Ep 127 - Julia Sprossmann from TomPlay; How this app can bring your saxophone playing to another level

Tomplay is an interactive sheet music app which is used by more than one million musicians across 72 countries, and by hundreds of schools and conservatories worldwide.  The interactive sheet music scrolls automatically on the screen synchronized with high-quality recordings of professional musicians. Musicians can access a catalog of over 40,000 sheet music arrangements for 26 different instruments in the Tomplay app.  In this episode, I spoke with a fellow saxophonist, Julia Sprossman. Being a passionate hobby saxophonist, Julia has enjoyed many years of classical music education. Her next musical goal is to improve her Jazz improvisation skills.  At TomPlay, Julia is looking after the German and English speaking clients and partner music schools to make sure all musicians have a great experience using Tomplay. The link to her full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website. Our sponsor for this episode is… Legere Reeds! To learn more about why Derek Brown, Gerald Albright, and Eddie Daniels exclusively play Legere, visit www.legere.com And for a limited time, if you live in the US or Canada, use the code  EVERYTHINGSAX for 10% off at their store at shop.legere.com. The store is only available to US and Canadian residents.   We talked about: How TomPlay was created from a gap in the backing tracks industry Letting the Secret out! (The next version of TomPlay will have this much-requested capability) How TomPlay adapted during the pandemic to create a brand new feature for ensembles Extensive TomPlay app demo and its features How to use TomPlay to transcribe and study others’ solos How to use TomPlay on gigs; creating Setlists and more Special features for Music Teachers and their students How TomPlay can be adapted for special learners Want to be a part of keeping the podcast going? Did you know you can get a complete listing of all our shows, as well as Bonus videos and searchable transcripts? All you need to do is become a Patron! Patrons play a huge role in helping to defray the costs of storing each episode’s video and audio, and producing and hosting the show. And, with their small monthly donation of $2 or more, they help keep the great interviews coming. If you want to become a patron and support the show, head on over to our PATREON site.