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On Saturday, August 1 st the Magic Kingdom Ballroom at the Disneyland Hotel played host to a truly magical night.  Nearly 300 people had gathered to celebrate “60 Magical Years of Disneyland” at the Disneyland Alumni Club’s anniversary gala. The KDI Music Volunteer Team started their day with breakfast at 7:00AM to “fuel up” for all the work ahead of them. By 8:00AM, under the direction of the KDI Music - Managing Director, and Creative Marketing Director, the team was ready for the set up. The Creative Marketing Director took the role of Volunteer Coordinator -   to work on the registration set-up, VIP gift bags and oversaw everything from “Volunteer Central” (she even commandeered a cocktail table by piling all her boxes, bags, files and event-related stuff on it).  The KDI Music Managing Director was busy helping set up the silent auction, coordinating the photo shooting by the Photographers, setting up stage hands to help load in the...

It was a bit of a grey morning due to the overcast sky on Sunday, June 14th as we headed to Cal State Long Beach.  But the atmosphere was anything but dreary when we arrived on the campus.  It was alive with excitement as 1,100 athletes along with their supporters, staff and volunteers came together for a day of competition and fun that was the Southern California Special Olympics - 2015 Summer Games. Getting the game booth ready We were among the 3,400+ volunteers there to support this great event.  After checking in and picking up our name tags, we headed over to the "Family Fun" area sponsored by Toyota for our assignment.  That area featured carnival-style games, crafts, and live entertainment for all to enjoy.  We took our shift in the "hoops" game booth where people tossed hoops to loop over prizes from Smurf figures to Power Ranger glasses to stuffed animals.  It was a lot of fun talking to people as they came by and cheering on those who stopp...

Playing the Soprano Sax is very different than playing the Alto Sax or Tenor Sax. The Tenor Sax and Alto Sax tend to respond with a loose embouchure and many Tenor Sax players strive to keep the embouchure loose for a big sound. Soprano Sax needs a little firmer embouchure to play it well. Not tight so it does not respond but firm mostly for the upper register response. For example when you first play the high notes just pushing the key does not mean the note will come in.. A slight adjustment to the embouchure is necessary. Also the biggest mistake most players make when trying to play soprano is they do not push the mouthpiece far enough on the neck cork. If the mouthpiece is out a little too far then the bottom of the Soprano Sax and sometimes the high notes will not work.   Pushing the mouthpiece in helps on most saxophones for the response. Find what is called the “Sweet Spot” where everything works. Thanks for Reading!! ...

Check out this Beauty • ALL Solid Mahogany Body • Mahogany bindings - Ebony appointments - Luna Active Pickup w/Equalizer. A concert ukulele from Luna is an awesome value. Quite the bang for your buck when you consider the all solid woods, active pickup system, and huge custom style inlay with real mother of pearl. Mahogany has a classic warmth that has always been loved for ukulele. This one is a pleasure to play and will continue to richen in tone because of the solid woods. This ukulele is beautiful in both look and sound.   On top of the artsy inlays is the real world value of a pickup/plug-in for live or studio use. Plus it also has an onboard active preamp/equalizer for control over your sound when plugged in. This model is only available in limited quantity, so grab one now and experience the best quality yet from one of our favorite ukulele makers, Luna. Comes with a Lightweight Ukulele Case  Check it out at:     http://kdimusic.com/ukulel...

Not only are the   Black Diamond Saxophones are Beautiful   - They Play Outstanding!! When Rheuben Allen started to create the design for the   Black Diamond   Series Saxophones he wanted a saxophone that a live player could use.  Mostly that all clubs, weddings, concerts and generally most live performances are not held in the same location and all rooms are different acoustically. The saxophonist must adjust to the location and room size.  So the qualities of the Black Nickel Plating came to mind.  He still makes saxophones with Black Nickel Bodies and Silver Plating and had made a few with Gold Lacquered keys.  They play very nice and are very strong.  He wondered what the saxophone would sound like with all Black Nickel Plating so he made a couple Prototypes and was very happy with the results. They did everything he had hoped.  Black Nickel is very durable plating and adds a little weight to the instruments providing t...

On this Memorial Day, we remember the courage and sacrifices of the men and women who serve our country.  We thank you.

Improving your Saxophone playing by tuning properly When most saxophonists tune up they use a middle G or F-Sharp. The main problem with this is that the middle G or F-Sharp is traditionally very sharp notes... usually 30 cent plus if the embouchure is not adjusted. The young saxophonist will generally not know where these notes are just by playing them alone. When the student pulls the mouthpiece out far enough to make the unaltered F-Sharp or G play in tune then the lower register of the instrument sill most certainly be flat. How to fix this problem: There are two simple things that can be done. One have the saxophonist play the G or F-Sharp in the lower register. These notes are normally much closer to being in tune and will allow the young saxophonist to learn where to play the middle D, D-Sharp, E, F, F-Sharp and G on the alto. To play any of these notes in tune the embouchure must be slightly altered. The second option is to have the alto saxophonist play a first finger ...