Warburton A Series 16 Degree Alto Sax Mouthpiece

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This is a Warburton A series 16 degree alto saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing today.  This alto saxophone mouthpiece has an 7  tip opening. It is silver plated and came with a Rovner light ligature.  These are made by the great mouthpiece refacer Eric Falcon down in Florida.
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Warburton A Series 12 Degree Alto Sax Mouthpiece

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This is a Warburton A series 12 degree alto saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing today. This alto saxophone mouthpiece has an 8 tip opening. It is silver plated and came with a Rovner light ligature. These are made by the great mouthpiece refacer Eric Falcon down in Florida.
I received a few of these last Read More…

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Sight Reading Lesson 1

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I have had many requests over the last few years to do some lessons on sight reading. Sight reading is an important skill for any musician to have.  Professional musicians especially need to be able to sight read at a pretty high level.
Sight reading well involves a different part of the brain than improvising and Read More…

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Sight Reading Lesson 2

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I have had many requests over the last few years to do some lessons on sight reading. Sight reading is an important skill for any musician to have.  Professional musicians especially need to be able to sight read at a pretty high level.
Sight reading well involves a different part of the brain than improvising and Read More…

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Sight Reading Lesson 3

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I have had many requests over the last few years to do some lessons on sight reading. Sight reading is an important skill for any musician to have.  Professional musicians especially need to be able to sight read at a pretty high level.
Sight reading well involves a different part of the brain than improvising and Read More…

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Sight Reading Lesson 4

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I have had many requests over the last few years to do some lessons on sight reading. Sight reading is an important skill for any musician to have.  Professional musicians especially need to be able to sight read at a pretty high level.
Sight reading well involves a different part of the brain than improvising and Read More…

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Sight Reading Lesson 5

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I have had many requests over the last few years to do some lessons on sight reading. Sight reading is an important skill for any musician to have.  Professional musicians especially need to be able to sight read at a pretty high level.
Sight reading well involves a different part of the brain than improvising and Read More…

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Sight Reading Lesson 6

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I have had many requests over the last few years to do some lessons on sight reading.  Sight reading is an important skill for any musician to have.  Professional musicians especially need to be able to sight read music at a pretty high level.
Sight reading well involves a different part of the brain than improvising Read More…

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9 Great Alto Saxophone Mouthpieces to Compare

The most common question I get asked on this blog and in emails is  “Steve, which mouthpiece is the best?”  “Which one should I buy”.   I probably get 3-4 emails a week asking that question.   I always feel bad because I wish there was a simple answer to that.  The truth is that Read More…

Jon Van Wie Modern Meyer 6MM Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece

This is a modern Meyer that was refaced by the late great Jon Van Wie.  I had Jon work on a few tenor mouthpieces for me and his work was always great.  I don’t think I ever had him work on an alto mouthpiece so this is a real treat for me to play this Read More…

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