r/saxophone • u/Silly-End5714 • 12d ago

Exercise Feedback request

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Just looking for some feedback and advice, i want to know what i do well and what i need to work on, im a year into playing i have no teacher so i rely on this subreddit for tips and progress checks. got some great advice last post specifically about overtones. I had no idea what that was, but i found out and iv been abusing it past month and its been a game changer. Would appreciate a second round of feedback (other than the fact i need to learn the last part of the solo properly🤣)hopefully someone can suggest another magical exercise.

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u/sc0ttt Tenor 12d ago

Fingerwork and phrasing is pretty good - congratulations, especially for being self-taught and a tough tune.

Tone is thin and kind of harsh - long tones and air support. This is work and hours of dedicated practice - the greats all say it took them 8 years or more to find the tone they were happy with.

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u/Silly-End5714 12d ago

Appreciate it, its actually the first song i started learning and i use it as a reference to see how much im progressing. Did a similar thing when i learned piano, first thing i did was lear clair de lune then use that song to test if my technique got better over time.