Tenor Saxophone Lessons For Beginners (Udemy.com)
Learn To Play The Tenor Saxophone In Just 30 Minutes Per Week! Practice Videos Included.
Created by: Todd Porter
Produced in 2019
What you will learn
- Play the tenor saxophone in a lead role (melody)
- Play the tenor saxophone in a supportive role (accompaniment)
- Improvise (solo) over a basic form
Quality Score
Overall Score : 92 / 100
Course Description
Learn To Play The Tenor Saxophone Quickly And Easily Using The Music Coach Learning System.
-Learn the basics of how music works with fun easy to understand animated videos.
-Use a proven system to take all the guess work out of what to practice.
-Gain the confidence to play your tenor saxophone with others.
-Enjoy learning at a pace that is right for you.
Start Playing And Creating Music To Express Your Musical Self
You will learn everything you need to know about the tenor saxophone, from how to put it together and make your first sound, to how to play the tenor saxophone in a band! This course also focuses on how to express yourself through music by teaching beginner improvisation (soloing). The goal of The Music Coach Tenor Saxophone Program is for you to fully express who you are through the instrument.
Content and Overview
I designed this program to help you begin your musical journey on the tenor saxophone in the most efficient and fun way. This program is suitable for anyone who has a desire to play and has a working tenor saxophone. There are over 2.
5 hours of video lessons and practice videos.
The layout of the course uses a simple format:
-1 lesson video that explains a new concept/technique,
-1 practice video that has voice overs and graphics to help you play along with the teacher on the screen in "real time".
There are twelve sets of lessons and practice videos that help you learn melody, rhythm, harmony, and improvising. This program also contains a "Jam Room" with a virtual band that you can play along with at different speeds. As an added bonus there are also five music theory made easy animated videos that explain the basic building blocks of music.
At the end of this course you will have the confidence to play the tenor saxophone both on your own and with others in different musical situations.
Who this course is for:
This course is designed for complete beginners. You don't need any prior experience with the tenor saxophone or music to get started
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
39 Reviews
Todd Porter
Multi-instrumentalist Todd Porter has been teaching music on several instruments for the past 15 years. In addition to teaching private lessons and workshops he is the horn section leader and arranger for the Bonified Truth, which backs up 2008 Toronto Blues Society winner Scott McCord (nominated for a 2010 Maple Blues Award for Best New Artist). He also leads The River Pilots, whose debut album reached the top 10 on the Canadian College radio Jazz charts in 2008 and was nominated for best World Music Song, and Best Country Music Song at the 2008 Ontario Independent music awards. The River Pilots Debut album was also featured on CBC Radio One shows, Disc Drive, Sunday Edition, and Fresh Air. Todd was a member of Toronto based Afro Funk group Mr. Something Something, where he toured Canada for two years (2004-2006) in support of their second album The Edge, which was nominated for a 2007 Juno award for best World music album
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