October 21 - Live Masterclass
That Rhythm Thing, Part 1
When you sign up to the Annual Membership at SAXOPHONE Studies, you then have access to the monthly Live Masterclasses from Matthew.
As well as a new class each month, you can also access the back catalogue of previous classes which have all been recorded and edited.
"This is a really effective learning module. Really satisfying progress in a short time. Highly recommended!"
- Clive Heaton
Contents
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Start1 - Introduction To The Class (0:30)
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Start2 - A Common Misconception (0:37)
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Start3 - A Story About The Importance Of Rhythm (1:00)
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Start4 - Introduction To The 1st Exercise (1:09)
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Start5 - Exercise 1 (1:09)
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Start6 - What Was Your Stategy? (0:21)
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Start7 - Exercise 2 (1:00)
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Start8 - Did That Help? (0:14)
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Start9 - Try This Out (1:03)
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Start10 - You Can Also Think About This (0:21)
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Start11 - Now Try It With The Click (0:43)
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Start12 - How Was That? (0:27)
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Start13 - Introduction To The Next Exercise (0:47)
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Start14 - Here’s How I Approach The Exercise (0:47)
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Start15 - Here’s My Example (0:42)
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Start16 - Now It’s Your Turn (0:41)
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Start17 - About That Exercise & This Whole Class (0:45)
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Start18 - If You’re Confused About The Speed & The Exercise (0:41)
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Start19 - Introduction To The Next Exercise (0:49)
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Start20 - Here We Go (0:47)
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Start21 - Struggling At This Point? (0:34)
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Start22 - Let’s Make Things Harder (0:32)
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Start23 - Here We Go (0:56)
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Start24 - More Sub Divisions & Some Fallibility (0:59)
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Start25 - Moving The Click To The 2 (0:59)
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Start26 - A Reminder Why We’re Doing This (0:33)
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Start27 - Add In Your Feet! (1:13)
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Start28 - Try This (0:54)
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Start29 - Now You Can Do That (1:01)
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Start30 - Co-ordinate This! (0:45)
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Start31 - Now Try Minims (Half Notes) (0:47)
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Start32 - And Now Crotchets (Quarter Notes) (0:42)
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Start33 - And Now Quavers (8th Notes) (0:37)
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Start34 - Now A Scale (0:48)
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Start35 - A Further Practice Suggestion (0:39)
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Start36 - The 1+ (1:03)
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Start37 - The 2+ (0:18)
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Start38 - The 3+ (0:14)
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Start39 - The 4+ (0:20)
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Start40 - The 1+ With Your Instrument (1:03)
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Start41 - If You Struggled With That (0:36)
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Start42 - And If You’re Still Struggling (0:24)
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Start43 - The 2+ With Your Instruments (0:30)
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Start44 - One More Tip To Help With Coming In On The (0:49)
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Start45 - Carrying On (0:46)
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Start46 - All The “Ands” (0:51)
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Start47 - Did You Do This? (0:22)
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Start48 - The Final Exercise (1:02)
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Start49 - Your Turn (0:28)
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Start50 - A Shared Conversation, Part 1 (1:38)
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Start51 The Conversation, Part 2 (1:23)
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Start52 - The Groove Is In All Music (1:02)
Meet Your Tutor
Hi! I’m Matthew Smith, the owner of SAXOPHONE Studies, where sax players come to learn how to create incredible sounds.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with the sound the saxophone makes. From the first time I heard Coleman Hawkins 'growl', I just knew I had to enter this amazing world of sound.
I picked up a saxophone for the first time in 1992, started performing professionally in 1994, and have been teaching since 2000.
Since opening the doors to my online classroom, I’ve had the great pleasure of connecting with adults at all stages of their saxophone playing journey. Some already play, others are returning to their practise after a 20, 30, or 40+ year hiatus, while others are following an unexplainable desire to pick up the instrument for the very first time.
My goal is to break learning to play the saxophone down into simple, step-by-step lessons that develop your technique at the same time as building your confidence.