Beginner Saxophone
The ultimate guide to starting the saxophone. Develop your sound, technique and basic music theory with simple, follow along lessons.
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Free Lesson - Lesson 1 - Creating a Sound
In lesson 1, we learn about creating a sound with the mouthpiece.
In lesson 1, we learn about creating a sound with the mouthpiece.
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Free Lesson - Picking up the Saxophone
In lesson 2, we learn the correct way to pick up and hold the saxophone.
In lesson 2, we learn the correct way to pick up and hold the saxophone.
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In lesson 3, we learn how to play the lowest octave of C major.
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Lesson 4 - C major continued
In lesson 4, we learn how to play the second octave of C major, and how to use the octave key.
In lesson 4, we learn how to play the second octave of C major, and how to use the octave key.
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Is lesson 5, we learn our second scale F major, and our first flat (Bb).
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In lesson 6, we learn the G major scale and how to play our first sharp (F#).
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Lesson 7 - The Chromatic Scale
In lesson 7 you will learn the chromatic scale, which is every note within one octave. You will learn how to play all of the notes on the saxophone and their note names.
In lesson 7 you will learn the chromatic scale, which is every note within one octave. You will learn how to play all of the notes on the saxophone and their note names.
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Lesson 8 - the cycle of 4ths
In lesson hours 8 you will learn the cycle (circle) of 4ths. This pattern is a way of organizing all 12 notes so they are a 4th apart from one another.
In lesson hours 8 you will learn the cycle (circle) of 4ths. This pattern is a way of organizing all 12 notes so they are a 4th apart from one another.
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Lesson 9 - The Modes of Major
In lesson 9 we look at the modes of major, focusing on the 6th mode, the relative minor.
In lesson 9 we look at the modes of major, focusing on the 6th mode, the relative minor.
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In lesson 10 I teach you how to play 4 different types of minor scales.
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Learn the basics
Get started with the saxophone
With easy, follow along videos, fingering and notation animations, it’s never been easier to start learning the saxophone.
Each lesson builds upon the knowledge and skills of the previous lesson, teaching you the basics of technique, reading music and sound production.
What you will learn
Beginner Saxophone will teach you how to create a sound, 3 different major and minor scales, the chromatic scale and the cycle of 4ths.
Each lesson includes saxophone fingering and notation animations so you learn how to read each note while you play.
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