| What’s the most important aspect to consider in | | | | in playing saxophone. Tonguing should be taught at |
| finding the best saxophone teacher in Singapore that | | | | earlier lessons in playing saxophone; however it should |
| suits your learning needs? It’s finding the one who | | | | after having mastered the skills in embouchure and |
| has love over music and can share that passion with | | | | breathing habits. One of the tongues functions is to |
| you. Someone who knows the latest trend in | | | | stop the reed’s vibration and not to block the air |
| saxophone industry and can teach you in an exciting | | | | supply. |
| and enjoyable manner. | | | | Meaning, as the tonguing is made by the student he |
| Here are some reasons why you should hire a | | | | must at the same time continually supply air through |
| saxophone teacher in Singapore: | | | | the saxophone. As the student learns, the more |
| - Selecting a good quality instrument. Many low quality | | | | efficient tonguing methods he will discover. |
| instruments are being manufactured today. A student | | | | Also, tonguing exercises done slowly is an effective |
| with an inferior quality saxophone is a disadvantage. | | | | way of learning how to coordinate the tongue with the |
| Even it is not required for the student to have the best | | | | fingers while playing the saxophone. This technique is |
| quality instrument as with the professional; still a | | | | especially effective to beginners who experience |
| student’s instrument must have a good intonation | | | | great challenge in doing so. |
| together with a well constructed and a good | | | | - Preparation and placement of the reed. A reed when |
| mechanically adjusted saxophone. Since only few | | | | properly set, last as twice as long compared to a |
| amateurs are able to appraise an instrument, the | | | | poorly designed set up. There are several ways of |
| teacher is highly recommended to do the selection of | | | | setting up the reed ranging from just using a piece of |
| the saxophone to be used by the student. | | | | glass to a time consuming setup but more successful |
| - Selecting a good quality mouthpiece. Selecting the | | | | method of using a silicon carbide paper. And the good |
| proper mouthpiece to be used by the student is also | | | | thing is, there’s always a teacher to guide the |
| important. Even the best quality saxophone will be | | | | student expertly. |
| difficult to play if combined with an ill-suited mouthpiece. | | | | 123 |
| A good saxophone teacher in Singapore should know | | | | - Proper breathing. Everything taught to the student |
| how to properly select the best mouthpiece that suits | | | | regarding tone production is useless unless correct |
| the student’s saxophone. | | | | breathing is learned. To properly play the saxophone at |
| - Learning of Saxophone Vibrato. Saxophone teachers | | | | its fullest, the student must be taught the technique on |
| can teach the students to become a sensitive | | | | creating the largest possible air intake in which the |
| musician. Sensitively in music means the ability to | | | | lungs may expand. |
| differentiate the quality of sound produced by the | | | | - Fingering made easy. The fingering of the saxophone |
| saxophone. One requirement of being a saxophonist is | | | | is not that complex. Saxophone instructors in |
| the knowledge about modulating vibrato. This vibrato | | | | Singapore encouraged students to experiment and |
| greatly affects the pitch. | | | | look for the best fingering technique that will suit to |
| - The proper use of the tongue in playing the | | | | specific problems in timbre, dynamics or intonation. |
| saxophone. There are several tonguing methods used | | | | |