What it sounds like to be the best High school classical tenor sax in Texas (according to TMEA).
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- čas přidán 13. 01. 2024
- 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
THIS IS SATIRE!!!! I’m plenty aware I might not literally be the best.
If I gave you a snarky remark I’m joking around
you should use this for the satire project heh
I was on the same room as you and immediately knew I was done ☠️
Who were you?
“You took *everything* away from me”
“I don’t even know who you are “
Bruh, you ruined my life
I was there too bro I basically died on the spot
@@Chrisssysaxyou took my confidence away. Got last chair cus of u
Just got this in my recommended section. This was very clean. I really like your tone and articulation. Hearing classical tenor is always a treat since alto is the most common saxophone that one would hear when listening to classical saxophone. Good job 👍
Thank you!
the octaves are so clean 🔥
Impressive, nice job on 1st Chair!
Thank you!!!
These videos make me so happy that i only have to deal with the Tennessee TMEA. Which is probably the equivalent of middle school all state for Texas lol. I could never. Congrats man!
As far as I know, Texas doesn't have "all-state" for MS, just all-region. You can compete at the high school level and play in the high school all-region band, but you can't advance to all-state or even area (area doesn't have a performing band, you just compete for all-state). At least that's how it was in 2020
@@jamesbanks5597i think this person was more just making the comparison of tennessee all state and texas all state in terms of difficulty would be similar to that of middle school level playing in texas. hope this helps!
As somebody that has attempted to audition for middle school all region band in Texas, I can admit that it’s pretty hard to make it. Not to brag about my region in particular, but kids my region sounded like they’ve been playing for more than 3 years, even though some of them have been playing for 2 or 3. At the time I auditioned for all region band, which was November 2023, I was just coming out of beginner band the previous year, and was decent enough to get an opportunity to audition, but that’s besides the point. I got past phase 1 with no problem, but when phase 2 came around, I did worse than before, mainly due to the fact that there were players that have been playing longer than me and it made me nervous. But yeah even though it’s kind of irrelevant to what the conversation is about, I still feel like it was necessary to share this with y’all. Good day/night everyone!
We could’ve been a little bit more humble on the title but you definitely earned that spot. You have a very clear idea of what you’re doing with the piece and you sound like you’re very maturely approaching the style.
He clearly put a ton of work in. He deserves the title
Nah he earned that shit, let the kid have his moment. He was using statistics to back up his claim, so it's not comletely a brag. More of just stating what others have already said.
They said according to TMEA 🤷🏻♂️
lets not mince words... HE ATE
title was *satire* - he even pinned a comment saying it was.... for people like you who can't take a joke :D
Keep up the amazing work!
Good job! Those 2-octave jumps are killer.
That sounds great dude! 100% deserved your spot :) I was in the 6A symphonic band last year but I fumbled my audition and got concert this year lol
Yoo congrats! I made all state too for 5A!
Sick!!! Congrats!!!!
Fantastic job
Absolutely gorgeous
I blew my AZ regional audition, so hearing high level tenor playing is wonderful
lil bro played my warm up💀💀( im a trombonist and have never picked up a saxophone in my life)
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Sounds lit bro
when I changed high schools, I went from marching band/classical to jazz band. with that I also learned all the music theory involved with that kind of stuff, and since then I have played arguably easier music. I like what I’m doing now, but if I had to play that I would lose my mind. Hats off to you man.
Yeah man that’s clean!
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!
How does it sound so smooth😭😭😭
Indiana had the same audition piece and I got 3rd best tenor, big congrats!
Texans do music differently i swear- this stuff looks crazy hard and you play it so well! and here i was feeling pretty good about my bari solo haha
Very, very well done! Flutist here. I remember being in high school going to “Area” auditions time and time again. I was never a good player, but I give props to those that excelled! 🙌 I’m studying music now, haha. Going into my master’s degree… I still probably wouldn’t pass area auditions 😂😂… Texas musicians are crazy good! 🎉 Congratulations!
I never made all state. And am in a top 5 music school in the USA (Indiana University Bloomington). It’s so random who does and doesn’t make it.
Congrats! I find this to be one of the most cumbersome etudes in there but that was clean!!
dude, wtf how are you so good? you definitely deserve the spot!
remember your place among the people in this world; i would rather let the whole world betray me than betray one person.
holy shit bro is fuckin cracked ong
Nice I made Allstate this year in my state! (ILMEA) Illinois Your rlly good!
hi 👋
😝@@Angelaclarinet14 مرحبا
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!)
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
san antonio represent!
Had 2 ppl in my orchestra make all state! 6th chair cellist and 8th chair first violin i thin
Congrats to them!!!
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!
Amazing performance! Congrats on 1st Chair btw!
Thank you!
Nice! Do you use a selmer concept? I use a TL3 with a YTS-62, thoughts on that setup?
No. I use an s80 c * with a series 3
On an s80? And your tone sounds that smooth, that is impressive!!! I'm working on getting my middle register to be smoother, got any tips? I'd like to get it to sound really close to yours. @@Chrisssysax
@@antinerfer11roblox31 tones of overtones and long tones. Octave slurs help a ton as well.
@@antinerfer11roblox31 s80, s90, and concept are miles better than most vandoren mouthpieces, I'd recommend trying one out.
daniel kim diffs
Thank god
1. Im not in Texas and
2. I will never have to deal with TMEA.
All-State is easier in Alabama.
Not the easiest but definitely easier.
I dont know Sax but that sounded really effing clean my guy.
Thanks man good luck in Bama!
@@Chrisssysax oh I finally for the first time as a senior made All State as a percussionist. I made district (region) since 7th grade but never made State. Finally this year I did.
But still not TMEA.
I made top band in Alabama and I play alto sax. I don’t sound nearly this good 😬
@@yobblyblob5745 sick! What district?
I’ll see you tonight!
Omg is this the first chair all state Bari sax freshman
See you then! Principle low saxes💪
@@Chrisssysaxyessir
upload the recording please bro @@zackleblanc6268 🙏 I was 1st in 4a im tryna see what 6a sound like
This is the ATSSB fast piece for this year and I’m definitely just going to copy and paste this lmao
Sameeee
@@Idk-_-Kwhat area
@@Idk-_-Ki made first in 4a on bari at state, but i play tenor primarily, don’t know which i’ll go on next year
@@deankuhl uhh. Idk
whos in your area/region@@Idk-_-K
Instagram is @chrissy.sax
I play tenor saxophone too but I don’t play crazy notes like that yet
nicee
Holy guacamole 😲😲😲
what school do you go to?
The jumps in these etudes are so evil lmao
I’m top 5 in atssb doing chair test on Wednesday so I’ll be at the convention, my name is Aaron Rivera
Sick!! See you there!!
I got humbled real fast
well shit i guess i coulda gotten into state if i did tenor
Womp Womp
How do I find this? Feel like playing it rn
Feeling etude book
Awesome job obviously
But why didn't you take it faster?
I didn’t want to sacrifice musicality and cleanliness for speed.
How long did it take to practice this?
I had the music for like 5 months
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.
I wanna play tenor but I’m stuck on alto 😞
What if the 5A person is actually stronger than the 6A person? They don’t directly compete. 🤔
I guess we’ll never know -that one guy
@@Chrisssysax, in all seriousness, congratulations! That is indeed a huge feat.
@@AcevedoDMA thanks man. Assuming your the 5A guy cuz of your pfp congrats to you too!
@@Chrisssysax, I am an adult. I judge the auditions. I do know of the person who made first for 5A though as he lives nearby as studied with one of my colleagues.
@@AcevedoDMA sick!! Good for him!!! Good for you as well!
I would normally say “don’t get cocky” but it’s clear you’re him so…🙇🏻♂️
This isnt Ayden Garcias
Please humble yourself
Read the description
idk whats the deal with this alto supremacist im seeing in the comments but good work big dawg ur crazy 🔥
this guy definitely hasn’t met daniel kim
I mean the TMEA process says so. Daniel Kim is crazy good tho. Just let me be happy cuz this is the first and potentially last time Churchill will ever beat Hebron at anything.
This guy is way better than Daniel Kim 💀
@@brandonmireles3249K buddy….
@@brandonmireles3249lets not get too crazy 💀
@@rmekikibro as a clarinet player who lives no where near texas who tf is daniel kim 💀i be mad confused by these comments
Maybe Ill see you at TMEA convention (you have no idea who i am)
Sounds great! Being first in the state doesn’t make you the best player in the state.
I bet you like dudes
I should’ve gone slower in my audition 😭
Ok but try doing that on baritone sax 😭😭😭😭
This looks familiar 😅
It’s based on yours haha
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
wait what school do you go to
Churchill
coulda sight read this (my ass does not play tenor sax)(nice job)
Hey I know this guy
5A or 6A?
6A
Sweet. I made 5A all state on euphonium. Got chair 7.
@@baritoneboy Congrats!!!
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.
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what grade are you in ?
11th
The title of this video is pretty funny
Vid is satire
Which school
Churchill HS
wp
what a humble title🤣🤣🤣
It’s satire bro
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.
i made all state for bari sax in 7th and 8th grade but im no where near as good as you☠
I reckon it would be pretty easy to be the best classical tenor saxophonist in Texas when there are only like 5 classical tenor saxophonists worldwide 💀
Ok then you do it
@@Chrisssysax I am ideologically opposed to playing tenor saxophone. Alto is superior in every regard: sounds better and has more repertoire. It is no coincidence that professional classical saxophonists primarily play alto sax.
@@gdbyzantryx810 are you first in the state on alto sax?
@@Chrisssysax As a college student halfway across the country, I do not think that is possible. Impossible Challenge: Without using Google, name 15 pieces of the classical repertoire for tenor saxophone (transcriptions of pieces for other instruments do not count)
@@gdbyzantryx810 L bozo
Tenor sax is best sax
imagine being this good and feeling the need to flout it like an insecure child. this guy needs to be humbled somehow
Vid is satire bro
@@Chrisssysax sure hope so, for your sake. still makes you seem like a dick tbh
Ive heard better and faster
Womp Womp
“I’ve heard better and faster” your comment is a joke, even if someone was more skilled than him, they would need to be equally skilled in the audition process because that’s what matters buddy.
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
kid in front of me with an AirPod in plays better
Womp womp
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…..
This is hilarious.
Go check out @sax_madness for the video with the OG title
Post yours then.
I’ve heard better
Womp womp
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
Definitely not the best !
Thanks for the encouraging comment lol it’s satire
Am i trippin or is this not one of the ferling etudes? Regardless, great playing
Yes it’s a ferling etude number 26.
Nice, thanks @@hfontanez
Dang, if I didn’t sell the first etude on recordings I wouldn’t joined you probably at second chair, congrats though