KATE'S SAXOPHONE LESSONS

Sept 29, 2026

ASSIGNMENTS

- TUNES section:

St. Thomas and Take the "A" Train - LISTEN a lot to these tracks and memorize the heads. Then practice weaving your way through the changes with arpeggios.

- EXERCISES section: Jazz Styles vol. 2 in 9 keys

Exercises-

Standard-of-Excellence-Flute.pdf

Flute:

-small aperture hole = tiny "p" under pressure (blow with the inside, wet part of lips)

-must keep lips parallel with embouchure hole (mirror)

- points of contact: shelf = base of left pointer stabilizes flute against lip

-practice octaves