Blog Tour!

Today we head back to James Barrera's Blog (The Sound of Sax). James has posted a great find from YouTUBE. The clips are from a promotional ad featuring Sigurd Rascher.

You can join the tour by clicking here!

The video is of course old. But, there are some timeless topics presented throughout. One section I really liked comes in video 3. He discusses tongue placement for tonguing, and shows a pretty classy graphic (for the 1950's :-). And the other section I really liked is his discussion on practicing difficult passages. He demonstrates how to practice passages using different rhythms.

I could go on and on - he also demos practicing overtones. Check out his "sax without keys".

Sax Blog Tour

It is time for a Blog Tour.

Please check out "The Sound of Sax" by James Barrera.

A post of note is the review of this year's Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Performance and Composition Competition. I won't give away the exciting news - but a hint -- some great news for the saxophonist.

Have fun!