SAXOPHONE CLASS
Dec 2, 2025
Hello Geneva, Rylar, and Hiro,
You all are cookin' along!
Everyone 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 and PRACTICE
1) CLICK THIS LINK and watch the 1st video about the names of the notes - this will help you with the cool holiday songs
2) Standard of Excellence book:
pg. 9, #24 Lightly Row duet (learn top and bottom parts)
pg. 9, #26 Good King Wenceslas
pg. 10, #32 Jolly Old St. Nicholas duet (learn top and bottom parts)
3) Jingle Bells:
Below is stuff that we'll get to sooooooon
Can you play all of p. 1 of this pdf?
OLD STUFF
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: