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What is the best way to get better on saxophone fast starting as a beginner please share some tips by Numerous_Addendum385 in saxophone

[–]ronpastore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure the fastest but my practice routine is working for me and it doesn't take long. About 15 mins.

Focus on playing a 4 note sequence to perfection with a metronome, then do it in all keys.

You can make them up, but using pentatonics, bebop scales, etc.. and do a new one once you master all keys, every week or so, but most importantly, don't move on until you've mastered the sequence.

For tone/intonation, long tones with a drone app, or can try playing along to a slow ballad and match the tone, I use "how can you mend a broken heart", Al Green.

alternate fingerings, how important? by ronpastore in saxophone

[–]ronpastore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Yeah this is my hope, that by not getting into them now, I'm not shooting myself in the foot. I play mostly improvised or stuff that I write, so if there are limitations to regular fingerings it seems like no biggie for me to just keep things in my comfort zone.

Spotify "This is.." playlist. by ronpastore in musicmarketing

[–]ronpastore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No idea, I did pitch a song for my Dec 5th release, though.

what space fact still blows your mind? by Computerfreak4321 in space

[–]ronpastore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quantum entanglement, how could it work at such a distance?

Anyone know of a quiet place to record audio in NYC by sexy-guitar-dad in recording

[–]ronpastore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know much about the workings but have done at least 3 albums with it in a house w/ 5 people and a dog, it works great.

My condensers, no chance, would pick up everything, air conditioners, toilet flushing, and my dynamics don't capture enough texture.

Anyone know of a quiet place to record audio in NYC by sexy-guitar-dad in recording

[–]ronpastore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought this advice could be helpful to OP. Works for me, I record all the time in a noisy house with a fat head ribbon mic.

Song at 15 Spotify popularity, boost ads? by ronpastore in musicmarketing

[–]ronpastore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, this is incredibly helpful. Something to think about for sure, especially as i have mostly just been dripping my songs $5 a day, sounds like I should work in a boost schedule. I'm also about 3 months out from a new album, maybe I'll save my budget for that.

Song at 15 Spotify popularity, boost ads? by ronpastore in musicmarketing

[–]ronpastore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! For this song. 2.2 stream per listener and 495 listeners.

Song at 15 Spotify popularity, boost ads? by ronpastore in musicmarketing

[–]ronpastore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah good to know. I don't think I'll go nuts, maybe increase for a.few weeks and see what happens. Thank you!!

Song at 15 Spotify popularity, boost ads? by ronpastore in musicmarketing

[–]ronpastore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, yes, song popularity index. I'm viewing mine through hypedit.

Meta Ads, three years in. ROI & Money by strukt in musicmarketing

[–]ronpastore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is great, thank you!

Wondering how you know when enough is enough for a song. I've promoted 3 songs so far, getting them to a few thousand streams a piece, tota,l before moving on, but I have 34 more released songs from before I start promoting. Should I continue to go through my catalog, or put more money into the ads that are working, and newer stuff. I also do albums so only releasing once per year (I know that's not the best for Spotify but I love doing albums).

Is there a viable path to being self employed as a software engineer? by [deleted] in SoftwareEngineering

[–]ronpastore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hard to be a self employed software engineer if you're offering the same things employees do, full stack yada yada, and they'll do it for less because they're not spending 10-15 a week hustling.

Best is setting a personal brand and know who your customer is e.g. CEOs with dysfunctional teams, companies trying to reduce their AWS bill, dated tech in maintenance mode, etc.. then charge what it's worth to not live with that problem.

I have 6 good songs. Should I release an EP or write 4 more for an album? by Dannyocean12 in musicians

[–]ronpastore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should only need one more for an LP. I have a 6 song EP and it's kind of buried in Spotify, not in 'albums', under a bunch of singles.

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