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[alonwolman]

Hi, I'm 23 years old, have very little formal training under my belt, and have been playing for 6 years. I put up these sounds clips of me noodling on my 1949 Buescher Aristocrat in lacquer with a Brilhart Ebolin mpc., and Rico Royal 3 reeds.

Please tell me what you think.

http://mysite.verizon.net/res1g9ny/

I know I can't really play much but give me constructive advice, thanks.

Alon

[Keith Ridenhour]

I like your alto sound. Fat and dark. And I really like the hiss in the recording when you play. It sounds like a radio broadcast from the 40s or 30s. I would guess that a next step is to memorize a melody and then improvise off of the changes. Something simple to start with in a style that you like. K

[alonwolman]

I play tenor. Personally I think those samples suck, they are out of tune and I'm just doing some mindless noodling.

Alon

[Frank D]

I think the fact that your initial post was up for several days w/o a response shows that it's really hard to give a lot of feedback based on the sound files you put up. You've got the basics of producing a sound and moving around the horn, and that's a good start.

I agree with Kieth's advice. You need to move on to learing some songs, and I see you've posted elsewhere inqurirng about the Real Book so that's a step in the right direction.