7 Sax VDE Myths Busted: The Ultimate Guide You Need NOW!

You need to practice long tones to develop your sound. Just kidding that one is true. While im sure there are players that never practiced long tones and still have a great sound i would say they are probably outliers.

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Most people develop a great sound by working on it. Part of that work is almost always some amount of long tones. Saxophone is hugely affected by posture, and not positively by the ways your band directors tell you to play. You want the bell of the sax pushed into your body giving the mouthpiece a steep downwards angle into your mouth more like a clarinet as opposed to straight 90 degrees.

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#bettersax #saxophone #myths jay metcalf shares the top 10 myths about learning the saxophone. Join the reed revolution and try the new bettersax jazz cut. On a violin you have to pitch the notes unassisted, no frets, at the same time you have to manipulate the bow, moving between the different strings, two completely different motions going on at the same time, the instrument and the bow are not easy to hold. Sax is easier than piano, because you only have a melody line to worry about. We may earn a commission for products purchased through links on this page

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