Inside the saxophone and the clarinet

A few years ago, Dan Forshaw organized a big vote on Youtube. He had 16 different alto mouthpieces from different brands: Vandoren, d'Addario, Selmer, Yamaha, Otto Link, Yanagisawa and Syos. He played all these mouthpieces one by one and made people chose the one they prefered by just hearing the sound. The mouthpieces were hidden so they couldn't know what mouthpiece Dan was playing on each video.

You're a saxophonist beginner and you want to learn in the best conditions? In this article, we wil detail the 7 biggest mistakes while starting saxophone and how you can avoid it!

Do you really need a metal mouthpiece to sound as bright as Brecker or Sanborn? In this video, Maxime, aka Dr Sax, is telling you everything about the influence of the material on the sound of your saxophone.

Choosing which type of saxophone to play is not an easy task. All of them are different because of their physical characteristics, their tonality or the register in which you want to play them. In this article, we will explain you all this in detail to help you make your choice with the maximum of information!

In order to celebrate "el Cinco de Mayo" Sofía Zumbado gave us a little tour of the SZ Music Shop in the center of Mexico City.

At Syos, we believe that music education and community engagement are essential components of a healthy and vibrant society. That's why we're committed to supporting programs that provide access to music education for all, regardless of background or socioeconomic status.

In this article, we'll provide some tips and strategies for beginning to improvise in music, including the basics of improvisation, understanding scales and chords, approaches to improvisation, and tips for practicing and improving your improvisation skills.

This year I wanted to bring you to NAMM with us. Press play and come with us :)

For this 6th episode, I interviewed Seun Kuti, a mythic Afrobeat saxophonist and leader of the band Egypt 80! Together, we talked about his childhood, how he began saxophone and his first step in the group Egypt 80. But we also talk about his strong conviction and how he manages to use his music in politics.