Written by Daniel Butterfield in July 1862.
Often played at 10 PM to signal lights out. Something you can hear every night in Monterey where I live actually.
taps_neal_saxophone_tribe (mp3, right click and save)
Try learning it by ear. There are four different notes and one of them is the octave of another note.
Often times I’ll slow down how I play something when it’s in a lesson, but this is about the actual tempo of the tune and already fairly slow.
KT says
I have not been sending challenges recently. I gad a long lay off, but tonight took a big challenge. Joined a community concert band i had been invited to join a month ago.
I find my finger is too slow and some of the notes are not familiar…..would preceding Lindemann with playing the fingering chart help?
The music us fun….staying with the group, which ranges from age 12-90….mostly 45-60…..is tough when i still have to think about fingering as I read.
Neal says
That should be good for you to be in the band.
I would say to work on the chromatic scale, it includes all the notes. You don’t want to think about fingering as you play.
KT says
Neal,
I starting playing “Goin’ to Kansas City” as a way to improve playing low C smoothly. Fun song on sax, but low C always comes after a hesitation….reaching it is hard.
If I am not slow and methodical, the side if my hand hits palm keys. Should i hold the sax differently to try to get better reach?
Neal says
Your fingers might be too straight, you want a curve in them.
You’re saying your fingers hit the palm keys often or just when you play low C?
KT says
Low C and A#…a few awkward notes not all notes.
KT says
Taps on sax! I never thought if any thing but bugle or trumpet for taps. Sax Taps is haunting.