Saxophone
From your first sound to the great solos — work through it in order, or jump to wherever you're practicing today.
Videos and PDF resources for a better understanding of saxophone assembly, performance posture, and fundamental saxophone hand position.
Exercises and tips to improve musical breathing, with video and PDF material to build healthy breathing habits for performance.
How to form your embouchure and jaw position to get a clear, centered tone.
Enable your microphone, then play each note and hold it steady until the trainer glows green. Five levels, each with a wider range and a longer hold.
Navigate the staff and identify notes and fingerings — use the tool to hide note names or fingerings, or play the game to test your knowledge of note-to-key relationships.
How to articulate the start of each note cleanly with your tongue.
Rhythm fundamentals with playable exercises.
Tetrachord, Major/Minor, Chromatic, Pentatonic, Whole Tone, and Blues Scales + Arpeggios — with multiple octaves, playback, and fingerings.
Twenty-five original melodies written for beginning saxophonists, in five levels — each one playable on the page, downloadable as a PDF, and saveable to your library.
Recordings and examples from professional saxophonists, by genre.
Standard orchestral and concert band excerpt reference.
Solo pieces, concertos, and chamber works to work toward.
- Sight-Reading Resourcescoming soon
Links and tools to practice reading music fluently.