Alto Saxophone Technique Class
This class is the basics of playing the alto.
Classroom Teacher: [
chugnut]
Students
- [
Sandman666]
- [
Warheart]
Brief Outline
YOU MUST BE ABLE TO READ MUSIC, HAVE AN ALTO, AND BE ABLE TO MAKE IT PLAY NOTES, AND BE ABLE TO TONGUE (SEPARATE EACH NOTE)
Maybe take a single lesson from a local music teacher before this course
-Lesson 1
Just simple stuff for you to practice
-Lesson 2
Slurring, how to accent, and how to staccato.
-Lesson 1
Welcome to class.
First i'll just give you guys a fingering chart
http://www.cannonballmusic.com/altofingering.php
These are some scales to practice
G A B C D E F# G
C D E F G A B C
F G A B# C D E F
PRACTICE!
advanced stuff on the way
-Lesson 2
Welcome to class.
Today we'll be learning how to slur, play accents, and play staccatos.
First of all, here are definitions of what they mean:
Slur- played without separation
Accent- emphasis placed on a note
Staccato- played in a detached and distinctly separate manner
Slurring
To slur, just don't tongue! Blow continuously and switch notes but don't tongue.
Playing Accents
Right before you blow the next note during a tongue, let the air build pressure in your mouth before releasing.
After releasing the air, hold it while blowing less and less air
This is a normal note:
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This is an Accent:
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Notice they last the same amount of time
Playing a staccato
Tongue very sharply to end the note sooner. The staccato will end up taking the same amount of time as if it weren't a staccato, but part of that time will be silence. Also follow the instructions for Accents (above) except the part about holding the note.
Go or return to:
-The Music Department
-The Instrumental Techniques Sub-Department
-EPC Departmental Staff
-Elfpack College