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• SOTW Examples
  Lead Weight in different positions on neck This was a (single) blindfold test. Although I did could not see the weight, my assistant who placed the weights did know which was which. A more rigorous experiment would have involved double The post SOTW Examples appeared first on Taming The Saxophone.
• Lessons/Consultancy
  I will soon be able to offer single consultancies on saxophone, arranging, theory and/or composing These will be suitable for intermediate to advanced musicians, and will generally be a single session. Discounts available for forum members with upgraded account.   The post Lessons/Consultancy appeared first on Taming The Saxophone.
• All Products
  All the profit from sales at Taming The Saxophone and Cafe Saxophone is donated to charity. We are now making more than £10,000 a year from our fundraising, a big thanks to everyone The post All Products appeared first on Taming The Saxophone.
• Fundraising on the Site
  All the profit from direct sales at TamingTheSaxophone (Books, mouthpieces etc.) and subscriptions on CafeSaxophone forum is donated to various charities or special needs educational establishments. Also, all profits received by us from affiliate sales is also donated We have raised The post Fundraising on the Site appeared first on Taming The Saxophone.
• Beginners’ Impro TTS Vol 2
  In this section of the site we expand on some of the material in the book, Taming The Saxophone vol2.  Some of the pages in this section of the site include the basic sheet music of the tunes, ie “leadsheets” The post Beginners’ Impro TTS Vol 2 appeared first on Taming The Saxophone.
• Chords For Beginners
  Here is a very simple lesson in the beginnings of harmony. As you probably know, there are 7 notes in a major scale. In C these are C, D, E, F, G, A and B. We number these 1 to 7, often with roman numerals instead of note names, which makes it easier to think […]
• Impro, Tunes & Songs for Beginners
  Full sheet music (PDF), Audio files and more in Vol 2 Taming The Saxophone – Beginners Impro The post Impro, Tunes & Songs for Beginners appeared first on Taming The Saxophone.
• Rock & Blues
  Rock & Roll (& Blues) for Beginners I Although you might think that theory and rock or blues playing don’t have much in common, it’s surprising how useful a bit of basic music training can be when learning any style The post Rock & Blues appeared first on Taming The Saxophone.
• Chords and Numerals
  Why assign numbers to chords? If you have read part 1 of TTS vol 2 you should know how we use different types of numbers to help us understand about chords and chord sequences. This page gives you a visual explanation/reminder The post Chords and Numerals appeared first on Taming The Saxophone.
• Special Chords
  Beyond Triads We will call these “special chords” as they don’t quite fit into the method of chord construction we have learned so far, but really they aren’t that special so don’t be scared of them. Up until now we The post Special Chords appeared first on Taming The Saxophone.