Tag: embouchure

  • Leading up to the holidays, I have been making some slow progress in the practice room. For the next couple of days, I will have to put in some quality practice time. I will probably work on some scales and…

    Holiday Practice Schedule
  • So, it has not been every day, but I have been playing my sax at least three times a week. It has been nearly a month. It doesn’t take long for the facial muscles to come back to strengthen the…

    Musical Progress
  • So it has been a while since I’ve practiced the saxophone with any consistency, or at all. My embouchure is so weak it makes me feel like my sax is leaking. I’m sure that if I took it to a…

  • Yesterday I received a new mouthpiece for my tenor sax, and another one today. I know, right? More mouthpieces. Well, it happens, especially when you can’t get your shit together. Your embouchure is weak and you can’t seem to get…

    Mouthpieces, Saxes, & Practice
  • I have been learning Stella by Starlite. Been practicing the tune for about a week. I have the head (melody) memorized, and close to having the chord progression memorized. As far as chords though, I like to think more in…

  • I practice a tune for two days straight, for hours. Today it’s like I never ever heard the tune before. I don’t know if its age, stupid, or what, but, I truly suck. All I can say at this point…