How to Play the Saxophone - Free Lessons and Video Instruction

Beginning Topics:

Putting together the sax, reed, mouthpiece, etc.
How to swab and clean your saxophone
Adjusting the sax & neck strap for comfort & control
Suction test of reed & mouthpiece
Making your first sounds
Mouth shape (embouchure)
Saxophone note fingering chart
Tongue & articulation technique
Power breathing (diaphragm breathing)
Which Saxophone B Flat Fingering Is Best?
How to play alternate high note fingerings using Fork F
How to use Side C and Side F Sharp fingering on saxophone

BEGINNER;S GUIDE TO SAXOPHONE TONE PRODUCTIONS
Key Leaves Artist Alexia Perez helps saxophone beginner's make a great tone. Free PDF download about saxophone Tone Production.

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED TOPICS:

Pitch Bend and Vibrato
Rulon Brown shares his “Wah Wah” sax exercise to improve tone, flexibility, vibrato, scoops, bends, falls and more.

JAZZ ETUDE DOWNLOAD by STEVE KORTYKA

SAXOPHONE EMBOUCHURE: CLASSICAL VS. JAZZ

Dr. Wally Wallace describes the three functions of the saxophone embouchure!

ALTISSIMO

Download this great Altissimo Fingering chart for saxophone

Then watch these two Lessons about how to play saxophone altissimo, by Key Leaves Artist Emma McPhilemy

Lesson #1

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QUICK TIPS! ALTISSIMO & DOUBLE-TONGUING 🎷 #lockthesaxdown . . . Altissimo & double-tonguing. Scratching the surface here with some advice and perhaps a different way of thinking about these challenging, extended saxophone techniques. . . . . Hope they help!🎷

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Lesson #2

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‘WHAT DO I DO IF I CAN’T WHISTLE?’ ALTISSIMO #2 🎷 . . . Here’s a little tutorial I put together today with 3 tips for becoming fluent in the altissimo register. Swipe for each tip! . . 1) CROOK PRACTICE . . 2) PALM KEY PRACTICE . . 3) FRONT FINGERINGS

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Marc Russo is AWESOME and definitely one of our favorite sax heroes. Check out what Marc has to say about overtones, altissimo, growling and more.

Slap Tongue - How to play slap tonguing on the saxophone

Derek Brown is a world leader in the advanced technique of slap tonguing and his youtube channel this and other great tutorials.

How to Slap Tongue on Sax - Taught by Emma McPhilemy

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‘HOW DO I SLAP-TONGUE? Swipe —> for each point. . . . Here is my tutorial video on slap-tonguing. I’ve broken it down into 3 main ways to practice in order to become good at this technique.🎷 . . . 1) REVERSE IT . 2) AIR SUPPORT . 3) PRACTICE WITHOUT SAX . . . Let me know how you get on! I’m not saying that this is the only way to learn, but it’s the way I enjoy breaking it down & it might resonate with some of you. Hope that helps!🎷 . #lockthesaxdown

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Harvey Pittel about the saxophone teachings of Joe Allard. Allard deeply inspired many sax players and we think every serious student should at least be familiar with the Joe Allard approach to the saxophone.

Mouthpiece Pitch Exercises with Key Leaves Artist Jerome Laran

https://www.jeromelaran.fr/

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Navigating Large Intervals with Key Leaves Artist Jeffrey Leung

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Low Bb/B Speed Trick by Derek | Sax Spy

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🎷Sax Low Bb/B Speed Trick . #saxspy #sax #saxophone #saxplayer #saxophonist #saxophones #saxplayers #tenorsax #saxsolo.#lifehack #music #musician

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