Sax Lesson – Long Tones (Dean Hilson – tenor sax) Learn to play saxophone and sax technique.

digitalpill.tv A sax lesson from Dean Hilson looks at long notes from four different angles — the growl, vibrato, dynamics and ear training. This is a technique for beginners, intermediate and advanced sax players. Learn to play saxophone long tones. Im using a 10* Otto Link with a No. 3 Vandoren ZZ and a BG Ligature L28MJ. The horn is a Selmer Mk.6, serial 123XXX. Which puts it around 1964 I think.

Sax Lesson – Stratospheric sax gliss (Dean Hilson – tenor sax)

digitalpill.tv A sax lesson from Dean Hilson on how to glide effortlessly into the the upper register in one long ascending note, which is called a gliss or glissando. Technique for intermediate to advanced sax players. Learn to play saxophone high tones. Im using a 10* Otto Link with a No. 3 Vandoren ZZ and a BG Ligature L28MJ. The horn is a Selmer Mk.6, serial 123XXX. Which puts it around 1964 I think.

Sax Lesson: tuning the registers (Leo Dale – alto saxophone) how to play sax in tune

digitalpill.tv A sax lesson from Leo Dale on how to keep the various registers of the saxophone in tune. Using the interval of the 6th and some handy tips he picked up from studying JS Bach’s cello suites. Technique for intermediate to advanced sax players.