QUENTIN'S
SAXOPHONE LESSONS
Dec 7, 2025
Hey Q - you're smokin'!!!!
Think in FUNCTION (scale degrees) instead of NOTES -
this is when you can play arpeggios, scales, melodies in ALL keys - like you did with step-wise 3rds today.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
1) In the EXERCISES section: practice both sheets in the keys of D and Bb via the Key Signature Review link; if you're solid with these, move on to the other pdfs in F, C, G, Bb, and D
2) Practice the new Chromatic Scale pdf
3) In the TUNES section: I put up some holiday tunes - check them out, especially Rudolf because it has some chromaticism :)
-Tunes-
Pink Panther-
My Little Suede Shoes -
Blue Monk -
It's Been A Long, Long Time -
This singer doesn't sing the Verse section at all (she just goes straight to the Chorus):
In this version, the trumpet begins with the Chorus in your key of F:
Then at 1:07 the singer enters with the Verse in your key of A; she begins the Chorus at 1:32: