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Defining the Swing Tempo

We have talked about Measuring Music Tempos ~ How Fast is Fast? Today we are going to discuss Swing tempo, which has a no published standards. Firs...

The Three Sopranos

I have always purchased soprano saxes that give a hobbyist half a chance to play in tune. My favs to date are pictured below: Eppelsheim soprillo, ...

The Great Flute Debate: Open or Closed Hole View

Gordon Palmer, a friend of mine posted this gem on the Sax on the Website. I wanted to put it here for my many sax friends who, like me, struggle w...

The New Wonder Conn-O-Sax in F

A couple of years ago I got to play a Conn-o-sax. We feature this lovely and pristine sax on many of our social media sites. It was the sweetest ...

The Clarinet Deal of a Lifetime

I have spent a lot of time helping family and friends find the perfect instrument within the constraints of their budgets. New musicians, young mus...

NAMM 2015 ~ Music for Musicians

NAMM 2015 was held in Anaheim this year and hosted over 75,000 attendees. Opening day included a visit by the Disneyland band

Measuring Music Tempo ~ How fast is fast?

Music tempo is important to a practicing musician because although they are all relative, they give you some idea about how fast you are to play a ...