The nr 1 starters guide to the Saxophone! Teach yourself to play the saxophone! Quickly and frustration free!
Hello Saxophone is fast-paced and will give you the exact practical information you need in the straightforward way you want! Before you know it you’ll be playing cool songs like: "Mercy Mercy Mercy","The Mo better blues" and "Saint Thomas". Thousands of individuals from around the world have succesfully thaught themselves to play the sax using this practical, step by step manual. Without any help from a teacher if need be.
How do I use my lips correctly? How do I play all the notes on the saxopone? How do I learn some cool songs fast and impress my friends? Every question you have about getting started on the saxophone will be answered. Whether your aim is to: play in a band, sit in at local jam sessions, play for your family and friends or just by yourself at home. Using this guidebook, our easy instruction videos and carefully designed visuals you’ll keep your learning process; fast, fun and frustration free! The way it should be!
"…..The design is beatiful! Clear and easy to read! Straight forward and practicall videos! Very useful for the beginners!…." (Saxontheweb)
"..Our customers have awarded Hello Saxophone with 5 stars, our highest rating!.." (e-review.net)
# Get through the basics in about half the time! Many of our students feel confortable and capable enough to play in a band within their first year of picking up the saxophone!
# Hello Saxophone is months worth of valuable practice materials and exercises for less than the price of a single lesson with a teacher!
# How to assemble your saxophone. # How to tune your saxophone and mouthpiece perfectly. # How to hold and play your saxophone comfortably. # How to cultivate a great personal embouchure. # How to shave a lot of time off your learning curve by getting the right equipment and tools! # How to build a strong breath support fast. (How to gain the needed air power quickly). # How to cultivate and sustain a solid and brilliant sound. # How to finger and play every note on the saxophone. # How to gain finger fluency and speed quickly.. # How to play any melody by ear. # How to play the very high and very low notes and make them sound brilliant. # How to do basic improvisation. # How to develop a personal sound on the saxophone over time. # You will learn to play famous songs like: Mercy Mercy Mercy, Saint Thomas,The Mo better blues and others. # You will learn the basics of music reading and writing (Everything you need to play in a band). # You will learn the basics of music theory (Everything you need to be able to improvise). # You will comfortably avoid the many pitfalls and mistakes that can make learning to play the saxophone very time consuming and frustrating.
In edition Hello Saxophone also includes a large set of unique finger charts, in-depth diagrams and video lessons that will help you understand the saxophone more thoroughly:
1: The basic notes chart: The correct finger positions for every note on the saxophone in a unique, easy to use visual format.
2: Ligature overview: Showing you every important detail about configuring your mouthpiece perfectly.
3: Counting diagrams: These special cards will help you get familiar with tempo’s in music, helping you develop the ability to play with others in a band.
4: The saxophone piano: All the notes on the saxophone laid out side by side like on a piano. It’s the ultimate chart for those who want to understand the saxophone deeply in order to start improvising.
6: Altissimo chart: A special finger chart displaying how to play the most difficult notes on the instrument.
+ Our team supports all our students via email. If you have any questions, you can simply email us and you’ll usualy get an in-depth answer back within 24 hours!
+ You’ll get access to our monthly "Hello Saxophone" newsletter containing interviews with great players from around the world + Free video masterclasses and articles containing the best tips and tricks for playing the saxophone!.
+ No waiting for the mailman! You can simply download the complete set directly to your computer and start playing right away!
+ Super Spring Bonus! We are including the advanced manual Unleashing the Dragon (worth € 26,95) FOR FREE! With the next 100 copy’s of Hello Saxophone. [081] Left!!
About Unleashing the dragon: Ever wonder how the pro’s practice? James wondered too! So he decided to ask them! For several years he’s been taking private lessons and attending master classes with every great master he can get in touch with. He learned a ton! And in this newest book "Unleashing the Dragon" He will share with you step by step how to build and maintain your own (professional level) daily practise routine! Once you’ve gotten past the starting phase, this very in-depth manual will give you the highly detailed info you need to fine-tune your technique and build a beautiful and rich personal saxophone sound!
Floor Wittink: "…Amazing to see someone with your experience writing this. A very fresh, and effective way of approaching saxophone technique…".
Tineke Postma: "…Very nice book! Reading it, really feels like you’ve been playing the saxophone all your life…Solid advise from begining to end!.."
Michael Karn: "…I’m definitely impressed. I think you do a very good job explaining things, and your use of metaphors and your general sense of humor are very effective. Also, the way you emphasize "the journey", and to take it slow and enjoy the process as long as it may be I liked very much. All in all a great job!..".
Susanne Alt: "…Very nice! Especially the chapters on practicing mindsets and motivation techniques are virtually nonexistent in other methods…".
Emiel Wienholts: "…I’d seriously recommend this material for any serious saxophone player, as well as other instrumentalists. This book contains top notch instruction on how to master one of the most amazing… Read more…