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Saxophone: Foundations 1 (non-credit)
This is a non-credit course and will not provide high school credit or instructor feedback/communication.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Saxophone: Foundations 1 builds upon skills learned in the Saxophone beginner courses and continues to aid students in achieving strong fundamentals as a saxophonist. Students continue to learn major scales and the chromatic scale and various patterns they can play with them. They discover and demonstrate the use of expressive markings and dynamics. There is discussion of additional saxophone history, as well as a focus on important jazz and classical saxophonists. Students can expect to encounter a variety of listening and playing assignments, as well as lesson quizzes and exams, and will create a portfolio of recordings that reflect the progress they make.
Price: $95.00
Subjects: Music, Saxophone
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Lesson 1: Basics 1 Scale Review
- Articulation Review
- Embouchure Review
- Long Tones
Lesson 2: Expressive Markings
- Key Signatures
- Notation
- Dynamics
- Notation Instructional Terminology
Lesson 3: Sharp Key Major Scales
- New Scales: E, B, F♯, C♯
- Patterns for New Scales
- Saxophone History
Lesson 4: Flat Key Major Scales
- Classical Saxophonists
- New Scales: E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭
- Patterns for New Scales
Lesson 5: The Chromatic Scale
- Chromatic Scale Exercises
- Rhythm Study: Quarter-note Triplets
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Working instrument with neck strap
- Reliable access to a computer and internet
- Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
- Reeds
- Swab & cork grease (should come with instrument)
- Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)