. Most of my clarinet pieces are classical. The only thing I could attempt to do is swing them or play in different rhythms (dotted eighths, etc.) I'm not so sure about improving yet, because I want to know my scales and thirds, etc. a little better before trying that, but I was also planning on buying an Aebersold CD (forget which number, but it has a progression through every major/minor scale with four bars on each one). Thank you.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
Post Edited (2003-05-09 01:42)
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