Beginners Course Stage 2

• BC201 - Saxophone Pattern building and C major speed building

  
  Stage 2 of the completely free online saxophone beginners course. This saxophone covers how to play a C major arpeggio, develop speed on saxophone and introduces a few patterns to enhance your te...

• BC202 Saxophone Rhythm Concepts - Common Time, Beat, Speed and Rhythm

  
  In this saxophone lesson Dan introduces some early rhythmic concepts and covers some definitions that are essential to understanding rhythm in music. Every piece of music has a pulse and as a begi...

• BC203 - Saxophone Rhythm Challenges 1 - Working with simple rhythms

  
  A fundamentals course in how to play Whole notes, Half notes and Quarter notes with a bit of saxophone transcription thrown in for good measure. Not an incredibly complicated lesson but this lesso...

• BC204 The octave key - up, up and away to high C

  
  This saxophone lesson covers some octave key do's and don'ts, some common mishaps that can occur whilst using the octave key and a few tips on how to get better at using it.

• BC205 How to play Mercy, Mercy, Mercy on saxophone

  
  The first Jazz standard in Dan's saxophone beginner's course. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy was written by Joe Zawinul in 1966. Joe was the keyboard player in Cannonball Adderley's Quintet.

• BC206 Saxophone lesson on F sharp and the G major Scale Saxophone Lesson

  
  This saxophone lesson by Dan Christian covers how to play F#, the G Major Scale and some practise tips on how to get used to playing them. This is the precursor to some saxophone songs that use bo...

• BC207 - C# and the D Major Scale

  
  Saxophone Lesson on how to play C# and the D Major Scale including some practise tips.

• BC208 - Mastering the key of G Major

  
  Ear Training exercise for all Saxes! Ear training is one of the best practises you can do on any instrument and the benefits are endless. This beginner saxophone lesson video uses all the notes f...

• BC209 - Mastering the key of D Major

  
  Ear Training exercise for all Saxes! Ear training is one of the best practises you can do on any instrument and the benefits are endless. This beginner saxophone lesson video uses all the notes f...

• BC210 - 3 more easy songs for saxophone to impress your friends

  
  This video contains 3 song tutorials only to be used in conjunction with impressing persons known or unknown ;) This saxophone lesson teaches you 3 easy songs for saxophone that can all be played ...

• BC211 - Four Bb Fingerings you MUST know for saxophone (Saxophone lesson BC211)

  
  This saxophone lesson covers the four most frequently used Bb fingerings on the the Saxophone. If you're struggling playing a piece quickly knowing a few alternative fingerings is vital in gaining...

• BC212 - Stage 2 Summary and Practice Routine

  
  Stage 2 Completion Video, Practise Routine Sheet and Summary of what you should know up to this point in the course. Use the practise sheet to develop your knowledge of Stage 2 before moving onto ...