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Types of Saxophone Music & Sounds
Saxophone Assembly
How to Hold a Saxophone Properly
Parts of the Mouthpiece
Saxophone Warm-Up Routines
How to Play Major & Minor Sax Scales
How to Alternate Saxophone Scales
Single & Double Tongue Techniques for the Saxophone
The Flutter Tonguing Technique for the Saxophone
The Trill Technique for Saxophone Beginners
Humming & Blowing as Beginner Saxophone Techniques
Using Saxophone Vibrato
How to Tune the Saxophone
Types of Saxophones
How to Buy a Saxophone for a Beginner
How to Rent a Saxophone
Summary: From classical to blues, jazz to funk, play all of the saxophones sounds; learn how with tips from our expert sax player in this free sax video music lesson.
Proficient on multiple instruments, Mitch Kaplan has performed and taught music for two decades. He is also a published author of music education books and online articles. Mitch...read more
Down through the ages, both classical and jazz music have featured an instrument that has been popularized in our day by Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and yes, Kenny G. In case you haven’t guessed, I'm talking about the saxophone. The sax is a woodwind instrument, despite its brassy appearance. It was introduced to the world circa 1840 by a Belgian-born man named Adolphe Sax, perhaps borrowing elements from the clarinet and oboe in its creation.
In these free sax lessons on video, our expert will show you how to understand the different styles of playing that often use saxophone, as well as some basic tips and techniques for acquainting a beginner with the instrument. Tutorials include understanding reeds and the saxophone mouthpiece, basic fingering and playing techniques, warm up routines, an explanation of tonguing, and more. It's everything you need to get started on the sax. Even get advice on whether buying or renting a saxophone is the best thing for a new student.
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" For expertvillage.com, this is Mitch Kaplan. In this clip we will be talking about the sounds of the saxophone. Smooth sounds, it is a smooth playing instrument and we can play from soft to loud, wow! We can do all kinds of things with this instrument. We could play classical music or we could play rock music or we could play funky. We could do all kinds of things with this instrument. It is a wild instrument. We could play bluesy; it is an amazing fun instrument to play."
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abbey27 said
on 7/30/2009 I think yaniplayer's comments are quite harsh.
yaniplayer, why don't you upload some of your own instructional videos, eh?
Mitch, I appreciate your fine efforts sir. As a beginner, I hope to learn a lot from you. Thank you for the FREE! information and advice!
yaniplayer said
on 2/11/2009 Mitch, I'm sorry you shouldn't be making these videos unless you actually have some credentials to be teaching, or maybe some actual talent. Yes, thats harsh, but that is the music industry for you. When you present anything other than the most basic saxophone techniques it is almost laughable. Half of the information you present in these videos is incorrect. Very incorrect. I understand you are trying to educate beginning players, which is a noble goal. However, you should leave it to the instructors who have been trained to do so. For this specific video, I love the fact that your "classical" timbre sounds almost identical to your other styles. They are different worlds when it comes to the saxophone. If you are a legitimate player anywhere, you should know this. Mitch just stop. Play your music, I support you 100% in that. But leave the music education to the professionals.
samuel13 said
on 8/2/2008 Thank you Mitch! I'm a beginner & your tips were very usefull for me.