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itsabadreed
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I find it AMAZING that noone here seems to play both clarinet and flute.
In order to become a professional sax player, it is VERY important to be able to double on them. Oboe and bassoon also help to give you that extra versatility that helps you get gigs.
I play:
sop/alto/tenor/bari sax
clarinet
flute
oboe
guitar
drums
latin percussion
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reisio
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| in order to become a professional sax player, it is VERY important to be able to play a sax and get paid for it, nothing more :p |
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Tully
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| reisio wrote: | | in order to become a professional sax player, it is VERY important to be able to play a sax and get paid for it, nothing more :p |
With all due respect, I beg to differ. Of course, there are plenty of jazz superstars, as it were, that play just sax. However, a lot of less well-known musicians depend on the gigs they can get by playing sax, flute, and clarinet, plus whatever else they can. One example would be my sax teacher: although jazz sax playing is what he really loves, he plays the Reed 1 book at all the Broadway-style shows here in Seattle, and also has a much wider student clientele since he teaches clarinet and sometimes flute. Very few people seem to earn a living doing nothing but playing sax. If you can/do, that's awesome. It just doesn't work out very often, so IMO, it's best to be prepared for a more likely situation.
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Matt AV
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:35 am Post subject: |
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| I think versatility is important. As well as specialising in one instrument, it is extremely useful in my experience to have a good knowledge in at least another (piano as a wind player is very useful) and basic knowledge of a couple other instruments. As well as giving you more possiblities for work, it gives you a much better understanding of the functions of each instrument in a group. Particularly if you are a leader of a band it is very important to have a good awareness of the functioning of the other instruments...composing and arranging would be another useful skill to add. |
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Tully
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Matt AV wrote: | | I think versatility is important. As well as specialising in one instrument, it is extremely useful in my experience to have a good knowledge in at least another (piano as a wind player is very useful) and basic knowledge of a couple other instruments. As well as giving you more possiblities for work, it gives you a much better understanding of the functions of each instrument in a group. Particularly if you are a leader of a band it is very important to have a good awareness of the functioning of the other instruments...composing and arranging would be another useful skill to add. |
I couldn't agree more, especially regarding piano.
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kirbay
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| i play tenor sax and bass ^_^ |
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Louis Scuderi
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Bass...guitar? double bass? bass sax? bass clarinet? 
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JazZz
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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I play sax & trumpet
I'm learning bass clarinet
I can play basic piano that I tought myself with some books, but nothing more than simple melodies and stuff... |
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kirbay
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Louis Scuderi wrote: | | Bass...guitar? double bass? bass sax? bass clarinet? |
lol! bass guitar =P sorry, i didn't know that there was that many bass instruments ^_^ |
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alto-girl
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| itsabadreed wrote: | | I find it AMAZING that noone here seems to play both clarinet and flute. |
Well, I play saxophone, flute and I'm learning clarinet, if that's any consolation! I'd love to be able to double in shows/gigs. I also play a bit of piano and guitar, but not much.
Now...what I'd like to also be able to play is a different question. I would love to be able to play all instruments...but unfortunately, time and money restrain.  So I'm picking them up, one at a time, slowly... |
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JPSaxMan
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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And I was learning flute...but it got taken away (by the school)...waaah 
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JazZz
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in theory I can play flute..i can finger all the notes and i can sight read music normally with it but I can't hold an embouchure for more than like 3 seconds..flute is really hard to get steady and I just didn't have the patience for it (and when I played it in the practice rooms girls gave me funny looks  ) |
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Louis Scuderi
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| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| JPSaxMan wrote: | | And I was learning flute...but it got taken away (by the school)...waaah |
ROFL!!! How did it get taken away? Did you run over it with your van? 
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