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Hi. I got mine online from Thomann. It cost around £25 plus transport cost. So it is not cheap. But be aware that your embouchure will develop naturally over time as you play the saxophone, so you may not need it. It might be better to put the money towards a better mouthpiece. Thanks

Hi. The note with the ledger line through it is low C played with the fingers 123,123, and the right hand pinky finger on the low C key (the lower of the 2 keys). It is the first note shown in the video on the section playing the C major scale. Notes above and below the musical staff are written with ledger lines regardless of what key the music is in. I hope this answers the question. There are lots of videos on my channel about reading sheet music which goes into more detail about ledger lines. Thanks

@@Saxcomprehensive Appreciate your response. I've written out E,F,G,A,B,C,D,E,F across the staff and trying to line them up with twinkle lil star. In the first sheet it seems to line up except for the ledger line notes, then it goes out of whack in the second sheet of twinkle (obviously noobie me problem). I've watched nearly all of your reading sheet music, which is awesome and pretty straight fwd, its just this one part lining up notes to the staff seems to escape me.

@@hooch3668 Hi. You are correct that the notes you have written are for the notes of the 5 lines of the staff but there are notes below and above these notes. In order to include those notes we have to write in extra ledger lines. So in addition to what you have have lined up, the note below E which is the first line, is D and is written below the first line. the note below that is low C and we have to extend the 5 lines by drawing in an extra line called a ledger line. The note below low C is low B and that note is written below the ledger line. So line up the notes as you have done but remember we add in additional lines for notes below E. So twinkle star in the key of C starts with a ledger line which is low C. The notes are therefore C,C,G,G,A,A,G,F,F,E,E,D,D,C. then G,G,F,F,E,E,D,G,G,F,F,E,E,D, then C,C,G,G,A,A,G,F,F,E,E,D,D,C. The song in the key of F should not be a problem as all notes are within the 5 lines. Just remember to play all Bs as Bb because there is a Bb in the key signature. The song in the key of D, remember to play all Fs and Cs as F# and C#. So you have lined up the notes correctly starting at the first of the 5 lines but there are notes below the notes you have lined up. There is a B,C,D below your first E and since there are only 5 lines we add ledger lines to show notes below E. Hope this helps to with the misunderstanding. Thanks

@@Saxcomprehensive ahhh I see, I just didn't line up the notes well enough. I can see the spacing between the E, D goes between the lines and then low C cross's through the next line - (low c), making twinkle lil star in the key of c. Thank you so much for your help. You have been pivotal in my early journey as a sax player.

Hi. My booth did not have any ventilation and I used to open the door every 20-30 mins to let in some fresh air. I did not have any problems with lack of air but it got hot in there quickly and noisy playing my saxophone. If you are going to build one for vocal purposes make sure you check out my video which has the decibel check so you know what level of noise it will prevent. With this booth I could hear the tv playing from inside the booth so this would not be good for recording vocals if you have a noisy household. Thanks

@@Saxcomprehensive This is not for me to not hear what's going on in my apartment but mostly to make my neighbors not hearing me or the less possible. Thanks for the answer !

HI. This is common for people starting to learn the saxophone. When playing the low notes of low C and below most of the tone holes of the horn are closed off which means more air is needed. Also we may change our embouchure when playing low notes to get them out correctly. It is just a matter of practising the low notes. Open your throat as if yawning or singing a low note. Blow warm air instead of cold air. Blow a good amount of air through the horn. Place your tongue in a low position as if singing a low note. If low C sounds fine going down then there is nothing wrong with your horn or reed. It is just a matter of keep on practising your scales and it will soon start sounding correct. Remember moving from D to C as a slur the reed is already vibrating. Starting with C you have to start the reed vibrating which needs a lot of air and correct embouchure. Alternatively play with a softer reed. When I started playing I used Hemke filed reeds strength 2 as these reeds are filed and make playing low notes easier. But as said before keep practising starting on low notes and adjusting your embouchure until you find the correct position of your embouchure for these notes to come out when starting. Thanks

@@Saxcomprehensive Thank you!

Hi. The II chord of the key of C is Dm7 so we play D dorian. The II chord of the key of F is Gm7 so we play G dorian. The II chord of the key of Bb is Cm7 so we play C dorian. So if those chords appeared in sheet music we could just play the notes of the appropriate scales. If we saw a major chord like FMaj7 we could play a F Ionian scale (I chord) or F lydian scale (IV chord). We can do this as a way of improvising when we do not know the chord progression. However in any key there are 3 minor chords on II, III and VI. So if we did not know the chord progression, Gm7 could be a II, III or VI chord of some key. If we knew it was a III chord we can play G phrygian or VI chord then G aeolian. But for simplicity play dorian over minor chords and lydian over major chords unless it is the root where we play Ionian. For dominant chords like G7 there are many different scales that we can use. Just remember that the modes of a key all have the same notes but start on different notes, whereas the C modes all have different notes, that is, C dorian has different notes to C Lydian and is a different scale. Hope this helps to clear up this introduction to modes. Thanks