We’re delighted to announce the release of the brilliant Roberto Manzin’s first set of online saxophone lessons here at Pro Music Tutor with the launch of Latin Improvisation Series 1.

Roberto Manzin is one of the world’s leading saxophonists, and...

The blues and the saxophone go hand-in-hand, but mastering the techniques of the blues scale can take practise and patience. The blues scale is an excellent tool for improvisation and is a great stepping stone to creating your own compositions. It also enables you to play with other musicians without the need to be following a score, just stick to the rules of the scale and you will all be play...

Our Funk Improvisation Series have proven hugely popular in recent months. On the back of their success, we invited James Morton back into the Pro Music Tutor studio to look once again at the Funk genre, but this time to provide something a little different.

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Hi, my name is Denny Ilett and I’m a guitar player. I’ve been a professional for twenty seven years now. In those twenty seven years I’ve managed to be lucky enough to work in a lot of different styles and I think it’s very important for any guitar player to not confine themselves to one style of music. I like to play blues; I like to play jazz; I like to play rock; I li...

Do you love the deep, resonating sounds of saxophones? If the ‘fat’ sounds of Jesse Davis get you excited, then this post is going to help you add a bit more resonance to your playing.

Fattening your sax sound can be done in many ways and a combination of the following tips often works the best. So let’s get started!

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The altissimo range is something many saxophonists keep tinkering with even after years of playing. It’s among the biggest frustration points of any new sax player and the reason many feel like giving up.

But before you pack your saxophone permanently to its box, try the following tips. While mastering the altissimo range will never be easy, it is possible and you will figure it...