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Saxophone Course
SUBJECT INDEX
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A - B - C - D - E - F

G - H - I - J - K - L

M - N - O - P - Q - R

S - T - U - V - WX - YZ

Practice Studio

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A.
A key - Diagram

abdomen - L4.1

acoustics
of the saxophone - L1.1 - L6.1a
of the clarinet - L6.1a
of a single tone - L5.2
Overtone Series - L5.2

Adam's Apple - L6.5 - L6.5a - L6.5b

air support (general) - L4
organic imagery (breathing) - L9.5
PAVE - L1.4

air column (acoustics) - L5.2

air pressure (in articulation) - L7.3

Alexander Technique - L9.7b

altissimo register - L10.5
Bell Register - L10.5a
exercises - L10.6a
fingering - L10.6
Head Register - L10.5a
oral tract - L10.5
practice schedule - L10.7
reed - L10.5a
soprano sax - L10.5a

alto sax
doubling of instruments - L10.8
mouthpiece pitch - L3.8 - QA3.e
transition point to Head Register - L6.6a
Overtones 1 to 16 - L6.6b

amplitude (in vibrato) - L10.3b

antinode or 'loop' of a sound wave - L1.1 - L5.2

articulation (general) - L7.1
Exercises 1 to 8 - L7.5 - L7.6 - L7.6a
four steps of - L7.3
for tone practice - L7.4a
legato - L7.5
staccato - L7.6
timing - L7.7 - L7.7b
tongue position - L7.2 - L7.4
practice schedule - L10.7 - L10.7c

arpeggio - Bb fingering L8.3b
practice schedule - L10.7 - L10.7d
Practice Routines
seventh chord arpeggios in all keys - part 1 - part 2
triad chord arpeggios in all keys - part 1 - part 2

audio
Metronome - L7.7b - L7.8
Overtones 1 to 4 - L5.4 - L5.5a - L5.7
Overtones 1 to 8 - L5.4 - L5.5a - L5.7

Ave Maria (song) - L9.8b



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B.
B
B key - Diagram
low B key - Diagram

Bb
button Bb ('bis') key - Diagram
low Bb key - Diagram
side Bb key - Diagram
fingerings - L8.3
Fingering Exercises - L8.3b
Fingering Rules 2 & 3 - L8.3a
fingering for fast passages - L8.3b

Bb- instruments - Intro 7
Transposition Table

Bach, J.S. - L9.8b

back muscles
breathing in - L4.2
blowing - L4.2a

baritone sax
doubling of instruments - L10.8
mouthpiece pitch - L3.8 - QA3.e
transition point to Head Register - L6.6a
Overtones 1 to 16 - L6.6b
reed - L3.3a

beat (timing) - L7.7 - L7.7a
metronome - L7.7b

Bell Register
oral tract - L6.3a - L6.3c
altissimo register - L10.5a
vocal (voice) - L6.2a - L6.2b

body
axis and reed alignment - L2.2b
doubling of instruments - L10.8
meditation - Intro.4
posture - L2.1 - L2.1a
resonator - L1.2

bottom lip position for embouchure - L3.5 - L3.7

brass players (oral tracts) - L6a.2

breathing
in articulation - L7.1
exercise - L4.3
breathing in - L4.2 - L7.3
blowing (breathing out) - L4.2a
during a rest - L7.5a
holding the breath during a rest - L7.5b
organic imagery - L9.5
when to take a breath - L4.4



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C.

C
fingerings - L8.2
fingering exercises - L8.2a
Fingering Rule 1 - L8.2
fingering for fast passages with Bb - L8.3b
fingering short cuts - L8.6a
low C key - Diagram
side C key - Diagram

C- instruments - Intro 7
Transposition Table

C#
alternative fingering for high C# - L8.7b
fingering short cuts - L8.6b
low C# key - Diagram

chamber - mouthpiece - L3.1

cheeks
in breathing exercise - L4.3
position for embouchure - L3.5
when blowing (breathing out) - L4.2a

chest
chest cavity - L4.1
lower chest when breathing in - L4.2

Chest Register
oral tract - L6.3a
vocal (voice) - L6.2a - L6.2b

chin
posture - L2.1a

chords - L10.7d
Practice Routines
seventh chords in all keys - part 1 - part 2
triad chords in all keys - part 1 - part 2

chromatic scale
Exercises - L8.4a
fingering - L8.5

clarinet
acoustics - L6cl.1 - L6cl.1a
benefit of Overtone Practice - L6cl.3
reed angle - L2.3
oral tract shapes - L5.1a
Overtones - L6cl.2 - L6cl.2a

clean attack in articulation - L7.2

closed pipe (acoustic system) - L6cl.1b

crotchet - note names



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D.

D
D key - Diagram
high D key - Diagram
left palm action for high D - L2.5a

"daaa", "daaadaaa" (vocalisation) - L7.1 - L7.5 - L7.5a

"daaaad", "daaaat" (vocalisation) - L7.1 - L7.5 - L7.5b

"dit", "dat", "dot" (vocalisation) - L7.1 - L7.6

"du" or "tu" (vocalisation) - L4.3

"dugudugu" (vocalisation) - L7.1a

diaphragm - L4.1
in articulation - L7.1a

dominant 7th chord
Overtones 4 to 7 - QA5.D

double tonguing - L7.1a

doubling of instruments - L10.8



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E.

E
alternative fingering for high E - L8.7
E key - Diagram
high E key - Diagram
right index finger action for high E - L2.5

Eb
low Eb key - Diagram
high Eb key - Diagram

Eb- instruments - Intro 7
Transposition Table

ear
developing a musical ear - L7.7a

elbows - posture - L2.2a

embouchure (general) - L3.5
best position of bottom lip - L3.7
lip (bottom) - L3.5
lip (upper) - QA3.B
PAVE - L1.4
pitches for unattached mouthpieces - L3.8 - QA3.e
pressure for clarinet - L3.6a
pressure for saxophone - L3.6a - L3.6b - L9.8a
in vibrato - L10.2

etudes - L8.8a - Refs.2
practice schedule - L10.7 - L10.7e
Etudes 1 - 12

experiment
by Peter Clinch of vibrations in mouth, reed and sax - L1.2
of resonator vibrations - L1.3
tongue shapes for voicing - L9.6a
voicing experiment for alternative high E, F and F# - L8.7a

"eyaeya", "yaya" (vocalisation) - L10.4



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F.

F
alternative fingering for high F - L8.7 - L8.7a
F key - Diagram
high F key - Diagram
auxiliary high F key - Diagram

F#
alternative fingering for high F - L8.7 - L8.7a
fingerings - L8.4
fingering Rule 4 - L8.4
optional high F# key - Diagram
middle finger F# - L8.4a
side F# key - Diagram - L8.4a

facing (of mouthpiece) - L3.1 - L6.3d

falsetto (voice) - L6.3a

feet (posture) - L2.1

fingering
alternative fingering for high E, F and F# - L8.7 - L8.7a
altissimo register - L10.6
Diagram - L8.1a
objective - L8.1
Rule 1 - L8.2
Rules 2 & 3 - L8.3a
Rule 4 - L8.4
Rule 5 - L8.5
fingering short cuts - L8.6a

finger
fourth finger for side F# - L8.4a
left index finger position for bis key - L8.3b
right index finger action for high E - L2.5

frequency (of vibrato) - L10.1a - L10.3b

fundamental
Bb, B, C and Db with first 8 Overtones - L5.4 - L5.4a
human perception - L5.2a
wavelength - L5.2



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G.

G
G key - Diagram

G#
G# key - Diagram
alternative G# keys - L8.6a
fingering short cuts - L8.6a

getting started - L1.5

Glotin (reed classification) - L3.2

Gounod, C.F. - L9.8b



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H.

hand
right hand side key action - L2.5

harmonic minor scale - L10.7
notation and fingering in all keys - part 1 - part 2

harness for saxophone - L2.2
adjustment - L2.2c
Klondyke harness

head - posture - L2.1

Head Register
altissimo register - L10.5a
breaking into - L6.4 - L6a
oral tract - L6.3a - L6.3c
throat flexibility - L6a.1b
vocal (voice) - L6.2a - L6.2b

"heeee", "haaaa" (vocalisation) - L8.7a

Hemke Premium (reed classification) - L3.2

"hooooo" (vocalisation) - L3.5 - L4.2a - L7.1



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I.

index finger
left index finger position for bis key - L8.3b
right index finger action for high E - L2.5

inhale
in articulation - L7.3
Organic Imagery - L9.5

intonation (problems) - L6a.1b



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J.

jaw
in breathing - L2.2c - L4.2
yawning - L4.2a
in articulation - L7.3
for embouchure - L3.5

vibrato - L10.2 - L10.3



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