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<title>Sean O&#x27;Kelley.com</title><link>http://www.okelleymusic.com/index.html</link><description>Articles</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>Sean O'Kelley</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2007 Sean O&#x27;Kelley</dc:rights><dc:date>2007-05-28T01:45:17-07:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:39:56 -0700</lastBuildDate><item><title>Buying a Saxophone</title><dc:creator>Sean O'Kelley</dc:creator><category>Saxophone-Related</category><dc:date>2007-05-28T01:45:17-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.okelleymusic.com/Articles/files/a1fb503627916ac0655fe8ff4b5abf19-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.okelleymusic.com/Articles/files/a1fb503627916ac0655fe8ff4b5abf19-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If the saxophone you're looking at is out of these ranges you are either getting a horn that was poorly made and will break apart easily, or a total rip-off. 

...Yamaha used to make very 'ok' horns, but now I have professors claiming that the new Yamaha horns sound as good as Selmer's vintage horns (which were legendary by the way). 

...3) Don't buy ANYTHING for what it comes with, even if you knew how to use a reed trimmer, you probably had a better one in the first place, don't be convinced into buying a saxophone solely because it came with a complimentary box of reeds. 


4) If it's a truly pro horn, it costs a LOT more than $1000 bucks, and if you did get a sweet deal like that, say, in a vintage situation, you're probably buying a horn that doesn't work or there is something terribly wrong with it. 


...The Reference '36 was made to mimic the old 1936 Selmer Balanced Action, which was one of the great legendary saxophones which made history, almost as much as the Mark VI, but not quite so hyped up. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Philosophy of Practice</title><dc:creator>Sean O'Kelley</dc:creator><category>Music</category><dc:date>2007-05-29T01:43:24-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.okelleymusic.com/Articles/files/fc1384a17559b73c7bb6ceedb8fd02a2-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.okelleymusic.com/Articles/files/fc1384a17559b73c7bb6ceedb8fd02a2-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Rule number one explains the sincerity of the competitive spirit between you and your fellow players, if you aren&rsquo;t working harder than they are, they have an advantage over you, and will probably get more gigs than you and perhaps make more money than you. 

...At rehearsal, before the director (or your boss) comes up to the stand, you should go through your proper warmups and then maybe hit the spots that you want to be sure will be flawless (a.k.a. the harder parts). 

...That full-bodied sound you eventually hear is the true sound of your instrument, if you match that, you will have great tone and your tuning will become more consistent as you learn to alter pitch with your tongue and throat, not your lips and teeth. 


...1) Song Transcription: Take a favorite song (preferably the type of music you like to play or want to learn), listen to it over and over again, be able to sing it (with or without lyrics), transcribe the solo and make it so that you sound just like the person on the recording. 


2) Internalization: Even I have difficulty with this, but play the song to the point where you know the changes in and out, you can solo on quarter notes or longer and can hear the rhythmic harmonies in perfect pulse (a capella). ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Being Open-minded: What is Music?</title><dc:creator>Sean O'Kelley</dc:creator><category>Music</category><dc:date>2007-05-30T01:40:16-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.okelleymusic.com/Articles/files/f7a30cd161fc38f02347201e085eece0-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.okelleymusic.com/Articles/files/f7a30cd161fc38f02347201e085eece0-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[First off, music is an art, and we all know that art is incredibly subjective, so it's not hard to say music is subjective. 

...Of course, the 12 bar blues are pleasant, fun to dance to, and even great to listen to, but the sadness can't be felt as hard as something that is definite and genuine. 


...Whether the lyrics are interesting, the music behind it is interesting, both, or there's something about the artist that attracts them to it, people who listen to popular genres of music are truly missing out on the wealth of music that's out there. 

...From my understanding, if any music can convey a complete thought either within the structure of the piece (harmony, melody, form, line, process etc.) or within the idea of the piece (sadness, a great structure, bugs etc.), then the piece is definitely music. 

...What I'm getting at is that it is not the instrumentation, the era, the genre, the sound, the prettiness, its acceptance in society, or even the instruments that define 'Music' from 'Sound,' but the presence of a complete thought within the piece, somewhere that validates it. ]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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