Buying a Beginner Saxophone
So you want to learn to play saxophone? Great! The first step is buying a beginner saxophone. There are loads of saxophones out there...
Read MoreI’m so grateful I came across your website (via YouTube). Sax School is so professional and engaging – and for the beginner, very well laid out. I also really appreciate your warm and encouraging coaching style, something missing in quite a few other websites!
Louise Ramsay, Scotland
I’m very impressed by the structure of your lessons, and how you have created a worldwide community for us. This is a big advantage for newcomers to saxophone. I have myself spent over 30 years teaching adults and I want to compliment you on your excellent courses!
Hans Nava-Barrefors ,Sweden
I started sax at 73 and your lessons have already helped me play so much better. I got to play in front of an audience of over 100 people and from the applause I think they enjoyed it! Thanks for your help Nigel!
John Whitt ,Oregon, USA
Struggling to get started? Experiencing a bit of performance anxiety? Hit a plateau? We know what it’s like… it can be excruciatingly frustrating. All you want is to play the sax like you hear in your favourite songs – or how you imagine in your mind.
From the basics of embouchure, to playing at speed and the pinnacles of altissimo, Sax School teaches you the skills and confidence to be the sax player you want to be.
No heavy textbooks, mind-numbing theory or tedious lesson plans. Just incredibly effective, engaging, ‘play-as-you-watch’ lessons that always keep you motivated to learn.
Sure, playing sax off sheet music is incredibly satisfying. But improvising and going where the music takes you – that’s the ultimate goal for just about every sax player.
With Sax School, we break down the art of improvisation, teaching you the step-by-step techniques your favourite pros use to improvise at a moment’s notice.
In no time, you can learn to ditch the sheet music and play by memory and ear, setting off on an improvised musical journey anytime you pick up the sax.
What’s your jam… Blues, ska, jazz, pop, gospel? Whatever lights up your earbuds, you can learn it with Sax School.
Choose the tunes you love from a near-endless selection of songs – it’s the music you actually want to play, not what a teacher tells you to play.
Play all-time favourites for yourself, friends and family – or own the stage as part of a pub or community band. Even lay down your own recording. After all, what sax player doesn’t dream of that?
With Sax School, you learn on-demand from your living room, bedroom or
garage. All it takes is a laptop, tablet or smartphone. Not just amazingly
effective, but convenient too.
Find lessons matched precisely to your skill level and what you want to learn next. Never get bored,
stuck or left behind. You’re in control of the speed of your learning – and your starting point.
Sax School members from all over the world connect, co-create and learn together in the most vibrant and
supportive sax-playing community going around.
“Nigel helped me go from absolute beginner to knowing over 30 tunes, and playing regularly with a band in my area!”
Mindy Weaver ,USA
“Sax School has really increased my enjoyment of learning saxophone and I love being able to work through things at my own pace”
Richard Stubley ,Sydney Australia
“With no teacher near me Sax School completely changed the way I could learn and enjoy playing saxophone. It’s great fun!”
Susanne Pearce ,Sweden / Scotland
“Nigel is a great teacher and my progress on saxophone has been down to the help I have received from Sax School”
Stephen Power ,Ireland
“Through Sax School Nigel has helped me learn saxophone from scratch. I like that I can learn when I want and at my own pace”
Martin Sweeny ,UK
“Nigel is a fantastic teacher and a great communicator. I’m always amazed at the range of resources in Sax School and how I can use them over and over”
Gerry Smith ,UK
Hi, I’m Nigel.
It’s no exaggeration to say playing the sax is my life.
For the past 25 years, I’ve played saxophone all over the world in symphony orchestras, clubs, theatres, and festivals and in award-winning West End shows.
You might have also heard my sax sounds on top-rating TV shows like “24“ and “Bones“.
Fair to say, I’ve learned a lot about playing saxophone – and teaching it. Now I’m sharing it all with you.
Ready to take your sax playing to the next level?
Nigel McGill
Education can be expensive. But mistakes and wasted time is far more costly.
We only want you to pay if you actually LOVE using Sax School! So join below to try out our lessons completely risk free. If it’s not for you, simply cancel your membership within 90 days and contact support for a full refund.
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