instruments

Saxophone

Play the Saxophone for Real, Not Just the Right Buttons

12 lessons4 modules9h 45m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Learn the saxophone the way working players actually practice it, from assembling a Yamaha YAS-280 and seating a Vandoren 2.5 reed to playing all 12 major scales and swinging a blues. You will build a tunable embouchure, a supported air column, and the listening habits that separate musicians from button-pushers. By the end you can read a lead sheet, improvise simple lines over a 12-bar blues, and reach into the altissimo register.

Curriculum

Module 1: Setup, Sound, and the First Note3 lessons

Know Your Horn: Parts, Assembly, and Daily CarePreview45m
Reeds, Mouthpieces, and the Ligature🔒45m
Embouchure and Your First Clear Tone🔒50m

Module 2: Breath, Articulation, and Moving Around the Horn3 lessons

Breath Support and the Air Column🔒45m
Articulation: Legato, Staccato, and Clean Tonguing🔒45m
Fingerings, the Octave Key, and First Melodies🔒50m

Module 3: Scales, Keys, and Reading Music3 lessons

The Major Scale System and Your First Five Scales🔒50m
All 12 Major Scales and the Chromatic Scale🔒50m
Reading Standard Notation and the Transposing Horn🔒50m

Module 4: Lead Sheets, Jazz Phrasing, and the Altissimo Register3 lessons

Reading a Lead Sheet and the 12-Bar Blues🔒50m
Jazz Phrasing: Swing, Articulation, and the Blues Scale🔒55m
Introduction to the Altissimo Register🔒50m