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The Music Place is your premium source for All Woodwind and Brass musical instruments, accessories, hire, repair, print music and personal follow-up service. We have two store locations and an online catalogue filled with flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, low brass, and are dealers for Bach, Besson, Buffet, Conn, Dennis Wick, Jo Ral, Jupiter, Keilwerth, Temby and many more.

How To Find The Right Instrument For You

Buying an Instrument
Buying an instrument is always a difficult decision making process whether it’s for your first instrument or a professional instrument. It is a very personal decision as well. While it’s a great idea to get advice from teachers the final decision should ultimately come down to you as nobody else has the same mouth shape, hand size or blows the same way as you. There are many things to consider such as tone, keywork, feel, machining, design features, material and style of music to name a few.
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The Ultimate Brass Guide and Tips

Practice Tips
Here are some simple and handy Brass Tips and Tricks put together by the Sydney and Melbourne store to make and allow your instrument work and play at its full potential.
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Tip on Breathing

Practice Tips
Adam Simmons - ARIA Award nominee 1997, internationally acclaimed saxophonist and flautist Over the past few years I have come to appreciate the importance of good breath control, particularly as a result of my teaching. When I started playing it was good enough just to get a sound - I was told to use my diaphragm, and I figured I must have been doing just that. Later I realised I was fooling myself. I’ve found that good air support can help with intonation and evenness of sound because it allows the embouchure to relax - this helps to centre the note, while allowing the reed to vibrate with freedom, producing a richer sound.
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A Tip on Technique

Practice Tips

Fiona Burnett - Soprano saxophone specialist, performing with “Fiona Burnett Quartet” & “Morgana”

The development of the technical facility on one’s instrument is of utmost importance to the professional musician and serious student. In the case of my chosen instrument - soprano saxophone, I have spent considerable time on this aspect of playing. The notion of being able to play fast is very appealing to many students, but one must be able to use this fast playing in a musical way. To attain such technique students must practise consistently and methodically with a metronome.

Testimonies

Pharoah Sanders at The Music Place

Andra Jackson courtesy of The Age

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Andra Jackson

FOR American jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, knowing when not to play is as important as knowing when to play. Speaking on how he interacts with pianist and long-time colleague William Henderson, he said: "Sometimes I might get in his way," adding, "You don't want to overplay. You want the music to flow."

One way to achieve this is "we try to feel the music". That guides them on when the sax should come in or when the piano should lead explorations.

Sanders, who has an early album called Wisdom Through Music, imparted just that in a weekend masterclass in which he illustrated his approach as much by playing as by talking.

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