Learn from Great Alto Sax Teachers

A veteran music teacher who's has been teaching in the public school system for 22 years, I enjoy helping students learn to play music. Many of those years I also taught private music lessons at local music studios. In 2020, when having to pivot to online teaching, I learned to enjoy teaching music remotely and would like to continue that in teaching private lessons.

I teach beginners to advance students. I can help you get a big sound and improvise effortlessly. Help you read music and help develop your own sound I have been playing for about 50 years. I live in Brooklyn, New York, the music capital of the world. I play with William Parker's Little Huey's Pocketwatch Orchestra.

Ted Taforo is a Los Angeles-based musician known for his powerful saxophone sound, versatility and unique compositions. Taforo is a two-time recipient of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award and was recently named semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. Taforo has been featured on JUNO award and GRAMMY award nominated albums and a Telly Award winning commerical.

I am a dedicated teacher passionate about music and the success of learners of all ages and levels. I am a very patient teacher. If I am your music teacher, learning will be fun! It is important that my students enjoy music and their instruments. I will lead you step by step along the way and will make sure that you have mastered each lesson before we move to the next level.

Margali Grenier (she/her) is Founder, President, and Executive Director of the nonprofit ensemble Plattsburgh Community Clarinet Choir, Incorporated (PCC), and Founder and Owner of Major Fifth Music. She is an active performer, educator, and instrument repair technician specialising in the curation and production of concerts featuring newly commissioned music.

I have a Music Degree from the University of British Columbia. I have been a professional musician for 30+ years and my travels have taken me to over 60 countries. I sing and play piano, saxophone, flute, acoustic guitar and bass guitar in a variety of styles and venues. I have also done extensive studio recording and have conducted and written for numerous choirs and orchestras.

Multi-instrumentalist and music educator Bill Todd is a highly skilled and versatile musician with over 20 years of experience as a performer and music educator. Before moving to Los Angeles in 2020, Bill lived in Brooklyn, New York City developing his performance career as a jazz musician and Broadway musician.

2019 : Betty Carter Jazz Ahead 2018: Nice Jazz Festival Cap d’ail Jazz Festival 2017: St Raphael Jazz Festival 2016- present: Private Saxophone lessons for all ages/level 2015: Le Petit Festival (France) 2014-2015: Substitute teacher in Classical Saxophone at Cagnes sur Mer Conservatory 2013: Teacher’s assistant in Music Theory for children

I've been a professional musician since the age of 14 having the good luck of being able to play all across America, Alaska, Europe, South America, Central America and Indonesia. I've played in big bands, latin bands, funk bands, classic rock bands, jazz bands, recording studios, TV, pit bands, and original bands. I love teaching Sax, Trumpet, Guitar, Theory, and Improv.

I am a woodwind performer, composer and educator who loves to make serious subjects fun and fun subjects serious. I graduated from Eastman School of Music in 2012 as the only Rogers Scholar in my class, and received a PhD in Music Performance and Composition from New York University in spring 2022.