{"id":8986,"date":"2014-12-21T00:46:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T22:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=8986"},"modified":"2024-12-06T23:23:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T21:23:15","slug":"2112-saksofoni-kikkailua-my-saxophone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=8986","title":{"rendered":"21\/12 Saksofoni-kikkailua \/ My saxophone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jonkun aiemman postauksen kommenteissa taisin todeta, ett\u00e4 olen haaveillut saksofonin soitosta jostakin teini-ik\u00e4isest\u00e4 l\u00e4htien. Pid\u00e4n fonin k\u00e4he\u00e4hk\u00f6st\u00e4 \u00e4\u00e4nest\u00e4. Siin\u00e4 on jotakin salaper\u00e4ist\u00e4 ja seksik\u00e4st\u00e4kin. Soittimena se on \u00e4lytt\u00f6m\u00e4n kaunismuotoinen. Ja totta mooses nuo kullanv\u00e4riset l\u00e4p\u00e4t ja vivut saavat sen sis\u00e4isen h\u00f6yrypunkkarini hihkumaan innosta. Mielest\u00e4ni saksofonia kauniimpaa soitinta ei ole. Piste (t\u00e4st\u00e4 ei neuvotella)<\/strong><\/span>. Saksofonin keksi mies nimelt\u00e4 Adolphe Sax, 1840-luvulla, yhdist\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 elementtej\u00e4 klarinetista ja oboesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nyt kun olen saanut sellaisen ihmeellisen aparaatin t\u00e4nne kotiin, olen tullut huomaamaan ett\u00e4 foni on my\u00f6s monimutkainen ja temperamentikas soitin. Saksofoneja on valmistettu ainakin kuuttatoista erilaista tyyppi\u00e4. T\u00e4m\u00e4 omani (tai no, vuokralla t\u00e4m\u00e4 vain on, omasta voin vain haaveilla viel\u00e4 aika pitk\u00e4\u00e4n)<\/strong><\/span> on yksi yleisimmist\u00e4, alttosaksofoni ja siin\u00e4 on 13 nappulaa vasemmalle k\u00e4delle ja 10 oikealle k\u00e4delle. Nappuloita painamalla venttiilit avautuvat tai sulkeutuvat, muodostaen \u00e4\u00e4ni\u00e4 erilaisia nappulakombinaatioita painettaessa. Voitte t\u00e4st\u00e4 jo p\u00e4\u00e4tell\u00e4 ett\u00e4 nappulakombinaatioita on paljon<\/strong><\/span>. Osaa nappuloista painetaan sormin, osaa k\u00e4mmenell\u00e4. Hankalimpia toistaiseksi ovat olleet pikkusormilla painettavat napit. Vaikka alttosaksofoni ei varsinaisesti ole ihan hirve\u00e4n suuri soitin, tuntuu ett\u00e4 pikkusormieni pituus ei vain yksinkertaisesti riit\u00e4 kaikille n\u00e4pp\u00e4imille. Voisikohan niit\u00e4 venytt\u00e4\u00e4 jotenkin?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mit\u00e4\u00e4n opetusta en ole saksofonin soittoon saanut. Olen opetellut soittamista nyt omatoimisesti ehk\u00e4 viiden tunnin verran, aina kun aikaa on liiennyt. Osaan soittaa muutamia yksinkertaisia skaaloja ja huonon version Jouluy\u00f6, juhlay\u00f6st\u00e4. Veikkaisin ett\u00e4 puhallustekniikka vaatii viel\u00e4 aika paljon treenaamista ja asiantuntija varmasti pystyy luettelemaan noin miljoona virhett\u00e4 soitostani. Mutta hei, omatoimiseksi opiskeluksi sanoisin ett\u00e4 not bad. Kokeilin eilen Hercule Poirotin teemaa. Juuei, ihan pikkusen (I wish)<\/strong><\/span> pit\u00e4\u00e4 viel\u00e4 treenata sormin\u00e4pp\u00e4ryytt\u00e4 ett\u00e4 se alkaa sujumaan. Josko t\u00e4ss\u00e4 v\u00e4liss\u00e4 ottaisi jotain v\u00e4h\u00e4n yksinkertaisempia biisej\u00e4, kuten vaikka UkkoNooan (no ei toudellakaan!)<\/strong><\/span> tai Ostakaa makkaraa (ehdottomasti toudellakaan ei!)<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lopuksi kiusaan teit\u00e4 viel\u00e4 \u00e4\u00e4rimm\u00e4isen huonolla biisill\u00e4 nimelt\u00e4 Jouluy\u00f6, juhlay\u00f6. Korostan ett\u00e4 jokainen painaa videon play-nappia ihan omalla vastuulla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alttosaksofoni<\/strong><\/span> – metallirungostaan huolimatta puupuhaltimiin kuuluva soitin, muita yleisi\u00e4 saksofonityyppej\u00e4 ovat tenorisaksofoni ja baritonisaksofoni
Lehti<\/strong><\/span> – soittimen suukappaleeseen kiinnitett\u00e4v\u00e4 ohut puinen suikale joka tuottaa \u00e4\u00e4nen siihen puhaltamalla<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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In the comments of one earlier post I think I mentioned, that I have dreamed of learning to play saxophone all the way since teenager. I like the rough sound of sax. There is something mysterious and sexy too in it. As an instrument it is very beautiful. And you can bet your lunchmoney, all those valves and hinge rods do make my inner steampunker scream of excitement inside. I think saxophone is the most beautiful instrument there is. Full stop (it is not negotiable)<\/strong><\/span>. Saxophone was invented by man called Adolphe Sax, in 1840’s, by combining elements from clarinet and oboe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now when I actually have one of those miraculous apparatus at home, I have noticed it is also complicated and tempermental instrument. Atleast 16 different types of saxophone has been manufactured. This one I have (well, I don’t own it, I rented it, for now I can only dream of my own sax)<\/strong><\/span> is one of the most common types, alto saxophone. It has 13 buttons (keys)<\/strong><\/span> for left hand and 10 for the right. By pressing the keys valves either close or open, creating different sounds with different key combinations. You can now figure out that there is loads<\/strong><\/span> of key combinations. Some of the keys are pressed by fingers, some by palm of the hand. Trickiest so far have been those for little finger. Even though alto sax is not particularly large instrument, it feels that there just isn’t enough length on my little fingers. I wonder if it’s possible to stretch them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haven’t taken any lessons on saxophone. I have learned and practiced on my own for about 5 hours in total, every time I have had some time for it. I can play couple easy scales and a bad version of Silent night. I assume that my blowing technique requires quite a lot of practice and more advanced players can probably point out about million mistakes and errors. But hey, for beginner teaching myself to play, not bad huh. Yesterday I tried theme from Hercule Poirot. Yeah-but-no-but, requires just a tad more (I wish)<\/strong><\/span> training on the fingering skills to make that happen.  Perhaps some easier songs in the meanwhile like Fr\u00e8re Jacques (definitely no!)<\/strong><\/span> or Hot cross buns (most definitely not!)<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally I’m annoying you with extremely bad version of Silent night. I emphasize the fact that you press the play button on that video at your own risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alto sax<\/strong> <\/span>– despite of it’s metal body, it’s a wood wind instrument, other common sax types are tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone
Reed<\/strong><\/span> – thin wooden strip, which attaches to the mouth piece and creates the sound when blowing on it<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Kaikki kymmenen oikean k\u00e4den nappulaa, nelj\u00e4 helmi\u00e4ist\u00e4,<\/strong><\/span>
loput kullanv\u00e4risi\u00e4. \/<\/strong><\/span>
All ten right hand buttons, four mother-of-pearl, rest of them gold.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Osa vasemman k\u00e4den nappuloista. Nuo ylimp\u00e4n\u00e4 sojottavat kullanv\u00e4riset vivut<\/strong><\/span>
ovat k\u00e4mmenn\u00e4pp\u00e4imi\u00e4. \/<\/strong><\/span>
Some of the left hand buttons. Those golden pointy levers on top
are palm keys.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Suukappale jossa kiinni lehti. Ilman lehte\u00e4 ei saksofoni soi. \/<\/strong><\/span>
Mouth pieces with reed. Saxophone doesn’t play without reed.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Saksofonissa on nauha josta se ripustetaan kaulaan. Osa painosta on siis niskalla.<\/strong><\/span>
Osa painosta on kuitenkin my\u00f6s oikean k\u00e4den peukalolla jonka p\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4<\/strong><\/span>
saksofoni lep\u00e4\u00e4, er\u00e4\u00e4nlaisen leve\u00e4n ripustuskoukun avulla. \/<\/strong><\/span>
Saxophone has a ribbon you hang around your neck. So some of the weight is
on your <\/strong><\/span><\/em>neck. However some of the weight is also on your right hand thumb.
Sax is <\/strong><\/span><\/em>sort of hanged on your thumb with a wide hook, called thumb rest. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n