Playing live for the first time is never easy…
If you play saxophone and have never had the opportunity to play in a band, any sort of band, then you will love this story.
It was shared recently in our Sax School community by Martyn, who has been learning with Sax School for the past year or so.
Overcoming his nerves
Like most of us, Martyn had a fear of playing live. He had only ever played in his bedroom (is that you too?).
Martyn shared how he managed to build his confidence, connect with other musicians and find a local band to play with.
In the video below, I break down the process Martyn used to get started and break “out of his bedroom”. If you want to play in a band with your sax, then you will love this:
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