STOP Using the Wrong Reeds!

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CORRECTION: the reed strength is not determined by the thickness of the reed, but the flexibility! Thanks to a friendly user for pointing that out.

I often see that saxophonists make their lives difficult by using reeds that are too soft or too hard. The goal of this video is to help understanding which reed strengths usually work the best and why.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:00 What does reed strength mean?
01:27 Why don't we all play soft reeds?
02:14 Standard reed strengths
02:46 Why don't we all play hard reeds?
03:33 Chris Potter statement to hard vs. softer setups
05:13 When you play reeds that are too soft
06:25 Mark Turner's & Joe Henderson's setups
06:50 Outro

"Correction: 01:03 The reed strength is not determined by the thickness of the reed, but the flexibility! Thanks to a friendly user for pointing that out."


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