Learn To Play Saxophone In Under 2 Hours!

In this first lecture of Learn How To Play Saxophone, Michelle outlines the course module which focusses initially on setting up your saxophone to ensure you get the most from her fantastic course.

If you are going to play saxophone you need to know how to safely assemble your instrument.  In this lecture Michelle show's you how to do exactly that - from the importance of your neckstrap to assembling the 4 compoents of your saxophone.

When you learn to play saxophone, the trickiest part initially is getting your reed onto your mouthpiece just right.  In this lecture, Michelle shows you exactly how to do this.

Having fixed your reed to your saxophone, Michelle now demonstrates how to attach the saxophone neck to the body of the sax.

When learning the saxophone it is very important to ensure correct posture.  In this lecture, Michelle shows you how to hold yourself and your instrument in order to play saxophone comfortably.

To play saxophone well you need to develop your embouchure, and in this lecture Michelle discusses this topic, demonstrating optimal positioning of your mouthpiece in your mouth.

Playing saxophone requires a good amount of air.  In this lecture Michelle concentrates on not only that but where to breath from to ensure you never run out of breath and achieve that silky smooth saxophone sound.

In this lecture, Michelle discusses the importance of tuning and demonstrates how to tune your saxophone.

When learning to play the saxophone, articulation will be the thing that improves the way you sound most dramatically.  In this lecture Michelle discusses the various types of articulation and how to perform them.

As a beginner saxophone player it is very easy to play your instrument at one volume.  In this lecture Michelle explains the importance of dynamics.

Having invested a lot of money on your saxophone Michelle discusses how and where to store your instrument - as well as how and where NOT to store your saxophone! 

With the first module completed, Michelle introduces Module 2 where we will learn the notes of the saxophone and how to play them correctly.

When learning to play the saxophone it is important to be aware of timing.  In this lecture Miichelle discusses the most common time signatures and provides examples of each.

In order to get the most out of Michelle's Learn To Play Saxophone beginner course, she covers basic music notation in order that students can get the most from the exercises that appear later in the course.

In this lecture Michelle describes the charts that she provides to assist with learning finger positions for new notes.

In this lecture, Michelle focusses on the notes played with the left hand - C B A and G.

This first exercise features the note just learnt in the previous exercise, enabling the student to practice finger position and playing technique.

In this lecture, Michelle focusses on the notes played with the  right hand - F E and D.

In the Sax Fantastic "How to Play Saxophone" course, there are numerous exercises.  This exercise allows the student to practice the two more notes that have been learnt from the previous lecture - notes D and F.

The lower octave is challenging when learning to play the saxophone.  Michelle covers the bottom notes showing exactly which keys to press in order to create the correct sound.

When learning to play an instrument, an appreciation of basic music theory is invaluable.  In this lecture, Michelle discusses the basics of key signatures.

In this lecture Michelle discusses the use of sharps and flats.

In this lecuture we move to the next octave and Michelle introduces the use of the Octave key

This lecture covers the use of the saxophone's palm keys and introduces the top octave.  Michelle demonstrates the correct key position and plays each note in turn.

In the Sax Fantastic "How to Play Saxophone" course, there are numerous exercises.  This exercise allows the student to practice the a number of notes learnt over the previous lectures, making use now of the octave key.

In the Sax Fantastic "How to Play Saxophone" course, there are numerous exercises.  This exercise allows the student practice the notes learnt, that make up the C Major scale.

In the Sax Fantastic "How to Play Saxophone" course, there are numerous exercises.  This exercise allows the student to practice a number of notes learnt over the previous lectures, with the aim of improving finger position when changing from one note to another.

Michelle discusses the merits of both learning to read music and playing by ear.

Michelle explains the formula for playing by ear and outlines the benefits of initially learning to play the saxophone by this method.

This lecture allows the student to follow step by step in the process of "transcribing" a song by ear.

This lecture allows the student to follow step by step in the process of "transcribing" a song by ear.

As we reach then end of this module, Michelle outlines the merits of playing saxophone by ear.

Welcome to the Sax Fantastic Play Along Locker !  In this lecture Michelle provides a backing track, finger charts and note names that appear in time with the music - all ready for you to play along with.  This lecture features Frere Jacques.

Welcome to the Sax Fantastic Play Along Locker !  In this lecture Michelle provides a backing track, finger charts and note names that appear in time with the music - all ready for you to play along with.  This lecture features My Girl.

Welcome to the Sax Fantastic Play Along Locker !  In this lecture Michelle provides a backing track, finger charts and note names that appear in time with the music - all ready for you to play along with.  This lecture features Mamma Mia.

That concludes the Sax Fantastic "How To Play Saxophone - In Under 2 Hours" Course.  Michelle concludes the course and offers some tips for realising the benefits of continuing to play saxophone.