Complete Saxophone Course For Beginners

What you'll learn
Learn how to assemble and disassemble the saxophone, as well as basic maintenance of the saxophone.
Learn how to properly play the reed on the mouthpiece of the saxophone and to properly place the mouthpiece.
Learn the correct posture for playing the saxophone, the correct breathing, and the correct playing technique.
Learn the basics of music: sight reading, time signatures, key signatures, notes, rests, dynamics and tempos.
Learn how to play the saxophone using basic songs and segments to proper playing.
Learn the 5 basic scales of the saxophone and the chromatic scale.
Requirements
No prior musical experience necessary
Must have an alto saxophone and all appropriate accessories (reeds, strap, etc.)
A Copy of the Standards of Excellence Book 1 for the Alto Saxophone.
Description
This brief course helps you get starting on your journey playing the alto saxophone. All content helps to establish a strong foundation on your goal of playing the saxophone and with our full support, you never go alone. In this course, we go over assembling the sax, disassembling the sax, how to properly align your reed, proper mouthpiece placement, embouchure training, breathing techniques, and posture. We then start you playing the alto saxophone learning your first notes and a couple songs with increasing notes and difficulty and we go throughout the course. We finish the course with an overview of the 5 basic major scales and the chromatic scales with accompanying exercises for each. This course is to be used at your pace and when you can schedule time to concentrate on the course for the optimum success. Best practice for this course, as is repeated throughout the course, is to first watch the video, then watch the video a second time while following along in the music, then attempt to play along with the instructor the first time (or as many times as needed), then try the exercise on your own. We make use to the Standards of Excellence Book 1 for the Alto Saxophone in this course. We suggest purchasing the book either through out store or through the ✅Publisher's website. The book is a great resource for later use with additional exercises, studies and a fingering chart on the front of the back cover. We would like to remind you that we are here 24/7 to assist your while taking this course if you have any questions. If in the event that you try to make contact with us and we are busy, we will return contact at an early convenience.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Basics
Lecture 3 Assembling the Alto Saxophone
Lecture 4 Posture
Lecture 5 Hand Position
Lecture 6 Embouchure and Breathing/Blowing
Lecture 7 Disassembling the Alto Saxophone
Lecture 8 Basics Summary
Section 2: Music Basics
Lecture 9 First Glance at New Music/Sight Reading
Lecture 10 The Staff, Measures, Beat and Time Signatures
Lecture 11 Notes, Rests and Key Signatures
Lecture 12 Rhythm
Lecture 13 Dynamics
Lecture 14 Articulation, Tempos and Repeats
Section 3: Let's Start Playing
Lecture 15 Your First 4 Notes
Lecture 16 Hot Cross Buns
Lecture 17 Easy Street
Lecture 18 Country Walk
Lecture 19 Next 4 Notes
Lecture 20 Merrily We Roll Along
Lecture 21 Good King Wenceslas
Lecture 22 Amigos
Lecture 23 4 More Notes
Lecture 24 Crusader's March
Lecture 25 Jingle Bells
Section 4: Great Job So Far! Let's Keep it Going!!!!!
Lecture 26 Go Tell Bill
Lecture 27 Skip It, Lou
Lecture 28 Theme from Symphony Number 1
Lecture 29 The B Flat
Lecture 30 Channel Three
Lecture 31 Warm Up
Lecture 32 Mexican Hat Dance
Lecture 33 High G, A, B, C
Lecture 34 The Man on the Flying Trapeze
Lecture 35 Introduction to the G Major Scale
Section 5: Keep Up the Good Work!
Lecture 36 New Note: the C Sharp
Lecture 37 Sailor's Song
Lecture 38 The Bottom Note C
Lecture 39 Theme from "Hansel and Gretel"
Lecture 40 Home on the Range
Lecture 41 Variations on a Theme by Mozart
Lecture 42 The Bottom Note B Flat
Lecture 43 Theme from Symphony Number 9
Lecture 44 Manhattan Beach March
Lecture 45 "Largo" from the New World Symphony
Lecture 46 Kum Ba Yah
Section 6: Basic Scales and Chromatic
Lecture 47 G Major Scale Exercise 1
Lecture 48 G Major Scale Exercise 2
Lecture 49 G Major Scale Exercise 3
Lecture 50 Long Tone Exercises Using the G Major Scale
Lecture 51 C Major Scale Exercise 1
Lecture 52 C Major Scale Exercise 2
Lecture 53 C Major Scale Exercise 3
Lecture 54 F Major Scale Exercise 1
Lecture 55 F Major Scale Exercise 2
Lecture 56 F Major Scale Exercise 3
Lecture 57 B Flat Major Scale Exercise 1
Lecture 58 B Flat Major Scale Exercise 2
Lecture 59 B Flat Major Scale Exercise 3
Lecture 60 D Major Scale Exercise 1
Lecture 61 D Major Scale Exercise 2
Lecture 62 D Major Scale Exercise 3
Lecture 63 The Chromatic Scale Exercise
Beginner alto saxophone players
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