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Honest Introspection

I frequently mention to students that YOU can be your best teacher if you learn to listen.

In this episode of #DansVlog I show you how I create a Honest Introspection from a gig I did at the Hot Numbers Jazz Cafe in Cambridge.

 

Yanagisawa S992 Curved Soprano Review

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Yanagisawa S992 Curved Soprano

 

I first encountered a curved soprano when I visited my old primary school ten years ago. A number of the students had bought curved sopranos as they were not big enough to play the alto or tenor.

This of course didn’t get the hoped-for results as the youngsters couldn’t keep them in tune, and the instruments were poor quality.

 

This Yanagisawa 992, by contrast, is SUPERB. I own a 992 Bronze straight soprano – for me it is simply THE best soprano on the market today, with flawless intonation, a warm and centred tone and a design that is second to none.

 

Make sure you watch the video and listen to the sound clips below.


A Sax Player’s Christmas List of Albums

Here’s my pick of the best albums to ask for in your stocking this year …

Well, if you’re fortunate enough, people will be asking you what you would like for Christmas.  Stuck for ideas? I hope I can point you in the right direction.

I’ve made this page ‘free to view’, so please use the links below – it costs you nothing, but I get a small commission from Amazon.

Have a happy, honking Christmas – and if you want something to listen to on Christmas Day, click on the links below.

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Albums



A Sax Player’s Christmas List of Books

Here’s my pick of the best books to ask for in your stocking this year …

Well, if you’re fortunate enough, people will be asking you what you would like for Christmas.  Stuck for ideas? I hope I can point you in the right direction.

I’ve made this page ‘free to view’, so please use the links below – it costs you nothing, but I get a small commission from Amazon.

Have a happy, honking Christmas – and if you want something to listen to on Christmas Day, click here.

Books

   

    
    

Yanagisawa S992 Bronze Soprano Sax Review

Yanagisawa make the best soprano saxophones on the market. I owned a Yanagisawa 991 soprano for nearly ten years. When I had the opportunity to upgrade and try out a whole host of sopranos I came back to the 992 Bronze.  For me this is by far the best soprano on the market today.

Some highlights of this beautiful instrument are:

  • impeccable build quality
  • incredible intonation
  • lovely rich tone
  • lots of colour in the sound. You can play in so many different styles on this horn.

As a saxophonist it is critically important to have good equipment. If you have poor quality materials it is always going to be difficult to make a good sound.