Developing a Great Saxophone Sound: Power, Focus, and Flexibility – 10 Week Online Class
A Africa Event on 2021-01-14 18:00:00
Thursdays, 6 – 7:30 pm, 1/14 – 3/18 (10 weeks)
Please Note: All Listed Classes and Workshops are Pacific Time. This course will be conducted live via video conferencing. A computer or other device with a webcam and microphone and a reliable internet connection is required. Log-in information will be sent to students before the first class meeting!
This class will help you develop a great saxophone sound through tone exercises; an efficient, relaxed embouchure; and airflow fundamentals. It will also explore what makes an individual saxophone setup work, covering reeds, mouthpiece, ligatures, horns, and more. All topics will be put into practice, playing both ballads and up-tempo tunes.
Prerequisites: chromatic, major and minor scale proficiency.
Required text: A Complete Approach to Sound for the Modern Saxophonist by Ben Britton. (Please purchase class texts from your preferred online retailer).
Instructor: Tony Peebles
MM Jazz Performance (Saxophone), University of the Arts in Philadelphia; BA Music (Theory), University of Pennsylvania. Featured soloist on Grammy-winning album “PMO” by Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Performed with Fred Wesley, Lenny Williams, Tommy Igoe, Karl Perazzo, Kenny Washington, John Lee Hooker Jr., Doc Severinson. Toured Europe, Africa, South America, and Australia with reggae legend Don Carlos and New Zealand’s Katchafire.
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2087 Addison Sreet
Berkeley, United States
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