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SAXOPHONE INSTRUCTION

• Sound and Individuality- Becoming familiar with a sound you’re already producing, and being aware enough to work on and develop sound further through listening and exploration.
• Fundamental Saxophone Technique– Including Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, Time Feel and Sight Reading. Forming a practice routine that best fits YOU to target your weaknesses when it comes to the basic fundamentals of saxophone playing.
• Listening– A very important step to understanding how the above fundamentals fit together. Together we will find the music and the musicians who you love and dig deeper into their philosophies through Listening.
• Improvisation– This ties into the ultimate goal of Expression and Individuality utilizing each of the above topics.

I strongly believe that each instrumentalist has their own path and best-working method to improving on their instrument. My goal is to help my students work out a practice routine that includes elements of each of the above topics. I believe that a student’s artistic development is a combination of discipline and personal vision.  Together, we will determine what level to start with and how to build your regiment over time so that we both see success and improvements. Saxophone fundamentals are the absolute necessary building blocks to succeeding on other areas such as Sound, Improvisation, and especially Individuality and Expression. Whatever artistic direction a musician wants to venture down, the fundamentals of music should be at the foundation. I welcome all levels of saxophonists with interest in all kinds of music, especially Jazz. Together we will custom-tailor a curriculum to best help you succeed!