Prof. Thomas Hornig
Henri Selmer Paris Artist · Professor of Saxophone, Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music (32 years)
Saxophone scale practice.
Every major scale, every key, the full range of the horn — played at your saxophone's pitch (E♭ alto, B♭ tenor), so you've always got a model to match. The daily workout, from a saxophone professor.
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The daily maintenance, for saxophone
The routine you'll keep for life. Serious players run their scales every day — the shapes that keep the muscle memory there, so on the stand the body just moves: high, low, fast, slow, loud, soft, whatever the music asks. This is that workout, made simple. No streaks. No XP. Just scales.
Built for your horn — alto or tenor. Choose E♭ alto or B♭ tenor; read it as written, hear it in your key, play right along. Correct transposition is handled; the concert pitch is shown for when you're with a pianist.
A model to match — and the road to altissimo. Press play and the scale sounds at your pitch, on the staff, at the tempo and articulation you choose. When the scales are fluent, the Full Studio's throat-first overtone & voicing work is the foundation that makes altissimo come out consistently and in tune.
What's free, and what's deeper
All 12 major scales — straight up and down, up to two octaves, on every one of the 69 instruments — are free. The full range of the horn is part of the Full Studio. When they're fluent, the Full Studio opens minor scales and arpeggios, intervals and chords, chromatic technique, the throat-first overtones, in the same simple format.
Common questions
- How do I practice saxophone scales?
- Pick a key, press play, and run the scale up and down across the full range — every key, a little faster each week. It's the daily maintenance that keeps your technique sharp and ready.
- Does it work for alto and tenor?
- Yes — choose alto (E♭) or tenor (B♭) and it plays at that horn's pitch, correctly transposed. Soprano and baritone are there too.
- Is it free?
- The 12 major scales are free. A one-time $24.99 unlock adds minor scales, intervals, chords, chromatic technique, and the overtone work behind a good altissimo — no subscription.
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