Hey i just found this message board like 5 min ago and been reading ur posts. Just like to say ive been playing Alto sax for like 8ish years, piano for 4 but quit cause i didnt like it, and violin for like 3...i messed wit bari some but alto rules in my book oh well if anyone wants to chat my AIM sn is Keith82687 and email is Saeadien@cheatcc.com. This is alot to put in one post but just to tell you, im in 11th grade (going into 12th after this summer) and also live on a farm in north west alabama (chickens *BLEH*). Dont smoke, drink, do drugs, etc. I also picked up the hobby of karate many years ago which i think matches band if ur in a good martial arts school love to keep in shape...oh well this is getting too long and noone is gonna read it cause its so long sooooo oh well nice to meet u guys!!! l8es

Keith,
P.S> oh ya i love to read =P
PP.SS. oh ya i also play Everquest =P it`s too addicting tho
lvl 55 enchanter Stromm if anyone else plays name is Saeadien

Yo I`m an alto sax player gonna be in seventh grade this year! listen I`m not aloud to give my e mail address to thousands of people at a time so i`ll just keep an eye on this sight. The only thing I can say is go Google! I havn`t been able to find anything yet but I am looking for free harry potter music. Loui Loui good choice. keep me posted.

Alex

Keith you rule, Alto rocks! I just found the message board ten minutes ago. you play everquest I`ve heard it`s cool. I love to read to have you ever read harry potter it`s awesome.

Does anyone have the rest of scarbarough fair the music book only gives to lines of it?

Alex

thats cool.....u guys are all so old! sorry to say..well not old old....but ur olda than me.....didja have a party for ya 18ths? hehe...im not quite there yet but u no.....dunno what to say.....but ALTO ROCKS!!! dont they keith? lol.....anyways ummm......i think its cool where u guys all come from.....i mean all ova the world! its cool......email me if ya wanna chat ppls! bye bye luvs courtney

you think 19 is old....ahhh. The youth is wasted on the young. heh.

yeah but im only 14 lol...so 19 is old for me!

19 is not old to me i am 18 and i think people that are younger that want to lurn about things is a good thing...

yeah but ur only like a year offa 19 im like 5 lol.....but still umm yeah i actually like da sax...its different but nice...lol umm yeah...do u teach urself or do u got a teacher of sumfant? cause i have music lessons ova the fone...and its ok i guess....i have my lessons with a friend.....but he plays the clarinet...lol so its a bit of a confusing lesson...but its funny cause we argue lol..the teacher loves it...but still umm yeah i rekon it would still be better to have someone there...but the music teacher that does come to school "IT"...(and i mean IT) teaches drums piano and guitar.....not sax!!! lol but shes cool...anyway umm.....i have no idea what grade im in.....i just play lol...we dont have exams or nuffink! lol its ok...but u no...anyway ill leave u too it...hey wats ur name too? mines courtney
bye

ive read 2 posts wanting louie louie and i dont have the sheet music but its EASY!!! ok here goes:

the main tune is as follows
a,a,a : b,b : c,c,c : b,b : a,a,a and so forth

the WHOLE song is basicly (well, TOTALLY) those 3 notes...cept the cool trumpet/T-bone solo but im not going to start explain it in text =P the rest of the song is STILL those three notes just different rythem. Dont always go look for sheet music, as my violin teacher taught me, if you can hear it you can play it. It`s REALLY annoying and frustrating to pick something out by ear your first time but just get it on an old tape player and wear down that rewind button and it gets complicated when u try to transpose to different instruments w/o ANY sheet music, but it`s very rewarding and you memorize it as you go so u can impress people by having like 20 songs to play right of the bat w/o sheet music or preperation.

l8er guys,
Keith

i tought my self in like two months and i had lessons for one year but they realy did not help me

No offense to anyone, but in my opinion private lessons arent any good. Someone has to teach you the core basics of playing then put you in a band of people your playing level or better and just have plenty of fun with the music but also have pressure on the player so they wont slack and hope noone notices. I learn SOOOO much when i go to honor bands like all-state and such, being surronded by people who love music (unlike high school band) where almost everyone is better than you =P and the music is difficult is a very good experience for any musician whether they just started or are the world`s best.

wow u guys are like really differnt...its wikid as....anways i best to be off to practice i have a lesson tomora but ahhhhh u no how it goes....has anyone eva played trumpet tune and errm give my regards to broadway? ive neva played them but they look a bit boring...like abba music ppl!
bye bye

Well I`m not in 8th grade. In fact Im a senior in high school and for all you people who think boring music is to "easy" to play. why dont you try and make it more musical than ust playing the notes on a paage. I still have a hard time giving it dynamics, and dont tell me that you all can do it great because you can`t. I use to think that a lot also. So dont just think of what your playing on the page but the emotions into it.

I agree that sometimes we hate music we should love cause we think its too easy but you have to remember that once youve climbed the mountian its not as fun to climb a hill yes easy music is SOMTIMES underrated but the emotion you can put into a piece that is extremely complex after praticing for days learning the 32nd note runs and the constant key changes and patterns that your fingers hate to play just make playing the piece fast and hard all the more fun. ESPICALLY if you have a band that is full of MUSICIANS not high schoolers ex. honor bands (the good ones like all-state) have ppl that really try and put the emotion there thats infectious and makes everyone try harder and break past what they THOUGHT were the limits of their talent.

yesss i know waht you mean i am in highschool and competed in a competion ealyer this eyar and i noticed all the kids that had the same passion i have and i don`t even see any of that in some of the highschool kids that are in our band. oh and by the way i play alto too and i play tenor and saprano also there all fun instruments to play around on. tenor is awsome to solo on and impirvieze with.