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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 —Here's how much a tenor, alto, baritone, soprano, contrabass and subcontrabass weigh?
Read full article —How much is a saxophone? How much does a good beginner saxophone cost? Here's everything you need to know.
Read full article —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
Read full article —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 —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
Read full article —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 —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)
Read full article —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 —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 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?
Read full article —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 —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 —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 —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 Scales: Full Range Note-by-note Fingering Charts
Read full article —Saxophone Minor Scales: Full Range Note-by-note Fingering Charts
Read full article —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 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 —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 —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
Read full article —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 —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 —Here's everything you need to know about the C Melody saxophone.
Read full article —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 —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 —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 —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 —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 —Cheap Saxophone vs Expensive: What is the Difference Between a Cheap and Expensive Saxophone?
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