r/saxophone

I play tenor sax and have developed arthritis and/or tendinitis in my right thumb. Sometimes very painful to hold and play the sax correctly without letting the entire weight fall on the neck strap. I’d like to find a brace that would support the thumb and leave the palm and fingers free. I’ve looked on Amazon and they have several that look like they might work. Does anyone have experience and recommendations for such a brace? Thank you.

I see people constantly loving them and hating them at the same time and can’t tell if they are good or bad

I’ve been playing Legere reeds for a while and have noticed them to be finicky when it comes to what ligature I use. Finding the best results lately with an old Rovner. Anyone else have this experience?

Hello,
I’m a Bari player looking to dabble in classical. I run a yani 990, so seeing a mouthpiece by the same brand intrigued me. I see LOTS of listings for them, yet I see little in the review side. If any of you guys have had them and used them, how are they? Are they good for classical pieces?

I am a 20 year old and want to learn to play on my alto saxophone. I am very busy all year long with school and jobs and money is tight, but I really want to learn to play. Any advice on how I can self-teach?

Send help please,

I'm an intermediate tenor saxophone player. I'm not amazing at the instrument yet, I'd say I'm pretty average but, I practice every single day because I genuinely want to improve.

First, what should I be studying and practicing every day to become a better saxophonist? I'm looking for exercises, techniques, and anything else that would help me improve faster.

Second, I'm thinking about starting an Instagram page with a series called "Day 1 of Trying to Become Decent at the Saxophone." The idea is to upload a video every day where I practice on camera, talk about my struggles, share unpopular opinions about music, and document my progress over time.

Would you watch or support a page like that? I'm also planning to buy an iPhone 13 Pro because the camera and microphone quality are still really good for content creation.

(Sorry if my English isn't perfect it's not my first language)

Anyone have a good fingering chart for tenor altissimo for double F and above? Any I can find only go up to double F.

By double F I mean the octave above the F with 3 ledger lines above the stave.

Thanks in advance

I recently just switched from Tenor to Bari for school and I was wondering which reeds I should get for my bari. I currently only have one single reed, a Rico 3, and it works alright I guess. I've been thinking of going straight to a Vandoren 3, but the 55 dollars price point is scaring me. I will be using the bari sax for marching band and concert season.

I’m going to see a seller about a saxophone (King zephyr 240xxx) and I want to inspect the saxophone and play it to see whether I should buy it or not.

I played saxophone though high school so I should be able to play on it easily enough but other than using a leak light I’m unsure about what I can do to see if it’s in decent condition.

The seller says it’s hasn’t been looked at since it was bought about 30 years ago. So I am expecting it to need to be repaired.