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Fundamental basics about the saxophone:
 
- Preparation and basics
- The types of saxophones
- The parts of the instrument
- The mouthpiece
- The reed
- The neck strap
- Additional equipment for the saxophone
- The rehearsal room
- Breathing
- The posture

Parts and assembling of the saxophone
 
- The reed
- Assembling the mouthpiece
- Assembling the mouthpiece to the neck
- Assembling neck and body
- Laying down the instrument
 
Pitch and tuning the saxophone
 
- Tuning the saxophone
- Using the chromatic tuner

Posture and position of the hands
 
- How to hold the instrument
- Position of the hands
 
The basics of practising
 
The notes on the saxophone
 
- The note: C#
- The note: B
- The notes B und C# alternating
- The note: A (A and B alternating)
- The note: G (G and A alternating)
- The note: F (F and G alternating)
- The note: E (E and F alternating)
- The note: D (D and E alternating)
- Low C (C and D alternating)
- Middle C and the lower octave
- How to play the middle octave
- Alternating between middle C and D (C'' and D'')
- Altering jaw pressure and embouchure
- Scales on the saxophone
- Optimizing scale studies

Embouchure, sound generation and articulation
 
Producing tones: 1. only with air pressure, 2. with use of the tongue
Producing a tone with your tongue
Three types of articulation: 1. Legato, 2. Portato, 3. Staccato 
Training the embouchure with mouthpiece only
 
Soundeffects on the saxophone
 
1. Growling 
2. Fall 
3. Bendings
4. False fingering
5. High notes (flageolet-notes)
6. Staccato tonguing
7. Playing around a goal note
 
Using Soundeffects while soloing:
 
-Soundexample 1 
-Soundexample 2 
-Soundexample 3 
-Soundexample 4 

Live-equipment
 
- The wireless microphone
- The 19 inch case
- Effect No.1: tap delay 
- Effect No. 2: pitch shifting 
 
Soundexamples with effects: tap delay and pitch shifting 
 
- Soundexample 1 
- Soundexample 2
 
Routing of signals
 
- How many send signals?
- Routing a mono or stereo signal to the mixing desk?

The live performance
 
- Integrity of equipment
- Planning for a gig with checklists
- Stage outfit and presentation
- Optimized concert preparation
- Learning songs by heart
- Warm Up
- Mental preparation and choice of material
- Your own condition during the show
- Presenting a show
- Playing in a horn section 
 
Special exercise for advanced learners: circular breathing
 
- Soundexample: circular breathing
- Circular breathing: introduction
- Breathing in and out
- Moving air with the tounge
- Inflation of the cheeks
- Preparing for circular breathing in four steps
- Acoustic control of the air flow
- Two air currents simultaneously
- Control of air current duration
- Inflating and tightening the cheeks
- Taking over the air stream
- Integrated circular breathing
- First steps with the instrument
- Playing with circular breathing
- Playing patterns with circular breathing
- Playing dynamically (changing the volume)
- Soundexample: circular breathing and tap delay

Fingering chart

Saxophone fingering

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