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TSMoonBlaze
post Jan 8 2007, 05:43 PM, updated 17y ago

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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. blush.gif
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post Jan 8 2007, 09:49 PM

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I believe Kenny G is every saxophonist's favourite artist....Penang doesn't have Yamaha Music Schools?
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post Jan 18 2007, 02:07 PM

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umm penang not so much i think..come kl lah. =p wat r u playin dude? fr kenny g.. soprano?
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post Mar 12 2007, 10:20 PM

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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

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i used to play the sax 4 years back then stopped liao to play guitar biggrin.gif
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post Mar 16 2007, 07:03 PM

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haha,sax is not that famous in malaysia..i would say probably guitar is the highest nod.gif and yea i agree with moonblaze kenny G is nice to hear tongue.gif
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post Mar 16 2007, 11:38 PM

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QUOTE(vassili @ Mar 16 2007, 07:03 PM)
haha,sax is not that famous in malaysia..i would say probably guitar is the highest  nod.gif and yea i agree with moonblaze kenny G is nice to hear tongue.gif
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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?
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post Mar 17 2007, 12:50 AM

 
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post Mar 6 2008, 10:15 AM

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QUOTE(Equilibrium777 @ Mar 17 2007, 12:38 AM)
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. . .
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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.

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post Mar 6 2008, 11:11 AM

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post Mar 6 2008, 01:26 PM

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any good school to learn about?

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post Mar 7 2008, 12:34 AM

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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..@.@
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QUOTE(cse2k @ Mar 12 2007, 10:20 PM)
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
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You play the clarinet? Is it difficult? You need big lungs, I guess. BTW, how much is a clarinet, I'm just curious. biggrin.gif
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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, ;-)
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post Apr 28 2008, 08:13 PM

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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
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post Apr 28 2008, 10:33 PM

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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.

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post Apr 28 2008, 11:10 PM

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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.

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post Apr 28 2008, 11:44 PM

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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.. ;-)

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post Apr 29 2008, 03:14 AM

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how much does a cheapest saxophone worth?
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post Apr 29 2008, 05:56 PM

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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.
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look..almost every school who have above average income will have a PANCARAGAM band in school... and dat means a lot a lot a lot of schools in Malaysia are having students who play the sax..is ur question answered >.<
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post May 2 2008, 01:43 AM

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hehe, i am looking for one sax how much roughly it will cost? i remember when i was like standard 4 i play other instrument wanted to play sax but no chance....
i would say sax can play the feeling out compare to guitar.
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Sax is cool. I have CURVED SOPRANO. Love it!
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QUOTE(tkwfriend @ May 2 2008, 01:43 AM)
hehe, i am looking for one sax how much roughly it will cost? i remember when i was like standard 4 i play other instrument wanted to play sax but no chance....
i would say sax can play the feeling out compare to guitar.
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it depends on the type of sax you plan to buy. say for soprano sax, it cost ard 1k - 3 k for beginner; brands like Jupiter for example. A decent one cost ard 4k and above, a real decent sax is Yamaha intermediate cost ard 6k and at this range u can find alot good decent sax. A pro ones cost ard 18k and above.

I'm eying for Selmer (Paris) or Yanagisawa

btw, http://www.sax.co.uk worth some readings on instruments.

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QUOTE(wizardboy @ May 2 2008, 04:43 PM)
it depends on the type of sax you plan to buy. say for soprano sax, it cost ard 1k - 3 k for beginner; brands like Jupiter for example. A decent one cost ard 4k and above, a real decent sax is Yamaha intermediate cost ard 6k and at this range u can find alot good decent sax. A pro ones cost ard 18k and above.

I'm eying for Selmer (Paris) or Yanagisawa

btw, http://www.sax.co.uk worth some readings on instruments.
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i have one question to ask, i can self learn for this?
oh ya i do know they need to change something n the blowing part, it that able to get too?

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For blowing instrument, its not easy to pick them up on your own, there are problems such as intonation, embouchure which you may do better with a little lesson so that you do not develop a bad habit which may inhibit future performances.

Same goes to other instrument, but, it is just that instruments like guitars have more resources available to them due to popularity, so you are able to get more references here and pick it up yourself through research.
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as what mr.z said, you need a guide. you still require more then basics to be on your own to practice
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Hi!

Newbie on this site... someone that still in the saxophone line...

Regarding the purchase of instrument, there are just too many choices to go on in the market. It can range from 1500RM till ten over thousand for an alto.

BUT, I will strongly advise to try the instrument before you buy. Of course if you are beginner, get someone that can really play the instrument to test out the instrument for you. I have been playing on Selmer, Yanagisawa, china or taiwan brands... but now I'm with Yamaha. Nothing special, just because I like the mechanism for the Yamaha so much.

Basically every instrument will have slight different. Selmer is claim to have a nice sound by specialising on their lacquer and also the tradition from the Aldophe Sax (creator of Sax). Yamaha used to be a copy of the famous MarkVI, but now they put in a lot effort and come up with their own line. Yamaha tends to give more mellow tone compare to selmer. The yanagisawa is the same case as Yamaha, but they keep a lot of the markVI tradition, and they put in a lot of craftmanship into it.

Most of the instrument from this region (japan and taiwan) have their original saxophone made out from markVI.

Buffet is another story as is always with the Rascher (german school) system, and it tends to give an even more mellow, dark and fat sound compare to Selmer or Yamaha.

Then, we have the choice of the mouthpiece. selmer, vandoren, yamaha, meyer, berg larssen... All with different character.

So... before you buy, think of what kind of sound you want.
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nope... i beg to differ, thinking of the kind of sound u want at this moment is just secondary to getting a PROPER and PLAYABLE instrument...

No point diverting your thoughts into getting a tone when instead u shud be PRACTICING !!!

If getting a mellow tone means to spend 8k compared to getting an edgier 5k saxophone, will it be feasible to a beginner? We have to go through a trial and error stage of starting on a cheap but playable instrument, and maybe a few years down the road after developing our listening skill and tone taste, we will finally know what we want.

In fact, i doubt that most beginner will know how to differentiate the difference and knows how to appreciate the difference in tone and saxophone.

And from what i gather, selmer has a more mellower tone compared to yamaha which has a thinner tone due to the type of brass used.

There are many good secondary plan in the market, so there is no need for a special reference to only the big 4 company in saxophone making.

Just my 2cents, hope i dun offend anyone.. wink.gif
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Now this is the thing... a lot of time the students are ask to practice. But what to practice? Of course people will come up with long tone, technical part and so on. But no matter what you practice, the first thing is the sound, which concern a lot on your TONE. Is just like asking someone to sing a scale, without letting them know what is a scale. This is the problem for many musicians out there, where they themselves can't even tell what is the different of tone, tuning, and blending.

Is prove in many places that people should always start on aural skills, which involve singing and ear training before that really pick up an instrument. This might go for few days to few weeks. But this is what every musicians needed all the time.

and I'm so sorry to say that's not true on what you talking about selmer and yamaha. Is true that some selmer instrument is somehow have a more differ tone (this will be another issue on discussing what and how the selmer instrument made of), but yamaha is definately NOT thinner sound. If you go out there to listen, there are a lot musicians that used yamaha play incredibly big and fat tone. Is not possible to know exactly how many percentage of brass to use for each brand, as that's their top secret for producing their instrument. If we know it, there will be no 'legend' about the MarkVI.

The instrument mainly act as the 'speaker' for your voice, with mainly affected by the mouthpiece and your throat singing position. I don't mean to ask a student to get some expensive instrument to start with. What I strongly emphasize is, go listen to some good musician, ask them opinion on the brand of instrument they using, then only you decide to choose on what brand to go for.

Selmer don't have any beginner entry level instrument. But is interesting enough that Selmer do have a few different model for you to choose on (series II, III, reference), which all are different, in terms of mechanism, sound, and even the finger position. Yamaha, yanagisawa, jupiter and many other do have the student entry level instrument. Once you have certain brand in your mind, then look at your own budget. Like some of you mentioned, I won't recommend the so call intermediate level instrument, is just some small 'add' on from the student model.

What is the different for the professional level and the student model? Basically they have the same overall design. The main different is how they are made (hand or machine made, they way they put the instrument together, which affect the air flow) and what material (again, air flow and response), and then the finishing lacquer (sound reflection, which greatly affect the tone color). Selmer is famous for their body and bell joint design, yamaha for their accurate mechanism and the lacquer, yanagisawa stand up for their one piece material and so on...


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sorry to say that, yanagisawa do not have a student model as far as i know.

If you emphasize on equipment too much, it just inhibits technique development. Give me a cheap playable sax any day, i would just take it up and play regardless of brand. I know it wont be my last sax once i grew to love it and play it.

And for your concept of aural training, yes, i do believe there is a need for aural training, learn to differentiate the tones and scale and all. But it will be overwhelming to a beginner to jump straight to so many things the minute he intend to learn. What i m emphasizing is, get started on learning the thing like basic notes and long tones (!! important for developing how to blow it properly, as well as lipping).

We dun talk about tone if you cant even blow a note without squeaking it, we dun talk about notes, if u cant even blow it right. All these aural training needs to go hand in hand with basic technique.

We are trying to instil and grow interest among people to pick up music, and i bet most will give up halfway if they find it uninteresting to just sing and sing yet do not know what he is learning about.

I know many piano lessons are shaped in away that some time will be given for aural training.

Sad to say that, some people just have tone deaf. But tht doesnt mean they cant play. Music isnt about olympics, some prefer to hone their technique to the max, some just couldnt due to limitations of human physiology. But that doesn't mean that they couldn't and shouldn't enjoy music isn't it?

I wouldn't argue with you regarding brands instrument advantage etc, as i have not really developed a capability to do so and i think this is rather subjective as i have known several musicians who hate yamaha for their shrilly tone, like what i have now (* i m using a yamaha too). I dun like it, but i can live with it for the sake of learning.

Yamaha trumpet, as i have tried, are free blowing, but sounded weak compared to my Reynolds. Thats as far as i know. So i ll just lay off the case of instrument and leave it to individual musicians to decide themselves. If every musicians in the world agreed to the same thing, there wouldnt be something we call brand preference and choosing.

Have a nice day. ;-)

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Haha,

First thing, yanagisawa do produce lower model, which you might call it entry or student model.

second thing, there is no such thing as tone deaf. They can't differentiate because they are not thought what is the different, which is the aural skills I talk.

third, how can you tell a sound is the correct or proper one when you don't even have idea whether you are doing the correct thing. And I'm shame to say that many so call teachers out there are just not qualified. you may say different people have different method, but when can't solve a problem for a student, who can one person claim to be a teacher. And of course a student will not get interest to continue if the teacher have no idea how to continue it.

I do agree with you about the instrument brand making, but unfortunately that's the reality thing. when you go straight to talk to the instrument makers, their technician, their design artist, then the different of each instrument brand is clear enough.

basic note, long tone, what is it means for? what is the whole purpose of doing it? and how you call it a quality tone, that's something all the teachers should think of. Why I would want to wast numerous of hours on it when it just means to be a long tone practice.

to pick up an instrument and to play is simple to anyone. But to do it well is another matter.

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everyone loves sax, who doesnt? biggrin.gif

my sister plays it for the schools orchestra. i tried it myself and it defintely not something ill pick up. i found it hard to play a note, let alone play a whole piece, and also you gotta clean it all the time. its also cumbersome. ill stick with guitar
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QUOTE(CM's @ May 17 2008, 10:41 AM)
Is not possible to know exactly how many percentage of brass to use for each brand, as that's their top secret for producing their instrument. If we know it, there will be no 'legend' about the MarkVI.

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QUOTE(CM's @ May 18 2008, 12:24 AM)
Haha,

I do agree with you about the instrument brand making, but unfortunately that's the reality thing. when you go straight to talk to the instrument makers, their technician, their design artist, then the different of each instrument brand is clear enough.

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Well, ur statement is really ambiguous and confusing. U are saying that it is impossible to know exactly how is an instrument made, the brass contents etc. Right? then u proceed to say that when you talk to the makers, the technician and artist, u will know how the instrument is made? if by talking to them you do not procure these information, u are no better off talking to a sales man, so i will assume that u will know how it is made after talking.

So if you would know how it is made, then how would it be not possible to recreate a mark VI? And if it is not possible to recreate a mark VI, it means differentiation of instrument quality and method is still ambiguous. And if it remains ambiguous, how can you be sure it is definitely the better quality nor can you be sure of the difference between brands?

All these brands difference are just consumer perceived difference.

Next, you speak of a teacher as though they can do alot of things, yet you say that the teachers here are incapables. So where in Malaysia will there be such a teacher if you spoke of it as though they are superman from far away land? Basically, what i belief is, teachers are needed to guide u and start u on the music path and the rest are depended on yourself. You cant expect a teacher to spoon feed you all the time.

I started on guitar for some basic lessons like strumming and etc and have been self learned until now.

Basically, there are alot of resources on the internet that tells u what to practice and how to practice. I am busy lately, but i still manage to put through some time with a long tone. And the improvement is apparent, i can nail a low C without making it goes onto an accidental alt. so can i say it is useless? And for your information, i only pick one lesson on how to start on the saxophone. I can assure u i m not a superman who can learn anything at will. Just an average guy with interest in musics and needs time to practice to actually pick the instrument up properly.

It doesnt matter if the tone is shaped nicely through the long tone or not, what i find useful is, breathing control, lipping, embouchure and stamina practice. Those are some of the important stuff that comes with practicing long tones.

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Never mind then, I guess we are speaking on a very different view on this. You never meet at good teacher, and you think you can do it by yourself, then go ahead. Congratulations if you can made it to a professional and earn a living as a musician.

And I think you do misunderstand what I wrote about meeting the maker. Of course they can tell you what they are doing and what kind of material they will used. But is the percentage of different materials, and how you solve the problem of having the parts fix up, the temperature to do it, how to do the plating evenly... this is all the part that nobody will tell you. And I don't think a lot sales person out there understand this.

And in the previous post, I mentioned before. The instrument body act more like a speaker, but main part for the sound is still depends on your vocal throat, embouchure and the mouthpiece.

I do agree with what you say about doing long tone for all those benefits you get. But that's the minimum thing that you can get. You can get a lot more by doing on the long tone, if consider you have the idea on what is a tone, and what is a proper tuning. And that's the time consuming part, where a lot people will just give up on that, and later on they will go back to it, and re-do it, consider they are serious about making good music.

I don't means to offense the teacher in Malaysia, but is sad to say, many of them just can't teach well, and can't even play by themselves. Of course people will say teacher no need to be good player, but they do need to know the technical stuff by playing themselves, they do need to know the repertoire to teach the student, and they do need to update themselves with the world out there, on the development of the instrument, the repertoire, the new technology that applied to teaching and instrument and many more.

Just curious, what other instrument you play?


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anyone selling their saxophone ?
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Wow...cant imagine this post still keep alive..I was posted a year before duh!! biggrin.gif Gd luck and all the best for those for wish to learn sax
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I love sax too~ wanted to learn it long ago... but unfortunately there arent any center to learn here T.T
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QUOTE(Darkripper @ Dec 29 2008, 02:05 PM)
I love sax too~ wanted to learn it long ago... but unfortunately there arent any center to learn here T.T
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where r u from ? if klang valley i can recommand u to my tutor. UKM master student who plays an alto and tenor too.

else u can go to Yamaha kelana ... SOP classes. RIGID.

For ur info i just started last year.. late Nov .. only attended 3 classes with my new found "sifu chai". I'm an old ah pek .. too busy with $ than saz {just a hobby}.


Added on January 12, 2009, 12:22 am
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anyone selling their saxophone ?
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wait till i come across a yani in malaysia .. i sell u mine (a black laq. body alto)


Added on January 12, 2009, 12:25 am
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how much does a cheapest saxophone worth?
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seen couple in DO RE MI .. jalan ipoh .KL .. around 1.5K. just tested them by fingering .. seems ok... sound dunno.



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I love alto saxophone. smile.gif
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tenor rarely got solo bah. lol.

baritone sax anyone?
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hi....any 1 there, i want to learn sax & would like to hav 1. Budget around RM1.5k - 2k, all sifu ps recommend me some shop, location in pg, but always go down kl.

if possible would like bought it in PG, coz of warranty (if hav) smile.gif

all SIFU ps give more info......! thanks so much
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well most jazz bands have them.
so i guess u can say they are doing okay here in malaysia.

is this a poll?
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QUOTE(micncwng @ Mar 27 2009, 09:16 PM)
hi....any 1 there, i want to learn sax & would like to hav 1. Budget around RM1.5k - 2k, all sifu ps recommend me some shop, location in pg, but always go down kl.

if possible would like bought it in PG, coz of warranty (if hav) smile.gif

all SIFU ps give more info......! thanks so much
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try do re mi at jalan ipoh near chow kit area... there is 1-2 jupiter .. pretty ok sax.

pg . dunno lar....
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RM2k wont get you a new sax. gotta be realistic la.
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QUOTE(enyo @ Mar 15 2008, 06:52 PM)
You play the clarinet? Is it difficult? You need big lungs, I guess. BTW, how much is a clarinet, I'm just curious.  biggrin.gif
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Long time didnt came here to lowyat.net... Well... Clarinet is kinda hard to play in fact its harder to play than sax. And most ppl don't know is that clarinet is the ORIGINAL instrument for playing Jazz before saxaphone were invented. Clarinet comes in many brands and prices la.. the one I'm using is BUffet which cost me around RM9000+ notworthy.gif (Bought in UK which is cheaper.. here if you wan i think nid RM12k+)

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ppl, i find 2 brand in PG which they selling....need some advise

BSL - from china cost around RM2100 (nego)

Yanagisawa - from taiwan cost around RM2300 (nego)

ps advise which 1 better ? & can i know that does sax hav any warranty ?
& t section per training here cost around RM40 per45min, izzzit resonable ?

ps advise

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QUOTE(micncwng @ Mar 31 2009, 11:56 AM)
ppl, i find 2 brand in PG which they selling....need some advise

BSL - from china cost around RM2100 (nego)

Yanagisawa - from taiwan cost around RM2300 (nego)

ps advise which 1 better ? & can i know that does sax hav any warranty ?
& t section per training here cost around RM40 per45min, izzzit resonable ?

ps advise
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For the truth we don't really suggest china instrument... but I don't have any comment since I've never tried before. But some brands of sax that are really popular is the YAMAHA and SELMER. These 2 are some finest sax manufacturer. You have to try out the instrument if you really considering to buy them. 45min RM45... its kinda exp... and if for a beginner it IS exp. u might wanna look around for more info about the teacher u wan to learn from. smile.gif
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any idea where they sell selmers, or shops that you recommend?

@micncwng, wheres the place? 40 for 45 sounds pretty average, since the ones i asked are like 30 for 30 lol.
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40 for RM45 is at Pg. if KL cant help u

bro, so far i can say i don't meet this teacher b4. Ppl just intro for me. What i know is he now teaching in yamaha school. he just doing freelance 4 me.
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Selmer instrument u might nid to ask the shop to get for u from oversea. It's hard to get these instrument since those music shop don't stock them normally. (too expensive+little ppl play) U might nid to get a music shop and get know them well and let them to get u the accesories u needed. For music teacher I dont think RM30 for 30min for beginner is fine lol. I dunno hows the charging for penang but I would be able to get a sax teacher in a lower price for example its like RM110 per month with 4 classes. U might wan to follow a teacher awhile then see if he is suitable for you. Or not you wont get any better.
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i wan to play a sax since i was 16

but i cant afford one cry.gif
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i doubt you can get new selmer here..ive been looking for 6years already..if you ask them to import to you they require 35% extra from real price for it..haiz best bet is yamaha student will cost u around 3.5k ..BUT theres a 2nd sax maybe u can pm Mr Z here..he help me b4 but its too expensive for me that time..
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QUOTE(bukanmain @ Apr 9 2009, 10:39 PM)
i doubt you can get new selmer here..ive been looking for 6years already..if you ask them to import to you they require 35% extra from real price for it..haiz best bet is yamaha student will cost u around 3.5k ..BUT theres a 2nd sax maybe u can pm Mr Z here..he help me b4 but its too expensive for me that time..
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YAHAMA now cost 4k plus alridi lor....
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Ya... Yamaha instrument price had gone up since last year... But its better since u can get from the yamaha shop which they dun charge as much as the normal shop does.
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QUOTE(cse2k @ Apr 13 2009, 01:15 PM)
Ya... Yamaha instrument price had gone up since last year... But its better since u can get from the yamaha shop which they dun charge as much as the normal shop does.
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No lar ... go to Yamaha Kelana Jaya{Yamaha HQ}.. along LDP. see Mr. Lim the small size SR sales taiko there and kow tou to him for some discount.. he will b more than happy to let u have one of his sax at the best rate.

...............the cream any repair will be done by my buddy Mr. Low EB.. the MPO tech. at a very reasonable rate too.


Added on April 27, 2009, 12:19 am[Cheap also doesn't means no good.... depends how deep is ur pocket.

If one is just a beginner and limited budget .................. just get one and kick start before the rod turns cold.

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QUOTE(subangman @ Apr 26 2009, 01:51 PM)
No lar ... go to Yamaha Kelana Jaya{Yamaha HQ}.. along LDP. see Mr. Lim the small size SR sales taiko there and kow tou to him for some discount.. he will b more than happy to let u have one of his sax at the best rate.

...............the cream any repair will be done by my buddy Mr. Low EB.. the MPO tech. at a very reasonable rate too.


Added on April 27, 2009, 12:19 am[Cheap also doesn't means no good.... depends how deep is ur pocket.

If one is just a beginner and limited budget .................. just get one and kick start before the rod turns cold.
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Good idea. haha rclxms.gif
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if you need to get a begginner's model check out my signature..

i have yas 23 and yas 100.

thanks.


Added on August 13, 2009, 11:17 pmanyone know where i can buy a yas 82zb?...


Added on August 13, 2009, 11:18 pmthe saxaphones are used BTW..by me.

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Hi, I am looking for saxaphone class and also renting the saxaphone. Anyone can give some advice? Thank you.
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QUOTE(sabahboyz @ Apr 6 2010, 04:07 PM)
Hi, I am looking for saxaphone class and also renting the saxaphone. Anyone can give some advice? Thank you.
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where got such thingy as rentin sax? class i s easy... no sax no class.. unless u r still in school... borrow from the brass band collection. tongue.gif

but if u r stayin around my area.. i dun mind borrow my horn to u... provided i like u ... need to screen as i am not tat "chin chai" nor
i am the son of a b*#@h !

PM me lar... i haven't touch my horn for at least 6mths alridi.......... 'too lazy' for info... me stay in Subang Jaya.. KL

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Subangman...yours is Alto Sax?
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QUOTE(empire @ Apr 7 2010, 11:19 AM)
Subangman...yours is Alto Sax?
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yeap.... its a blackie alto
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yeap.... its a blackie alto
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Subangman, any recommendation for me to get the cheap sax lesson and renting the instrument? sad.gif
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Subangman, Mind to PM me the Teacher contact?
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QUOTE(gavin1229 @ Apr 13 2010, 08:53 AM)
Subangman, Mind to PM me the Teacher contact?
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now am not in KampungKU..... back back weekend.... will do later.
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QUOTE(subangman @ Apr 14 2010, 12:37 AM)
now am not in KampungKU..... back back weekend.... will do later.
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now am not in KampungKU..... back back weekend.... will do later.
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I need the contact as well smile.gif Thanks a lot
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Selling Second Hand Alto Saxophone...

Brand : USA Alpha Alto Saxophone
Colour : Full Sliver
Year : 2007
Price : RM1200 (neg.)

Additional Item :
1. Leather Neck Strap (Brand New 80%)
2. 6C Yamaha Mouthpiece (Brand New 95%)
3. VITO II Woondwind Mouthpiece (Old)
4. Hard Case
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Selling Reason : Money Needed
Contact Number : Ryen 016-9953966

Welcome SMS or Calling!
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Hi, I am looking for saxaphone class and also renting the saxaphone. Anyone can give some advice? Thank you.
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you can PM me if you're looking for a tutor in the Klang Valley. I'm based in Bukit Jalil. With 4 years experience in teaching and more in performance. Qualified with an ATCL.

You could also buy a top quality sax from me for less than RM2500. ask me if you're interested.

http://www.briensax.blogspot.com

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Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone knows a good place to learn the saxophone & if there are any place to rent out a saxophone? I've never touched a saxophone & I'm hoping to try one out first before deciding to buy one. tongue.gif
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I wanted to rent too. PM me if anyone knows where i can rent. best is Soprano....
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Hello all. Im indonesian. Just want to give information maybe someone looking for saxophone high quality, playing condition with cheap price you can find me, here we have yamaha yas 21,22,23,275,280,52,62etc start from Rm2300 used. And we also have new condition yamaha or cheap saxophone from Rm1300. Im live in medan. We also have other brand like selmer bundy, conn, king made usa, we can find henry selmer paris mark vi, vii too but the price must ask me first. All my items is playing condition for shipping we can find the best way like ship by post office or handcarry because sometime i go to KL or penang too. By the way, im a repairman, seller, player too, if you have any job for me can contact me too. Thanks for sharing. My number is +6285296372676 maybe you need it


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I am interested in the YSA62. Pls pm me.
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I don't think I've ever met a professional sax player in malaysia.
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I don't think I've ever met a professional sax player in malaysia.
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You can meet Malaysia's stunning and sexy Female Professional Saxophonist in Foley's Irish Bar & Restaurant in Oasis Ara Damansara this Wednesday from 915pm onwards biggrin.gif

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QUOTE(empire @ Sep 21 2015, 03:59 PM)
You can meet Malaysia's stunning and sexy Female Professional Saxophonist in Foley's Irish Bar & Restaurant in Oasis Ara Damansara this Wednesday from 915pm onwards  biggrin.gif
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does she play jazz or kenny g stuff
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all types of genres
I love tenor saxophone
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QUOTE(enyo @ Mar 15 2008, 06:52 PM)
You play the clarinet? Is it difficult? You need big lungs, I guess. BTW, how much is a clarinet, I'm just curious.  biggrin.gif
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Yamaha clarinet is about 3000myr I think. And I'm a tenor and alto saxophone player smile.gif
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QUOTE(MoonBlaze @ Jan 8 2007, 05:43 PM)
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.  blush.gif
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Can your kid sight read?

Kenny plays the soprano,very hard for a small frame IMO. Try alto. Heck, I recommend The Man, tenor sax from the get go. And slowly moving up if your kid feels feminine.

Also I recommend 2nd hand intermediate/pro. Can't go wrong with Selmer or Japanese brands. But but you need a real player to test it out for u before buying now right?
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QUOTE(Criptonox89 @ Jan 8 2007, 09:49 PM)
I believe Kenny G is every saxophonist's favourite artist....Penang doesn't have Yamaha Music Schools?
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you'd surprised. Most Saxophonists dislike Kenny G!
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you'd surprised. Most Saxophonists dislike Kenny G!
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true. My wife plays alto sax and she doesn't like Kenny G. She likes Dave Koz
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QUOTE(Kaboku @ May 27 2019, 11:48 AM)
true. My wife plays alto sax and she doesn't like Kenny G. She likes Dave Koz
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Most Saxophonists like DAVE KOZ rclxms.gif
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Hi.. I'm from melaka. Was looking around for a teacher for saxophone, I know nuts abt this instrument, jus read a little abt it. I was looking around for some teacher in melaka, so hard to find? Hoping some one can help to lead me to someone

Other than tat, I read there's soprano, alto sax, but for a begginer which shd he take up?

 

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