Friday, January 7, 2011

Saxophone Tip #4: Take One Step at a Time

It's time for another Saxophone Tip.  Today's Saxophone Tip is inspired by the holidays or I should say today's tip is inspired by the Christmas movie Santa Clause is Coming to Town.  This was one of my favorite holiday movies while growing up as a kid.  There is one particular part I especially like.  It is the song " Put One Foot in Front of the Other."  If you haven't seen this movie I suggest you get it and check it out.  It is full of great messages.  Today I want to focus on one particular lesson which is contained in the "Put One Foot in Front of the Other," song.
Here are the Lyrics.

Put one foot in front of the other
And soon you’ll be walking cross the floor
Put one foot in front of the other
And soon you’ll be walking out the door

You never will get where you’re going
If you never get up on your feet
Come on, there’s a good tail wind blowing
A fast walking man is hard to beat

Put one foot in front of the other
And soon you’ll be walking cross the floor
Put one foot in front of the other
And soon you’ll be walking out the door

If you want to change your direction
If your time of life is at hand
Well don’t be the rule be the exception
A good way to start is to stand

Put one foot in front of the other
And soon you’ll be walking cross the floor
Put one foot in front of the other
And soon you’ll be walking out the door

If I want to change the reflection
I see in the mirror each morn
You mean that it's just my election
To vote for a chance to be reborn

Ok, So what does this have to do with playing the Saxophone?  How can Putting one foot in front of the other be a Tip?  The answer is simple.  When learning to play the saxophone you have to remember to take things one step at a time.  In my last Saxophone Tip Enjoy The Journey I made reference to this idea.

Learning the saxophone is very rewarding and fun, but if your not careful you can become distracted from your goals or discouraged because you feel that there is too much to master.  What I want to stress today is you can accomplish anything as long as you have a plan and you take things one step at a time.  That's what I like about "Put One Foot in Front of the Other" Christmas song.  The song mentions that until you take the first step your not going to get anywhere.  It also mentions that by just focusing on one thing in this case taking a step one at a time soon you will be walking through the door.

This relates to the saxophone in the way that by practicing a little everyday you will make progress.  By focusing on something long enough  you will reach your destination.  You can't let the big things scare you to the point that you don't do the little things.  When it comes to learning to play the saxophone mastering the little and simple things leads to mastery and the accomplishment of big and great things.  So take one step at a time and you will be amazed how much you will grow musically and how talented you can become.  Use this Saxophone Tip with all the aspects of your life and you will see great growth.

Until next time

Caruso

 

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