Beginning Saxophone: The Jazz Approach
With this complete beginners series of lessons for alto and tenor, you'll learn all the fundamentals of playing saxophone and reading music with an approach that is geared toward learning to play jazz!
We'll begin with the basics of saxophone assembly, holding the instrument, and making sounds. This is followed by a series of 10 complete lessons.
Here's what's included:
Video and written instruction* is included for each lesson. Playing Exercises are included in the written portion of the lessons, along with videos demonstrating the exercises. Supplemental and review exercises are also included.
Lessons 3-10 include video "Jammin'!" lessons that incorporate concepts and scales learned in the lessons. You'll learn to jam on jazz styles that include Latin, jazz-rock, funk, and swing grooves.
Play-along tracks for the Jammin' lessons are used in the videos and are also included in the "Extras" download for each lesson.
*Note: The written instruction is included in the downloadable "Extras" package for each lesson. That way you can save and print it out for your convenience.
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Lesson 5 Playing Exercise Demonstrations - Alto Sax
This video includes demonstrations of the 8 alto sax playing exercises found in Lesson 5 of your Beginning Sax Lesson Series.
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lesson 6 - Beginning Saxophone
NEW: Three new notes - Eighth-notes: After beginning with a scale review and long-tone warm-up, the focus of the written lesson is to build technique and reading skills. A jazz improv lesson and play-along track with a bluesy jazz-rock groove are included.
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Lesson 6 Jammin'! - Tenor Sax
We'll use a mode known as Mixolydian as we jam in D on tenor sax with a funky jazz-rock groove in this lesson.
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Lesson 6 Jammin'! - Alto Sax
We'll use a mode known as Mixolydian as we jam in D on alto sax with a funky jazz-rock groove in this lesson.
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Lesson 6 Playing Exercise Demonstrations - Tenor Sax
This video includes demonstrations of the 8 tenor sax playing exercises found in Lesson 6 of your Beginning Sax Lesson Series.
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Lesson 6 Playing Exercise Demonstrations - Alto Sax
This video includes demonstrations of the 8 alto sax playing exercises found in Lesson 6 of your Beginning Sax Lesson Series.
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lesson 7 - Beginning Saxophone
NEW: Two new notes - Eighth-rests - Slurs - Dynamics - D Major Scale: After beginning with a scale review & long-tone warm-up, the focus of the written lesson is to build technique, range, and reading skills. A jazz improv lesson & play-along track with a funky jazz-rock groove are included.
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Lesson 7 Jammin'! - Alto Sax
We'll jam on alto sax using 3 types of scales along with a funky jazz-rock groove in E minor in this lesson. The E Dorian, E minor pentatonic, and E blues scales are all explored!
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Lesson 7 Jammin'! - Tenor Sax
We'll jam on tenor sax using 3 types of scales along with a funky jazz-rock groove in E minor in this lesson. The E Dorian, E minor pentatonic, and E blues scales are all explored!
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Lesson 7 Playing Exercise Demonstrations - Tenor Sax
This video includes demonstrations of the 8 tenor sax playing exercises found in Lesson 7 of your Beginning Sax Lesson Series.
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Lesson 7 Playing Exercise Demonstrations - Alto Sax
This video includes demonstrations of the 8 alto sax playing exercises found in Lesson 7 of your Beginning Sax Lesson Series.
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Lesson 8 - Beginning Saxophone
NEW: Two new notes - Dotted-quarter notes: This lesson includes exercises designed to build technique & rhythmic accuracy. A jazz improv lesson & play-along track with a bossa nova groove are included.
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Lesson 8 Jammin'! - Tenor Sax
We'll use the B Flat Major Scale, the B Flat Major Pentatonic Scale, and the F Major Pentatonic Scale on our tenor saxes with a Bossa Nova groove in B Flat Major in this Jammin'! lesson.
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Lesson 8 Jammin'! - Alto Sax
We'll use the B Flat Major Scale, the B Flat Major Pentatonic Scale, and the F Major Pentatonic Scale on our alto saxes with a Bossa Nova groove in B Flat Major in this Jammin'! lesson.
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Lesson 8 Playing Exercise Demonstrations - Alto Sax
This video includes demonstrations of the 6 alto sax playing exercises found in Lesson 8 of your Beginning Sax Lesson Series.
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Lesson 8 Playing Exercise Demonstrations - Tenor Sax
This video includes demonstrations of the 6 tenor sax playing exercises found in Lesson 8 of your Beginning Sax Lesson Series.
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Lesson 9 - Beginning Saxophone
NEW: One new note - B Flat Major Scale - Triplets - Swing: The focus of this lesson is on learning to understand and play both triplets and swing style eighth-notes. A jazz improvisation lesson and play-along track with a swing feel are included.
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Lesson 9 Jammin'! - Alto Sax
We'll explore swing on our alto saxes as we jam with a C blues scale in this lesson.
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Lesson 9 Jammin'! - Tenor Sax
We'll explore swing on our tenor saxes as we jam with a C blues scale in this lesson.
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Lesson 9 Playing Exercise Demonstrations - Tenor Sax
This video includes demonstrations of the 8 tenor sax playing exercises found in Lesson 9 of your Beginning Sax Lesson Series.
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Lesson 9 Playing Exercise Demonstrations - Alto Sax
This video includes demonstrations of the 8 alto sax playing exercises found in Lesson 9 of your Beginning Sax Lesson Series.
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Lesson 10 - Beginning Saxophone
NEW: Two new notes - Upbeat Eighth-Notes in even and swing styles: The focus of this lesson is on developing greater rhythmic skills in both even and swing styles. A jazz improvisation lesson & play-along track with a swing blues progression are included.
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Lesson 10 - Jammin'! - Tenor Sax
In this Jammin'! lesson we'll use a swing style blues track as we jam using a G Blues Scale on our tenor saxes.
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Lesson 10 Jammin'! - Alto Sax
In this Jammin'! lesson we'll use a swing style blues track as we jam using a G Blues Scale on our alto saxes.
