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Fundamentals & Technique

Embouchure & Tone Production – Develop a strong, reliable embouchure and produce your ideal tone in every register.
Range Development & Finger Dexterity – Build fluidity, accuracy, and confidence across the full range of your instrument through strategic technical exercises.
Breathing & Dynamic Control – Strengthen your air control and stamina, enabling powerful projection and expressive phrasing.

Jazz & Improvisation

Develop Your Sound – Explore techniques and methods to cultivate a distinctive, expressive jazz tone, articulations, and inflections.
Improvisation Vocabulary & Methods – Expand your musical vocabulary with scales, licks, and phrases to improvise confidently – whether you’re just getting started or a improv expert.
Transcribing Solos & Playing Standards – Master iconic standards, understanding their harmonic structures, forms, and how to interpret them authentically.

Gear & Musicianship

Theory & Transpositions – Improve your transposing and chart-reading skills specifically geared for saxophonists, enhancing your musical literacy for improved confidence.
Develop Aural Skills – Develop your ear through targeted sight-singing and listening exercises crucial for performance. Hear the notes before you play them.
Gear & Instrument Essentials – Choose instruments, reeds, and equipment that maximize ease, efficiency, and comfort.

The Whole Saxophone Family

Soprano & Alto Saxophones – Explore essential techniques and tone concepts unique to higher saxophones, developing clarity and consistency – to soar without screeching.
Tenor & Baritone Saxophones – Master the distinctive demands of lower saxophones, from rich tone production to nuanced control and projection.
Doubling & Switching Instruments – Learn practical approaches and exercises to comfortably transition between saxophones, expanding your versatility as a musician.

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