Playing the Saxophone Video (DVD)

Calling all amateur saxophone players! This ninety-three minute long, informational DVD shows professional sax player Pete Thomas giving some of his expert tips to beginner alto saxophone players. Pete Thomas has worked with the musicians: Elton John, Joe Jackson, and Fats Domino during his career as a professional saxophone player. Mr. Thomas gives advice like how to put together the saxophone correctly, how to hold the instrument properly, how to blow properly, and how to finger notes, improvise songs, play the blues and much more. At the very end, Pete Thomas performs with his saxophone. This excellent and engaging video is just right for the amateur saxophone player, music students, and band students. It would also be a interesting watch for most music classrooms studying the saxophone and for music instructors to watch to realize any new techniques for helping out their students learn how to play the saxophone.