Reading The Notes

This online lesson covers lesson 11 on page 5 of Essential Elements For Band Alto Saxophone Book 1. In this lesson, the note names are no longer given and students will practice reading the notes on the staff.

• Practice playing notes G, A, B, C and D

• Practice reading, counting and playing quarter notes and quarter rests with the metronome

• Introduction of the treble clef

• Introduction of the time signature

This course is taught by Chris Ogden, an Alto Saxophone studio instructor located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Click here to schedule a private online lesson with Chris in our video conferencing center.

Students will need to purchase their own copy of this book to follow along with these lessons.