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Christopher Contreras
Registrace 13. 02. 2019
Pretty saxy stuff
JeanJean | Concert Sur La Place | Pablo Quartet
Baylor Summer Band Camp 2024
Soprano: Corey Gutierrez (Clear Brook HS)
Alto: Stephanie Gearing (Vista Ridge HS)
Tenor: Chris Contreras (Churchill HS)
Bari: Zachary Leblanc (The Woodlands HS)
Coached by Matt Singleterry
Soprano: Corey Gutierrez (Clear Brook HS)
Alto: Stephanie Gearing (Vista Ridge HS)
Tenor: Chris Contreras (Churchill HS)
Bari: Zachary Leblanc (The Woodlands HS)
Coached by Matt Singleterry
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Video
Grieg | Aus Holberg Zeit | Pablo Sax Quartet
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Baylor Summer Band Camp 2024 Soprano: Corey Gutierrez (Clear Brook HS) Alto: Stephanie Gearing (Vista Ridge HS) Tenor: Chris Contreras (Churchill HS) Bari: Zachary Leblanc (The Woodlands HS) Coached By Matt Singleterry
Banks | Come as You Are | I, II, IV
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Recorded at the Houston Underground Saxophone Competition Sax: Chris Contreras Piano: Tingting Yao
Introduction, Dance, and Furiouso by Herbert Couf
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April 9th, 2024 Performed by Chris Contreras This performance earned me 1st place in the WC Solo Competition.
What is sounds like to be the best classical tenor sax in Texas (according to TMEA) pt. 2
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This recording got me first chair in the 2023-2024 TMEA All-State Band. Setup: S80 c* Rovner ligature 3 1/2 V12 Selmer Series 3 Tenor Sax
Ewazon | Tenor Saxophone Concerto | Mvmnt 1
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Performed for the 2023 YOSA Concerto Competition on. November 11th. Tenor Sax: Chris Contreras Piano: Hunter Garret
What it sounds like to be the best High school classical tenor sax in Texas (according to TMEA).
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Performed by: Christopher Contreras This is TMEA All-State Sax Etude 1. This recording got me 1st Chair in the state for the 2023-2024 All-State band. Setup: S80 c* V12 3 1/2 Rovner Lig Selmer series 3
Angels We Have Heard On High arr. Solomon Caraway for Sax Ensemble
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Churchill Sax Line
Sugar Rum Cherry for sax ensemble.
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This is the Winston Churchill Sax Line. This piece is Sugar Rum Cherry arranged by Strayhorn and originally composed by Peter Tchaikovsky.
POV: Two hot sax players play sleigh ride.
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POV: Two hot sax players play sleigh ride.
E. Bozza- Improvisation Et Caprice
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Improvisation et Caprice by Bozza Performed by: Chris Contreras This recording was from my schools solo and ensemble contest finals. I earned second place with this recording.
Bro this is what my gmea regional etude looks like 😭
remember your place among the people in this world; i would rather let the whole world betray me than betray one person.
Uhm… how? I’ve only been playing tenor for like 3 years and STILL DONT KNOW HOW TO PLAY REMOTELY LIKE THAT. (😭 i feel like I suck rn lol)
I’ve been playing for six. Keep at it!
@@Chrisssysax do you have any tricks or methods you've used that you could recommend to me? I have a newer band director who doesn't really know a lot about saxophones so I'm kinda stuck to learning by myself.
@@iisleepydreams241 definitely learn the basics I.e scales, overtones, long tones, arpeggios yk all that stuff. Also if you can get a lesson teacher. They help SO MUCH!!!
@@Chrisssysax long tones? What's that? And also how do you play high+fast without squeaking? (also just fast in general)
@@iisleepydreams241 do know Remington descending? That’s a version of long tones. If you learn your arpeggios, you can play them as whole notes at 60 bpm. Also overtones are where you finger a low Bb but voice a middle b flat, middle f or high Bb and so on in the overtone series. Look it up and you’ll find some excersises for sure.
can i get a picture with you
Absolutely
Daniel Kim who?
Sounds good bro, you have great dynamic contrast!
Thank you!!
I was wondering what mouthpiece you play on and what brand/strength reed do you play?
I play a selmer c star with a rovner lig and in this vid im playing on size 3 v12s
How do I find this? Feel like playing it rn
Feeling etude book
what grade are you in ?
11th
Are you at NEMFA???
No
these comments are so hilarious "humble yourself!!11!!!" also whats the difference between the all state bands? Like the Concert Symphonic 5a etc.
The difference is school size. For example my school has a lot of kids so I’m 6A (the biggest classification) as opposed to the 5A band so the has smaller schools.
@@Chrisssysaxok thank you! Also one of the tenor saxes in my school is actually Konstantin Sinyak, who was second chair.
kid in front of me with an AirPod in plays better
Womp womp
I wish I had my all state audition for NMEA Allstate 2022. I could have done this but either way French horn and in Nebraska
Whats this etude called?
Ferling 16
Very good, it would take me over a month just to get the notes and articulations, but you've got dynamics, clean tone, as well as clear articulation. Impressive, especially for a high school student!
What grade are you in?
Junior
@@Chrisssysax damn only 2 years older and you sound like that.
Played that for regionals, such a fun etude
As a tuba main, well done (dont worry I also play sax
You ain't got a shot, no way bruh, no all state for you (im tryna motivate you)
I made 1st in the state this year lol
cool, nice hair btw
Yeah 🔥
wp
Nice I made Allstate this year in my state! (ILMEA) Illinois Your rlly good!
hi 👋
😝@@Angelaclarinet14 مرحبا
The title of this video is pretty funny
Vid is satire
Very cringe to post something with that title. How disrespectful to others. You are not “the best,” you just came first in that audition. Big difference.
Video is satire…..
i hate tmea and all region when it comes to college they do not care about it
I understand hating the process…all state definitely looks good on college apps though.
its like colleges know contests like TMEA All-State are pay to win
@@qekruxt5089 lollll I can’t afford to pay for that my boy
@@Chrisssysax well duh you can't you need to have rich parents to win this contest
@@qekruxt5089bro on another comment 💀💀 my parents aren’t rich bro
Yeah man that’s clean!
san antonio represent!
im cooked.
Had 2 ppl in my orchestra make all state! 6th chair cellist and 8th chair first violin i thin
Congrats to them!!!
You make me want to quit -highschool sophmore
Don’t quit!!!
I’ve heard better
Womp womp
smooooth tone. how much do you practice every day? and do you do long tones a lot?
I practice roughly 2 hours a day but I don’t practice if I don’t feel like it. Honestly I don’t do long tones that much. I do tons of overtones tho. I do scales going up as half notes overtones.
@@Chrisssysax Oh I love overtones so much. Thanks for the reply :) I play tenor and am planning on going into music. I probably play closer to one hour a day and then play extra long on one of the weekend days (like up to 5 hours just cuz I feel like it lol. Only about 3 of those are productive though). Best of luck to ya
I play tenor saxophone too but I don’t play crazy notes like that yet
Holy guacamole 😲😲😲
Your playing on this etude is definitely a cut above what most people can do, especially on tenor. Articulation, the octave jumps, consistent speed throughout… everything was very clean, great job! I got first chair all-state with this same etude way back in 2015. That said, my band director used to always remind me, “no matter how good you think you are, there’s always someone better than you. Don’t get the big head.” I’d like to humbly pass that along to you 😅 Your playing is great though. Love your sound!
Thank you! I will say though, the video is satire haha. There are definitely better players than me.
@@Chrisssysax fair enough 😂 Don’t stop playing! (And obviously the title works-the views speak to that!)
How does it sound so smooth😭😭😭
I wanna play tenor but I’m stuck on alto 😞
Congrats! I find this to be one of the most cumbersome etudes in there but that was clean!!
Hey! I’m a freshman first chair tenor sax :) you are SOO good. The articulations are amazing you put on that. Speaking from experience the articulations are hard to nail on those pieces
Thank you!
@@Chrisssysax what school do you go to?
@@Annasaxmusic Churchill
@@Chrisssysax WWW u play jazz or just classical. I bet u could play some crazy jazz
@@Annasaxmusic mostly classical. I very rarely play jazz.
Ok but try doing that on baritone sax 😭😭😭😭
Fantastic job
You mean Eric Ewazen* right? xD
Yah lol I saw it after I posted it and didn’t care enough to edit haha
How do you develop your tone? Who do you listen to? How do you work on articulation?
I do a lot of overtones. For articulation, I do full range scales with varying articulation patterns I.e slur 2 tongue 2, tongue 1 slur 2 etc.
@@Chrisssysax thanks for the help!
Oh also I listen to James Houlik
@@Chrisssysax one last question, who do you study with?
@@ryanstabler7680 Josue Mora. If you’d like to take a lesson with him, his email is @jmwoodwinds@gmail.com. He’s a fantastic teacher and person.
what is your setup? im thinking about upgrading, right now i play on a C* with Vandoren V12 reeds and a francois louis ultimate ligature. Im gonna upgrade my sax (YTS-475) before i graduate but im not in a rush for that right now as he plays pretty well. Thanks!
I play on the same setup as you except I use a rovner ligature. I’m seriously considering a selmer concept though. I really like the sound they give me. Also, the vandoren TP4 is really good!
What is your insta?? Should post their too if you haven't
Chrissy.sax
🔥
Sounds great! Being first in the state doesn’t make you the best player in the state.
I bet you like dudes
im in middle school, this is hard? Ive played this piece on Alto and tenor for competitions and have made 1st many times
Yes this is hard! Congrats to you!!
Even if what you claim is true, maybe you could not be so arrogant
This isnt Ayden Garcias