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- Site Map -
- Books & Sheet Music
- A list of sax and jazz related books as well as sheet music.
- Jazz & Pop CDs -Charlie Parker, Bechet, Sanborn. Isn't it time you increased your collection?
- Classical CDs - They aren't hard to find. Buy them right here.
- Saxophone equipment and tools.
- Mouthpieces - Buying and caring for mouthpieces.
- Reeds - What do you want to know about them lil' popsicle sticks?
- An introduction to buying a saxophone.
- Types - Which is right for you and how to distinguish between them.
- Age - Brand new, a little bit used, or very vintage?
- Brands - Selmers, Yamahas, and more. A small taste of what is out there.
- Models - Beginners to professionals. It's more than a matter of $$$.
- Where - After you have an idea of what you want, where can you find it?
- Condition - After you find it, is it a piece of junk or a diamond in the ruff?
- Sax fingerings for all regular notes plus altissimo.
- Over 150 years of saxophone.
- Taking care of and repairing your saxophone.
- Sax Care - A guide to taking care of your saxophone.
- Diagnosing Your Sax - With a little help you can identify some common saxophone problems.
- Quick Fixes - You are at a gig and something goes wrong. What can you do to fix it quick?
- Biographies of some legendary saxophonists.
- Ways to show your sax pride.
- How to improve and add to your playing skills.
- Improv Tips - Ideas, exercises, and how to sound good without having to know tons of theory.
- Jazz Lingo - Are you a hep cat, daddy-o?
- Jazz Styles - An overview of different types of jazz.
- Time Line - America's music and how it has evolved.
- The Circle of 5ths - Shows the relationship between keys, major and natural minor scales and the ii-V-I progression.
- Exercises - Get those fingers warmed up!
- Java Script Guitar Chords - Guitar chord fingerings at a glance.
- The Magic Piano - Chords and scales at a glance via some Java Script "magic". A must see!
- Practice Tips - How to get the most out of your time.
- Scales - Major, minor, pentatonic, blues, modes, and more.
- Sight Reading - How to improve your accuracy the first time through.
- Transposing Table - A handy chart so you can say bye to those tricky transposing questions.
- Sax & Music Links - Over a hundred sites dedicated to saxophones and music.
- Jazz Links - Online radio stations and sites about jazz artists, history, theory, and more.
- Humor Links - Links to more sites that will tickle your funny bone.
- Miscellaneous Links - Helpful sites not necessarily related to music.
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