Saxophone Fundamentals Stage 4 is a stage of refinement. Here we work some weaknesses found in all early sax players and begin to develop them through a series of exercises. We also introduce intervals which are an incredibly valuable way to develop both your musical ear and intonation on the instrument.
Knowing your Sharp Majors
In this beginners saxophone lesson you will learn an easy way to remember and recognise the key signatures of all of the sharp major scales. This ...
Dealing with Syncopation
This saxophone lesson introduces syncopation, which literally refers to playing music “off-beat”. An unfortunate side effect of syncopation is tha...
Introducing Intervals
This lesson introduces musical intervals and explores the different types found. Knowing intervals will help both your intonation and your abilit...
Extending to a 12th
This Saxophone Lesson encourages you to extend all of your known scales to 2 octaves or to a 12th developing the range at which you regularly play....
Little + Ring Finger Gym (Level 1)
This saxophone lesson is designed to improve your little finger dexterity and push your technique to the next level. This lesson focuses on devel...
Enhancing your Vibrato
This lesson returns to Vibrato and explores what should and shouldn’t be happening while you are playing. This lesson will demonstrate clean vibrat...
Introduction to Chords and Symbols
This Saxophone lesson introduces chords and how they are illustrated in written music. This video covers the Major and Minor chords and how to dis...
Dominant Seventh Chords (In the keys of C, G and F)
This lesson extends your knowledge of chords to cover the addition of a seventh to the chord. The dominant chord is one of the strongest ways to m...
The Note Bend / Lip Slur / Scoop
This lesson introduces a new saxophone technique called Note Bending also known as the lip slur. This is a slightly enhanced version of vibrato whe...
The Scale of A major over a 12th - New Note
This lesson covers the A major scale to the interval of a 12th and in doing so covers a new note High E, using the palm keys. This is the highest w...
Mixing the Major and Chromatic Scales
This video mixes up the traditional major and chromatic scales to turn them into an exercises which is both more fun and a great way to enhance you...