Anyone play the saxophone?

LargeAddick

Always fancied learning to play the sax and have just seen that my local community college is running a sax for beginners course so I thought I'd give it a go. Anyone here play the sax? How easy/ hard is it? How difficult is it to learn to read music? Any help/comments would be appreciated.

Danny Addick

The Beatle couldn't read music Large so don't let that stop you. Go for it, no matter how hard! Just started learning the guitar - so hard and I'm crap but I want to learn.

Lincsaddick

LargeAddick said:

Always fancied learning to play the sax and have just seen that my local community college is running a sax for beginners course so I thought I'd give it a go. Anyone here play the sax? How easy/ hard is it? How difficult is it to learn to read music? Any help/comments would be appreciated.

go for it .. though I have a lot of sympathy for your live in loved ones (they may not be loved ones for very much longer lol) .. & your neighbours .. good luck

man_at_milletts

LargeAddick said:

Always fancied learning to play the sax and have just seen that my local community college is running a sax for beginners course so I thought I'd give it a go. Anyone here play the sax? How easy/ hard is it? How difficult is it to learn to read music? Any help/comments would be appreciated.

Go for it Large, those courses are few and far between.

LargeAddick

thanks for the encouragement lads. I'll let you know how it goes !

Kap10

Sounds good large. Where is it? Remember Monica Lewinsky learnt everything she knew from Bill Clinton saxophone lips

man_at_milletts

That's the stuff. I expect to see you on Leicester Square Tube in a few years then??

SE10Addick

http://youtu.be/RI0K-ABVpcQ

LargeAddick

Kap10 said:

Sounds good large. Where is it?

Claverham College, Battle

tangoflash

Start with a clarinet. Same principles, just smaller, cheaper & less noisey.......................

CAFCOlly

What tangoflash said. I play the clarinet and I picked up the saxophone in a matter of weeks. If you play the clarinet, you'll find it a hell of a lot easier to pick up the sax. Also have a look at some YouTube lessons. Some are awful, but others are pretty useful.

man_at_milletts

Kap10 said:

Sounds good large. Where is it? Remember Monica Lewinsky learnt everything she knew from Bill Clinton saxophone lips

I think she played the Blue Veined Piccolo, Kap.