The Philharmonia's Saxophone site - Articles, videos, sounds, and more. Use the menu on the left to explore
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 Basics - Good review for players of all ages (.pdf)
Saxophone Basics (video) - Good review for players of all ages
Saxophone Warm-ups - Accept the "terms" and download - A great routine for developing players
Saxophone Care (video) - Because an instrument that doesn't work is like a speaker that doesn't play music!
Saxophone Care - Keep your instrument ship-shape
Tips for improving your playing - From the Texas School Music Project
Sax Questions Answered - Scroll down to the "Articles" section (semi-commercial)
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)
Notes and key signatures
Name the notes - Musictheory.net's Note Name Trainer
Speed up your note naming and fingering abilities - Music Racer
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
Practice identifing the intervals - Musictheory.net's Interval Trainer
Scales
Learn how to build a major scale - Musictheory.net's Major Scale Tutorial
Terms
What does that word mean? - Virgina Tech's Multimedia Dictionary
Compose (write) your own music
Using the computer - Free Finale Notepad Software
Using staff paper - Print your own staff paper
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!
A short history of all the instruments - Thinkquest
Science
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
All about the orchestra, instruments, composers, and more! - New York Philharmonic Kids Site
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 - Read about some of the jobs you might enjoy
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
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)
Miscellaneous
Virtual Sax - Defies description
The Vegetable Orchestra - Yes, I said the Vegetable Orchestra...
