Placentia, CA Saxophone Lessons

All ages, all levels, various styles including: jazz, classical, commercial/contemporary music

My services provide you with an opportunity to learn from a balance state of thinking to achieve success in your goals for the chosen instrument. Whether its technique, learning how to read both musically and literally, my teaching methods are very self reflective and introspective to provide the understanding you're looking for. All in all my sessions are very people friendly and driven to meet your needs. This helps to learn on a deeper level so that you may appreciate, learn faster and enjoy a greater sense of awareness for the fun of the music making process. I have a very warm and easy going approach with an emphasis on FUN so that we can connect to what we love to do which is make music.

I teach all ranges and ages of students, to develop technique, sound, proper hand position, articulation, and musicality. It is my goal to help every student to ultimately find their own voice with their instrument.

For my Middle School and High School students, I find preparing them to audition for Southern California Honors Band (and potentially All-State Band) to be very rewarding and a great goal. Even if they choose not to audition or don't get in, great strides are made in their playing.

Strong instrumental playing begins with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of music and the simple act of making a sound from the instrument. Students learn to play music by ear first, and are later introduced to music notation. More advanced lessons emphasize sight-reading, expression, and improvisation.

A woodwind player since age 10, Thomas has experience as a performer and teacher. His previous education has included methodology classes on teaching specific instruments, and he is available to teach intermediate and beginning saxophone lessons.

Experienced Sax Teacher of 30 years available for eager students of all experience levels and ages! I structure my lessons so students progress quickly in the direction they want to go. I specialize in rock, blues and jazz, and I use my own method for teaching which takes 10% of the usual time of most methods. I have a video that demonstrates that.

I figure out exactly where you are in your technique and knowledge of music and of the instrument. Then, I start teaching from there! For me, the goal of lessons should be the goal of the student, and I do my best to honor that!

I also encourage my advanced Jr. High and High School students to audition for various honor groups throughout California such as SCSBOA, CBDA, etc. With my background in these groups, I can effectively help my students prepare for the best audition they can do.

Students will receive one-on-one private instruction on saxophone, and will be able to learn various playing techniques in order to develop their skill and sound.

I have been teaching lessons for 3 years now, and I have been able to teach students what they need to be playing and what they want to play. I will help improve your skills as a Saxophonist to make it easy and fun when it comes to practicing, note reading, ear training, music theory, and more. I will make you into a great musician that your friends and family will want to hear. Let's get started!

The most important part of lessons is to have fun! I gear my lessons towards the interests of my students, so they can learn to play the saxophone by learning songs they want to work on. If a student of mine is unsure about what direction to go in, no problem! I have lots of ideas for directions we can go in- jazz, funk, pop, r&b, reading music, learning how to improvise, learning to play by ear, etc.

Learn the basics of the saxophone and learn your favorite repertoire from jazz to become a sassy sax player.

Prepare yourself for big band music, jazz combo, and sax quintets!