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CASSIDY'S SAXOPHONE LESSONS

Oct 20, 2026

Listen to this a lot!

Hi Cassidy!!

Remember to anchor your left thumb on the thumb rest circle and then lean into the octave key while keeping your thumb anchored.

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ASSIGNMENT TO PRACTICE AT HOME THIS WEEK

(you will find all materials in the grey box below)

1) St. Thomas - Now that you can play the head like Sonny Rollins go ahead and dig in to the other recording and learn the head as Tivon Pennicott plays it (he starts @ 1:20 on the track).

2) pdf Getting Around in D Major: continue with this sheet and practice with the metronome as I showed you during the lesson​

3) Open the ​orange Key Signature Review link and practice the sheets in the key of D Major​

4) Blue Bossa Really get comfortable playing the head just like Dexter Gordon does in the recording below.

5) pdf Getting Around in D Minor​

6) Check out the ARTICULATION info below in the EXERCISES SECTION

- EXERCISES -

alto Jazz Styles v1, Eye on the Prize
00:00 / 02:21
alto Jazz Styles v1, Track 1
00:00 / 00:52
alto Jazz Styles v1, Track 2
00:00 / 00:52
alto Jazz Styles v1, Track 3
00:00 / 00:42
alto Jazz Styles v1, Track 4
00:00 / 00:42
alto Jazz Styles v1, Track 5
00:00 / 01:17
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