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Episode 076: Chika Inoue

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March 11, 2020 by Donna Schwartz 3 Comments

Chika Inoue, has been praised for her beautiful tone, acute sensitivity and virtuosic technique. She has received numerous performance awards in competitions, lavishing praise as a soloist and chamber musician. Chika has performed internationally at major venues, appearing as soloist and chamber musician in the United States, Germany, Italy, China, and Japan.

Chika transcribes and performs works beyond the standard classical repertoire, performing works of violin, clarinet, oboe, flute, voice and piano, expanding the limits of the saxophone technique and artistry.

A native of Osaka, Japan, Chika spent most of her youth in Frankfurt, Germany and San Diego, California.

She is currently on faculty at Los Angeles City College as well as the California State University, Dominguez Hills. 

Chika is endorsed by Vandoren, Selmer, Key Leaves, and LeFreque.

In this interview, we talked about: 

  • How to shape your sound to create color/timbre
  • Why singing her piano parts helped her overall musicality
  • Her #1 tips for saxophone students of all ages
  • The difference between projecting your sound for classical performances vs. popular music
  • The benefits and problems of having perfect pitch
  • Repertoire recommendations
  • The benefits of transcribing classical music from other instruments
  • And more

“You can do so much with just 1 tone”

Resources mentioned:

Ryō Noda is a Japanese composer and musician who has written several works for classical saxophone.

48 Ferling Etudes – in my Amazon store

LeFreque – sound bridge accessory for brass and woodwinds

Don Trimble –Orange Coast Sax Shop.   Repairs and sound screws

Matt Lee-West Coast Sax – mouthpieces, sound screws and more

Nick Mainella’s new book, 50 Perpetual Motion Exercises

 

You can read more about Chika on her site here: www.chikainoue.com 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMRd1Hr2I1tooP_2dEHuQLw

Instagram: @ChikaSax

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chikasaxophone/ 

 

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  1. Charlie Post

    September 8, 2020 at 7:44 am

    I enjoyed this podcast, as I do all of your shows. What was the piece she mentioned that is technically challenging but also lyrical? I had a hard time understanding the composer but rhapsody was in the title of the piece. I tried to Google it but all I came up with was Debussy, and I don’t think that was composer.

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    • Charlie Post

      September 8, 2020 at 7:47 am

      Ah, I found it on her website: ANDRÉ WAIGNEIN: RHAPSODY FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE AND PIANO (ORCHESTRA).

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    • Donna Schwartz

      September 9, 2020 at 1:50 pm

      Thank you Charlie, and thanks for figuring it out.

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