tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post7937109997763284800..comments2023-12-04T09:29:06.375-08:00Comments on Casa Valdez Studios: The Joe Allard Saxophone Method Unveiled!David Carlos Valdezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02338319345488366328noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-16237450700156010072016-01-09T11:28:22.292-08:002016-01-09T11:28:22.292-08:00I found my way here while looking for info about m...I found my way here while looking for info about my old teacher from VCU circa 1977-9, George Lowry. Sad to hear George has passed. <br /><br />Gary did a beautiful job summarizing his teaching, much better than I could have. George was doing graduate study at Juilliard and commuting to Richmond every week by train. It was like he was bringing fresh wisdom straight from Joe every week. The first text he assigned was Zen in the Art of Archery. <br /><br />I put down the horn for many years and have recently returned to it. I'm surprised to find I have nice control over tone production, due in large part to the solid foundation I received from George Lowry. <br /><br />I remember Gary. Tall, soulful tenor player. Once I heard him remonstrate with another musician about playing bad music as a kind of spiritual crime. The idea being that vibrations keep radiating out to infinity, and bad music sort of pollutes the universe. Can't say he's wrong about this. I was very much impressed with his sincerity. <br /><br />Gary, if you're out there — your name is impossible to google. Reply to this thread or find me (mikejolk) on Saxontheweb. Any other students or colleagues of George ... It would be good to hear from you.Mike Jolkovskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250914064566944656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-87721945994771065492010-03-21T22:48:31.635-07:002010-03-21T22:48:31.635-07:00doh-- yes, so it is. that's it exactly! thank...doh-- yes, so it is. that's it exactly! thanks!<br /><br />(that should teach me to read the <i>whole</i> post)mrGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582052332934960204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-50735806607092902572010-03-21T22:37:29.159-07:002010-03-21T22:37:29.159-07:00Mr.G,
I think the story you're referring to w...Mr.G,<br /> I think the story you're referring to was from the Joe Allard Project web site. I put a link to it at the bottom of the post.David Carlos Valdezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338319345488366328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-17077092539094959432010-03-21T17:30:30.328-07:002010-03-21T17:30:30.328-07:00Thanks for posting this, very very useful- I'v...Thanks for posting this, very very useful- I've started reading Dave Liebman's <a href="http://bit.ly/dmgSjK" rel="nofollow">Developing a personal saxophone sound</a> which also contains a useful helping of Joseph Allard advice -- the original is out of print now, but I see Amazon has a combined printing in paperback with his 'Complete Guide'<br /><br />I've lost it, but I also had a printed interview with Joe Allard somewhere here, and in it he recounted tales of his own studies as a young boy and the evolution of his method. Wish I could find it again as it was all largely over my head when I first read it, and all I remember now are the photos (some of which you've printed here) and the story of arriving at his lesson to find his clarinet idol in the shop and his teacher absent, asking his idol for a lesson; having forgot his clarinet at home, he recounts his horror at the lack of hygiene of his idol's horn (don't remember the player's name) yet being the dutiful student eager to learn, he put his disgust aside and played on rather than miss this opportunity.mrGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582052332934960204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-26480992271326407362010-03-21T16:04:53.705-07:002010-03-21T16:04:53.705-07:00Awesome! I also came across this, but in an early ...Awesome! I also came across this, but in an early phase, with less information, and all scrambled.Canoxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12541434948470900933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-66093877985395019182010-03-21T12:32:35.388-07:002010-03-21T12:32:35.388-07:00Thanks Gary and Dave.
Great stuff.
JoséThanks Gary and Dave.<br />Great stuff.<br />JoséJosé Menezeshttp://zimk.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-5142878864809910052010-03-21T03:09:22.854-07:002010-03-21T03:09:22.854-07:00Thats great stuff Dave, I found after having to do...Thats great stuff Dave, I found after having to do Pilates exercises for my back that also involved 'the bridge' exercise, I made better use of my lungs. After correcting my embrochure as well, I was able to play harder reeds and make a better, thicker sound across the range of the horn. I find now that I make less excuses revolving around my horn and reed and look for the faults in myself. Its a constant life's work in progress. Its great to see this method put down in as such a detailed approach.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136041805848174467noreply@blogger.com