02 How to Practise
Try and practise everyday! Always start with your long notes, scales and arpeggios before moving on to learning the music you desire. When practising your fave piece of music make sure you isolate any problems you are encountering in order to work on them. Do not just play the piece over and over again! This […]
01 Getting Started
Let’s get you learning Baker Street! The most requested sax solo on the planet. I can’t wait to see how you get on, please do tag me in to your performances on Instagram @sarahlouiseings
12 Tonguing Practise A Minor Scale
Lets practise this one together, put some headphones in so you can the metronome clearly. Practise on your own as well at varying tempos increasing by 5bpm at a time.
05 Playing Crotchets & Quavers on Your Instrument
Let’s get you giving this a go with your saxophone. This is the same as when you are clapping but now you are going to play it!
04 Rhythm Practise with Your Saxophone
It is time to start putting this together and practise on your instrument. Using the tonguing exercise we are going to start practising to the metronome so you get use to playing to a pulse. Here I demonstrate just a small section for you. I would like you to spend 5 – 10 minutes a […]
03 Crotchets & Quavers
It is time to start putting your practise to the test and see if you can switch between crotchets and quavers. You need to practise this everyday and really focus in on the metronome pulse. Slow down the BPM if you need to so you can really focus in on the exercise. Increase by 5 […]
02 Quavers – Rhythm Practise
It is time to start thinking about rhythm and the length of notes. This will lead to a greater understanding of music and how to read and play music correctly.
01 Intro to Rhythm & The Metronome
You can download a metronome app for free on your phone. It is really valuable part of learning music as this will help you play in time and understand the importance of pulse.
How to Read Music
Hey Guys, I highly recommend buying the Grade One Theory Book recommended on my Equipment Page for a greater understanding of music. In the mean time this is a great way to get you started and to start understanding the notes you are seeing on the screen.
12 Practise Video – When the Saints Go Marching In
Once you are feeling confident lets give this tune a whirl together! Film a performance of this, upload to instagram and tag me in the video @sarahlouiseings I absolutely love seeing your achievements.