Nothing new going on just yet, just working on my long tones while I wait for my tuning fork and metronome to arrive.  They have shipped, so I should be getting them in the mail by the end of this week.  I’ll find out then how good my ear really is.

In the mean time I do have a nice story about my 1 year old son and the saxophone.  He really seems to like the saxophone and my playing (he may be the only one at this time).  When I pick up the saxophone he starts bouncing up and down, clapping his hands, and gets a great big smile on his face.  He will then crawl over to me and use the music stand to help him stand up so he is right next to me while I practice.  When I play my long tones he will make a fairly close noise as well with his voice and hold it as long as he can.  He smiles when I play “Marry had a little lamb” and claps along to other songs I play.

The other thing he really enjoys doing is messing me up (however I think he just likes making the tone of the saxophone change).  He will get closer to me while I’m playing a long tone and press in one of the keys of the horn, which of course will change the tone I am playing.  He laughs and smiles real big when he does this, as he feels he has accomplished something himself.  He really seems to enjoy music, and I’ll have to get him into playing the piano as soon as he is old enough.  This will give him a nice musical foundation for when his lungs are strong enough to play a saxophone.

It’s nice having him enjoy being with me while I practice, at least I know I’ll always have one fan.  Hopefully more to come in the future.