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Yo Matsushita's profile
Yo Matsushita, born in Seoul in 1987 and raised in Yokohama. He has a passion for spicy food and dreams of becoming a novelist in the future.
He studied under Mr. Masato Ikegami at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music
and graduated at the top of his class, also receiving the Outstanding Performance
Award. After graduating from the school of Tokyo University of the Arts,
Yo Matsushita continued his studies under the guidance of Mr. Tatsuya Sugawa.
There, he received the Acantus Music Award and successfully completed his
graduate studies.
Yo Matsushita has achieved numerous accolades throughout his career, including
winning the 1st Ichinomiya Music Competition and the 4th Jean-Marie Londeix
International Saxophone Competition. He secured the 2nd place in the saxophone
division of the 31st Japan Wind and Percussion Competition and reached
the semifinals in the 6th Adolphe Sax International Competition.
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I've been playing the saxophone for many years, but my lips hurt almost all the time.
I had deep scars on my lips, and I wanted to cry with severe pain every day.
I got a sample from Yo Matsushita and tried Parafit, but I didn't know much difference at first.
But at that time, I was practicing a lot of radio with soprano saxophone for the concert, and I realized that it was easy to put out if the Flageolet was parafit, which was difficult to put out until now.
After the concert, I felt that I wanted to blow more using Parafit.
At that time, I was practicing for hours for the Adolf Saxophone International Competition, but the pain began to be reduced and I was able to practice as much as I wanted for a long time, and I was able to practice fluo without problems.
Parafit helped me prepare for the competition.
I'm still using Parafit, but the pain in my lips is gone!
Parafit is recommended for those who have a sore lips or want to blow a lot of Flageolet!
Kenta Igarashi (Kenta Igarashi)
Born in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture.
When I was 5 years old, I moved to Kyiv, Ukraine with my mother.
He started saxophone and piano at the age of 7 and also participated in the choir.
I enrolled in KSSMS in 2013 and studied in Mr. Y. Vasylevych's class.
He has won prizes in more than 30 international competitions, including the 1st place in the International European Saxophone Forum in 2019,
the Yamaha Music Gulf Scholarship in 2020, the 1st place in the saxophone category of the 37th Japan Wind Percussion Competition in 2022,
the Prime Minister's Award, and the Special Grand Prize.
He plays in the Kyusaxophone quartet and performs with an excellent Ukrainian orchestra as a soloist.
So far, he has appeared in concerts in cities such as China, Greece, Poland, the United Arab Emirates, and Ukraine. Currently,
he studied at Tokyo College of Music in the 4th year as a special scholarship student and studied under Shiro Hatae.
From 2022, Yanagisawa Artist. 2023 Munetsugi Angel Fund / Japan Performing Association New Performers Domestic Scholarship Student.
It's much easier to produce low to high notes than other mouthpieces, and it's also very comfortable to blow.
They fit well over your teeth, so you won't have to worry about wearing them until you're done practicing.
I am also using it at international competitions with friends around me!
Aoi Nakaya(Aoi Nakaya)
Born in Aichi Prefecture.
Graduated from the Nagoya College of Music Wind Music Course as a scholarship student.
Received the Masaaki Award.
Won 1st place in the wind instrument category at the 11th Gifu International Competition and won the Gifu Mayor's Award.
Winner of the 8th Nagoya Saxophone Competition U25 Young Players Category.
2nd place in the high division of the 17th International Adolphe Saxophone Competition.
2019-2021 Yamada Sadao Music Foundation Scholarship and Higashi Honganji Temple Scholarship.
She has studied saxophone with Makio Sakurai, Akitomo Taki, and Guillaume Berceau.
Currently studying at the Francis Poulenc Conservatory in Paris.
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