User:Storeye/sandbox/saxophone/Lesson 1.4

Students should already be familiar with the material in Lesson 1.3.

The Note E
To play the note E press down all the keys for a F plus the middle finger on the right hand.

E is notated here



Practice playing a long tone E for a whole breath of air.

Quavers and Quaver Rests
A quaver (American: eighth note) is half the duration of a crotchet. Two quavers next to each other will take up a crotchet beat.

A single quaver looks like this:



When quavers are written next to each other, they are usually beamed together in pairs or groups of four like so:



or



A quaver rest is half a beat of silence. It looks like this: