Learn To Play Saxophone: Beginner To Pro In Under Four Hours

Master the art of Saxophone! Cover a year’s worth of private lessons in just a few hours, for a fraction of the cost.

What you’ll learn
Assemble and care for a saxophone
Form a correct, strong saxophone embouchure
Read and interpret music notation
Play dozens of popular melodies and songs
Perform multiple Major scales
Recognize and play nearly every note on the saxophone
Requirements
Working Alto-Saxophone
Saxophone Reeds
Neck Strap
Description

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Learning to play the saxophone is incredibly rewarding, but getting started is a challenge.
That’s where MusicProfessor can help you make the most of your practice. Start from opening your case for the first time and progress all the way to playing your first melodies. Master all of the techniques necessary to become a great saxophonist. On the way, you’ll also learn music theory and musicianship skills.
And save money while you study with us! Private lessons are expensive. Each MusicProfessor Saxophone course provides an entire year’s worth of lessons, for a fraction of the cost, and at your own convenience.
Join over 18,000 MusicProfessor students and begin your studies today!

COURSE FEATURES

75+ video lessonsDownloadable sheet musicAnimated fingering chartsSaxophone equipment recommendationsSaxophone-specific troubleshooting tips and adviceDozens of familiar melodies and songsTechnique-building exercisesMajor scales and scale exercisesMusic Theory basics
MusicProfessor’s curriculum is used in nearly 100 schools and school districts throughout the United States and by more than 18,000 students and music teachers throughout the world. Nowhere else can you find the level of detail and professional instruction of MusicProfessor’s curriculum.
Fulfill your musical destiny by enrolling today!

NOTABLE REVIEWS

“Good clear instruction. They way in which this course is presented is well thought out and wants to make you learn more and more. The pace is also good, gives you time to practice. Very clear instruction.”
-Enrico Marongiu
“A good start, from the very beginning. Having attended other in-person courses, I’d say this is the right way to approach the discovery and practice of Saxophone playing.”
-T. Lee

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Born and raised in the Chicago area, Los Angeles-based saxophonist-composer Dave Wilson graduated from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, studying under David Baker, Tom Walsh, and Pat Harbison. Following that, he lived in Macedonia for two years,working in the non-profit sector yet immersed in a world of Balkan music, performing with local folk, jazz, and rock musicians in the studio, in local clubs, and at festivals.
His collaborators have included Curt Smith (Tears for Fears), Dave Stewart (Eurhythmics), Engelbert Humperdinck, James Torm, composer Mateo Messina (Juno, Thank You for Smoking), producer Charlton Pettus, and French gypsy jazz artist Jessica Fichot.
His performance work has taken him to the stages of the Chicago World Music Festival, the Lotus Festival, the Guadalajara International Book Fair, the London Palladium, the Sydney Opera House, and the Araneta Coliseum, where Ali and Frazier met at the Thrilla in Manila. In 2010 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, he debuted Light Connected, a piece for clarinet, alto flute, cello, bass, cajon, dancer, and spoken word poet that he conceptualized and co-composed.
In addition to his work as a composer-musician, Dave just completed a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music. His work there focused on the Macedonian folk tradition, and on how traditional and popular music reflect, articulate,and construct national identity, politics, class, and ethnic tensions in the context of a post-socialist capitalist society.
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Overview

Section 1: Intro to Saxophone

Lecture 1 Intro

Lecture 2 Putting it Together

Lecture 3 Breathing

Lecture 4 Playing Position

Lecture 5 Taking it Apart

Section 2: Embouchure

Lecture 6 Intro

Lecture 7 Recap

Lecture 8 Embouchure

Lecture 9 Notes B+C

Lecture 10 Tonguing

Lecture 11 Tonguing and Tuning

Section 3: Reading Music

Lecture 12 Intro

Lecture 13 Recap

Lecture 14 Longtones

Lecture 15 Learning to Read Music

Lecture 16 Exercises 1

Lecture 17 Exercises 2

Section 4: Slurring and Tonguing

Lecture 18 Intro

Lecture 19 Recap

Lecture 20 Notes A+G

Lecture 21 Half Notes vs Whole Notes

Lecture 22 Slurring

Lecture 23 Slurring + Tonguing

Lecture 24 Articulations Combined

Lecture 25 Articulations Continued

Lecture 26 Half Rests

Lecture 27 Final Exercise

Section 5: Crossing the Break

Lecture 28 Intro

Lecture 29 Recap

Lecture 30 Notes D, E, F, F#, and G

Lecture 31 Quarter Notes

Lecture 32 Counting

Lecture 33 Crossing the Break

Lecture 34 Combined Rhythms, Notes, and Articulations

Lecture 35 Mary Had a Little Lamb

Lecture 36 Lightly Row

Lecture 37 London Bridge

Section 6: 3/4 Time

Lecture 38 Intro

Lecture 39 Recap

Lecture 40 Notes – Low C, D, E, F, and F#

Lecture 41 G Major Scale

Lecture 42 3/4 Time + Dotted Half Notes

Lecture 43 Exercise 1

Lecture 44 Exercise 2

Lecture 45 Exercise 3

Lecture 46 Exercise 4

Lecture 47 Hat Dance

Lecture 48 Birthday

Section 7: The Octave Key

Lecture 49 Intro

Lecture 50 Recap

Lecture 51 Notes – High A, B, and C + C Major Scale

Lecture 52 Quarter Rests

Lecture 53 Exercise 1

Lecture 54 Exercise 2

Lecture 55 Exercise 3

Lecture 56 Exercise 4

Lecture 57 Theme from ‘Symphony No. 1’

Section 8: Eighth Notes

Lecture 58 Intro

Lecture 59 Recap

Lecture 60 Notes Bb+B

Lecture 61 F Major Scale

Lecture 62 Eighth Notes

Lecture 63 Eighth Notes Continued

Lecture 64 Yankee Doodle

Lecture 65 Polly Wolly Doodle

Section 9: Articulation

Lecture 66 Intro

Lecture 67 Recap

Lecture 68 Notes G#+C#

Lecture 69 A Major Scale

Lecture 70 Legato

Lecture 71 Staccato

Lecture 72 Articulations Combined

Lecture 73 Eighth Rests

Lecture 74 Syncopation

Lecture 75 This Old Man

Lecture 76 Lightly Row

Section 10: Conclusion

Lecture 77 Final Lesson

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