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  • Essay / lesson plan for the first saxophone lesson - 396

    First saxophone lesson: Introduce yourself to the student and learn their name. „P First, show the student how to assemble the saxophone:1. Attach the neck to the saxophone body2. Then attach the mouthpiece to the neck3. Finally, attach the neck strap to the saxophone4. Tell them it's a good idea to put the reed in their mouth while they assemble their instruments, so that it is moist and ready to play by the time the clarinet is assembled. „P Then, you show them the correct posture: 5. Make them sit up straight in their chair6. Remove their back from the back of the chair. (You can tell them to sit as straight as possible on the chair. 7. Tell them to place their feet flat on the floor. 8. Finally, ask them to relax their shoulders. „P Second, you should show them how to breathe correctly: „P Do breathing exercises with the student (Ask the student to breathe deeply, with the whole torso.) 9. The belt test: if the student's belt. moves when breathing, then they breathe correctly.10. The straw exercise: Give the student a straw. Stick a piece of paper to the bottom of a desk. The student must blow through the straw on. the piece of paper, thus moving the paper allows the student to develop his breathing skills.11. The yawning exercise: ask the student to yawn so that he can see what it really feels like to yawn. the chest is full of air. „P Then you should do some exercises with the mouthpiece to produce a nice and regular sound without grinding.12. Work on the dynamics with the mouthpiece, ask the student to produce a clear, loud sound, followed by a clear, soft sound.„P Finally, you should explain to the student the proper care of the instrument .13. An instrument is only safe if it is in the hands or in the case.14. Be sure to put your reeds back into the reed holder when you are finished using them, to be sure to avoid breakage..