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Saxophone.org is one of the most exhaustive saxophone sites on the internet. It includes the largest online museum of saxophones, mouthpieces, and vintage instrument publications. The forum on the site is one of the largest along with SaxontheWeb, and includes a buy/sell/trade section. Saxquest owns saxophone.org and I had the pleasure of working on the saxophone museum for a number of years.

The Sax on the Web website contains valuable articles, transcriptions, and resources for all musicians including saxophonists.  The most popular aspect of this site is the forum.  The forum contains transcriptions, member compositions, insight on equipment, and many other discussion topics.  The forum marketplace allows users to list instruments and equipment for sale, allowing members to contact each other to purchase items.  Many college saxophone professors belong to this page and provide answers to user questions and valuable articles.  This is a great resource for all students, although the focus is on saxophone and other woodwinds.

The Sax on the Web website contains valuable articles, transcriptions, and resources for all musicians including saxophonists.  The most popular aspect of this site is the forum.  The forum contains transcriptions, member compositions, insight on equipment, and many other discussion topics.  The forum marketplace allows users to list instruments and equipment for sale, allowing members to contact each other to purchase items.  Many college saxophone professors belong to this page and provide answers to user questions and valuable articles.  This is a great resource for all students, although the focus is on saxophone and other woodwinds.

Sax on the Web is one of the largest saxophone sites on the internet. The site includes one of the largest saxophone forums, with contributions from big names in saxophone. The forum also includes a buy/sell/trade section. There are many articles pertaining to saxophone included on the website.

This articles discusses myths of the saxophone being a jazz instrument rather than a classical instrument. It offers suggestions on instrument selection, mouthpieces, embouchure development and reed selection.

This articles discusses myths of the saxophone being a jazz instrument rather than a classical instrument. It offers suggestions on instrument selection, mouthpieces, embouchure development and reed selection.

This website has the purpose of gaining knowledge on saxophone musicians, and ways to practice, listen, and fine tune the sound one makes. It has articles and techniques that are meant to give saxophonists needed guidance on history, ways to improve performance, and how to perform with different styles. This site includes different genres or saxophone performance, such as classical, jazz, be bop, rock and blues, and regae. There are other links for purchasing music, mouthpieces, saxophones, and practice books.

The North American Saxophone Alliance website provides information regarding NASA events, upcoming performances, conference information, and an online forum.  I have attended the NASA conference and it was an amazing experience for me.  I have referred saxophone students to this page to learn about upcoming events, artists, and to interact with other saxophonists.

The North American Saxophone Alliance website provides information regarding NASA events, upcoming performances, conference information, and an online forum.  I have attended the NASA conference and it was an amazing experience for me.  I have referred saxophone students to this page to learn about upcoming events, artists, and to interact with other saxophonists.

This site has many lessons to help students better understand how to play saxophone. This site would be good for students who begin playing saxophone late and don't have the chance for the one on one instruction.

This is a great resource for everything saxophone related. There are many articles related to basics of saxophone as well as listening recommendations and suggestions on finding a qualified teacher

As a saxophonist, the North American Saxophone Alliance is a valuable organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the saxophone. The organization is comprised of performers, teachers, students, and enthusiasts. The group provides important resources for saxophonists at all skill levels, no matter what their background. It is a strong community network that is working hard to foster appreciation and love for the saxophone. 

This web page gives Advice, Guidance and Help in Choosing, Buying, Purchasing, Renting a Student Saxophone.

This web page gives Advice, Guidance and Help in Choosing, Buying, Purchasing, Renting a Student Saxophone.

This web page gives Advice, Guidance and Help in Choosing, Buying, Purchasing, Renting a Student Saxophone.

One of the few saxophone specialty shops in the world. They have also branched out into clarinets and other woodwinds. If you are looking to purchase a saxophone, this is the best place to do it.

This website deals with all things related to the saxophone. There are links on this page for many articles. Some information is geared towards beginners (such as reading notes and how to hold the instrument). Other information is geared toward more advanced players (such as improv and even changing pads/neck cork).

NASA provides a place to explore all information as it relates to the saxophone. They have forums, articles, and a retail store to buy recordings, publications and sheet music.

Children's Music Workshop is a resource site for parents to help reinforce proper practices for beginning instrument players. It provides tips for putting the horn together and tips on how to help children progress on their instruments.

This website is great for beginning musicians.  It provides instructional videos for the flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, violin and cello.  It provides suggestions for the parents of these beginning musicians.  It is a great tool for music advocacy.  

The studio page of Steven Mauk at Ithaca College. Offers articles written by him on various saxophone pieces as well as general articles on musical study.

This is an amazing resource for saxophonists and directors looking for help with their instrument. This site contains over 10,000 users who help and assist with finding "the lick," alternate altissimo fingerings, forward coning, and more.

This is an amazing resource for saxophonists and directors looking for help with their instrument. This site contains over 10,000 users who help and assist with finding "the lick," alternate altissimo fingerings, forward coning, and more.

The woodwind fingering guide is the best resource for finding specific fingering charts for every woodwind instrument.  The woodwind fingering guide provides multiple fingerings for every note and specific fingering charts for every instrument relating to alternate fingerings, trill fingerings, and other extended techniques.  This resource is excellent for students who are starting a new instrument or wish to learn new notes.

This site has in depth fingering charts for each woodwind instrument. There are handy trill and tremolo fingerings. Also, there are alternate fingerings when pitch issues need to be corrected. This is not an updated site or pretty by any means, but it gets the job done and is a good resource for instrumental teachers.

This Jazz Transcriptions site not only houses many jazz transcriptions for all instrument, but it provides links to other transcription sites for additional material.  Students can access these transcriptions to practice jazz, sight reading, and for analyzing jazz theory.  I use jazz when practicing sight reading due to the added difficulty of syncopated rhythms and accidentals.

Tim Price provides free lessons on jazz improvisation, theory, and technique.  These lessons can translate to any instrument and provides a variety of topics for the beginning and advanced jazz player to digest.  The music can be opened in pdf form and printed for personal use.  I have used these exercises when teaching jazz theory and technique and is a great resource for jazz students

This website is an in depth resource for woodwind fingerings, offering a comprehensive list of fingerings for instruments ranging from clarinet to sarrusophone!

This resource provides fingering charts for all woodwind instruments and would be a great resource for predominately brass music educators and private teachers 

The Woodwind Fingering Guide provides finger charts for all woodwind instruments. They even include fingering charts for rare instruments like the Sorrusophone and the Charanga Flute.

This YouTube playlists features high quality videos discussing the fundamentals of each instrument, including tone production, articulation and other advanced techniques with demonstrations by professional musicians.