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Launching November 27th
 

 

Beyond the Basics

Artistry & Technique for Wind Synth Player

We’re excited when we buy a wind synth.
We hear great players, invest in gear… and after a few months, we’re disappointed.

Why don’t we sound like those players on YouTube?

Practice often lacks direction. Time gets wasted.

Is buying more gear really the answer?
You are the musician, the artist. Improve the player and everything starts to sound better. 

About the Course

Beyond the Basics draws on decades of wind synth performance and teaching.
It helps you practise with purpose, using targeted 10-minute sessions so you can use the time you have and make real progress.

What’s Inside

Technique Training — 24 video Lessons

Warm ups • Skill builders • Pieces
Rhythm & groove • Fingering • Articulation • Phrasing • Ornamentation

Instrument Emulation — 10 video Lessons

How a violinist bows • Trumpet harmonic series • Effective vibrato styles for wind synth

 

Challenges & Games 

Use your wind synth in new ways to improve control, timing and musical awareness.

Practice Randomiser

Just 10 minutes? Let the course pick a productive focus for you.

Tools & Support

  • Backing tracks & PDFs

  • Listening links

  • Acoustic instrument reference guides

  • Practice aids

  • Access to iSax Live — webinars, chat sessions & a supportive community

Who It’s For

Any woodwind-style wind synth, including:

Akai EWI • Yamaha WX • Roland Aerophone • Berglund • ASM Diosynth • Nux Nes1 • Robkoo • Greaten, and more.

What You’ll Get

25+ hours of video instruction
34 structured lessons
10-minute targeted practice system

You’ll stop simply wishing you sounded like the players you admire…
and start understanding how to become one of them.

 

What people are saying

Michael Healey

Alistair is a born teacher and able to take students carefully and patiently through all that they need to know to progress, and in a logical and sensible order and pace. He is a consummate musician,  and comfortable in a wide variety of musical genres.

His enthusiasm and great experience in the world of synthesis and electronics, especially in relation to wind synthesizers shines through all of his teaching, from which I have personally benefited a great deal. I could not recommend anybody in this field more highly. 

Mike Allen 

Over the past 4 years I have had numerous lessons with Alistair and found him a superb tutor. He is extremely knowledgeable of his subject matter and has the rare ability to impart this knowledge to his pupils, at their pace, in a very engaging manner. 

Helen Jones

This is just what I was looking for. A step by step guide to learning the Aerophone. I'm really enjoying the tunes with backing tracks and Alistair explains things really clearly. I can connect my phone to the aerophone, watch a lesson and practice without disturbing my kids in the evening. 

Do you have Questions?

Beyond the Basics

Special launch offer $259

Usual price $349.00

  • More than 25 hours of video tuition
  • Downloadable PDFs and backing tracks
  • Free access to The Forum
  • Free iSax Live membership
Available Thursday 27th November

Special thanks to Lindsey Smith for proof reading, and to my family for putting up with never seeing me for the past few months.