I got these great sheets from Ben Wendel (of Kneebody) who’s an old Eastman student of Raymon’s. The first sheet shows 1) the harmonic series for Saxophone 2) the harmonic tendencies for Saxophone, Clarinet, and Flute, (those are the weird liny-charty things) and 3) 9 exercises for practicing the harmonic series. The second sheet shows [...]

**There has been an update to the All-State Middle School Etude for Saxophone.  I’ve made the appropriate changes below** Here are links to the GMEA website resources for All-State Band audition material for Middle and High schools. Rules & Regs Applications All-State Middle School Band - 6th through 8th Grades: Alto Saxophone (Etudes/Scales) Tenor Saxophone (Etudes/Scales) [...]

Throughout my educational experience there’s always been this looming question: How do I improve my tone?  Now, this can mean a myriad of things for many different people.  For the beginner, it can mean “How can I project more?”, “How do I get better intonation?”, “How can I stop squeaking?”, etc.  For the seasoned veteran, [...]