Features of saxophone learning: the european experience

Jiang Wenjie

The article is devoted to the European experience of saxophone learning on the example of some European countries. The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that in the general system of music education, teaching the saxophone has its own characteristics, which are most pronounced in national models of pay learning for this instrument. The saxophone specificity as a musical instrument lies in its relatively recent recognition and inclusion in the musical educational program of classical musical educational institutions. The purpose of the article is to summarize the characteristics of existing models of learning to play the saxophone (in European countries’ example). Objectives of the article are: to consider the instrument’ history, to identify the main characteristics of various national models of learning the saxophone. The methodology of the article is based on a systematic approach and includes the methods of the general scientific group (analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction), as well as special methods: content analysis of scientific literature on the research topic; historical analysis method, as well as descriptive analysis. The author of the article concludes that in modern European musical pedagogical practice, there are three main models of learning the saxophone, including the e- learning format. This experience must be taken into account in the development of Russian training programs for playing the saxophone.

Keywords:musical pedagogy, jazz, saxophone, European teaching models, music theory.