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All the fingering exercises on the fingering (part 2) lessons section of the site are available in book format. These contain expanded versions of the online exercises (many of them in all keys) and also a section on tone exercise. 144 pages of fun!
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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! Video tutorials
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Tips & Tricks: Low Bb - B Trill
Saxophone warmup exercise (intermediate)
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.
And saxophone is not spelt saxaphone - that's one of the first lessons