hi, may I know is Saxophone a demand on Malaysia? I was searching the whole Penang, but it was kinda impossible to get some advices or tutor there, perhaps any LYN member can gv me some advices?

I luv Kenny G songs.

I believe Kenny G is every saxophonist's favourite artist....Penang doesn't have Yamaha Music Schools?

umm penang not so much i think..come kl lah. =p wat r u playin dude? fr kenny g.. soprano?

I know that at butterworth got a yamaha school, well... I'm half penang ppl. I saw there got saxophone and clarinet tutor, maybe you can try there. I like kenny G 2, but I'm playing clarinet.. aha

i used to play the sax 4 years back then stopped liao to play guitar

haha,sax is not that famous in malaysia..i would say probably guitar is the highest and yea i agree with moonblaze kenny G is nice to hear

i disagree with you. . . actually sax is famous and in high demand but the problem is there are not many out there. . . they are like a rare breed. . . if a guitar and a sax would to stand side by side and play chances are the sax player gets more attention as it's a rare breed. . . and also not many people can master the instrument. . . especially if you play jazz sax. . .

my old guitar teacher quit his guitar to pursue his sax, i kinda lost contact with him but i guess you can look for him around the KL area. . . do you like in KL?

[WTS]Jupiter Alto sax

I agree with you..a rare breed..i have been playing guitar for almost 18 years...i simply quit on the guitar and now play saxophone...feel like i need a new music instrument to learn...and Im still learning it now

If there is an audition in the search of a guitar player, I think when someone invited 100 guitarists, 1000 will turn up to the audition,

BUT when it comes for audition of a sax player, out of 100 I THINK only 15 will turn up as THERE IS NO ONE ELSE.

so old skol

any good school to learn about?

sax so expensive.. =,= guitar Rm60 also got liao ... and our students here not very into school bands and stuff...i also interested in sax..but i no time learn new instrument..mayb when i m older or something ..but tat time more no time..@.@

You play the clarinet? Is it difficult? You need big lungs, I guess. BTW, how much is a clarinet, I'm just curious.

Compared to brasswind, woodwinds are less physical. So, no, u dun need to big of a lung and there is no such thing as born with a big lungs or small lungs.. These are all trainable.

Refering to enyo's question, i think the difficulty in blowing a clarinet would be fingering and blowing method, because i heard they are a much more difficult woodwind compared to saxophones.

I m learning trumpet rite now. I know some woodwinds teachers also, maybe i ll learn the sax when i have some money to get one.. lol

PM me if u kl LYNians need some info on these teachers and instrument..

Good day, ;-)

hi there Mr.Z .I want to get a yamaha alto saxophone as soon. But i duno which shud i get, the standarad, intermediate or professional.
some instrument shops just cant give clear explanation about it. lets say i have no basic, but im crazy to learn it. im expecting yamaha alto sax silver color. im a beginner but i dun want to change my sax again nxt time. can u let me know any teacher available, phone numbers, or maybe u know about it. i live in bukit jalil, kl. i prefer to direct call anyone. reply me soon. thx

i would say, the cheapest yamaha would be a good enough instrument to learn on. Regarding the silver plating, i m not sure, but i dun think it ll matter much for a beginner, just get a good quality saxophone, and yamaha is one brand u can trust. For other taiwan brand or watsoever ambiguos china brand, try googling up, u ll see how bad it is.

Intonation problem, unrepairable leaks and so on.. all these are not things u wanna deal with as a beginner. So do urself a favour, get a saxophone with a reputable brand.

From what i gather online so far, u can trust the following brand:

The saxophone's big 4:
-Selmer
-Yamaha
-Keilwerth (*not advisable though, as they are fully handmade, each sax tend to have indiv character)
-Yanagisawa

Taiwan reputable brands (available in malaysia, as far as i know):
- Jupiter

Btw, this list is not exhaustive, but would be a safe bet for beginners to know some brands to look out for. Just keep ur eyes and ears open.

Get a beginner one would do, you probably wont need to change your saxophone in the next few years time, and beginners tend to be rough with their instrument, saxophones are delicate instrument.. u ll notice what i meant when u got ur sax..

I ll pm u the contact in a while, any questions you can further pm me.

This post has been edited by Mr. Z: Apr 28 2008, 10:37 PM

Wow u replied me very fast. i really appreciate that. I found out yamaha sax in chambers music(sg wang), standard rm5650, intermediate rm6350, profesional rm8350.
They need to order would take 1month for standard, 3-6months for intermediate and profesional from japan. Thats too long for me.
I need info to search other places. tomorrow ill search in mid valley. hopefully got stock somewhere.
thx alot for ur info. u really know alot. i have some more questions. Does the standard, intermediate and prof differ alot in sound quality? that makes me abit worried to buy which one. hw bout intermediate? if possible, might as well i get a real good sound quality once(depend on the price oso) and sufficient as beginner until long term. im just confused before getting one.

This post has been edited by Booboo85: Apr 28 2008, 11:22 PM

Normally, the advice would be, get the best one u can afford.. but for me, get a decent one, and it ll last u long enough till you are ready for an upgrade.

And do keep in mind, ur next upgrade would be straight to a professional model. That would save u more money, as far as i know, intermediate are just a slight upgrade from the student model.

Try midvalley yamaha music shop branch or the curve.. i do remember seeing one in the curve, not sure about midvalley though. The lowest end model should be YAS-23 or twenty something, i forgot.

a Jupiter would set u about close to rm3k for a beginner model, the lowest end model.

sound wise, u wouldn't be able to differentiate until u are more proficient in the instrument. The only difference now would be the type of saxophone, alto, tenor and soprano.

Hope that really helps u makes your decision and set u one ur way to playing the sax.. would be glad to be of further assistance.. ;-)

This post has been edited by Mr. Z: Apr 28 2008, 11:55 PM

how much does a cheapest saxophone worth?

Depending on how cheap is cheap.

A cheap but doubtful quality?
or a cheap but reputable quality?

for the first answer, it would be maxtone alto sax about rm1.4k which i do not know how well made it was. It could have lots of intonation problem and leaks etc...

for the second one, i would probably suggest the cheapest would be a jupiter as far as i know, rm2.8 - 3k in bentley.