Pedagogy
| First Saxophone Lessons* |
Citation: Vol. 62 No. 7 2002
Author: Fredrick L. Hemke and David Demsey
Title: First Lessons on Saxophone
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Make sure the student has a good mouthpiece.
Make sure student has proper embouchure.
To little or to much mouthpiece can effect the sound production dramatically.
Author: Fredrick L. Hemke and David Demsey
Title: First Lessons on Saxophone
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Make sure the student has a good mouthpiece.
Make sure student has proper embouchure.
To little or to much mouthpiece can effect the sound production dramatically.
| Essential Saxophone Basics * |
Citation: Vol. 59 No. 1 2004
Author: Jeremy Polk
Title: The Essential Saxophone Basics
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Too many students want to play saxophone.
The reed rests on the flesh of the lower lip.
It is easier to introduce vibrato early.
Author: Jeremy Polk
Title: The Essential Saxophone Basics
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Too many students want to play saxophone.
The reed rests on the flesh of the lower lip.
It is easier to introduce vibrato early.
| Development and Validation of a Rating Scale for Wind Jazz Improvisation Performance |
CItation: Vol. 57, No. 3, 2009
Article Title: Development and Validation of a Rating Scale for Wind Jazz Improvisation Performance
Author: Derek T. Smith
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Journal of Research in Music Education
Jazz is progressing throughout time.
This was an improvisation and jazz scale study.
Jazz is becoming more popular in schools.
Article Title: Development and Validation of a Rating Scale for Wind Jazz Improvisation Performance
Author: Derek T. Smith
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Journal of Research in Music Education
Jazz is progressing throughout time.
This was an improvisation and jazz scale study.
Jazz is becoming more popular in schools.
| Himie Voxman: His Contributions to Music Education |
Citation: Vol. 17, No. 3, 1996
Article Title: Himie Voxman: His Contributions to Music Education
Author: Bruce Gleason
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Bulletin of Historical Reasearch in Muisc Education
Vpxman wrote method books.
He played many instruments.
He was a music educator.
Article Title: Himie Voxman: His Contributions to Music Education
Author: Bruce Gleason
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Bulletin of Historical Reasearch in Muisc Education
Vpxman wrote method books.
He played many instruments.
He was a music educator.
| Instrumental Music for Special Learners |
Citation: Vol. 87, No. 4, 2001
Article Title: Instrumental Music for Special Learners
Author: Stephen F. Zdzinski
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Music Educators Journal
It is uncommon for a special needs child to be in band.
Modifications need to be made for special needs children.
Students who are mentally challenged are encouraged to play valved brass, single reed woodwinds, and percussion instruments.
Article Title: Instrumental Music for Special Learners
Author: Stephen F. Zdzinski
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Music Educators Journal
It is uncommon for a special needs child to be in band.
Modifications need to be made for special needs children.
Students who are mentally challenged are encouraged to play valved brass, single reed woodwinds, and percussion instruments.
Performance
| A Distictive Saxophone Tone* |
Citation: Vol. 66 No. 8 2012
Author: Sean Murphy
Title: A Distictive Tone on Saxophone
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Embouchure formation is very important in tone production.
To much reed mutes the sound.
Finding the proper lower lip amount can be difficult.
Author: Sean Murphy
Title: A Distictive Tone on Saxophone
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Embouchure formation is very important in tone production.
To much reed mutes the sound.
Finding the proper lower lip amount can be difficult.
| Saxophone Warm Ups * |
Citation: Vol. 65 No. 6 2011
Author: Sean Murphy
Title: Saxophone Warm Ups
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Students can add mouthpiece playing into their warm ups.
There are many benefits to using the overtone series.
Students need to work on finger cordination.
Author: Sean Murphy
Title: Saxophone Warm Ups
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Students can add mouthpiece playing into their warm ups.
There are many benefits to using the overtone series.
Students need to work on finger cordination.
| Effective Practice: An Investigation of Observed Practice Behaviors, Self-Reported PracticeHabits, and the Performance Achievement of High School Wind Players |
Citation: Vol. 55, No. 4, 2007
Article Title: Effective Practice: An Investigation of Observed Practice Behaviors, Self-Reported PracticeHabits, and the Performance Achievement of High School Wind Players
Author: Peter Miksza
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Journal of Research in Music Education
This was a study on practice habits.
There have been concepts perposed to help make practice more deliberate.
Practice sessions were recorded.
Article Title: Effective Practice: An Investigation of Observed Practice Behaviors, Self-Reported PracticeHabits, and the Performance Achievement of High School Wind Players
Author: Peter Miksza
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Journal of Research in Music Education
This was a study on practice habits.
There have been concepts perposed to help make practice more deliberate.
Practice sessions were recorded.
| Swing Ratios and Ensemble Timing in Jazz Performance: Evidence for a Common Rhythmic Pattern |
Citation: Vol. 19, No. 3, 2002
Article Title: Swing Ratios and Ensemble Timing in Jazz Performance: Evidence for a Common Rhythmic Pattern
Author: Anders Friberg, Andreas Sundström
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Swing is eighth notes played in a long short pattern.
The rhythm is not given in the score they player has to determine it.
The study was to compare jazz timing and swing and ensemble timing.
Article Title: Swing Ratios and Ensemble Timing in Jazz Performance: Evidence for a Common Rhythmic Pattern
Author: Anders Friberg, Andreas Sundström
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Swing is eighth notes played in a long short pattern.
The rhythm is not given in the score they player has to determine it.
The study was to compare jazz timing and swing and ensemble timing.
Reeds
| Caring For Single Reeds* |
Citation: Vol. 68 No. 5 2013
Author: Andrew J. Allen
Title: Caring for Single Reeds
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Cheap reeds can cause problems.
Reeds last longer if they are broken in.
The reed must be properly stored to keep from breaking and warping.
Author: Andrew J. Allen
Title: Caring for Single Reeds
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
Cheap reeds can cause problems.
Reeds last longer if they are broken in.
The reed must be properly stored to keep from breaking and warping.
| 19th-Century Amateur Music Societies in France and the Changes of Instrument Construction |
Citation: Vol. 57, 2004
Article Title: 19th-Century Amateur Music Societies in France and the Changes of Instrument Construction: Their Evolution Caught between Passivity and Progress
Author: Jean-Yves Rauline
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal
The reed is seen like a cello bow.
Air makes the reed vibrate, producing the sound.
The octaves are controlled by the octave key.
Article Title: 19th-Century Amateur Music Societies in France and the Changes of Instrument Construction: Their Evolution Caught between Passivity and Progress
Author: Jean-Yves Rauline
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal
The reed is seen like a cello bow.
Air makes the reed vibrate, producing the sound.
The octaves are controlled by the octave key.
| Effect of Interactive Multimedia Computing on Young Saxophonists' Achievement and Attitude |
Citation: Vol. 46, No. 1, 1998
Article Title: Effect of Interactive Multimedia Computing on Young Saxophonists' Achievement and Attitude
Author: Evelyn K. Orman
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Journal of Research in Music Education
There is a handbook made on how to adjust reeds.
Band directors do not cover reeds real well.
Directors are doing well at teaching student to be good performers.
Article Title: Effect of Interactive Multimedia Computing on Young Saxophonists' Achievement and Attitude
Author: Evelyn K. Orman
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Journal of Research in Music Education
There is a handbook made on how to adjust reeds.
Band directors do not cover reeds real well.
Directors are doing well at teaching student to be good performers.
Mouthpieces
| Medical Research in Music: Foundation for a Theory of Music Instruction |
Citation: No. 85, 1985
Article Title: Medical Research in Music: Foundation for a Theory of Music Instruction
Author: Robert M. Dawley
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Bulletin of the Council for Reasearch in Music Education
Saxophone and clarinets use single reed mouthpieces.
Study was for medical sciences concerning musical learning.
Music educators have been attacked verbally.
Article Title: Medical Research in Music: Foundation for a Theory of Music Instruction
Author: Robert M. Dawley
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Bulletin of the Council for Reasearch in Music Education
Saxophone and clarinets use single reed mouthpieces.
Study was for medical sciences concerning musical learning.
Music educators have been attacked verbally.
| Health and Safety in the Instrumental Music Class |
Citation: Vol. 47, No. 4, 1961
Article Title: Health and Safety in the Instrumental Music Class
Author: John K. Koehler
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Music Educators Journal
Teacher must know a little about health and safety.
Small children should not be given big instruments.
Mouthpieces must be washed regularly.
Article Title: Health and Safety in the Instrumental Music Class
Author: John K. Koehler
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Music Educators Journal
Teacher must know a little about health and safety.
Small children should not be given big instruments.
Mouthpieces must be washed regularly.
Instruments
| Modern Saxophone |
Citation: Vol. 128, No. 1731, 1987
Article Title: Modern Saxophone
Author: Niall O'Loughlin
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Musical Times
Jaques Wilburger puts out new techniques.
There is great rhythmic diversity.
The fast sections are full of awkward runs.
Article Title: Modern Saxophone
Author: Niall O'Loughlin
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Musical Times
Jaques Wilburger puts out new techniques.
There is great rhythmic diversity.
The fast sections are full of awkward runs.
| Saxophone Manufacture in Italy: A Short Survey |
Citation: Vol. 58, 2005
Article Title: Saxophone Manufacture in Italy: A Short Survey
Author: Emanuele Raganato
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal
Gus Beuscher made the first prototype for Conn.
Ferdinando Roth was the first to produce Adolf Sax's instruments.
Wenzel Stowasser was the best known craftsmen.
Article Title: Saxophone Manufacture in Italy: A Short Survey
Author: Emanuele Raganato
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal
Gus Beuscher made the first prototype for Conn.
Ferdinando Roth was the first to produce Adolf Sax's instruments.
Wenzel Stowasser was the best known craftsmen.
| The Sistema Brevettato Delle Piane Saxophone |
Citation: Vol. 59, 2006
Article Title: The Sistema Brevettato Delle Piane Saxophone
Author: Emanuele Raganato
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal
This saxophone was made with an extra octave.
This company has one of the most inovative and inventive makers of saxophones.
This saxophone made fast passages easier to play.
Article Title: The Sistema Brevettato Delle Piane Saxophone
Author: Emanuele Raganato
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal
This saxophone was made with an extra octave.
This company has one of the most inovative and inventive makers of saxophones.
This saxophone made fast passages easier to play.
Other Fun Information
| Saxophone Wisdom* |
Citation: Vol. 68 No. 8 2014
Author: Rich Breske
Title: Saxophone Wisdom from Eugene Rousseau
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
There are five elements to a proper embouchure.
Young students have a hard time blending.
Having all students play on the same model mouthpiece can help bring the section together.
Author: Rich Breske
Title: Saxophone Wisdom from Eugene Rousseau
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: The Instrumentalist
There are five elements to a proper embouchure.
Young students have a hard time blending.
Having all students play on the same model mouthpiece can help bring the section together.
| A Personal Approach to Contemporary Jazz: Works for Saxophone and Computer-Controlled |
Citation: Vol. 6, 1996
Article Title: A Personal Approach to Contemporary Jazz: Works for Saxophone and Computer-Controlled Electronics
Author: Neil Leonard, III
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Leonardo Music Journal
Cuba has been a big influence in jazz music since 1900.
Researcher uses drum machine to make rhythms then does them on a real drum.
Polyrhythmic improvisations can be made through automation.
Article Title: A Personal Approach to Contemporary Jazz: Works for Saxophone and Computer-Controlled Electronics
Author: Neil Leonard, III
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Leonardo Music Journal
Cuba has been a big influence in jazz music since 1900.
Researcher uses drum machine to make rhythms then does them on a real drum.
Polyrhythmic improvisations can be made through automation.
| Music Education as Liberatory Practice: Exploring the Ideas of Milan Kundera |
Citation: Vol. 9, No. 2, 2001
Article Title: Music Education as Liberatory Practice: Exploring the Ideas of Milan Kundera
Author: Randall Everett Allsup
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Philosophy of Music Education Review
Music education is located with a critical and hypothetical stance.
It is strange to talk about Beethoven in our post-modern age.
There is more to teaching music than making a culturally apropriate curriculum.
Article Title: Music Education as Liberatory Practice: Exploring the Ideas of Milan Kundera
Author: Randall Everett Allsup
Instrument: Saxophone
Journal: Philosophy of Music Education Review
Music education is located with a critical and hypothetical stance.
It is strange to talk about Beethoven in our post-modern age.
There is more to teaching music than making a culturally apropriate curriculum.
