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Advanced Saxophone Techniques
BetterSax How To's
BetterTrax Backing Tracks
Contests & Giveaways
General Saxophone Topics
Great Sax Solos
Guest Articles
Improvisation Lessons
Inspiration/Motivation
Learn Songs by Ear
News
Saxophone Beginner Course
Saxophone Equipment Reviews
Saxophone Fundamentals
Saxophone Interviews
Saxophone Mouthpiece Play-Tests & Mini Reviews
Saxophone Mouthpiece Reviews
Saxophone Players and History
Saxophone Production Equipment Reviews
Saxophone Q+A's
Saxophone Recording
Saxophone Reed Reviews
Saxophone Repair and Maintenance
Saxophone Reviews
Saxophone-Lessons
Saxophone-Practice Tips
Top 10 Lists

Patterns from Groove and Soul Standards

The Most EFFECTIVE Way to Practice Patterns

Wireless Mic Options

Wireless Sax Mic Shootout (I can’t believe how good this cheap one is!)

Joey Defrancesco

Joey Defrancesco on Learning the Saxophone

7 Amazing Apps for Saxophone Players You Probably Didn’t Know Existed

Mindi Abair

Pairing Wine and Music with Saxophonist Mindi Abair

Never Make These Sax Gear Mistakes

NEVER Make These 10 Saxophone Gear Mistakes

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22 Minor Key Explorations - Minor Chords

You’re Playing Minor Chords Wrong (22 Minor Key Explorations Course)

Patterns from Groove and Soul Standards

The Most EFFECTIVE Way to Practice Patterns

How Saxophone Mouthpieces Work – Everything You Need to Know

Improving Saxophone Sound and Rhythm

This Stops 95% of Saxophone Students Improving – Sound and Rhythm

Just the 2 of Us

Easy Approaches to Soloing Over “Just the Two of Us”

Learn all 12 Major Scales

How I Learned My Major Scales in all 12 Keys

George Coleman

A Saxophone Lesson with Master George Coleman

How to Growl

How to Growl on the Saxophone (Natural Distortion Pedal)

Minor Chord Colors

Add These Colors Over Minor Chords – Improvisation Lesson

Tonguing Basics for Saxophone Players

Tonguing Basics for Saxophone Players

Kirk Whalum

The Most Listened to Sax Solo Ever | Kirk Whalum | Great Sax Solos Ep. 4

Eric Alexander

The Key to Jazz Improvisation – 21 Major Key Explorations with Eric Alexander

Use Clichés Like This One in your Solos to Connect with Listeners

Learn This Easy Bebop Pattern

Altissimo with Ben Wendel

The LAST Altissimo Lesson You’ll Ever Need with Ben Wendel

Saxophone Mouthpiece Tip Openings

Everything I Know About Sax Mouthpiece Tip Openings

Practice

How I Practice (with my new favorite app)

Pentatonic Scale Trick - 5 Levels of Improvisation

5 Ways of Improvising Over Basic Chords + Pentatonic Scale Trick

Mouthpiece Basics - Baffle, Tip Opening, Chamber Size

3 Key Traits of YOUR Saxophone Mouthpiece

The Smooth Jazz Lick

The Smooth Jazz Lick

Scales in All Keys

Applying a Pattern to Any Scale in all 12 Keys

Play Sax by Ear Crash Course

Start taking the Play Sax By Ear Crash Course. This 6 part video course gets delivered via email over the course of a week.