YIJIA'S SAXOPHONE LESSONS

Oct 18, 2026

Hi Yijia-

Excellent to get started with you!

Assignment for this week

1) Listen to this playlist and see which players and/or tunes you may like:

2) Take the "A" Train -

LISTEN a lot to this track of Bobby Watson.

WITH YOUR HEADPHONES ON, learn to play the head just as he does: same articulation (doo-DAH-doo-DAH-doo), phrasing, etc):

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

Here are a few more recordings of "A" Train for you to check out: