Faster Fingers : Improving Saxophone Technique

Simple and effective ways to examine your technique, and achieve fast, easy results when practicing.
Play more consistently by focusing on these few items, which support precision, economy of motion, and physical health!

0:00 - 0:30 - Intro
0:31 - 1:08 - Finger Placement
1:08 - 1:50 - Finger Shape
1:51 - 2:21 - Thumb Placement
2:22 - 3:15 - Wrist Alignment
3:16 - 4:20 - In Practice
4:12 - 4:59 - Performance Clip

What I use:
Yamaha YAS-875EX-GP
Rousseau ER50 Custom (https://tinyurl.com/mtsmxpmh)
Rousseau NC4 (https://tinyurl.com/yc33k2ke)
D'Addario Reserve 3.0+ (https://tinyurl.com/mwas4hk4)
Breathtaking Neck Strap (https://tinyurl.com/yc64vm3c)
JazzLab Neck Strap (https://jazzlab.com/en/saxholder/)
Boston Sax Shop Ambassador Case (https://tinyurl.com/22hpz9yy)

Music Featured:
Takashi Yoshimatsu
Fazil Say
Scales. Lots of scales.

Live performance: Fazil Say, Suite
Stephen Page, Saxophone
Alex Maynegre, Piano


Dr. Stephen C. Page
Associate Professor of Saxophone
The University of Texas at Austin
Butler School of Music

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