What You Should Know When Searching For A Saxophone Teacher
Saxophone is a wonderful instrument
Saxophone is a wonderful instrument. It has become the most popular symbol of the jazz music era. However, a lot of things about this instrument is still unknown to many people.
Most people don't even think about playing it and from all popular non-musicians that played the sax as their hobby, you could remember only Bill Clinton. I remember once, I approached a saxophone player in the street and asked him if it is difficult to master the saxophone.
He asked if I had ever seen or met a sax player who was both young and an expert player. He also told me that it is, in fact, an easy instrument to play but will be really challenging to master.
Before you even begin searching for a teacher, you should consider some facts about the saxophone. First to completely master this instrument you will need more time than with mastering a piano or a banjo. Also practicing this complex instrument is very important, so plan your time and see if you have time for both lessons and practice.
Another problem that you will face is the purchase of the saxophone, most probably you will need a teachers recommendation even at this stage. There are a lot of different saxophones and just getting the first one you like won't be the best decision.
Decide early on what field you want to specialize in. For saxophone it will be jazz and jazz is probably the most challenging music. To play jazz you require at least some basic musical education, so make sure that you have enough general knowledge if you aim to be in a jazz band.
Some websites will tell you that you can master the sax without a teacher, with help of some online lessons or guides. That's not completely true.
Sax is a very intricate brass instrument, and learning to play it will require you to know at least some basic musical knowledge. Also even if you master it alone, from time to time you'll have to visit a saxophone teacher to see if you are doing everything right. Basically it is nearly impossible to completely master a saxophone without a teacher.
As you see mastering a saxophone is a serious task, so if you have time you should even consider visiting some music school.
As for selecting a school or a teacher, you can search the web for the nearest schools and the read the reviews or visit the schools/teachers and see what they can offer.
Like with many other instruments you don't need a teacher who is a world famous virtuoso of sax. Such teacher will be useful at very advanced stages and only if you decide to be a musician.
He might help you when you'll be looking for your style and sound and your education will probably be more of jamming and improvisation sets and not lessons. A good teacher must, of course, be good at teaching.
It will not create any difficulty at all if your teacher is a multi-instrument specialist, it is enough that he is more focused on brass instruments. So when you look for a teacher, look at the list of his students to see if he is capable to teach.
by: Pamelina Siow
Style Carbon Fiber Hood Seibo Developing The Basic Art Sense For The Novice 10 Steps For Fitness Success October Home Sales Higher Than Expected The Art Of Professional Trading How To Use Scumbling Painting Techniques For Softening And Depth The Elves - A History Credit Card Debts Some Remedies That Can Help You Drumming 101 Best Nail Fungus Treatment The History Of A Nottingham Gallery Christmas Stocking Knitting Pattern: Christmas-inspired Knitted Stockings When Behold The Beer Can, Its Beauty Faded In The Eyes Of The Young