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Student Resources

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You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these student resources because these are all PDF documents. If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get it from the Adobe site (it’s free, and easy to download). This is the direct link to the latest version of Adobe Reader. Or, if you prefer, Tracker Software Products offers their PDF-Exchange Viewer for free as well, as an alternative to the Adobe Reader. (I actually like it better.)

Beginning Students

Blank Fingering Chart (great for memorizing your fingerings when used together with the one in your book, or one online like this)  

**Not all saxophones have all the keys shown on the chart. Not all horns have a high F#, or a low A (bari specific).

Breathing Exercise
Counting Exercise Embouchure Part 1
Embouchure Part 2 Hand & Finger Positions
Long Tones Exercise For Beginners Practice Chart
Suggested Practice Routine Tonguing Exercise
Universal Sax Method exercise index**

**See this article to learn more about the Universal Sax Method, and find a download link if necessary

 

Advancing Students

General Resources
 
Blank Fingering Chart (great for altissimo)

**Not all saxophones have all the keys shown on the chart. But if you’re an advancing student, you likely know that by now. 😉

Counting Exercise Pt. 2
Diaphragm Breathing Suggested Practice Routine Revised
Pivot Around Middle C Practice Schedule Template in Excel **

**This Excel spreadsheet is a template and can be adapted and is updatable every week. Just change the date in the For The Week Of column, and the rest of the dates change with it.

Universal Sax Method exercise index**

**See this article to learn more about the Universal Sax Method, and find a download link if necessary

 
Technical & Specific Skills
 
Growl Tone Going Over the Break Pt. 1
Overtone & Altissimo Primer  
Pivot On the Break Pt. 2 Soloing
Vibrato  

Pivot Around Middle G  ( for clarinet)


The Basics of Music Theory

Key Signatures Pt. 1 Key Signatures Pt. 2
Time Signatures Pt. 1 Time Signatures Pt. 2
Note Values Pt. 1 Note Values Pt. 2
Note Values Pt. 3 Transposing Chart
Staff Paper  
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