Sunday, February 5th, 2012

I get questioned all the time by my students about how to get a better sound.  It’s a great question and an important one at that.  However, the worst thing that can happen is if someone has never even asked themselves “how do I work on tone?”  If someone new to an instrument is using [...]

Throughout my educational experience there’s always been this looming question: How do I improve my tone?  Now, this can mean a myriad of things for many different people.  For the beginner, it can mean “How can I project more?”, “How do I get better intonation?”, “How can I stop squeaking?”, etc.  For the seasoned veteran, [...]

Hi guys! I found a great series of videos that Rico Reeds has put out on YouTube of Jerry Bergonzi.  He’s got some great advice and some really cool techniques to improve your saxophone tone, articulation, & embouchure.  This is a set of 14 videos courtesy of Rico Reeds.  They have even more videos on [...]