MOG

With a full-time nonmusical job, I don't have much time as I would like to devote to playing my saxes. As such, for every advance I make in my playing, I suffer setbacks through inactivity.

A few weeks ago, my wife saw an article about the Los Angeles Music Center holding a workshop series tailor-made for someone in my position. It's called "Get Your Chops Back - Saxophone Ensemble ." It's for "adult learners (18 years or older), non-professional/ recreational musicians with basic playing and reading skills (standard music notation). Acoustic instruments only, please bring your own. Soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones are welcome." The rehearsals are 3 hours long, 9:30am to 12:30pm, biweekly starting on August 2, with a final open rehearsal on September 28 at the Grand Avenue Festival.

The registration period for the sax workshop closed last week, but they periodically have similar workshops for flute, drums and guitar.

I think I'll bring the stritch; I'm pretty sure I'll have the only one there!

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Posted on 07/20/2008