About Alex
My name is Alex, and I was born on July 3rd, 1994 (which makes me fourteen years old, for those math impaired). I love music, and I play five instruments -- alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, piano, and am currently self-teaching myself the flute. I will also be a ninth grader once Fall 2008 comes around.
I first started playing the alto saxophone in seventh grade when my band director asked me to switch. I had originally planned on playing the piano in the after school Jazz Workshop program, but since there were too many pianists, I switched. The moment that I picked the old school Bundy up, I could feel that this was the right instrument for me. The tone and the overall instrument in general was the exact one for me. Before that, I was playing the Bb clarinet, but I never was truly interested in it.
I started playing piano when I was in second grade, just because all my other friends were playing it. To be honest, I wasn't really motivated to do well in piano until seventh grade. My piano teacher was finally letting me skip levels in piano, thus exposing me to more intricate and interesting pieces.
Current Saxophone Equipment (Alto)
- Selmer Series III
- Vandoren Classic 3 reeds
- Selmer S80 C* mouthpiece
- Rovner Dark ligature
- FL Ultimate ligature