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RE: Saxophone technique

Author: Good_With_Hands
Date: 2005-08-14 04:17

Im a devote 15yr old sax player ( 6 years so far) and Id have to say Ive learned best in the order of addressing proper playing technique first; embouchure first above all else! once thats mastered (may take a good week or two ill admit) you should expose your student to basic fingering exercises and and full range scale assighnments (say maybe 2 scales a week). I know Im not the only one to be anxious to play songs right away but your students should have a good understanding of the major scales. Scales alone will bore fingering positions and key signitures into ones head when practiced frequently (not to mention a sense of recognition through repetition). after about a month you should really consider just giving your student a simple song assighnment a week while addressing tempos and beats along the way. Just give your student something to work with and let them amaze you!

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