good stuff!

Thanks!!! Support me yeah?

P.S: I will be conducting a masterclass at Yamaha Taipan on the 9th and 16th of April 2011. details are at my website.

oo nice

Will be having a demonstration with FLute, Alto sax, soprano sax, and clarinet, as well as give beginner pointers this Saturday (16th April), at 2pm at Yamaha Taipan! Feel free to come and take the sounds in!

You can check out the poster and stuff at my website, http://saxmalaysia.com

hi brien, I'm from Singapore and I'm a trumpet player. I've played in numerous orchestras and bands. I'll be moving to Subang Jaya to study. I was wondering if there are any trumpet teaching job vacancies in this area. Also at the same time, where is a good place to purchase a trumpet, preferably a Bach Stradivarius. Do get back to me through pm. Thanks. I'd also like to continue learning the trumpet too. So if u could share good trumpet teaching institutes in this vicinity would be good. Thanks

I've replied to you.

If you want to teach trumpet, I suggest you can apply to any of the Yamaha Music schools in SJ/PJ to be a trumpet teacher. There's a Yamaha in Taipan, Subang Parade 1st floor, and the main office in Kelana Jaya off the LDP.

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Added on April 26, 2011, 11:59 amAlto Saxophones also available for RENT.

Now you can start learning sax without buying a brand new instrument!

The deal is:

RM200 deposit (refundable on return of saxophone)

RM120 rental per month

If you take classes under me, and decide to buy the saxophone, I will deduct all your rental payments from the purchase price!

More details here:

http://www.saxmalaysia.com/2011/04/new-ser...-available.html

This post has been edited by brien1193: Apr 26 2011, 11:59 AM

this thread is not active for a year..but anyway will try to ask 1st if no answer then i will start a new thread to ask...

anyone here knows where to service saxophone?...

I have a question to ask pertaining to clarinet.
Usually when I play the clarinet, my bell (the bottom part) will be quite far from my body.
But when I reach the high notes (D and above), I have the tendency to pull my bell near to my body.
Is it natural to do that?
Thanks!!

I have a guy who can do it....PM me if you know anyone else who needs repair.

If you're doing that it means that you're changing the embouchure to your clarinet, maybe because your embouchure is inconsistent. Normally i would not recommend it, but you get a good sound, then there's no issue i guess.

Lol bro it took you 2 years to reply lol. Still in business eh?

Yeah still teaching music, while working my full time job and doing investment consulting. hope to get more active again.

This remind me..I've tried on a Oboe out of curiosity while I'm studying in UK 2 years back. The guy in this shop was so nice he actually gave me an oboe and a reed (not sure if i get that term right) to try out and taught me how to blow. And for the whole 15minutes, I can't get a decent sound..haha.. but when I passed it to my friend who was accompanying me, she got a nice round sound on her first try. =.="

But then, I would like to know, how much is the difference between clarinet and oboe? I saw many music school teach clarinet but couldn't find an oboe teacher. Some say clarinet is easier to learn compare to oboe. Is that true?

Oh, and I'm a string and piano player.

Oboe and clarinet are both woodwinds but are very different in terms of fingerings and technique.

Clarinet is more versatile in that's it's often used outside of classical music compared to oboe. If you're looking for an oboe teacher you have to go to a specialist. Perhaps inquire from an orchestra like NSO.

As far as which is easier they are not comparable. Both have their specific technicalities. Clarinet fingerings are more straightforward though.

Clarinet gives transferable blowing and fingering tehniques that make it easier to play flute or saxophone, while oboe's cousin in blowing is the bassoon.

Hope that helped!

So an oboe teacher is really really rare. Thanks for the input, could consider on trying out a new instrument one day.

brien ... looks like you really know your stuff. Well done!

Wonder where can i find affordable flute class around PJ? Just want to learn how to blow for fun and not for examination purposes..

I do teach Flute. No music background or examinations required.

PM me for more info. We can focus on playing popular songs, and a fast track to good technique.

I'm thinking to learn Saxophone but I have no idea what's the difference in models and price ranges. Can you advise? Thanks

Hi there. Currently I am thinking of picking up flute for study. I'm self-studying though, in between my classes in uni. Currently, learning music theory, I kinda wanna ask, do you have any recommendation for affordable flute that I can use? Not so expensive, since I'm depending on my scholarship and all.