Equipment. Purchasing a saxophone ; Mouthpieces ; Selecting and adjusting reeds ; Ligatures ; Neck straps ; The well-equipped saxophonist
Repairing saxophones. Basic maintenance checklist ; Repairs ; Troubleshooting ; Key corking ; Corking the neck ; Neck and body adjustment ; Mechanism adjustments ; Binding keys or rods ; Adjusting or replacing needle springs ; Pad replacement ; Key assembly order ; Key heights
Tone. Breathing ; Embouchure ; Throat shapes ; Tapering ; Creating dark and bright timbres ; Neck and mouthpiece practice ; Vibrato ; Jazz vs. classical vibrato ; Vibrato development exercises ; Intonation ; The extended range ; Introduction to the overtone series ; The overtone series ; Building flexibility ; Extended range fingering chart
Technique. Posture ; Hand position ; Fingering chart ; Trills ; Half-step trill chart ; Whole-step trill chart ; Trill exercises for technique development ; Low and high registers ; Low register study ; High register study ; Articulation ; Practice
Practice and preparation. Contemporary repertoire ; Creative practice ; Practice room tips ; Presenting a recital ; Jazz style basics
Appendix. Resources. Saxophone pedagogy ; Saxophone repair ; Overtones and altissimo ; Saxophone history.
