Share this Post What are your thoughts when a saxophone player can play a flurry of notes in a short amount of time? Or, they can simply play quickly with precision. Whether playing fast is something you like or not, a musician who can play quickly and accurately is impressive. However, being impressive is not the reason why we should …
How to Program Your Fingers
Usually people first fall in love with the tone of the saxophone, and then the desire to play quickly and accurately increases. Last post we discussed a practice method that helps improve your tone. This post we’ll share how to program your fingers so you can play with consistency and gain confidence.
2 Ways to Fast Fingers
Tone & Technique There tend to be a couple skills that every beginner would love to improve: their tone and technique (technique-a term we use for finger agility, or ability to play notes quickly). I have written a number of posts on tone, but this time I would like to write about technique. If your fingers are set properly, then …
Play Fast- With Accuracy- Like A Pro!
What’s The Secret? The answer: Scales. You may be tempted to run off saying, “I already knew that!” This may be true, but there’s something else I would like to share with you. If you want to get your playing on the fast-track, then make sure you have a plan for learning your scales. Those who do, end up being …