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Anyone play the saxophone?

LargeAddick
LargeAddick Posts: 34,701
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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.

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  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 4,282
    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
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,955
    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
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,851
    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
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,701
    thanks for the encouragement lads. I'll let you know how it goes !
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,914
    Sounds good large. Where is it? Remember Monica Lewinsky learnt everything she knew from Bill Clinton saxophone lips
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,851
    That's the stuff. I expect to see you on Leicester Square Tube in a few years then??
  • SE10Addick
    SE10Addick Posts: 2,983
    http://youtu.be/RI0K-ABVpcQ
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,701
    Kap10 said:

    Sounds good large. Where is it?

    Claverham College, Battle

  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,820
    Start with a clarinet. Same principles, just smaller, cheaper & less noisey.......................
  • CAFCOlly
    CAFCOlly Posts: 583
    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.

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  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,851
    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.

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