ABOUT THE LESSONS
Solo Transcriptions
Lester Young,Lee Allen etc.
I have designed and developed all the saxophone exercises and lessons in the links on the left over many years both as a professional recording musician and as a saxophone teacher at Southampton University (UK), and have used these as part of a regular practice routine. It’s important to practise (and learn them) in all keys. Many of the exercises are aimed towards mainstream jazz saxophone playing, but are still very useful for other styles, whether it’s free jazz, smooth jazz, classical, funk, pop, rock & roll and r ’n’ b. The tone and effects section is useful for all styles. I hope you find these lessons and tutorials useful.
As well as this saxophone lessons section, you will also find plenty of useful jazz & blues licks and phrases on the jazz theory pages
I have also written some articles for Sax On The Web. See The "Rules" of Rock & Roll and Rock & Roll Saxophone: Basic Theory
NEW! All the exercises on PDF in aid of charity
All the fingering exercises on the lessons section of the site are available in PDF format. These contain expanded versions of the online exercises (many of them in all keys) and also many extra exercises. All for only £5. You will receive the PDF files via email, usually within 24 hours.
UK Saxophone Teachers Directory
All saxophone teachers from the UK are invited to submit their details for inclusion to this new online directory which will help to support various charities.
If you find the saxophone resources useful please consider making a donation of any amount. All donations and income from the site go to charity. If you wish to use the resources for an educational or commercial organisation please contact me first, and please do not download and redistribute the material in any form, however links to this site are appreciated.
And saxophone is not spelt saxaphone
- that's one of the first lessons