Playing the Saxophone
Description
Pete Thomas has toured with Joe Jackson and Fats Domino and has recorded with Elton John. In this program, he introduces beginners to the alto saxophone: the parts of the saxophone and how to assemble them, fitting the reed, posture and breathing, embouchure, holding and blowing into the saxophone, tuning, fingering, notes and intervals, tonguing and slurring, bending notes and vibrato, the rudiments of reading music and keeping time, scales, triad arpeggios, how to improvise simple songs, and playing the blues. The program concludes with a performance by Thomas.
Runtime
93 min
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c1991
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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