text stringlengths 1 330k |
|---|
What Is a Pocket Saxophone? |
Article Details |
• Written By: Amanda Livingstone |
• Edited By: Jessica Seminara |
• Last Modified Date: 07 November 2013 |
• Copyright Protected: |
Conjecture Corporation |
• Print this Article |
Free Widgets for your Site/Blog |
A pocket saxophone is a small, lightweight and inexpensive woodwind instrument that plays in a two-octave range. Visually, the pocket sized instrument’s shape resembles a small clarinet without all the keys. Musically, the small instrument mimics the rich, deep and vibrant sounds of the much larger tenor saxophone. |
The small-sized pocket saxophone has the ability to produce subtle musical shadings and vibrant power of a larger instrument. It can play in a two-octave chromatic scale with the same intonation of the much larger tenor sax. Unlike the tenor sax, the pocket saxophone only can play in the key of “C.” Interestingly enoug... |
Compared to a tenor saxophone’s 23 keys, the pocket saxophone only has a total of nine note-producing openings. The keyless appearance of the pocket instrument greatly appeals to beginners who may otherwise become intimidated by the many keys of a clarinet and saxophone. As in a tenor sax, the mouth piece, containing a... |
Experienced and inexperienced musicians alike have found the small instrument to be a portable, easy-to-use and inexpensive saxophone or clarinet alternative. Unlike the much larger saxophones, the small instrument measures less than 13 inches (33 cm) in total length, compared to the tenor saxophone’s 32 inches (81.3 c... |
Its lighter weight, which allows for increased portability, is another benefit of this diminutive instrument. A pocket saxophone weighs approximately 3 ounces (85 grams) due to the durable lightweight injection-molded-plastic material it is made from. The instrument’s relatively small size and weight easily allow peopl... |
In addition to being easy to use and portable, this instrument is also extremely affordable. Prices will ultimately vary depending on availability, model and market conditions. New pocket instruments can cost between $50 and $100 US Dollars (USD). |
Pocket saxophones are similar in size, price and appearance to bamboo saxophones. Two most notable differences between the two types are the casing material used and the key. Bamboo saxophones are mostly made from their namesake, but occasionally the instrument can be made from other types of wood. Unlike the pocket si... |
Discuss this Article |
Post 4 |
I was at a concert the other day, and one of the band members was playing one of these. I thought it was really interesting because the sound sounded like a saxophone, but the instrument looked nothing like it. At first I thought it was a recorder, but decided it wasn't. I've been searching around trying to figure out ... |
For anyone who has never heard or seen one, it is definitely worth looking at. |
Post 3 |
@matthewc23 and @kentuckycat - I played the tenor saxophone for about ten years before I even knew the pocket saxophone existed. It was invented in the 60s or 70s but they didn't start becoming more common until the 2000s. Xaphoon is another name for the instrument, but is also a brand name. |
As far as playing goes, a pocket sax uses a tenor saxophone reed. The fingering is similar, but not exactly like the saxophone or clarinet. The sound is a mix between the saxophone and clarinet, so it's not really like a recorder. Since the instrument has a reed, it is much harder to play than a recorder, too. |
The pocket sax is definitely worth checking out for anyone who plays a reed instrument or likes uncommon instruments. |
Post 2 |
Post 1 |
Wow, this was really interesting. I had no idea something like this even existed. I used to play the clarinet in band and was at the music store fairly regularly. I never saw a pocket sax there. How long have they been around? |
What is the fingering like on the instrument? Could someone who plays the saxophone pick up a pocket saxophone and start playing it? |
The article talks about it using a reed, too. What kind does it take? Is it just a normal saxophone reed, or does it need a reed of a certain size that's different from other instruments? |
Post your comments |
Post Anonymously |
forgot password? |
the BEST net card for obsd (IMHO) |
Ladies and Gentlemen, |
I have tested a bunch of cards with obsd2.6, and the best bang for the buck |
is none other than the SMC EZ net card I can get at Fry's for $14.95 + tax. |
I can get 94 Mbit/s from one SMC EZ net to another over my switch. It even |
comes with a cat 5 cable and Turbo Linux on CD (not that I really want Turbo |
Linux, but hey, at least they are linux savvy!). |
Visit your host, monkey.org |
how can we configure a 36 port router? |
5 pts. |
Software/Hardware used: |
cisco 36 port router |
ASKED: September 28, 2009 1:58 PM |
UPDATED: November 6, 2009 6:47 PM |
Answer Wiki |
Please provide more details about specific model and what connectivity is required. There should also be some type of quickstart documentation with the device. You should also have received a copy of detailed documentation on a CD with the device. |
If your familiar with cisco routers, almost all of it has the same configuration, it only differs from some features. Of course higher model comes greater features. |
To make sure of your configuration, please provide more details. |
Discuss This Question: 1 Reply |
REGISTER or login: |
Forgot Password? |
• Snapper70 |
Hardware and purpose would be necessary. Are you actually looking at a router with a switching module, maybe, that has 36 ports for switching, plus a couple on the chassis for MPLS connectivity? Those are configured differently than a router that actually has 36 full routed ports. If using a switching module, you h... |
920 pointsBadges: |
Forgot Password |
Your password has been sent to: |
Driving with a torn Chevrolet Cavalier oil pan gasket isn't something you must ignore for a long while-if you do, you must prepare yourself for car issues. The oil pan gasket of your Chevrolet Cavalier attaches the oil pan to the crankcase, so engine oil can be distributed throughout the engine chamber to absorb heat f... |
Without a doubt, a broken Chevrolet Cavalier oil pan gasket may lead to torn engine parts and engine overheating. So you can avoid serious troubles from leaking oil all because of a worn Chevrolet Cavalier oil pan gasket, be sure that it is replaced employing a hard-wearing sealing application that fits snugly. If ever... |
In case you want highest quality Chevrolet Cavalier oil pan gasket from top labels such as Goetze, Eurospare, and THO, check out our parts catalog. Get the lowest rates when you buy from us. |
Victoria Soto |
Victoria Soto |
Professor Leslie Ricklin noticed it early on. Victoria Soto was different than the other teacher candidates in Ricklin's social-studies methods course at Eastern Connecticut State University. |
It wasn't Vicki Leigh Soto's boundless energy or even the effortless way that she became a leader in the class. |
It was what she did with the information. She took it in, and turned, almost palpably, Ricklin recalls, to a point in the future, to a time when she herself would be in front of an elementary school class. And she envisioned, and crafted, how she would teach that lesson to not only a classroom of children, but to a gro... |
"She just didn't sit in your class,'' Rifkin said of Soto. "She absorbed your class. We are talking about some controversial issues. Christopher Columbus; the definition of a family. ... Vicki would be figuring out how she would make it hers, so she could pass it on. Teaching was not an abstraction to her.'' |
Does this help explain what Soto would do nearly five years later when gunman Adam Lanza entered her classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School after slaughtering every child and teacher Lauren Rosseau in the next room? She ushered special education teacher Anne Marie Murphy and several children under her desk. She move... |
Only God knows what guided her. But a construct emerges when the recollections of people who knew her over the 27 years of her life are considered: |
Vicki Soto had worked consciously for as long as 13 years, since she was a freshman at Stratford High School, to become an impeccably prepared school teacher. She milked every class, every student-teaching opportunity, every internship, every assignment as a substitute teacher, every tutoring session she gave, every we... |
So it is likely then, coming of age as she did following the Virginia Tech massacre, in an era when the term "active shooter" joined our lexicon, that she also milked every safety drill at Sandy Hook Elementary for everything it was worth, that she envisioned herself responding in a crisis in the same way that she had ... |
"She was the last one who wanted hero status,'' said Mary Foreman, Soto's mentor when she was a student teacher in Foreman's class at Brewster School in Durham. "What a selfless act, and what a legacy." |
"The last lesson she taught,'' said Foreman, "is that a teacher will do anything to protect her children.'' |
Rock Of Family |
Soto grew up in a Cape-Cod style home on close-knit, middle-class Knowlton Street in Stratford, with younger sisters Jillian and Carlee, and younger brother Carlos Matthew. |
Her father, Carlos, has worked for more than 22 years as a heavy-equipment operator for the state Department of Transportation. He works on highway bridges and was a union safety steward. Her mother, Donna, has been a nurse at Bridgeport Hospital for 28 years. In 2004, Donna Soto won a Nightingale award from a regional... |
Soto also drew inspiration from her aunt, Debra Lee Cronk, who retired in June after a long career as an elementary school teacher in Stratford. Soto had a close relationship with a cousin, James Wiltsie of Stratford, a ramrod-straight Marine who fought in Somalia in the early 1990s. |
"I watched her since birth,'' Wiltsie, 39, said. "Vicki took charge. She was the ringleader of the family ... from Secret Santa to family vacations. She was the rock of the family. The driving force." |
Her work ethic and comitment to school set an example for her sisters and brother, Wiltsie said. |
At 10 years old, Soto was belting out spiritual songs in the children's choir at Lordship Community Church in Stratford. |
"She came from a very strong churchgoing family,'' said the Rev. Meg Williams, pastor of the Lordship church at the time. "And she was full of positive energy, and had that bright smile.'' |
Williams left that posting 12 years ago. |
She presided over Soto's funeral last week. |
5 Gallon Bucket Cart (A.K.A. Excrement Express!) |
Step 1: Materials & Tools |
I made the cart almost exclusively from salvaged parts. I only had to buy two carriage bolts. Here is what the cart is made from: |
* A five gallon bucket |
* Various pieces of scrap metal. Specifically you'll need: |
* Two "L" shaped pieces to make the supports which attach to the bucket. |
* Two pieces of metal that will serve as brackets for the axle. |
* A metal rod for the axle. (preferably with notches for E-clips) |
* A "C" shaped piece of metal to serve as the handle. |
* A flat piece of metal to serve as a foot |
* 12 carriage bolts with nuts and washers. (Or screws with smooth heads) |
* 2 large wheels suitable for off-road use (mine were 6" wheels from a gas grill, but |
lawnmowers, large trash cans and other yard equipment would have usable wheels.) |
* 2 E-clips to keep the wheels on the axle. You could also thread the ends of the axle and |
use nuts for wheel retention. Or glue plastic buttons on the ends of the axle. (I used this method |
on my magnetic shop sweeper.) |
* 1" diameter dowel rod. (length & number will be discussed later) |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.