Updated 4/28/00

My arranging teacher Ray Brown (trumpet) once said: "You can write anything for the saxophone---eventually they (players) will learn how to play it". There are many great sites with information pertaining to the sax, I have included links to some of those sites and have added a few things that I hope are helpful.

Shawn's tips:

1. The easiest way to achieve superb fingering is: Keep fingers over the keys--especially the pinkies over the G# and Eb/C keys. (should be touching lightly) This prevents the fingers from flying all over the place. Use a mirror and see for yourself.

2. Long tones produce great tone: Nothing else needs to be said---play slow ballads

3. Altissimo perfection: Play a slow ballad as high as you can, in tune and softly. If you can do this, you can manage a screaming funk tune.

Links:

• Cheeseburger's Mega Saxophone Page
• International Saxophone Page
• Saxophone resources by Harri Rautianen

Reeds:

• Rico Reeds
• Vandoren Reeds (more reed info plus player profile
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Biographies (This is a very cool site--amazing who they have--use search)

Saxophone Jokes 1

Saxophone Jokes 2

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