I have officially became an addict and I don't think I'll ever be able to cure myself from this intoxication. A way to practice music is by listening to something by ear then write it down on sheet music. This is called music transcription. I absolutely love doing it and it's how I developed a great sense of relative pitch in my ears. This is great for all sorts of things such as learning how musicians implement scales or licks in their playing. I'm browsing around for something to transcribe and I stumbled upon a brief video of the legend Kenny G playing nice lines. I think to myself, "This is perfect, I'll be able to learn something from one of the Greatest of All Time.". I begin my work to write down each note that is being played, although it was a struggle. The intense velocity of which he played at made it difficult to identify the pitch being played, even for a trained ear like mine. As much as I wanted to stop for a break I strangely enough found myself wanting to continue, as much as I wanted to move on I couldn't. Something kept me from disconnecting my headphones and prevented me from returning back to reality. I end up just watching the video on repeat a plethora amount of times. For those who unaware, Kenny G plays the Soprano Saxophone. It is the highest voice in the standard saxophone family. That being said, this instrument was the thing keeping me restricted from leaving. A shiny tube with buttons, capable of making a man lose himself so easily with sound alone? I felt like I had been missing a part of something great my entire life without realizing until now. Playing a bunch of low instruments such as the Bass Clarinet with its dark and inky sound, or Bari Sax and its rubbery and grand texture, they cannot compare to the Soprano Sax. It's just different in its own beautiful, buttery, sweet, luscious, and fluid manner. I just started to dig deeper into the instrument and found myself in a rabbit hole. I have a desire to get my hands on one as soon as possible. This isn't a basic want, I NEED this instrument within my vicinity immediately. I need to be free, light, bright, high up and whimsical just like the treasure I had dug. I genuinely would do so much for this tiny piece of metal that had such a massive shift on my perspective of my own musicial repertoire. Here's the video that started it all, I may or may not decide to post the music along with it... not that anyone could read it anyways. The last run is absolutely beautiful.

(Edit): TL;DR - I must play a Soprano Saxophone, my life depends on it.

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