Re: learning sax
Amen to that!!!
If you don't start out with some personal instruction, you risk developing habits that may be hard to overcome later on and you'll end up needing lessons anyways.
So go ahead and cruise around the internet and you're sure to come across some basic tutorials - just know that it takes lots of practice and a good share of guidance to turn a saxophone from a "goose horn" into a musical instrument.
Good Luck to you!
If you are really looking to go the cheap route, get yourself an Elementary Rubank "Blue Book" and work with the lesson plan and included fingering chart. Also get Larry Teal's "Art of Playing Saxophone". It has lots of good information to help you understand basic posture, embouchre, instrument care, etc.
Most beginning sax players should ignore the internet except for perhaps some basic advice - and then hope you come across folks that know what they are talking about. As soon as you are having problems with stuffy notes or intonation problems, only a knowledgeable player with you and the horn in front of them can accurately resolve the issues you will encounter.
You will only be able to go so far without sitting down with a decent instructor. Even if you are a prodigy, by nature, don't deny yourself formal training unless you don't care about how good a player you will become.
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