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4 saxophone teachers in New York

Nathan - Ridgewood, NY78€

78€Saxophone, clarinet, and flute lessons. Learn to use your ear and improvise, compose, and read!

As a teacher, I always try to focus on what the student is passionate about, while keeping in mind their weaknesses or aversions. When I was a student, the most profound growth I experienced was when I was fully engaged in the act of music making. I want to guide my students along a path to fall in love with music, whatever form that may come in. I know this will be much more valuable than any technique or song I could ever teach them. While I know this is the goal, I am also aware that this won’t happen with every student. Often this process happens further down the line. In those cases I just want them to get the most they can out of music, and enjoy the process of growing as a musician and a person. It is very important to me to teach music to a diverse community of students. This is how I grew up learning music, and it truly is a way of bringing communities together. It has also been my privilege as a teacher to serve many underprivileged communities (as a part of Oakland Summer music, and Oakland Public Conservatory), as I believe everyone deserves access to quality music education. In my private or group lessons, I like to first gauge the students’ listening habits and any music they are listening to. In my experience with younger students, many of them have yet to start listening to music on their own. I try to provide them a space to just listen to music. This way we can work on their technique through music they already enjoy. I will often have them learn songs by ear while also working on some fundamentals such as scales or tonging. We would also work on whatever weaknesses the student may have in their own public music programs or in their other music making. Often that is reading, ear training, or general lack of knowledge. I am always happy to work on these things in a patient but challenging manner. While improvement is the goal, I know first hand that failure is an important and essential part of the learning process.

Jazz music · Saxophone · Clarinet

Chris - Astoria, NY80€

80€Woodwind Performance, Improvisation, Jazz Composition, and Music Theory with Chris

Chris is a New York City-based multi-instrumentalist. A passionate composer and improviser, he has performed as a leader and sideman throughout New York, Boston, Colorado and abroad over the past 15 years. Chris attended the Manhattan School of Music (MM ‘25) and the New England Conservatory of Music (BM ‘23). He has taught privately and within public schools over the past eight years, and loves to help students cultivate their passion for music and instrumental performance. Students can choose to focus entirely on their instrument (saxophone, clarinet, and flute), or can specifically study improvisation, jazz composition, music theory, and ear training. While primarily a jazz musician, Chris is trained in a wide variety of musics including classical, which he diligently studied on the clarinet; popular music and R&B; and world musics, including Brazilian (Choro/Bossa/Samba), Latin-American (Bomba/Timba/Rumba), and West-African styles (Agbekor/Gahu). Some of Chris's many accomplishments include being recognized as a YoungArts Jazz Performance winner for four years in a row; performing abroad in Europe with the inaugural NYO Jazz Band, receiving a Community Performances and Partnerships Ensemble Fellowship at New England Conservatory, and also receiving the George Whitefield Chadwick Medal of musical and academic performance. Chris emphasizes a teaching approach that prioritizes connecting with the student and engaging them in what they’re specifically interested in, while also covering the fundamentals essential to developing ones skills on their instrument or in their field of study. He offers lessons in person, primarily at students's personal residences, and also online via Zoom, Google Meet, or FaceTime (although in person is highly recommended).

Saxophone · Clarinet · Transverse flute

David - Egypt13€

13€Learn saxophone playing by ear and the basics of musical notation.

Learning the saxophone by ear, including the basics and fundamentals of musical notation. Learning keyboard playing and understanding its theories for beginners, which qualifies you to play with small bands. 8 years of experience playing the saxophone 15 years of experience playing the keyboard Two years of experience in teaching saxophone 8 years of experience in keyboard training

Children's music · Jazz music

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Ben - Brooklyn, NY52€

52€Learn Music Lessons on Saxophone, Clarinet, or Flue

Learn sax, clarinet, or flute. Ben uses an individualized practice plan for every lesson that caters to the students’ needs. Lessons cater to the student's needs. The curriculum includes the following array of skills: Instrumental technique, improvisation, composition, and repertoire building of both jazz and classical pieces. Many of Ben’s students have gone on to study at music schools. Some have even become professional musicians! Currently, all lessons are taught on "Zoom."

Saxophone · Clarinet · Flute (recorder)

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Alex - Tenafly, NJ, United States56€

56€Private Clarinet, Flute & Saxophone lessons ONLINE

I teach the clarinet, flute and saxophone for more than 30 years and proudly can say that I helped to improve and gave a new professional path to the hundreds of students in US and overseas. I am holding a Master’s degree from St. Petersburg State Conservatory (Russia), where I studied clarinet and saxophone. St. Petersburg State Conservatory, where I picked up saxophone in addition to studying clarinet. Simultaneously, I worked as a principal clarinetist at the St.Peterburg Symphony Orchestra. Not long after, I won second place in the All-Union USSR Clarinet Competition. Upon graduating from the Conservatory, I worked as the principal clarinetist in Kiev’s State Opera House and soon after was offered a position as a clarinet and saxophone professor at my alma mater, Kiev State R.M. Gliere Higher College of Music. If you want to learn to play the clarinet, flute or saxophone - and more so if your daughter or son does - the most promising way is to find a good teacher and take lessons. Learning to play a musical instrument like the clarinet, flute or saxophone is more than an intellectual process, that you may manage by abstract learning. Very much alike when learning to play the instruments there are a lot of things (how to sit, hold the instrument, your embouchure, how to breathe and move relaxed, how to control a tone) to train simultaneously and these things ought to be checked. The beginning can be difficult, and you can do a lot of things really wrong (and get used to that). Especially for the first hours it is worth to have a good teacher. I am looking forward to teaching you music!

Clarinet · Flute (recorder) · Saxophone

Elijah - London, United Kingdom55€

55€Music Lessons- Flute, Saxophone, Voice and Music Theory

Whether it's your first time learning, or you're looking to pick up an old skill, look no further! I specialise in Saxophone, Flute and Singing, but I am happy to provide any help thats needed. I am also able to help with any GCSE Tuition, including Music Theory.

Woodwinds · Music theory lessons · Voice (music)

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Steve - Nottingham, United KingdomRecently active36€

36€Improvisation for beginners and intermediates (any instrument)

Trusted teacher: Would you classify improvisation as composition or performance? Well actually it is both! When you improvise you are composing music on the spot, performing what you have made up at the same time as you have composed it. For many people improvisation is a scary word and having to improvise in a group or band is an alarming prospect. However, this really does not need to be the case. As long as you have a basic knowledge of how to play your instrument you will be able to improvise. Once you know the principle of how chords are formed you will soon be improvising with ease. The key to success is understanding chords. Once you know how chords are formed and know what notes make up a few chords you will be well on your way towards being able to improvise. We will, therefore, start by ensuring a firm knowledge of certain chords. After this we will progress to improvising a simple melody over the top of these chords. The next stage is to start using notes that are not in the chord. The process is then open ended with emphasis on developing the melody. If you play a keyboard instrument you will be able to improvise your own pieces and be able to entertain your friends at a moments notice. On the other hand if you play in a band or a group you will be well equipped to do a real 'jam' session. Whether you play a single line instrument (flute, saxophone, trumpet, violin etc.) or keyboard instruments, this class is for you.

Music composition · Jazz music · Music theory

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Estela - The Hague, NetherlandsRecently active46€

46€Saxophone Lessons – From Beginner to Advanced levels

Trusted teacher: Have you always wanted to learn the saxophone or take your playing to the next level? I’m a classically trained saxophonist (and violist) with a passion for teaching and a diverse background that includes world music, music theory, and history. ✨ Why learn with me? -Lessons tailored to your goals and musical interests -Supportive, inspiring approach for all ages and levels -Explore not just technique, but also the rich world of music theory & history Whether you’re picking up the saxophone for the very first time or refining your artistry, I’ll help you grow as a confident, well-rounded musician — all while keeping the journey enjoyable. 📩 Let’s talk! Share your musical interests and aspirations, and let’s create a learning path that excites you. 👉 Ready to start? Your musical journey begins here.

Saxophone

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Daniel - Paris, France29€

29€Learn Solfège, improvisation, composition and harmony

Trusted teacher: I am a multi-instrumentalist (saxophone, transverse flute, keyboard), composer and arranger (SACEM member since 2012), excellent improviser. This course will allow you quickly, whatever your instrument and your technical level, to understand and master the chord sequences and the articulation of musical language according to these sequences. In addition, you will learn the most frequent or rare harmonic structures used by composers. And, theory notwithstanding, you will learn to develop your ear to identify harmonic structures. This course also includes an introduction to the history of jazz.

Music theory · Music composition · Jazz music

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Viola & Violin Lessons – From Beginner to Advanced evels. (The Hague)

Estela

Estella is a very positive, always happy teacher. Even though my son has been having on-line lessons with her, we can always feel her positive attitude during the lessons. She is very patient, gives lots of important tips and feedback, which has been helping him to guide his learning, improving in every aspect of it. We can see how much she care about the whole learning experience. It’s been very useful to expend his time while at home doing the lessons. He has been practicing more and has been feeling more motivated since he started the lessons with her. We definitely recommend her as a Saxophone teacher!

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