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Expert Profile: Pete Thomas

Expertise: I have never really thought of myself as an expert, but I have learnt a lot from my long experience, much of it trial and error. I'm happy to see what you all think of my answers to your questions, I hope you find them helpful (if not please tell me!), and I hope you find them at the very least thought provoking. I am happy to answer questions on all aspects of saxophone playing and performance techniques. I am not able to answer questions on saxophone ages or values. I am not a saxophone technician so can not answer queries related to advanced areas of saxophone repair, but I am familiar with routine maintenance useful for players.

Experience in the area
I have been a professional saxophonist most of my life. I have recorded with many rock, blues and jazz greats including REM, Elton John, Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Jackson and Richard Thompson. Most of my current work is as a composer and producer of music for TV and Film.

Publications
Sax on the Web - SOTW and my own site - www.petethomas.co.uk.

Education/Credentials
I studied saxophone at Leeds College of Music (Diploma 1st class). I devised and presented the Music Makers saxophone tuition DVD. I have worked as head of jazz and pop performance at Southampton University, where I also taught saxophone and composition.

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Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		85

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	07/12/08
10	10	10	10	06/23/08
10	10	10	10	05/01/08
10	10	10	10	04/28/08
10	10	10	10	03/30/08

User Comments

Many thanks for your prompt and detailed response. It may or not be factor but I'am learning on a soprano sax. Kind Regards Kevin Kowlessar
(Kevin on 07/12/08)

thankyou pete your advice and comments are very valued.
(wendy on 05/01/08)

Thank you for the speedy response, I appreciate that. You've given me some food for thought. I don't have a teacher, and there is no decent repair tec
(Joe on 03/30/08)

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Recent Answers from Pete Thomas

2008-10-06 alto sax mouthpieces: This is really hard to answer without seeing the mouthpiece and seeing you play it. I have never played a V16 so can't comment specifically, however I doubt it's the baffle, and as Vandorens tend to...

2008-09-29 fingering differences: Many of the fingerings are similar, so you should find it quite easy. I find the saxophone much easier than the clarinet, as the upper register is an octave higher then the lower register, so in both registers...

2008-07-11 tonguing: This is one of those questions that is very difficult to answer "remotely", ie without hearing and seeing what you are doing. It's probably a combination of just needing more practice at tonguing and...

2008-04-29 advice please: I would recommend alto or tenor, though you need to check whether her hands are big enough for the tenor. Nothing wrong with soprano, it's just that there are more playing opportunities in school bands...

2008-03-30 Intonation of Conn 10m: This may not be the best answer so I apologise in advance. I have had two of these instruments and still have one. A great horn. I find the intonation to be very very good, even with modern mouthpieces...