Stage 2 of the Saxophone beginners course adds more notes, rhythms and scales to your repertoire. We also investigate some important techniques to really transform your sax playing.
Introducing Vibrato
A good vibrato is something that bridges the gap between Amateur and Professional. In this session we will start helping you sound like a Pro! Vi...
Experimenting with volume - Dynamics
Ever wondered how sax players put so much emotion and expression into their playing? Well look no further than this lesson. Alongside vibrato add...
New Notes: C, D and the Octave Key
This lesson adds a whole new register to your collection, this infinitely expands your song choice but also adds a couple of small issues that need...
Level 2 Rhythms
In this lesson we cover Quavers, Rests and Dotted Minims to further enhance your rhythm bank. These rhythm lessons are incredibly important so mak...
Introduction to Articulation
In this lesson we cover a few techniques that are going to make your playing far more exciting. Tonguing is the stopping of the reed and the relea...
Articulation (Revisited) Level 2 Rhythm Challenges
In this video you will learn how to apply the articulation techniques you learned in the previous lesson. This video contains live practise exampl...
Sound Development - Long Tones
In this lesson you will learn a method that is going to help improve your sound no end and help develop your intonation. Your sound quality and in...
Introduction to Key Signatures and Accidentals
Don't know your Sharps from your Flats? Well this lesson is a great way to start. This lesson introduces you to the world of key signatures, flat...
G Major Scale + New Note (F#)
This lesson introduces a brand new note and teaches you all about the 1 sharp scale: G Major. You will also be shown different patterns to work on...
F major and the note Bb
This Sax lesson is the second in a pair of videos that are covering new scales and a couple of new notes. Today we will cover the scale of F major...
The Lead in, Anacrusis, Pick Up...Up beat...
This sax theory lesson covers the thing with many names...the anacrusis...er upbeat...erm pick up ...erm lead in... Oh well, it's the part of th...
Lead In - Practising getting in there
In this Sax Session, we will practise starting music with a lead in by using some famous examples that use them. Play along with Dan as he goes th...
The Minor Scale - D minor (Harmonic Form)
In this saxophone lesson we introduce a different type of scale; one that sounds rather Egyptian in nature - the Harmonic Minor. The minor modes a...
Developing A Practice Routine
This lesson discusses what you should be practising on a daily basis at this part of the saxophone beginners course and issues you with a practise ...