Saxophone

How To Play The Saxophone

A baritone saxophone.

Contents

Preliminary Basics

1. Getting Started
2. The Saxophone Family
3. How to form an embouchure
4. First notes
5. Extending the range

A Progressive Method for Beginners

Module One

1. Lesson 1.1
2. Lesson 1.2
3. Lesson 1.3
4. Lesson 1.4

Module Two

1. Lesson 2.1
2. Lesson 2.2
3. Lesson 2.3
4. Lesson 2.4

Relevant Music and Harmonic Theory

1. Flat notes and sharp notes
2. The keys with sharps
3. The keys with flats
4. The minor keys
5. Improvisation, pentatonic and blues scales
6. Let's make some music together

Fundamentals

1. Tone
2. Breathing
3. Articulation
4. Intonation

Advanced Techniques

1. Circular Breathing
2. Altissimo
3. Slap Tonguing
4. Double Tonguing
5. Quatertones
6. Multiphonics

Further Study

1. Repertoire
2. Resources