Saxophone Artistry

A tailored-made saxophone program to help you master the saxophone

Created by: Martino Scovacricchi  | Course Code: SaxArtistry 101-23

Saxophone Artistry is a 1-year program that aims to take you from your current saxophone skills to a more advanced level with a unique step-by-step method proven to transform your playing, musicality and mindset.

It begins by teaching you the fundamentals of saxophone playing going in-depth into sound & technique, timing & rhythm, learning tunes, jazz fundamentals and the art of practising.

You will learn to incorporate essential concepts in your playing - from expressing yourself by playing tunes you love to playing faster melodies, gaining excellent control on the saxophone and more.

Through a unique syllabus designed to empower you with all the tools you need to master the saxophone, it encompasses a variety of music in different styles and exercises that will make playing the saxophone an extension of yourself.

You will be guided by professional saxophonist and renowned educator Martino Scovacricchi who will be following you closely throughout your journey making sure you achieve your goals and beyond.

You will be learning in an exciting friendly and non-judgmental community with fellow saxophone players from around the world.

Whether you’re a beginner, an ‘eternal intermediate’, or an advanced player and you are looking to push the boundaries of your playing and you are tired of hitting a wall constantly, Saxophone Artistry is the best choice you can ever make.

Regular Program Investment
£5,000
Exclusive Beta Discount
£3,200
Slots remaining for 2023
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Your membership includes

Mentorship Package

  •  Initial intake 60-min assessment with prof. Martino Scovacricchi.
  • Personalized quarterly planning for 12 months based on your individual needs.
  • ​Video Exchange with your professor, Martino Scovacricchi, who will give you personalized feedback.
  • ​​Bi-monthly zoom group coaching calls with Q&A and live demo (Wednesdays 5pm UK time).
  • ​Quarterly mini-performance classes to revise progress and get performance experience.

  • ​Quarterly masterclasses
  • ​Final performance as a culmination of your hard work and achievement.s
  • ​Final feedback and analysis of your playing
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  • ​London Saxophone School Certificate of Completion.

Support

  • ​​Ongoing Email support
  • ​Ongoing 1:1 text message mentorship for immediate support at your fingertips.
  • ​Ongoing 1:1 voice message mentorship for in-depth guidance and tailored learning.
  • ​​Access to our members-only private Facebook hub for mentoring, connecting with classmates, and building relationships with fellow saxophonists in the program.
  • ​1:1 Monthly Office hours to help you with urgent and specific concerns that need detailed attention.
  • ​Four 5-day Intensive Bootcamp Sessions (limited to Platinum Members only)

Content

  • ​Access to the full 1-year program "Saxophone Artistry" content video library.
  • ​​Access to HD video lesson tutorials on all the pieces, songs and exercises required in the Saxophone Artistry syllabus.
  • ​Music sheet
  • ​Guides, documents and cheat sheets
  • ​Backing tracks
  • ​Software discount

...and Special Bonuses

  • 1-year access to Saxophone Giants Masterclass Archive (includes masterclasses by Eric Marienthal, Bob Reynolds, Kris Urbanski, George Garzone and many others)
  • ​Free access to any future Saxophone Giants Masterclass
  • ​​Free access to quarterly Saxophone Masterclasses with Martino for Saxophone Artistry members only
  • ​Saxophone Coaching Calls Replays

Syllabus

Phase 1: Sound & Technique

- Embouchure fundamentals
- Building a solid and even sound across the full register
- Tonguing & articulation
- Intonation
- Vibrato technique
- Overtones
- Sound effects (growling, bending notes, sub-tone, etc...)
- Build strong techniques through a variety of etudes in different styles
- Major, Minor, Chromatic Scales and Arpeggios
- Posture 
- Breathing
- Etudes

Phase 2: Timing & Rhythm

- Developing a secure inner pulse
- Simple and compound meter
- Applying even subdivisions of 8th and 16th notes
- Triplets
- Syncopation
- Shifting accents
- On beat vs. off beat
- Drumming-inspired exercises
- Using the metronome (simple to advanced metronome techniques)
- Rhythmic composition
- Rhythmic improvisation
- Rhythmic dictation
- Score analysis

Phase 3: Jazz Fundamentals

- Triads
- 7th chords
- Chord symbols
- Approach notes
- Chromatic enclosures
- Ear training
- Transcribing by ear effectively 
- Lick application to tunes
- Improvising from the melody
- Improvisation practice techniques 
- Putting it all together on tunes

Phase 4: Learning Tunes

- Jazz tunes
- Bossa Nova tunes
- Funk tunes
- Pop tunes
- Classical pieces
- Easy listening tunes

Phase 5: The Art of Practicing

- Why do we practice
- Structuring your practice
- Building a practice habit
- How to create your practice routine
- The 9-Step formula to create your practice techniques
- Effective practice techniques applied to a piece of music
- Building stamina and maintaining your chops 
- Practicing and your brain
- Warm ups
- Practice with a deadline

Phase 6: Developing Your Musicianship

- Making music vs. just playing the notes
- How to apply your ideas applied to the music you play
- Creating strong performance skills
- Becoming a confident player when playing in a group
- The importance of your own musical environment
- Creating the musician's mindset
- Becoming the ultimate well-rounded musician

Requirements

Pre-requisites & Course Specific Requirments

The student should:

  • ​Have studied saxophone for 12 months minimum
  • ​Be able to produce a sound comfortably on the entire range of the saxophone
  • ​Be able to play the major, minor scales and arpeggios up to 3 sharps and 3 flats
  • ​Have basic experience reading treble clef
  • ​Have some basic knowledge of basic rhythm notation: quarter, 8th and 16ths
  • Basic understanding of time signatures of 2/4. 3/4 and 4/4
  • Basic understanding of ​dotted values & Ties
  • ​​Be able to play all slurred and all tongued articulations
  • ​Be able to play a 2-octave chromatic scale

Required Method Books

Included in your membership

General Course Requirments

  • ​Zoom Meeting Software
  • Speakers or headphones
  • Webcam or laptop built-in camera
  • ​External or internal microphone
  • Broadband internet connection
  • Google Chat App | Voxer | Facebook Messenger Chat

Equipment Requirements

  • Smartphone or tablet to record video assignments
  • Alto or Tenor saxophone in full working conditions
  • Recommended reeds: Vandoren 2 or 2.5 Blue Traditional or V16
  • ​Recommended mouthpieces: Yamaha 4C, Selmer S90, Meyer 5 or 6
  • ​Metronome (app or physical)

Assignments

Students are encouraged to record videos for assignments and feedback. 
Use the Video Exchange feature that allows students to get personalised advice through a video response by instructor Martino Scovacricchi.
Assignments will also be revised in the private Facebook group and during coaching calls.

You can use your smartphone, digital camera or webcam to do this and we do not require you to have an external microphone for recordings.

Instructor

Martino Scovacricchi

Martino Scovacricchi is a saxophonist, composer and cellist and the founder and director of the London Saxophone School.
Martino studied classical saxophone at the Royal Academy of Music and jazz saxophone at the Berklee College of Music.
He has performed with jazz legends Hermeto Pascoal and Peter Erskine. Martino studied with Hollywood Composers Conrad Pope and Christopher Young at the Hollywood Music Workshop in Vienna.
He works extensively across the UK as a soloist and has an acclaimed album of original compositions for saxophone entitled Melancolia Feliz.
He is a dedicatee of new works by contemporary composers and has delivered world premiere performances in several venues in the UK, Italy, USA, Mexico and Costa Rica including the Southbank Centre, Ronnie Scotts, Bolivar Hall, Teatro Regio di Torino, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica among others. 
Founder and Director of the London Saxophone School: running 1:1 lessons, leading group classes and saxophone ensembles, organising student concerts, managing teachers, preparing students for music festival performances, preparing students for grades examinations, creating saxophone curriculums, examining students for London Saxophone School exams. Taught around 15,000 students so far. (2014 - ongoing)


- Creator of Sound Fundamentals online course: creating online saxophone curriculum for all levels focusing on sound and embouchure to help students improve their skills, online group teaching, and saxophone coaching calls (2021 - ongoing).


- Creator of Saxophone Mastery Workshops online: running online workshops targeting specific areas of playing the saxophone to help students understand challenging concepts in an easy and digestible way (2021 - ongoing).

- Creator of Saxophone Legends Workshops online: co-running online workshops along with world-renown saxophonist to provide top-quality saxophone expertise to the global saxophone community (2022 - ongoing).

- Private saxophone tutor: several students ranging from complete beginners to professionals taught on a weekly basis, focusing on instrumental technique, sound, preparation for concerts and auditions, and jazz improvisation (2000 - 20014).


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