Beginners Course Stage 1

  • BC101 - Getting started on Saxophone

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    Setting up your Saxophone correctly is the first step in beginning to play...it's vital that you do it correctly and safely!  The Saxophone can be quite intimidating but in this free online sa...
  • BC102 - Getting a good sound

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    A brief guide on how to make a good sound from your Saxophone.  This online beginner Saxophone video covers Saxophone Embouchure and playing on the mouthpiece/crook alone in order to make a ni...
  • BC103 - Good posture

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    A quick free online saxophone lesson on posture: How to play stood up and where to place your hands around the instrument.
  • BC104 - First Full Sound (Part 1)

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    This two part free online saxophone lesson focuses on one mode of articulation - Tonguing and how to play and recognise the first 4 notes on saxophone. Please remember to subscribe and come join me...
  • BC104 - Part 2

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    The first practical aural test video! Make sure you skip to the Alto/Tenor tests at the end and practise some note recognition! The 5th in a series of free Daily online saxophone video lessons com...
  • BC105 - Ear training

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    The second practical lesson! See if you can play along with the backing track at the end by ear. It's tricky at first but after a few listens you'll get there. Both Eb and Bb versions included with...
  • BC106 - Troubleshooting

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    In this free online saxophone lesson I cover how to play BAG FED and some ways I find useful when those low notes just "dont wanna speeeak!!". Playing the saxophone need not be painful, let me hel...
  • BC108 - Easy songs for Stage 1

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    Ain't no Sunshine - Bill WithersI want to break free - QueenTitanium - David Guetta (in the original key...play it with the video! :)) This is another totally free online saxophone lesson. Hope yo...
  • BC109 - Tonguing Technique

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    In this free saxophone lesson video Dan discusses a couple of ways in which to start tonguing on the saxophone. How to make the saxophone speak nicely while tonguing and which sound to use while pl...
  • BC110 - How to do Vibrato on Saxophone, guaranteed!

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    In this free online saxophone video lesson Dan teaches you a sure fire way to achieve and practise Vibrato on Saxophone. Some people have wide vibrato, some people can't do vibrato at all. This vid...
  • BC111 - Low C and the C major scale/Ionian Mode

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    Scales, Modes and some more Low Notes In this free beginner saxophone lesson video Dan teaches you how to master low C and the c major scale (also known as ionian mode). Major modes have been use...
  • BC112 - Summary and building an effective practise routine on saxophone

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    Here Dan teaches you how to build an effective saxophone practise routine for Stage 1. This is the last online beginner saxophone video lesson in Stage 1 of Dan Christian's 100% free beginners sax...
  • BC107 - EXTREME musical EAR MASTERY training

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    This lesson focuses on learning to "hear" the notes CBAGFED following on from the previous lesson. The more you train your ears the more your intonation, improvisation, composing and musical aware...