Best Free Saxophone Lessons
- By Jay Metcalf
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BetterSax Shed
The BetterSax Shed is the best place to access tons of free saxophone content. In the Shed, you will find lots of lesson videos, pdf downloads and mp3 backing tracks, and it’s all free. There is content for all playing levels from Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. Sign up here to get access to all the best saxophone lessons for free.
There are enough lessons in the Shed to keep you busy for a long time. Below are some highlights of the types of content that you can find in the Shed.
Fundamentals
- Beginner/Refresher Course. This includes lessons on Mouthpiece and Reed Setup Tutorial, Embouchure and Sound Production, Saxophone Setup, Correct Position and Posture, Saxophone Fingering and First Notes (which also includes a fingering chart), and Tonguing and Articulation
- Learn how to transpose for all saxophones
- Get some of the best reed tips that you absolutely need to know
- Lots of saxophone players are making common gear mistakes, learn what they are and how to avoid them
- And more…
Improvisation
- Learn how to improvise as a beginner
- Learn 4 different ways to Improvise, from beginner to advanced
- Learn 5 different ways to improvise over basic chords
- And more…
Music Theory
- Get access to the best cheat sheet for music theory
- Learn how to play 12 Scales in All 12 Keys
- Learn more about Jazz Scales
- And more…
Advanced
- 8 of the best tips to playing altissimo
- Learn how to play overtones to improve your saxophone sound
- Altissimo Fingerings
- The best way to learn how to growl
- And more…
Solo Analysis/Transcriptions
- How Sweet It Is – David Sanborn Solo lesson
- I Will Always Love You Solo lesson
- Mo Better Blues Solo lesson
- New York State of Mind Solo lesson
- And more…
Play by Ear
- Learn how to play the saxophone completely by ear
- Using Melodies to Practice using the song “Sunny”
- Learn 3 Songs by ear that are perfect for beginning players
- Ear training for “Stand by Me”
- And more…
Licks/Patterns
- Learn a 5 Note Pentatonic Scale Lick
- Learn the best way to practice pentatonic patterns
- Find out how to play the “Smooth Jazz Lick”
- Learn an easy ii V i lick
- And more…
Sign up today to get access to all of these lessons and lots more, all for free.
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Jay Metcalf
As the founder of BetterSax.com Jay’s mission is to help developing saxophone players break away from traditional music learning methods and discover a more efficient, practical and fun way to become a Better Sax player.
The BetterSax YouTube channel’s videos have been watched by millions and thousands of students have made meaningful progress on their instrument thanks to BetterSax courses.
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