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5 Memorable Multiphonics Fingerings for the Saxophone
The problem with multiphonics for saxophone is that there are way too many fingerings. Here's a list of 5 easy-to-remember fingerings.
Read full article —Grace Notes on the Saxophone
Here's everything you need to know about grace notes on the saxophone.
Read full article —How Much Does a Saxophone Weigh?
Here's how much a tenor, alto, baritone, soprano, contrabass and subcontrabass weigh?
Read full article —How Much is a Saxophone
How much is a saxophone? How much does a good beginner saxophone cost? Here's everything you need to know.
Read full article —How to Bend Notes on Saxophone: The Simple 4-Step Guide
Here's the 4-step process to smearing, sliding or bending notes on the saxophone. Rather than tell you how to place your tongue, jaw, etc. this guide uses a simple saxophone voicing to show you how to bend notes. The results are amazing!
Read full article —How to Choose Saxophone Reed Strength: The Definitive Guide
How to Choose Saxophone Reed Strength: The Definitive Guide
Read full article —How to Clean a Saxophone: Saxophone Care and Maintenance
Here's how to clean an old, tarnished or new saxophone step-by-step, so that you can care for and maintain your saxophone properly. Beginners and music teachers who teach beginners will find this very useful.
Read full article —How to Clean Saxophone, Clarinet Mouthpiece
Here's how to properly clean a saxophone or clarinet mouthpiece step-by-step, how often you should clean your mouthpieces, how to remove stubborn calcium carbonate deposits on your mouthpiece, and how to disinfect your mouthpieces.
Read full article —How to Count 8th, 16th, and 32nd Music Notes
How to Count 8th, 16th, and 32nd Music Notes
Read full article —How to Fix a Broken Cork on Your Saxophone: The Step-by-step DIY Guide
Here's how to fix a broken cork on your saxophone by step-by-step by yourself with just a few cheap supplies. You'll end up with a freshly recorked saxophone that'll perform reliably for years, and look elegant in the case, after only takes a few minutes and some practice.
Read full article —How to Fix Sticky Saxophone Pads, G-sharp Key, and Other Keys
This guide shows you how to fix sticky saxophone pads and keys. The G-sharp key tends to be the key that gets sticky the most. Here are three best methods to unstick it (or two, really, because the first one builds up significant residue).
Read full article —How to Growl on Saxophone: The Dirty 4-Step Formula
Here's the 4-step formula to getting a dirty, vicious growl on saxophone. Growling is one of those techniques that adds a fair bit of color to your playing, and it pretty easy to do once you get the hang of it.
Read full article —How to Make Natural Shellac Sticks for Saxophone Repair (Simple Step-by-step DIY Guide)
Here's how to make natural shellac sticks for saxophone repair, on your own using dewaxed shellac flakes you can get at your local supplies store. This is a really simple step-by-step DIY guide that will save you at least a few bucks on your next instrument repair.
Read full article —How to Play (Improvise) Blues Saxophone
Here's how to play and improvise blues saxophone, the 12 bar blues saxophone format, the note-by-note blues scale guide for the saxophone, and a blues saxophone improvisation exercise.
Read full article —How to Play Altissimo Notes on Tenor, Alto Saxophone: The Definitive Guide
Everyone's always asking for altissimo fingerings. But the truth is, it's not the fingerings that you need, it's the altissimo exercises and a good mastery of the basics that you need. Here's how to play altissimo on tenor and alto saxophone.
Read full article —How to Play Astouding Fall Offs on the Saxophone: Everything You'll Need
Just about every great saxophone player, down through the history of time, incorporates fall offs as a natural part of their musical vocabulary. Here's the proper technique you need to play a fantastic sounding fall on the saxophone.
Read full article —How to Play Careless Whisper on Alto Sax (Fingering Charts + Music Sheet)
Today we are going to learn how to play one of the most famous sax solo's; Careless Whisper by George Michael on alto sax.
Read full article —How to Play High G on Alto, Tenor Saxophone
The high g is probably one of the most difficult notes to play on the altissimo range of the saxophone. Here's how to play high G on alto, tenor saxophone.
Read full article —How to Play Saxophone Notes (Part 1): How to Read the Saxophone Fingering Chart
Who says you need to read music to play the saxophone? Here's the complete A-Z guide to saxophone fingering charts with everything you'll ever need to read and play saxophone notes without knowing music theory first.
Read full article —How to Play Saxophone Notes (Part 2): How to Play Anything By Ear, From Memory
Imagine you could play anything you hear on your saxophone. Anything at all, from memory. Wouldn't that be amazing? Well, that's why you need ear training. This is one of the most important skills you can develop as a saxophone player.
Read full article —How to Play Saxophone Notes (Part 3): How to Read Sheet Music in 15 Minutes
Who says you need to read music to play the saxophone? Here's the complete A-Z guide to saxophone fingering charts with everything you'll ever need to read and play saxophone notes without knowing music theory first.
Read full article —How to Play the Saxophone Notes (Part 1): How to Play the Saxophone Chromatic Scale
How to Play the Saxophone Notes (Part 1): How to Play the Saxophone Chromatic Scale
Read full article —How to Practice Your Saxophone Quietly—in Your Apartment, Hotel or Home
Here's how to practice your saxophone quietly in your apartment, in hotels or at home, so you can get the most out of your practice sessions without driving your neighbors insane.
Read full article —How To Replace Saxophone Pads: The Step-by-step DIY Recipe for Long-lasting Pad Work
Pad work is not easy to do well. If you are wondering 'What's the recipe for long-lasting pad work?', here's how to replace saxophone pads the right way, step-by-step, completely by yourself.
Read full article —How to Slap Tongue Saxophone Without Breaking Your Reed (or Hurting Yourself)
How to Slap Tongue Saxophone Without Breaking Your Reed (or Hurting Yourself)
Read full article —How to Store Saxophone Reeds to Prevent Warping and the Insane Squeaking
This saxophone reed storage guide shows you how to store your cane reeds to prevent reed warping, the insane squeaking that comes with a warped reed, and mold and mildew that comes from storing reeds in very high humidity.
Read full article —How to Tune a Saxophone: The Definitive Guide
Here's how to tune a saxophone to Concert A using either a chromatic tuner, or a piano, a brief explanation of how embouchure and temperature (yes, temperature) affects pitch, and subsequently, your saxophone tuning.
Read full article —How to Use a Saxophone Leak Light
How to use saxophone leak test light for sax repair, what a saxophone leak light is and how to do a saxophone leak light test
Read full article —Is the Saxophone a Woodwind or a Brass Instrument?
Is the saxophone a woodwind or a brass instrument?
Read full article —Is the Saxophone Hard to Learn... Harder than Guitar? (Can You Even Self Learn w/out a Tutor?)
Is it hard to learn to play the saxophone? Is it harder than, say guitar or piano? Can you self learn the saxophone completely on your own without a tutor? This article answers those three saxophone learning questions.
Read full article —Jazz Chord Symbols Explained (Chart Included)
Here's what every jazz chord symbol means and a complete jazz chord symbol chart. This guide is from the perspective of a saxophone, trumpet , or any single note player, as opposed to something like a guitar or piano which can play multiple notes at a time.
Read full article —Saxophone Arpeggios: The Definitive Guide
Arpeggios for saxophone players.
Read full article —Saxophone Improvisation: The Ultimate Step-by-step How-to Blueprint
This guide gives you the exact how-to blueprint for improvisation on the saxophone that accomplished improvising musicians use all the time. Anyone can use no matter what their level on the saxophone is. There is simply no reason that anybody shouldn't improvise right from day one.
Read full article —Saxophone Ligatures: The Definitive Everything Guide
Here's the ultimate guide with everything you need to know about saxophone ligatures — the real reason you need a good ligature, 7 things you must look for in a ligature, 2 annoying defects with saxophone ligatures, how much saxophone ligature costs, and 3 tips for good ligature placement for saxophone and clarinet.
Read full article —Saxophone Major Pentatonic Scales
Saxophone Major Pentatonic Scales
Read full article —Saxophone Major Scales: Full Range Note-by-note Fingering Charts
Saxophone Major Scales: Full Range Note-by-note Fingering Charts
Read full article —Saxophone Minor Pentatonic Scales
Saxophone Minor Pentatonic Scales
Read full article —Saxophone Minor Scales: Full Range Note-by-note Fingering Charts
Saxophone Minor Scales: Full Range Note-by-note Fingering Charts
Read full article —Saxophone Reed Care: How to Clean, Sanitize, Disinfect Your Saxophone Reeds Properly
Here's the safest, inexpensive, most reliable method of properly cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting your constantly wet saxophone reeds to keep away mold, mildew, bacteria and other gunky stuff that commonly plague saxophonists causing diseases and infections.
Read full article —Saxophone Reed Placement: Why Your Reeds Squeak, Sound Muffled, Airy or Spitty
If your reeds are squeaking, sound muffled or are breathy airy or spitty, your problem will almost certainly be bad saxophone reed placement. Here's how to put a reed on a saxophone mouthpiece the right way to solve each of these problems.
Read full article —Saxophone Reed Preparation: How to Break in New Saxophone Reeds (Why Your Reeds Suck)
Every saxophone player knows the feeling of opening a new box of reeds only to find that just a few of them play well. Here's how to break in new saxophone reeds, stop your reeds from sucking and save a few bad reeds in the process.
Read full article —Saxophone Tongue Position: How to Tongue Faster on Saxophone (w/ 10+ Tips)
There's a lot of moving parts and terrible information out there about saxophone tonguing from both professional saxophone players and professional teachers. Here's how to tongue faster on saxophone the right way.
Read full article —Saxophone Transposition Explained [Chart Included]
Here's why notes played on the saxophone will sound different from notes of the same name played on a piano, guitar, flute, and sometimes even clarinet and trumpet. There's everything from a transposition explanation guide and a transposition chart.
Read full article —Saxophone Vibrato Technique: The Definitive Guide
Saxophone vibrato is a simple technique that takes a lot of practice. It provides a very rich and pleasant listening experience, especially on long notes. Here are the techniques how to vibrato on any saxophone.
Read full article —Saxophone Won't Play Low Notes? Here's How to Fix the Low Note Problem on Any Sax
Wondering why your tenor or alto sax won't play low notes—why everything below C doesn't work? Here's are how to check what the problem is and how to fix it.
Read full article —The 10 Dumbest Mistakes You Can Make When Learning the Saxophone
If you are wondering 'What are some common mistakes beginner saxophone players make?', here they are. Are you making these mistakes? Here's how to identify and stop or avoid making them entirely to fast-track your learning.
Read full article —The 10 Greatest Baritone Saxophonists of All Time
The 10 Greatest Baritone Saxophonists of All Time
Read full article —The 10+ Awesome Sound Hacks That Will Improve Your Saxophone Tone Instantly
Here's how to improve your saxophone tone, sound, or resonance in just 20 minutes. The exercises in these 10+ hacks will make your sound to go through the roof, dramatically.
Read full article —The History of the Saxophone—Why there is no Saxophone in the Orchestra
To understand why there are no saxophones in the orchestra, here's a brief history of Adolphe Sax's invention — the saxophone — complete with its protagonist and antagonists.
Read full article —The Rare C Melody Saxophone
Here's everything you need to know about the C Melody saxophone.
Read full article —The Saxophone Family: Types of Saxophones
The saxophone family is huge with many woodwind instruments. Here are the five most common instruments in the saxophone family, and a few rare and unheard saxophones.
Read full article —The Ultimate 30-Minute Saxophone Daily Practice Routine
You probably already know that practice is the key to getting better at playing the saxophone. But, how exactly do you do it? How do you formulate a reliable daily saxophone practice routine that brings results? You need to read this.
Read full article —The Ultimate A-Z Guide to Saxophone Circular Breathing (Exercises + Tips)
This guide shows you how to circular breath on saxophone with an easy-to-follow step-by-step guide, shows you the tried-and-tested saxophone circular breathing exercise, and gives you a few tips to help you figure out how to give the impression of playing notes that last forever.
Read full article —The Ultimate A-Z Guide to Saxophone Embouchure Technique: How to Blow into Your Saxophone Mouthpiece
Wondering how to blow into a saxophone mouthpiece? Here's everything you need to know about proper saxophone embouchure placement technique in one comprehensive A-Z guide.
Read full article —Top 10 Ridiculously Easy Beginner Saxophone Songs (with Note, Fingering Charts)
Top 10 Ridiculously Easy Beginner Saxophone Songs (with Note, Fingering Charts)
Read full article —Top 10 Websites to Get Free Music Sheets Saxophone (Legal)
Top 10 Websites to Get Free Music Sheets Saxophone
Read full article —Top 100 Famous Alto Saxophonists
Top 100 Famous Alto Saxophonists
Read full article —Top 100 Famous Tenor Saxophonists
Top 100 Famous Tenor Saxophonists
Read full article —Understanding the Circle of Fifths
Understanding the Circle of Fifths
Read full article —What is the Best Saxophone for a Complete Beginner—Alto or Tenor Sax?
Which saxophone is best for a beginner? Which is easiest to learn—alto or tenor sax? Why is the alto saxophone considered a beginner saxophone?
Read full article —What is the Difference Between a Cheap and Expensive Saxophone?
Cheap Saxophone vs Expensive: What is the Difference Between a Cheap and Expensive Saxophone?
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Cornet vs. Trumpet: The detailed comparison
Cornet vs. Trumpet: The detailed comparison
Read full article —Double tounging: The definitive A-Z guide
Here's the definitive guide to double tounging on the trumpet, trombone and other brasswinds. If you already know to single tongue on the trumpet, double tounging is the quickest way to double your tempo with half the effort.
Read full article —How brass instruments work
How brass instruments work
Read full article —How much does a tuba, trumpet, trombone weigh?
How much does each member of the brass family(tuba, trumpet, trombone, french horn, cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo) weigh in kgs and pounds?
Read full article —How much does it cost to repair a trumpet?
How much does a trumpet dent, bell, lead pipe or valve repair cost?
Read full article —How to assemble your trumpet step-by-step
Here's how to assemble your trumpet straight out of the case step-by-step. There is a labeled trumpet diagram, and there's also a little information about how your trumpet works.
Read full article —How to clean a tarnished trumpet (10 stupid-simple steps)
Brass tarnished easily. Here's a simple 10-step DIY guide to deep clean your tarnished trumpet on a very fixed budget. So you no longer need to take it to the music store for a chemical flush or ultranosic clean.
Read full article —How to do lip trills (shakes) on trumpet
Here's how to do lip trills and shakes on the trumpet. You need to be comfortabele with lip slurs and have a good ability to play high notes on the trumpet to play lip trills and shakes.
Read full article —How to flutter tongue the trumpet
Flutter tounging is one of the best techniques you can use to get better control of your airflow, especially for beginners, and improve efficiency on the horn. Here's the ultimate how to flutter tongue on the trumpet guide.
Read full article —How to get a clear sound on trumpet (5 actionable tips)
How to get a clear sound on trumpet (5 actionable tips). Adding these actionable tips to your daily practice will set you on the right path if you're struggling to improve your tone on the trumpet, fast.
Read full article —How to get trumpet slides unstuck
Here are the two step-by-step methods you need to get your trumpet's main tuning slide or valve slides unstuck, all by yourself without damaging your trumpet — there are a few precautions you need to observe.
Read full article —How to hold the trumpet
Here's how to hold the trumpet with the correct left and position, right hand position, and posture, and without uneccesary tension.
Read full article —How to oil rotary valves
How to oil the rotary valves on any rotary valve instrument.
Read full article —How to oil sticky, sluggish trumpet valves
Here's how to oil trumpet valves in 7 easy-to-follow steps. Too much oil and your valves will be sluggish, too little oil and your valves will stick. Here's all you need to make sure your valves move quickly and smoothly up and down.
Read full article —How to play faster on trumpet
Here are my 5 best tips for fingering the trumpet faster. These are the same tips I use in my playing to quickly build up tempo and play new pieces faster — and they work. Try them!
Read full article —How to play high notes on trumpet (the 3 essential tips)
Here are the three tips you need to play high notes on the trumpet, and a simple exercise to test how much the tips are coming together to make the higher register more accessible for you.
Read full article —How to play jazz trumpet
Here how classical articulation differs from jazz articulation, and how to play jazz trumpet, whether you're coming from a classical music background, or whether jazz is the first thing you've touched.
Read full article —How to play lip bends on trumpet
Here's everything you need to know about mouthpiece buzzing for trumpet. Learn why you should mouthpiece buzz as a trumpeter, how to mouthpiece buzz (with 2 exercises) and the 5 awesome protips of mouthpiece buzzing.
Read full article —How to play pedal tones (low notes) on the trumpet
Here's how to play pedal tones on the trumpet the right way, without the ridiculous buzzing, a few benefits of playing pedal tones on the trumpet.
Read full article —How to play really high notes on trumpet
Playing high notes on the saxophone should be easy, if done right. Here's the technique you need to play high notes on trumpet. If you follow through and use this technique, playing high notes on your trumpet will be as easy as playing the middle and lower registers.
Read full article —How to relieve neck, throat tension when playing the trumpet
How to relieve neck, throat tension when playing the trumpet
Read full article —How to remove a stuck trumpet mouthpiece
Here's how to remove a stuck trumpet mouthpiece (or any brass mouthpiece). There's two methods, one without a mouthpiece puller and with one of two types of mouthpiece pullers.
Read full article —How to remove a stuck trumpet mouthpiece
Here's how to remove a stuck trumpet mouthpiece (or any brass mouthpiece). There's two methods, one without a mouthpiece puller and with one of two types of mouthpiece pullers.
Read full article —How to trumpet vibrato (technique guide)
How to trumpet vibrato (technique guide), the types of vibrato and a few vibrato exercises to get you going on the trumpet.
Read full article —How to tune the trumpet
To tune a trumpet, you either use the tuning slides, alternate fingerings or you adjust your trumpet embouchure. This guide shows you how and when to use each of these trumpet tuning methods.
Read full article —Lip Buzzing: The definitive guide
Here's the definitive everything-you-need-to-know guide to lip buzzing for trumpet. Learn what is lip buzzing, why you should lip buzz as a trumpeter, how to lip buzz (step-by-step exercise) and the benefits of lip buzzing.
Read full article —Mouthpiece Buzzing: The definitive guide
Here's everything you need to know about mouthpiece buzzing for trumpet. Learn why you should mouthpiece buzz as a trumpeter, how to mouthpiece buzz (with 2 exercises) and the 5 awesome protips of mouthpiece buzzing.
Read full article —Piston vs. Rotary Valve Trumpets (Comparison)
This guide compares rotary valve trumpets and piston valve trumpets highlighting the difference between them. Most common instruments, such as trumpets, french horns, even tubas have both rotary valve and piston valve variations. Here's everything you need to know about both.
Read full article —Single tounging: The ultimate A-Z guide
Here's everything you need to know about single tounging on the trumpet, trombone and other brasswinds.
Read full article —The history of the trumpet
The history of the trumpet
Read full article —The ultimate guide to renting a trumpet
In this guide, we look at both the pros and cons of renting a trumpet and instrument ownership.
Read full article —The ultimate trumpet mouthpiece guide
The ultimate trumpet mouthpiece guide
Read full article —Top 100 famous trumpet players
Here's the top 100 famous trumpet players
Read full article —Top 5 trumpet embouchure problems (how to fix them)
Top 5 trumpet embouchure problems (and how to fix bad trumpet embouchure)
Read full article —Trumpet Embouchure: The definitive guide
Here's how to oil trumpet valves in 7 easy-to-follow. Too much oil and your valves will be sluggish, too little oil and your valves will stick. Here's how to do it properly.
Read full article —Trumpet fingering chart: The definitive guide (chart included)
Trumpet fingering chart arranged note-by-note and valve-by-valve. A complete guide with a completely FREE downloadable PDF chart and PNG chart.
Read full article —Trumpet OR Saxophone
If you are wondering which is harder to learn, trumpet or saxophone, read this. If you are a complete beginner to both saxophone and trumpet, here are a few differences you might want to keep in mind while deciding which to start with.
Read full article —Trumpet sound effects: The complete list
Here's the complete list of trumpet sound effects. You'll find these effects written in big band charts, but they can also be used in improvised solos.
Read full article —Trumpet Transposition: The definitive guide
Here are the two step-by-step methods you need to get your trumpet's main tuning slide or valve slides unstuck, all by yourself without damaging your trumpet — there are a few precautions you need to observe.
Read full article —Understanding Trumpet Fingerings (Chart Included)
Here's how each of the three trumpet valves work, the various combinations of the trumpet chromatic scale, and transposed chart of trumpet fingerings.
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