Saxophone Studio Overview
One of my favorite elements of being a teacher is the one-to-one relationship in private lessons. Over the course of private study, I’ve had students receive accolades in district, regional, state, and even national auditions. Likewise, I’ve also had students that are studying saxophone as a secondary musical element and are just wanting to have better familiarity and facility on the instrument.
I teach almost all students both concert classical and jazz styles. I feel that as a saxophonist, you should at least be equipped to approach any type of music written for the instrument. Regardless of idiom, students will work to develop their music literacy, refine a characteristic tone, advance their basics and technique, organize a practice routine, and expand their repertoire.
Practice Routine Examples
Saxophone Handouts
Chromatic Karate – Alto/Bari Saxophone
The Curious Saxophonist’s Listening Guide
SPEED – Saxophone Preparatory Exercises…
Quality Saxophone Gear Recommendations
The Crossover Saxophonist
Jazz Improvisation Handouts
Jazz Articulations
Cycle of Fourths/Fifths
Common Chord Notation
Common Chord Spellings
Decoding Chord Intervals
Saxophone Solo Transcriptions
Transcription Process
“Cheese Cake” – Dexter Gordon (tenor)
“My Shining Hour” – John Coltrane (tenor)
Clinic/Presentation Handouts
“Making it Work” as a Working Musician
Balancing Teacher, Performer, and Administrator
The Geometric Proof of Improvisational Balance
Small Jazz Group Compositional Formatting
Six Simple Steps to Jazz Piano for the “Non-Pianist”
Northland Student Jam Session – Tunes
NSJS – Treble in C
NSJS – Treble in Bb
NSJS – Treble in Eb
NSJS – Bass in C
The “Ten Commandments” of the Jam Session
Missouri Saxophone Literature
MSHSAA PML – Saxophone Recommendations
Solo Level “A” – Advanced: Major Works – Recordings
Missouri All-State Band Audition
All-State Concert Band Auditions – Etude Recordings
All-State Jazz Band Auditions – Etude Recordings
Music Resource Websites
MusicTheory.net
BlankSheetMusic.net
LearnJazzStandards.com
Interlochen Saxophone Institute
Music Resource Videos
