Saxophone for Beginners

1 · First notes

01First Note: B 02B, A, G 03Down to Low D 04Long Tones 05C and C♯

2 · Rhythm

06Half and Whole Notes 07Play and Rest 08Eighth Notes 09First Waltz

3 · Right hand

10F♯11Low C and E♭12Tongue Every Note 13D Major, Five Notes

4 · The octave key

14The Octave Key 15The Second Octave 16G Major Scale 17C Major Scale

5 · Sharps and flats

18B♭ with the Bis Key 19F Major, Five Notes 20G♯ Key

6 · Listen and answer

21Echo 1 22Echo 2 23Echo 3

7 · More skills

24G Major Arpeggio 25Chromatic Steps

8 · Etudes

26Lullaby in G 27Little March in C 28Waltz in F 29Hymn in D 30Long Tone Song 31Eighth-Note Dance 32Minor Mood 33Octave Jumps 34Evening Song in F 35Grand Finale

Songs

01Hot Cross Buns 02Mary Had a Little Lamb 03Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 04Ode to Joy 05Jingle Bells 06Silent Night 07Joy to the World 08We Wish You a Merry Christmas 09The First Noel 10Good King Wenceslas 11Row, Row, Row Your Boat 12London Bridge 13Lightly Row 14Are You Sleeping (Frère Jacques)15Three Blind Mice 16Rock-a-bye Baby 17Brahms' Lullaby 18Yankee Doodle 19When the Saints Go Marching In 20Amazing Grace 21Jolly Old St. Nicholas 22Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 23We Three Kings 24God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen 25Auld Lang Syne 26My Bonnie 27The Mulberry Bush 28Home, Sweet Home 29All Through the Night 30Minuet in G (Petzold)

Tune your saxophone →Fingering chart →

2 · Rhythm

First Waltz

Three beats in a bar: strong, light, light. Lean on the first beat.

09

Phrase

Keys

G

Notation

Bar 1 of 6

84bpm

50132

Saxophone sound: University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios

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