It never ceases to amaze me how often I'll have a student ask me why their instrument sounds so wrong. They'll wonder if it's broken, but most of the time, it's simply out of tune. There are 7...

Many people just love the woody, rich sounds of the woodwind family, but when it comes to picking an instrument, I see a lot of people debate if the saxophone or clarinet is better. I decided to ask...

One of the key things any new saxophone player needs to know is how to hold their instrument the right way. I've seen too many students in my years learn something the wrong way and then have to...

Every single year around this time, my fifth graders are looking at which instrument to play if they want to join a band. With every musical instrument they look at, they wonder if it'll be too...

The saxophone and the trumpet are two of the most popular band instruments. As a music teacher, I'm asked all the time by students, parents, and interested musicians what the differences are between...

One of the first things any band director or lesson instructor teaches their students is how to clean the saxophone. When I heard about saxophone lung and the respiratory disease which may develop...