ANAND'S SAXOPHONE LESSONS
Dec 2, 2025
Alright, Anand!
Remember:
- sit up straight with your feet up under you
- scoot to the front edge of the chair over to the right edge
- raise your neckstrap up high enough
- use your tongue to start notes
- try to play 2 or more notes in 1 breath
ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT LESSON:
- In the EXERCISES section below: please watch the 3rd video
- Also in EXERCISES: practice all of pgs. 2 and 3 of the scale sheet
- In the Standard of Excellence book - check out pgs. 13-14 and we'll go over those together at the next lesson
- In the TUNES section: finish Misty Mountains and practice White Christmas (and maybe also Rudolf and Greensleeves?)
Exercises-
We've watched 2 of these together; please watch the 3rd video on your own.
Practice all of p. 2 and p. 3 of this sheet:
TUNES-
-Ye Olde Stuffe-
Video about how to clean your mouthpiece and how to correctly swab out your saxophone
*is NOT necessary to swab out the saxophone every time you play.* In fact, I rarely swab out my saxophone.
It IS important to wipe off your reed and wipe out your mouthpiece every time you play: