MTS-R01Whole, half and quarter notes.
Rhythm & Timing · MTS-R01
The Steady Beat
Whole, half and quarter notes.
18 min · BeginnerOpen lesson
Saxofonizate Academy
Master the language of music
A theory program designed for saxophonists who want to think in keys, hear changes, and play with intention — from your first steady beat to scales, modes, chords and a trained ear.
41
Lessons
4
Learning paths
∞
Lifetime access
Curriculum
Four paths you can start today.
New to theory? Begin with Rhythm & Timing, then Scales & Modes, then Chord Theory — and train your ear a little every day. Two more paths are on the way.
Rhythm & Timing
Start here. A steady beat, rests, eighths and sixteenths, 6/8, tempo words and pickups.
Path 1 · 9 lessons
Open Rhythm & TimingScales & Modes
Small and big steps, major and minor scales, the circle of fifths, pentatonic, modes and transposing for sax.
Path 2 · 12 lessons
Open Scales & ModesChord Theory
Your first triad, the I-IV-V family, sevenths, inversions, chord symbols, cadences and writing a melody.
Path 3 · 11 lessons
Open Chord TheoryEar Training
Alongside the others, a few minutes a day: steps, intervals, chord colors, cadences and dictation.
Any time · 9 lessons
Open Ear TrainingComing Soon
Improvisation
Guide tones, target notes, motivic development, and structured solo construction.
11 lessons
Coming Soon
Jazz Standards
Form, function, and reharm — break down the tunes every player must know.
9 lessons
Where to begin
See all 41 lessonsLesson one of each path.
MTS-S01Every scale is built from just two kinds of steps.
Scales & Modes · MTS-S01
Steps: Small and Big
Every scale is built from just two kinds of steps.
15 min · BeginnerOpen lesson
MTS-C01Three notes stacked like a snowman.
Chord Theory · MTS-C01
Your First Chord: The Major Triad
Three notes stacked like a snowman.
20 min · BeginnerOpen lesson
The map
Navigate every key with one diagram.
The circle of fifths is the GPS of Western music. Once you internalize it, harmonic motion stops being mysterious — it becomes obvious.
- Find related keys instantly — no memorization required.
- See modulation paths before you play them.
- Predict chord progressions by spatial intuition.
YOUR FACILITATOR
Raúl Toro
Saxophonist & Mentor
Raúl has spent the last 6 years practicing 10 hours a week, learning and performing in restaurants, at parties, weddings and quinceañeras in Atlanta and Griffin, GA, while developing his own voice as a soloist who refuses to choose between tradition and risk.
My teaching method, unique in combining the AE-30 and the acoustic alto saxophone, strips theory of its academic jargon and reconnects it to what actually happens in the music you love.
In this course, he guides you the way a great mentor would: patient with foundations, ruthless about what matters, generous with the secrets that took him years to find.
Self Taught
10 + years studying by myself
A Senior helping Seniors
Students
From confused to confident.
Hear it from the students themselves.
Jennifer
Sun City Peachtree Golf Club Community · Griffin, GA
Q Winfield
Alto Saxophone & Aerophone Student
Begin
Ready to think in music?
Join the program, get the syllabus, and start hearing the language that's been there the whole time.