Saxophone Lessons
All students of Excel Music learn to read music. Teachers will devise a customized curriculum for each student which will incorporate the style of music that the student wants to learn in addition to teaching music theory, history and other appropriate musical skills.
Saxophone Lessons
Alto and tenor sax
- Recommended starting age: 10
- Recommended lesson length:
- Age 10-11, 30 minutes
- Above age 11, 60 minutes
Equipment needed: You’ll want to have a good quality, student model instrument to practice at home and play at your lessons. For saxophone, renting is an excellent option as even student models can be quite expensive and some inexpensive instruments sold are unreliable, or even unplayable.
Practice time: 15-20 minutes per day for beginners, increasing over time to at least an hour per day.
Starting age: We recommend age 10 as a great age to start learning the sax. Children need to have all of their adult teeth, be big enough to reach all of the keys properly, be strong enough to hold up the instruments—which can be quite heavy—and have enough lung capacity to produce a consistent sound. Those not quite ready for saxophone can start on the recorder and switch to sax once they meet the requirements.
Additional info: Private lessons in conjunction with school music programs are a great way for students to get the individual attention they need to play well. Band and orchestra directors appreciate students that study privately, as they have limited time for any one student. Most bands and orchestras have anywhere from 50, to over 100 members. Individual instruction is, by necessity, extremely limited, making private lessons invaluable for the student’s progress.
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