Beginner Saxophone Lesson 3 : First Note Pieces for Alto Saxophone

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The first note we are going to learn is G. This is what is looks like on the page:

To play the note you need to put your left hand on the three keys shown in the picture below:

You can see and hear all the notes we learn in our Saxophone Fingering Chart, available from the Saxophone Home Page Here's what G looks like in the chart:

Now we'll play a first very simple piece, using the note G, and two of the rhythms we learned about in the Introduction to Notation lesson. Click the next button above to see and hear how it sounds,with four counts before you start playing:

Now try playing it yourself. Press play to hear the click track:

Here's another piece using the note G:

Beginners Saxophone Lessons

Beginners Saxophone Part 1
The Mouthpiece
Beginners Saxophone Part 2
Introduction to Music Notation
Beginners Saxophone Part 3
First Notes
Beginners Saxophone Part 4
New Note A
Beginners Saxophone Part 5
Three Note Tunes
Beginners Saxophone Part 6
New Note C
Beginners Saxophone Part 7
Dynamics
Beginners Saxophone Part 8
New Note F

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