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NIKITA ZIMIN
HOW TO BE A MUSICIAN
Saxophone
English
20 lesson(s)
1 hour 11 minutes
One of the brightest representatives of the russian classical school of saxophone. Graduate of the Russian Gnesin’s Academy of Music with Margarita Shaposhnikova, and Paris National Conservatoire with Claude Delangle. Winner of more than 20 national and international competitions. Since 2007 he was a scholarship-holder of the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation. He is a scholar of the President of Russia, the French Government, the Mayer Foundation. Since 2014 Nikita became the president of the All-Russian Association of Saxophonists.
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WELCOME TO NIKITA ZIMIN'S CLASS

Discover one of the most important musicians of Russia and the whole world on this inspiriting class
Nikita Zimin at Selmer Nikita Zimin at Selmer
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01 LESSON: SOUND AND PHRASING

Principals: Beginning, Continuation and Ending
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02 LESSON: TECHNIQUE

Everything is based on sound, we should not forget that this is a wind instrument
Wind means we should blow, everybody knows it but in our profession "to know" is not enough
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03 LESSON: CONTROL YOUR BODY

You can't resist fear, just have to accepted
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04 LESSON: GET READY

For professionals, the limit between bad playing or good playing has not so much difference
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05 LESSON: INSPIRATION

To be inspired you should have a spirit inside to produce the first touch of the score
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06 LESSON: INTERPRETATION

Who we are while playing at the stage on a concert?
Nikita Zimin - Niccolo Paganini Nikita Zimin - Niccolo Paganini
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07 LESSON: KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT

The balance between your knowledge and your work with the instrument
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08 LESSON: KNOW HOW

Between to know and to do there is a huge gap
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09 LESSON: MOTIVATION

Competition as a trampoline of your musician's life
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10 LESSON: NIKITA'S STORY

Saxophone it was my dream, it was my choice
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11 LESSON: PLAY BY MEMORY

Playing by memory there is no barrier between you and the audience
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12 LESSON: PRACTICING

Remember all while practicing: good things and bad things
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13 LESSON: REPERTOIRE

Study a new repertoire is challenging for our profession
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14 LESSON: RUSSIAN SCHOOL - FRENCH SCHOOL

Differences between both school's style of teaching
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15 LESSON: TEACHING

Be prepared for the day that you're not going to have any advice from your teachers
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16 LESSON: TRANSCRIPTION: ADAPTATION

Challenging how to adapt technical and produce sounds
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17 LESSON: TRANSCRIPTION: FIND YOUR WAY

Doesn't matter which instrument is playing instead of who is playing
Understand the piece and open your soul to make music alive
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18 LESSON: SHORT TIPS

Body position and Philosophy of sound
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CONCLUSION

There is a big difference between being a professional and being a musician
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