For a reason that deserves its own post, I’m playing sax again after a 10 or 12 year hiatus. The hiatus started when I sold my last tenor sax to get some money to help pay for moving to California. I don’t regret that. It was a crummy sax, and I figured I’d get a new one in no time.
But I never did get a new one. I totally regret that. About 2 weeks ago, however, I just did it. I bought a Yamaha YTS-61 off eBay. It arrived yesterday, and I’m in love with it.
I still remember how to play, but I now pretty much suck at sax and I really need lessons and LOTS of practice.
While searching around for free internet lessons and sax teachers, I found the most incredible site ever: https://www.saxlessons.com/. My original plan was to start taking lessons with a real teacher as quickly as possible, but I think that this site can delay me needing to start incuring that expense for several months. I hope this guy (Alastair Ingram) is doing well with his site, and I highly recommend it to anyone who has any interest whatsoever in playing saxophone.
I’ve considered picking up the clarinet again although its been about 16 years. I really enjoyed playing, but I imagine getting the embouchure back in shape is a painful experience.
It’s been tough, but not all THAT bad. The fun of playing again has far far far exceeded the difficulty of getting back into it. Good luck!