Lesson Portfolio
Our complete list of lessons including those we have planned
Our Courses and Lessons
| Title | Extract | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course: Fundamentals - Start your sax journey here | |||
| Course: Stage 1: Getting started on the Sax | |||
| SF101 | So you think you can breathe? | The first lesson in this saxophone beginners co... | Watch now |
| SF102 | Saxophone Assembly | This Saxophone Lesson shows you the correct way... | Watch now |
| SF103 | Good posture - back to finishing school | In this saxophone lesson I show you how to play... | Watch now |
| SF104 | Becoming a Crook champion, Intro to Tonguing | This saxophone lesson teaches you how to make y... | Watch now |
| SF105 | Using a Tuner and Sound Troubleshooting | This saxophone lesson covers how to use a tuner... | Watch now |
| SF106 | The nuts and bolts of Music - A Theory Introduction | This saxophone theory lesson introduces written... | Watch now |
| SF107 | Walking the Lines | This Saxophone theory lesson begins with how to... | Watch now |
| SF108 | Basic Tempo, Rhythm, Note Values and Rests | This saxophone theory lesson introduces the bas... | Watch now |
| SF108b | Basic Tempo, Rhythm, Note Values and Rests - Part 2 | This saxophone theory lesson introduces the bas... | Watch now |
| SF109 | Getting your BAG out | The first 3 notes on the Saxophone taught in a ... | Watch now |
| SF110 | BAGFED demo and visual | In this Saxophone Lesson we add 3 more notes to... | Watch now |
| SF111 | BAGFED Troubleshooting | Got the wobbles? Low D not speaking right? We... | Watch now |
| SF112 | BAGFED Live Training | Here we begin to develop your musical vocabular... | Watch now |
| Course: Stage 2: Moving On | |||
| SF201 | Introducing Vibrato | A good vibrato is something that bridges the ga... | Watch now |
| SF202 | Experimenting with volume - Dynamics | Ever wondered how sax players put so much emoti... | Watch now |
| SF203 | New Notes: C, D and the Octave Key | This lesson adds a whole new register to your c... | Watch now |
| SF204 | Level 2 Rhythms | In this lesson we cover Quavers, Rests and Dott... | Watch now |
| SF205 | Introduction to Articulation | In this lesson we cover a few techniques that a... | Watch now |
| SF206 | Articulation (Revisited) Level 2 Rhythm Challenges | In this video you will learn how to apply the a... | Watch now |
| SF207 | Sound Development - Long Tones | In this lesson you will learn a method that is ... | Watch now |
| SF208 | Introduction to Key Signatures and Accidentals | Don't know your Sharps from your Flats? Well t... | Watch now |
| SF209 | G Major Scale + New Note (F#) | This lesson introduces a brand new note and tea... | Watch now |
| SF210 | F major and the note Bb | This Sax lesson is the second in a pair of vide... | Watch now |
| SF211 | The Lead in, Anacrusis, Pick Up...Up beat... | This sax theory lesson covers the thing with ma... | Watch now |
| SF212 | Lead In - Practising getting in there | In this Sax Session, we will practise starting ... | Watch now |
| SF213 | The Minor Scale - D minor (Harmonic Form) | In this saxophone lesson we introduce a differe... | Watch now |
| SF214 | Developing A Practice Routine | This lesson discusses what you should be practi... | Watch now |
| Course: Stage 3: Pushing Forward | |||
| SF301 | Accents and Tenutos | This lesson covers two modes of Articulation. ... | Watch now |
| SF302 | Note and Value Pitstop | This saxophone lesson will gives you a little ... | Watch now |
| SF303 | The Note C and C Major Over Two Octaves | This saxophone lesson covers how to play Low C ... | Watch now |
| SF304 | Rhythm 3 -Triplets, Dots and Ties | This practical saxophone theory lesson uncovers... | Watch now |
| SF305 | Piano for Sax players - Understanding Sharps and Flats | This saxophone lesson teaches you about all of ... | Watch now |
| SF306 | Regress to Progress - Speed Building | This Saxophone Lesson begins to push your speed... | Watch now |
| SF307 | Pattern Building in C, G F and D minor | This saxophone lesson covers some useful patter... | Watch now |
| SF308 | D Major over 2 Octaves and Palm Key D | In this saxophone lesson we will extend your D ... | Watch now |
| SF309 | Getting Chromatic - Chromatic Scale on G | Getting Chromatic This saxophone lesson intr... | Watch now |
| SF310 | Chromatic Drills | This saxophone lesson covers some awkward movem... | Watch now |
| SF311 | Knowledge Intermission | This saxophone lesson recaps on some key points... | Watch now |
| Course: Stage 4: Now yer' gettin' it! | |||
| SF401 | Knowing your Sharp Majors | In this beginners saxophone lesson you will lea... | Watch now |
| SF402 | Dealing with Syncopation | This saxophone lesson introduces syncopation, w... | Watch now |
| SF403 | Introducing Intervals | This lesson introduces musical intervals and ex... | Watch now |
| SF404 | Extending to a 12th | This Saxophone Lesson encourages you to extend ... | Watch now |
| SF405 | Little + Ring Finger Gym (Level 1) | This saxophone lesson is designed to improve yo... | Watch now |
| SF406 | Enhancing your Vibrato | This lesson returns to Vibrato and explores wha... | Watch now |
| SF407 | Introduction to Chords and Symbols | This Saxophone lesson introduces chords and how... | Watch now |
| SF408 | Dominant Seventh Chords (In the keys of C, G and F) | This lesson extends your knowledge of chords to... | Watch now |
| SF409 | The Note Bend / Lip Slur / Scoop | This lesson introduces a new saxophone techniqu... | Watch now |
| SF410 | The Scale of A major over a 12th - New Note | This lesson covers the A major scale to the int... | Watch now |
| SF411 | Mixing the Major and Chromatic Scales | This video mixes up the traditional major and c... | Watch now |
| Course: Stage 5 - It's gettin' meaty | |||
| SF501 | The Semiquaver (16th Note) | In this saxophone lesson you will learn how to ... | Watch now |
| SF502 | Swing Quavers | This saxophone lesson gives you two new rhythm ... | Watch now |
| SF503 | Why your saxophone is out of tune... | In this sax lesson we shall be taking a look at... | Watch now |
| SF504 | Compound Time Signatures | In this video we're going to take a look at com... | Watch now |
| SF505 | Dotted Quavers - the joy of extending by a quarter! | In this saxophone lesson we will discuss playin... | Watch now |
| SF506 | Finding the related Minor | In this sax lesson we will explore major and mi... | Watch now |
| SF507 | The Scale of A Harmonic Minor and new note High E | In this video we shall cover the scale, arpeggi... | Watch now |
| SF508 | The Scale of E Harmonic Minor (New Notes High D# and E) | Welcome to another scale "super set" this video... | Watch now |
| SF509 | Live Saxophone Vibrato Training for Stage 5 | In this video we shall practise saxophone vibra... | Watch now |
| SF510 | Applying swing and dotted rhythms | Swing and Dotted rhythms are incredibly common ... | Watch now |
| SF511 | Learning your Flat Major Scale | In this saxophone theory lesson we shall work o... | Watch now |
| SF512 | Practise Routine for Stage 5 | Now we are at the end of Stage 5 of the Saxopho... | Watch now |
| Course: Stage 6 - Headin' Up | |||
| SF601 | How to play Low Bb - The Foghorn | It was a misty night, Captain Barnacle couldn't... | Watch now |
| SF602 | The Scale of Bb Major over 2 Octaves | In this lesson we will learn how to play the ma... | Watch now |
| SF603 | Level 2 Intervals - Recognising Major and Minor 3rds | In the second saxophone interval training video... | Watch now |
| SF604 | Working with 3rd's | In this online saxophone lesson we're going to ... | Watch now |
| SF605 | How to perform Trills and Shakes - Tips and Tricks | In this saxophone lesson we shall cover how to ... | Watch now |
| SF606 | Introducing Melodic Minor Scales | In this video lesson we shall introduce another... | Watch now |
| SF607 | How to play the scale of A Melodic Minor | This lesson covers how to play the scale of A M... | Watch now |
| SF608 | How to play the scale of D Melodic Minor | This lesson covers how to play the scale of D M... | Watch now |
| SF609 | Saxophone Scale Patterns in Running Fours | This exercise builds a valuable foundation of b... | Watch now |
| SF610 | Playing on the Offbeat - How to play on the Offbeat (Syncopation 2) | In this lesson we shall cover how to play on th... | Watch now |
| SF611 | Practise Routine for Stage 6 | This lesson gives you a routine to follow to wo... | Watch now |
| Course: Stage 7 - Not so Lost in Translation | |||
| SF701 | MusicNav - Sheet Music Geography Explained. | I regularly receive messages from students whos... | Watch now |
| SF702 | Hearing Intervals - Major and Minor 3rds | In this Saxophone Lesson we cover two new inter... | Watch now |
| SF703 | How to play the scale of Eb Major | In this saxophone lesson we cover how to play t... | Watch now |
| SF704 | Sax Technique Overdrive - Side and Fork Fingerings | In this saxophone lesson we shall cover some sa... | Watch now |
| SF705 | Time to get Physical. | You don't move enough. Ok, not the most positiv... | Watch now |
| SF706 | How to use Sax Vibrato to help your rhythm | Multitasking is a nightmare. Especially when yo... | Watch now |
| SF707 | More on Dominant Sevenths | In this saxophone lesson we will expand the num... | Watch now |
| SF708 | Scales with a dominant tag | In this saxophone lesson we are going to learn ... | Watch now |
| SF709 | How to identify the chord(s) within a bar of music. | Being able to identify which chord(s) is being ... | Watch now |
| SF710 | Never miss a beat. | In this saxophone lesson we will learn how to d... | Watch now |
| SF711 | More work on syncopation and counting | In this online saxophone lesson we will cover m... | Watch now |
| SF712 | Practise Routine for Stage 7 | In this video we will cover a sample routine yo... | Watch now |
| Course: Stage 8 - Introducing Blues Saxophone | |||
| SF801 | Why you need to know the Blues and what you need to know... | In this lesson we cover why the Blues is so imp... | Watch now |
| Course: Jazz and Improvisation | |||
| Course: Stage 1 - Jazz Saxophone basics | |||
| Jazz100 | Jazz100 - Introduction and Learning the Language | This course will teach you everything you need ... | Watch now |
| JS101 | The Keyboard, Tones + Semitones (for sax players!) | In this video we will have a basic introduction... | Watch now |
| JS102 | Degrees of the scale, Building Triads + Chord Fundamentals | In this Jazz Sax Lesson we're going to learn ab... | Watch now |
| JS103 | Building Chords and defining Tonality | In this Jazz Sax Lesson you will learn how to b... | Watch now |
| JS104 | Playing Triads, Arpeggio Shapes and Patterns | In the third lesson in the online SaxCasts Jazz... | Watch now |
| JS105 | Chord Sequences - The what and the why. | In this online improvisation jazz lesson we tak... | Watch now |
| JS106 | Chord Sequences found in Popular Music - Writing a melody that lasts. | In this online jazz saxophone lesson we're goin... | Watch now |
| JS107 | Improvisation Ear Training Jazz107 | In this online jazz and improvisation lesson we... | Watch now |
| JS108 | Introducing the Meander | In this lesson we're going to improvise! All th... | Watch now |
| JS109 | Seventh Chords Explained. | In this Online Jazz Sax lesson we're going to c... | Watch now |
| Course: Audience Q & A Videos - Sax Troubleshooting | |||
| ST101 | How to play Low Notes on Saxophone - Top Tips | How to play low notes on Saxophone - Sax Lesson... | Watch now |
| QA101a | How to get used to that new Saxophone... | This sax lesson covers a question asked by Anye... | Watch now |
| Course: Rhythm Mastery Live - Get help with counting! | |||
| RM101 | Week 1 - Intro, The Bounce, Time Signatures Mastered, Live Example Training, Assignment 1, Q&A | Join instructor Dan Christian for the first les... | Watch now |
| Course: Blues | |||
| Course: Let's Start with the Blues | |||
| STB101 | The Minor Pentatonic Scale | The scale that can’t be wrong…one of the most u... | Watch now |
| STB101a | A Pentatonic Quiz | Can you apply the knowledge on scale spellings ... | Watch now |
| STB102 | The Blues Scale | When minor pentatonic becomes blues | Watch now |
| STB103 | Art Blakey's Moanin' | The coolest way to practice the blues scale... | Watch now |
| STB103a | Art Blakey's Moanin' for Tenor | The coolest way of learning the G blues scale o... | Watch now |
| STB104 | The 12 Bar Blues Part 1 | Popular music; It all started with the blues ... | Watch now |
| STB105 | The 12 Bar Blues Part 2 | Taking the blues one step further | Watch now |
| STB106 | Three Easy Blues Solo Licks | Building a vocab In this lesson you will lea... | Watch now |
| STB107 | Can you play what I play? | Ear training, I play – you repeat!! Developi... | Watch now |
| STB110 | Shaping Your Solo | “it’s not the notes you do play, it’s the notes... | Watch now |
| Course: Songs for Saxophone | |||
| Course: Pop Saxophone | |||
| PS101 | When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars (Part 1) Alto Sax | In this video we will learn how to play When I ... | Watch now |
| PS110 | A Thousand Years (Part 1) - Christina Perri | In this saxophone lesson Dan teaches you how to... | Watch now |
| PS111 | Lost on You - LP | In this saxophone lesson you'll learn to play "... | Watch now |
| PS101a | A Thousand Years (Improvisation) - Christina Perr | Hey All and in this lesson I'm going to show yo... | Watch now |
| PS112 | How to play Royals - Lorde - Tenor Sax | In this online saxophone lesson we'll be coveri... | Watch now |
| PS101a | When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars (Part 2) Alto Sax | This is part 2 of the video on how to play When... | Watch now |
| PS102 | What A Wonderful World - How to play on Saxophone | This sax lesson teaches you how to play "What A... | Watch now |
| PS103 | How to play Michelle by The Beatles on Alto Saxophone | In this Saxophone Lesson we cover how to play M... | Watch now |
| PS103t | How to play Michelle by The Beatles on Tenor Saxophone | In this Tenor Saxophone lesson we cover how to ... | Watch now |
| PS104 | How to play Am I Wrong by Nino and Vinz on Alto Saxophone | In this Online Saxophone Lesson Dan teaches you... | Watch now |
| PS105 | How to play Hey Brother by Avicii on Alto Saxophone | In this pop saxophone lesson we're going to cov... | Watch now |
| PS107 | How to play Make You Feel My Love - Adele | In this online saxophone lesson, Dan teaches yo... | Watch now |
| SF106 | How to play Hey Brother by Avicii on Tenor Saxophone | In this video lesson we are going to learn how ... | Watch now |
| PS109 | How to play Can't Help Falling in Love with you | What a classic song this is! If you ever wanted... | Watch now |
| Course: 60's Saxophone | |||
| SS101 | The Sound of Silence (Paul's Line) - Simon and Garfunkel Sax Lesson | In this Sax Lesson you will learn how to play T... | Watch now |
| SS102 | The Animals - House of the Rising Sun | In this Sax Lesson you will learn how to play H... | Watch now |
| Course: Rock Saxophone | |||
| RS101 | Feeling Good - As covered by Muse | In this lesson we shall cover how to play Feeli... | Watch now |
| RS102 | The Heat is On | This lesson will take you through the great Roc... | Watch now |
| RS103 | Old Time Rock and Roll Sax Solo | In this Saxophone Lesson we're going to check o... | Watch now |
| PS104 | How to play: The Power of Love | In this saxophone lesson we'll learn how to pla... | Watch now |
| RS105 | Creep - Radiohead Saxophone Lesson | In this saxophone lesson we will be checking ou... | Watch now |
| RS106 | How to play It's My Life - Bon Jovi | In this online saxophone lesson you will learn ... | Watch now |
| Course: Movie Songs | |||
| Mov101 | How to play The Lonely Shepherd | In this Online Saxophone Lesson you will learn ... | Watch now |
| Course: Solo Transcriptions | |||
| ST101 | Clarence Clemons solo on Born to Run | Watch now | |
| ST102 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel - Sax Solo | In this saxophone lesson we're going to learn h... | Watch now |
| ST103 | How to play the Sax Solo from True on Alto Saxophone | In this Saxophone lesson we're going to learn h... | Watch now |
| ST103t | How to play the Tenor Sax solo from True by Spandau Ballet | In this lesson I'm going to show you how to pla... | Watch now |
| Course: Easy/Beginner Songs for Saxophone | |||
| ES101 | Waltzing Matilda | In this easy saxophone lesson we're going to le... | Watch now |
| Course: Motown Saxophone | |||
| MT101 | Just My Imagination by The Temptations | In this lesson you will learn how to play Motow... | Watch now |
| MS102 | Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson Saxophone Lesson | In this video lesson you will learn how to play... | Watch now |
| Course: Latin Saxophone | |||
| LS101 | Besame Mucho - How to play on Saxophone | In this sax lesson we're going to be checking o... | Watch now |
| LS102 | How to play La Bamba | This Latin Sax lesson shows you how to play La ... | Watch now |
| Course: Blues Saxophone | |||
| BS101 | How to play - I put a spell on you by Screamin Jay Hawkins on Tenor Sax | In this online saxophone lesson you will learn ... | Watch now |
| Course: Jazz Standards for Saxophone | |||
| JS102 | How to play Moon River - Rod Stewart | In this sax lesson we learn how to play Moon Ri... | Watch now |
| JS101 | Playing a Ballard - "Round Midnight | In this lesson you will learn how to play the b... | Watch now |
| JS103 | Ain't that a kick in the head | In this jazz sax lesson we take a look at playi... | Watch now |
| Course: Key Workouts | |||
| KW101 | Exercises in C Major | In this lesson you will drill common movements,... | Watch now |
| KW102 | Exercises in G Major | In this lesson you'll cover some of the awkward... | Watch now |
| Course: Christmas Songs | |||
| CHR101 | How to play Jingle Bell Rock on Alto Saxophone | This lesson covers how to play the Christmas Cl... | Watch now |
| CHR101t | How to play Jingle Bell Rock on Tenor Saxophone | This Saxophone Lesson teaches you how to play J... | Watch now |