The Philharmonia's Saxophone site - Articles, videos, sounds, and more. Use the menu on the left to explore
Sax on the Web - A great deal of information , fairly well organized
The Sax Shed - Study tools, Interviews, Articles and more
SoundJunction.org - Tons of neat stuff here covering all aspects of music. Go! Explore! Enjoy!
Sound Junction's Saxophone page - When you're done you can explore the other instruments too!
Fingering Chart - Because wrong notes turn your director's hair gray!
Saxophone Care - Keep your instrument ship-shape
Saxophone Care (advanced) - Is everything working correctly?
Tips for improving your playing - From the Texas School Music Project
How to develop your Vibrato - From Sax on the Web
Sax Questions Answered - Scroll down to the "Articles" section (semi-commercial)
Sax on the Web - Tips and Lessons
A comprehensive guide to Saxophone playing - From Conn-Selmer (.pdf)
A comprehensive guide to Saxophone playing - From Southern Music and David Hite
Can't get a private teacher but serious about improving? See Here! - Scroll down to lessons. Each individual
lesson is available as a .pdf download.
Even more saxophone lessons, tricks, and tips - From Ryan Fraser
Help! I'm switching to/trying out the Tenor Sax! - Never fear, TenorSaxophone.us is here!
General
Use a metronome while you practice / Like this one better? - Online Metronome
Practice sight reading rhythms to become a better rhythm reader - PracticeSightReading.com
Staying Motivated - Good advice for everyone (not just trombonists) (.pdf file)
You play a wind instrument, not a breeze instrument! - Build your breathing abilities (.pdf file)
Dealing with Performance Anxiety - Sweaty palms? Shaky hands? Dry mouth? We've all been there...
Alexander Technique for musicians - Several articles relating to being a healthier player
General
MusicTheory.net - Several Lessons and Trainers to help you improve your theory skills
Key signatures
Practice naming key signatures - Musictheory.net's Key Signature Trainer
Learn key signatures using the Circle of Fifths - Circle of Fifths lessons
Intervals
What are intervals? - Learn about intervals
Interval "tune" chart - Learn to hear intervals using popular songs (.pdf)
Practice identifing the intervals - Musictheory.net's Interval Trainer
Interactive Ear Trainer - Ear Training helps build strong musicians who play in tune
Scales and chords
Learn the basics of scale and chord building - See under "lessons" @ Musictheory.net
Terms
What does that word mean? - Virgina Tech's Multimedia Dictionary
Music Translator - Can't read German, French, Italian, Russian and Spanish? No worries!
Compose (write) your own music
Using the computer - Free Finale Notepad Software
Using staff paper - Print your own staff paper
YoungComposers.com - A forum for developing composers
Saxophone History
Saxophone History (video) - From Selmer Alternate Link
Saxophone History - Includes audio clips! - From Johnny Ferreira
The History of the Saxophone - Invented by guess who? Adolphe Sax!
Learn about Adolphe Sax - The Inventor of the Saxophone
A short history of all the instruments - Thinkquest
Science
The Physics of Music - You create it in band every day...and your science teacher doesn't even know!
Saxophone acoustics - Not for the weak of brain...
The Science of Music - Check out their questions, movies, and exhibits! Exploratorium.edu
Watch an experimental instrument builder - Exploratorium video
Other
How saxophones are made (video) - From Selmer Alternate Link
The Saxophone Family - Descriptions, pictures, and sound clips of the clarinet family tree
Historic Saxophone Ads - From the SaxGourmet
Perfect Pitch - Baseball meets band and orchestra!
The Celebrity Band - Find out which famous celebrities play your instrument!
Famous Saxophone players - Goto "Interviews" on the left (also see Ferreira's great history site)
Artist and Composer Biographies - From 8notes.com
Music Professions - There are over 120 jobs in the music business, find out about them!
Multimedia Audio and Video
Jazz Saxophone Radio - Just click on "Saxophone Jazz" courtesy of Accu Radio
Alto Saxophone Soundclips - All sax all the time
Tenor Saxophone Soundclips - A little bit of everything
From the 50 Yard Line - A documentary about Marching Band...just waiting for the DVD!
Band: The Movie - Hope the movie is as funny as the trailer!
Forum
A forum for band members - Hosted at Tales From Band Camp.com
Jokes and Humor
Band Humor and Quotes - One of the best I've ever found...may it live forever!
Band Weapons of Mass Destruction - and other jokes...
Instrument Jokes - A collection of jokes for all the instruments
Dr. Duck's Music Jokes - Another collection of music jokes (Notice: This is LARGE and takes time to load)
More band humor - Yep, band certainly provides a lot of funny moments!
Comic Strips
Tales From Band Camp - A weekly comic strip
Halftime - Another comic strip - (if the page doesn't work here is the old site)
Stores (Always have your parents make Internet purchases)
CafePress.com - Just search for your instrument, band, etc
BandNerd.com - A nice selection of shirts
Miscellaneous
Virtual Sax - Defies description
The Vegetable Orchestra - Yes, I said the Vegetable Orchestra...
