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Discover the saxophone on these pages. Read about the instrument's use in jazz, listen to extracts from Ravel's Bolero, and watch films demonstrating various saxophone techniques such as key clicks, growling, glissandi and air notes.
This page includes video tutorials about how to compose effectively for the saxophone.
Saxophonist for the Philharmonia, David Roache, explains and demonstrates a number of helpful tips from the perspective of a experienced player.
This film includes advice about balancing dynamics, tessituras, slurring downwards and more.
David Roache's tips and tricks on saxophone writing continues...
more tips including...across registers, oboe-like writing, minimalism, melodic writing, low pianissimo and more...
