Saxophone Performance Tips to Help Develop Great Sound
About Saxophone Performance Tips to Help Develop Great Sound
Getting the best sound and response on any wind instrument requires an energized air supply. Learn from a master how to easily focus your airstream in order to maximize and control your sound. Good articulation, tone and reed response all require air support or diaphragmatic breathing.
High notes sounding thin or pinched? Low notes dull or squawking? Embouchure adjustment and awareness of the vocal cords in ‘voicing’ can greatly improve both. A few simple techniques can correct a lot of problems. Learn how to start accessing overtones and the high altissimo register of your instrument.
Improve your sound through better control of dynamics. Add expression with vibrato, growling and note bending.
Bring your instrument and ask questions.
Saxophonist Willem Moolenbeek has performed across Canada as recitalist and soloist with choirs, orchestras and bands. In addition to having taught on the music faculties of the University of Waterloo and McMaster University he has been a Jupiter and Vandoren performing artist since 2007. He can be heard on Spotify and You Tube and currently teaches internationally for the online school Lessonface.
Class Goals
- Goal 1, to understand the fundamentals of wind instrument air support
- Goal 2, to understand how embouchure, throat and vocal chords affect the quality of your sound
Skill Level
all levels
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Join Saxophone Performance Tips to Help Develop Great SoundThis class will be offered on July 8 as part of LESSONFEST, our weeklong festival of free online group classes. Enroll above and we will send you the link to join. |
When
Single 45-min live online session.
Enrolled students receive lifetime access to the video recording of the class.
How It Works
Enroll above to save your spot in the class. Lessonface will send you a confirmation right away, and a Zoom link 24 hours before each session's start time. You can log into your Lessonface dashboard to access class materials, communicate with your instructor, join the live Zoom session, and access the class recordings and chat transcript afterward. Contact us with any questions. This class, and all lessons and classes on Lessonface, are covered by the Lessonface Guarantee.
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Willem Moolenbeek
SAXOPH0NE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FROM 2019 to .... 2025! Learn to read and play music! Understand rhythms and counting, whether you play jazz, pop or concert style. Learning to read music is a simple step by step process that can open a world of playing. Access thousands of songs and solos that have been written for your instrument. Play confidently with others.
About Lessonface, PBC
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