Recently, I’ve been doing a deep dive into Lettuce. Their sax player, Ryan Zoidis has a very interesting setup for the band. Check out this video of him and what he does. Good stuff.
Sheet Of The Week – Take My Breath (The Weeknd)
“Older” hit by the Weeknd. Enjoy!
Take My Breath by the Weeknd for Eb Instruments (111.1 KiB, 13 hits)
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Take My Breath by the Weeknd for Bb Instruments (136.2 KiB, 11 hits)
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Sheet Of The Week – Summer Of Love (Shawn Mendes)
One by Shawn Mendes. Enjoy.
Summer Of Love by Shawn Mendes for Eb Instruments (116.8 KiB, 9 hits)
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Summer Of Love by Shawn Mendes for Bb Instruments (116.2 KiB, 5 hits)
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Cowboy Bebop Opening (Netflix)
Not sure how I feel about a live action version of this. I mean, I think I am thankful they didn’t change or “reimagine” the opening theme. Here is the opening theme I did like, a long long time ago.
Sheet Of The Week – Animal Crossing New Horizons Theme
Enjoy!
Animal Crossing New Horizons Theme for Eb Instruments by Tom Nook (49.7 KiB, 10 hits)
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Animal Crossing New Horizons Theme for Bb Instruments by Tom Nook (47.9 KiB, 7 hits)
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Sheet Of The Week – Happier (Olivia Rodrigo)
Another by Olivia.
Happier by Olivia Rodrigo for Eb Instruments (107.7 KiB, 7 hits)
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Happier by Olivia Rodrigo for Bb Instruments (106.8 KiB, 9 hits)
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The Saxophone Academy (RIP?)
Back in January, Dr. Wally Wallace launched an ambitious “Saxophone Academy” website promising a year of free lessons and materials. I really thought it was top-notch. A great “book” from the Academy had some really great material for tone and technique. Every month a new Jazz Etude (beginning and advanced) was posted with a demo of how it should sound. In all, very well done.
Now, fast forward to August…..and it seems dead. The July etude is still “Processing”. Seems Wally has abandoned this project. I recommend signing up, and getting the materials while you can. There are valuable etudes and a booklet at least.
3D Printed Silverstein-Like Ligature
A Reddit user went about designing a ligature and making it available for free. Check it out. This is on my print list next week.
Sheet Of The Week – Good 4 U (Olivia Rodrigo)
Yes, it’s been a while. But here is a sheet. Enjoy.
Good 4 U for Eb Instruments by Olivia Rodrigo (147.2 KiB, 12 hits)
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Good 4 U for Bb Instruments by Olivia Rodrigo (143.9 KiB, 9 hits)
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Docsaxman Youtube Channel
Marshall McDonald, lead alto with the Count Basie Orchestra, has a criminally under-subscribed YouTube channel. Lately, he has been doing some interviews, with Dick Oatts and Branford Marsalis. Go check it out.
The Surprisingly Badass Life Of The Inventor Of The Saxophone
Not sure how I missed this when it came out…..
How Victor Wooten Understands and Teaches Music
Victor gets it. Our educational system of learning music is broken. It’s all about playing. That is how I approach it when teaching.
Maneater – Saxsquatch Version
Epic.
Sheet Of The Week – Can’t Stop The Feeling (JT)
From Trolls. By JT. Good stuff.
Can't Stop The Feeling by JT for Eb Instruments (218.7 KiB, 23 hits)
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Can't Stop The Feeling by JT for Bb Instruments (219.4 KiB, 18 hits)
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Pedal Playbook: Episode 1
HornFX has started a series of Youtube tutorials about using pedals with saxophone. His debut video is using the Boss PS-6. I like this idea and this content was sorely missing on the internet. I hope the volume levels get sorted out on the next video.