Hi, I’m Andrew Thomas Evans. I’m a hobby saxophone player who loves playing for my cats in my bedroom practice area. When I have time and they don’t mind me making noise.
On this site, I’ll share saxophone tips, practice ideas, and my thoughts on the horn. Picking up playing again in my middle ages gave me a new perspective on things and I’d like to share those thoughts from time to time.
This is also my personal blog. I plan to write about whatever I’m thinking about. Things like pop culture, movies, music, life stuff, and random ideas I want to share with the world wide web.
Thanks for stopping by!
Latest Thoughts
- What does it really mean to “find your own sound” for saxophone?For the sake of this post and the argument I’m going to lay out, this means that you’re comfortable and happy with how you sound for what you’re playing at that time in your career. It has nothing to do with being unique or sounding like someone else. It’s where you feel you want to… Read more: What does it really mean to “find your own sound” for saxophone?
- Polgara the Sorceress is it an interesting book?I’m a little over halfway through Polgara the Sorceress, and I’ll finish it, but I don’t really care about it at all. It’s not as compelling, and her story isn’t as interesting for whatever reason. There are some parts that were good, when she is going over events with her sister, but other than that… Read more: Polgara the Sorceress is it an interesting book?
- Belgarath the Sorcerer review and thoughtsI’m going through the Malloreon by David Eddings on audiobook, and right now the last book isn’t on Audible, so I’ve been taking a detour through the last two books in the overall series: Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress. This post or review is a quick reference to those books, how they fit… Read more: Belgarath the Sorcerer review and thoughts
- Demystifying Slonimsky’s Thesaurus of Scales & Melodic PatternsDemystifying Slonimsky’s Thesaurus of Scales & Melodic Patterns I’m making a quick post about this, since I finally got a copy after a late-night wine-drinking moment where I thought it’d be a good idea. Keeping in mind I’m not a college or classically trained musician, I’m only a hobby player who could be good enough… Read more: Demystifying Slonimsky’s Thesaurus of Scales & Melodic Patterns
- Conn New Wonder 2 Soprano Review (and Why Vintage Sopranos Need Extra Care)About my 1930’s Conn NW2 soprano and a little soprano history Let me give a quick review and overview of my 1920’s gold plated Conn NW2 soprano. Way back in high school a local repair tech had a pre-war 10M tenor for sale; I think it was a school horn of some kind. Then later… Read more: Conn New Wonder 2 Soprano Review (and Why Vintage Sopranos Need Extra Care)