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Better Saxophone Sounds, Classical and Jazz: Advanced Techniques for Beginners and Fundamental Techniques for Professionals – Part 2

Better Saxophone Sounds, Classical and Jazz: Advanced Techniques for Beginners and Fundamental Techniques for Professionals – Part 2

To read part 1, click HERE. Part 2: Exercises to Shape the Sound Gaining control of all the variables in…
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Better Saxophone Sounds, Classical & Jazz: Advanced Techniques for Beginners & Fundamental Techniques for Professionals – Part 1

Better Saxophone Sounds, Classical & Jazz: Advanced Techniques for Beginners & Fundamental Techniques for Professionals – Part 1

Part 1: What makes the sound? The factors that determine sound quality can be grouped into three categories. In order…
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DO Sweat the Small Stuff – Beginning Woodwinds

DO Sweat the Small Stuff – Beginning Woodwinds

After teaching for over 13 years, taking many student teachers, and working with new teachers as colleagues, I began reflecting…
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Saxophone F# & C – There’s a Time and Place for Every Fingering

Saxophone F# & C – There’s a Time and Place for Every Fingering

This is the second post in a series on saxophone fingering options. As I discussed in my previous article on…
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There’s a Time and a Place for Every Fingering (Sax – Bb)

There’s a Time and a Place for Every Fingering (Sax – Bb)

 There are a handful of conversations that come up in saxophone lessons with great regularity.  One that I’d like to…
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