{"id":6862,"date":"2013-02-14T14:04:14","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T19:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=6862"},"modified":"2019-08-12T13:29:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T17:29:19","slug":"more-saxophone-teachings-from-joe-allard-via-harvey-pittel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/more-saxophone-teachings-from-joe-allard-via-harvey-pittel\/","title":{"rendered":"More Saxophone Teachings from Joe Allard Via Harvey Pittel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Harvey Pittel is an award winning and internationally acclaimed classical saxophonist who has performed as a soloist with many of the world&#8217;s greatest orchestras and has recorded extensively as a soloist and with ensembles including his own saxophone quartet. He is the Professor of Saxophone at The University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music. Mr. Pittel studied with Fred Hemke and Joe Allard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6882\" alt=\"Pittel2\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/siteimages\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Pittel2.jpg\" width=\"283\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Joe Allard (December 31, 1910 \u2013 May 3, 1991), a native of Lowell, MA,was a famous saxophone and clarinet professor at Juilliard, The New England Conservatory and The Manhattan School of Music. Some of his most famous students were: Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Bob Berg, Dave Liebman, Paul Winter, Steve Grossman, Kenneth Radnofsky, Bill Pierce and many many others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Joe Allard was a world renowned woodwind teacher.\u00a0 I have heard his name mentioned countless times but I was never lucky enough to take a lesson with him or hear him teach.\u00a0 I recently found these 14 videos on youtube of Harvey Pittel teaching some of Joe Allards concepts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6881\" alt=\"allard\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/siteimages\/uploads\/2013\/02\/allard.jpg\" width=\"283\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These free online lessons were sponsored by Eastman saxophones which I&#8217;ve reviewed and played on this site in the past.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I haven\u2019t even watched all of them yet but I wanted to get them up here for you to enjoy and learn from.\u00a0 I\u2019m going to go watch them right now.\u00a0 I\u2019m so excited!!!!\u00a0 If you have a few hours to spare, sit down and watch.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been playing for 30+ years and there are teachings in these videos that were new to me.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fgsA9Rab4Ww\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 1: Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qBBUXbsDA5c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 2: Tone Imagination<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oOHz3h9axJ0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 3: Area of the Throat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VvvilCbPjfQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 4: Embouchure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iOAiYmkSF4w\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 5: Breathing Mechanisms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/orGvExjCrxc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 6: Tone Color<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dn6ay3b7wiM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 7: Subtone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mD6pfo7Hi-I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 8: Matching Overtones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/01yivwuxxKQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 9: Tonguing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MWS7cyV7J2o\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 10: Vibrato<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Un_2n_bcn8s\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 11: Circular Breathing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B1QgwPMEycI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 12: Continous Vibrato<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XfNu3wW_ERI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 13: The Musical Line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6f4pvJ_hAxY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson 14: How to Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Harvey Pittel is an award winning and internationally acclaimed classical saxophonist who has performed as a soloist with many of the world&#8217;s greatest orchestras and has recorded extensively as a soloist and with ensembles including his own saxophone quartet. 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