Forum of the Saxes

homeslice60148 · Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 15 Location: San Antonio, TX

Hey, my name is Sam and I am a senior at Taft High in San Antonio, TX. I've been playing tenor sax in concert band since 6th grade, and jazz tenor since 7th. I am now the top jazz tenor in our Jazz band here at the high school. I own a 1985 Yamaha student tenor (generation 21), and a 2004 Cannonball Big Bell tenor. I play on a c* for concert, otto link gold mouthpiece for jazz, and Vandoren V16 reeds for both. Feel free to drop me a line to talk about absolutely anything!

-Sam

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Tenor Sax - Class of 2006

2005-2006 Taft High
"AFRIKA"
-3rd chair, 2nd band
-1st chair, Jazz band

2004-2005 Taft High
"The Pendulum Swings"
-last chair, 3rd band
-2nd chair, jazz band

2002-2004 Madison (WI) West High

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

Welcome to Forum of the Saxes, Sam.
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Thomas Hay
Sax player, music student, composer, Finale user, and part-time slacker/procrastinator.

homeslice60148 · Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 15 Location: San Antonio, TX

thanx! Hey, slacking off and procrastinating is a full time job. my mom once told me that i would be a procrastinator. I told her "you just wait..."
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Tenor Sax - Class of 2006

2005-2006 Taft High
"AFRIKA"
-3rd chair, 2nd band
-1st chair, Jazz band

2004-2005 Taft High
"The Pendulum Swings"
-last chair, 3rd band
-2nd chair, jazz band

2002-2004 Madison (WI) West High

JPSaxMan · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject:

Hey Sam!

It feels good to be lead tenor, doesn't it? All the other saxes in the jazz band at my HS are lame, no soul whatsoever, maybe some of the younger players will have a lil enthusiasm, but other than that, psshah.

But welcome to The Forum of the Saxes! Mr. Green

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JP
Student of Saxophone
Music Education (BME) Major-2011
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

homeslice60148 · Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 15 Location: San Antonio, TX

our sax section is just odd. We have 2 altos 2 tenors. alto #1 is an all-region jazz bari (and should make all-state) and our alto #2 is an all-region jazz runner up on tenor. Even though i am technicall tenor 1, I'm not the best tenor in the band...go figure!

p.s. Where in NE PA are you? I used to live in Waverly/Clark's Summit. Ever hear of it?
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Tenor Sax - Class of 2006

2005-2006 Taft High
"AFRIKA"
-3rd chair, 2nd band
-1st chair, Jazz band

2004-2005 Taft High
"The Pendulum Swings"
-last chair, 3rd band
-2nd chair, jazz band

2002-2004 Madison (WI) West High

JPSaxMan · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject:

I am ~ 30 miles north in the town of Harford. My band director lives in the Clarks Summit area who teaches at the Mountain View HS in Kingsley. Why'd ya move? Sick of the rednecks? Laughing

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JP
Student of Saxophone
Music Education (BME) Major-2011
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

homeslice60148 · Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 15 Location: San Antonio, TX

nope...I was 5 and the family moved...lol. When we lived there, it was supposed to be the Beverly Hills of PA. I guess that's changed.
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Tenor Sax - Class of 2006

2005-2006 Taft High
"AFRIKA"
-3rd chair, 2nd band
-1st chair, Jazz band

2004-2005 Taft High
"The Pendulum Swings"
-last chair, 3rd band
-2nd chair, jazz band

2002-2004 Madison (WI) West High

JPSaxMan · Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject:

Well it still is, it's just that the surrounding areas (with the exception of Scranton) is redneckville Laughing

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JP
Student of Saxophone
Music Education (BME) Major-2011
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania