YIJIA'S SAXOPHONE LESSONS

Sept 27, 2026

Hi Yijia-

Excellent to get started with you!

Assignment for this week

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

•Take the "A" Train

LISTEN a lot to Bobby Watson:

WITH YOUR HEADPHONES ON, learn to play the head just as he does:

same articulation (doo-DAH-doo-DAH-doo), phrasing, etc.

(Soon we will move on to transcribing the 1st chorus of his solo, so you can start on that if you're feeling inspired.)

• Get going with reviewing your major scales and key signatures:

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