Forum of the Saxes

bmj1221 · Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 6 Location: USA

Hello Everyone! I just joined the forum. I am a saxophone player, of course! I'm excited about talking with you all.

JPSaxMan · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:15 pm Post subject:

Hey BMJ. Are the numbers in your handle your birthday? If so I pity you for you share the same birthday as my father (well, minus about 40 years or so Wink

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How long have you been playing? Play any other instruments besides sax? Please, spill the beans Cool

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bmj1221 · Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 6 Location: USA

yes, that's my birthday, haha...i've been playing alto sax for a while...i'm goin on my 8th year...i played a soprano one time in symphonic band for a solo piece...i'm a senior in high school and plan to participate in band when i go to college

Thomas · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 223 Location: Alberta, Canada

Hey BMJ, welcome to the forum! :D Cool

8 years - well, you've got me beat. I'm in grade 12 (what you would call senior), and I've only been playing for 5. You see, we start band in grade 7, and that is also the year junior high (middle school for you) starts. What grade did you start playing the sax?
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bmj1221 · Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 6 Location: USA

hey there thomas...ha, i'm a senior too! how cool is that...well, i started beginner band in the 5th grade. i went to a private school. then in 6th and 7th grade i was in junior high band. in 7th grade i held the american flag at football games with the marching band. in 8th grade i started my first year of marching season. then in 9th grade i moved to public school, where i've been able to further my music education. i also take lessons at the university of south alabama. are you in marching band? what kind of shows do you do?

Thomas · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 223 Location: Alberta, Canada

Naw, my school doesn't have a marching band. I don't think any schools in Canada do, either (this is anyone's cue to prove me wrong). I mainly play concerts with my school concert band, and Jazz 1. This last year, I was in the pit band for one of my school's productions, Seussical the Musical. I also played for the Queen of England, who visited Alberta in June for our province's centennial celebration. She was doing a walkabout of Churchill square, and she stopped to listen to us for about 10 seconds! Shocked

Wow, what a gigantic honour that was... Confused

Next year, I also hope to be involved in Kiwanis - an auditioned arts festival that features music, dance, and drama students.
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Sax player, music student, composer, Finale user, and part-time slacker/procrastinator.

bmj1221 · Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 6 Location: USA

That's pretty cool...actually, my band went to London over the last Christmas break. We marched in the New Years Day Parade there. It was pretty cool. We were there for a week. We got in a lot of sight seeing, it was awesome. Kiwanis? That's a service organization where I live, haha. Crazy.