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Smooth Operator

February 13, 2018 By Sarah Anne Wolkowski

Not too many saxophonists live in the rain forest. You can imagine why: sticky pads and nowhere to buy reeds. Even if Long & McQuade were to set up shop, the moisture in the air would still be a problem. For your pads, of course. Your complexion, on the other hand, would rejoice in all […]

Filed Under: Maintenance

Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow

January 19, 2018 By Sarah Anne Wolkowski

Congratulations Ms First Year Saxophone Performance Major! (And a big shout-out to the ladies in their second, third and fourth years of their undergraduate degrees, first and second year masters students, and all those long-suffering heroes who are completing doctorates and the Certificat d’aptitude.) As this new adventure begins you may be feeling excited and […]

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Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

December 29, 2017 By Sarah Anne Wolkowski

Ballpoint pens: essential or obsolete? In the olden days they were everywhere: at the dentist’s office, the automobile repair shop, heck, they even had a box at the reception desk of your hotel. Yes—je suis désolé—my travelling style is more Holiday Inn than George V. (Perhaps, instead of pens, they provide their worthy patrons with […]

Filed Under: Intonation

Climb Every Mountain

December 16, 2017 By Sarah Anne Wolkowski

One way of becoming a great saxophonist is to avoid playing the saxophone. Put the instrument back in the case and do something else. Challenge yourself by choosing an activity that makes you grimace and grin at the same time. Incredulous Student: “Seriously?! Become a better player by not practising? Now that is the kind […]

Filed Under: Philosophy

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