As a music teacher, people always send me little videos of anything related to music. Still, one of the videos that caught my attention the most was a piano floating down a...
Category: Instruments
The piano is one of the most iconic and popular of all musical instruments. Even if you're an expert on another one, if you don't know how to play at least a little piano, you're always...
Why Are Saxophones Transposing Instruments? Mystery Explained
Transposing instruments are one of the hardest things for people to grasp. Why does an instrument read different music than what it actually sounds? It may seem silly, but there are...
Alto players often learn to switch to tenor sax at some point in their careers. It’s a nice step and gives them something new to try. But in the switching, one of the parts people...
Many people start playing the saxophone on the alto first, but in time, a lot want to try something new, and switching to the tenor is the next logical step. But it’s daunting for many...
As my fifth-grade students are picking instruments and getting into band, I’m asked many questions about the instruments they picked. I get a lot of questions about the tenor and alto...