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The musicians behind Sax Bandits’ third lockdown video

By Sax Bandits | Team-ups | 1 comment | 24 June, 2021 | 0

A whopping 126 saxophonists participated in our third lockdown video, ‘Celebration’, during lockdown 2021. However, this exciting arrangement was taken to the next level by a collective of pro musicians, acting as our very own backing band! I want to take a moment to showcase these musicians who generously gave their time to feature alongsideRead more

How the flute made the saxophone an easier instrument to play

By Sax Bandits | History | 4 comments | 9 June, 2021 | 0

Have you ever wondered why the basic fingerings for the notes on the sax are the way they are? To answer that, you actually have to go back and look at the history of the flute and a certain Mr Theobold Boehm. Like the sax, the flute is effectively a pipe with holes along itsRead more

Will it negatively impact my embouchure if I switch from Alto to Tenor sax?

By Sax Bandits | Learning | 2 comments | 3 June, 2021 | 1

If you are used to playing an alto sax and you start playing the tenor sax, you are most definitely going to go through an adaption phase when it comes to sound production.  The tenor sax is laid out exactly the same as an alto in terms of key-work, it’s obviously bigger and it’s inRead more

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