Master the Invisible Instrument
The saxophone is not the instrument. Your throat is.
Professor Thomas Hornig — Henri Selmer Paris Performing Artist and 32-year professor at the Lebanese National Conservatory of Music — has developed the only scientifically grounded saxophone methodology built on what actually controls your sound: your internal throat configuration.
This is the Throat First, Then Note methodology. It is based on MRI research, acoustic impedance measurements, and the Two-Subsystem Tongue Model. No other saxophone course teaches this.
Apps & Tools
The 4-Week Foundation — $4.99
A complete beginner curriculum that starts with silence. Week 1: no sound. Week 2: first notes via the Release Concept. Week 3: articulation and full range. Week 4: all 12 major scales. Interactive web app with progress tracking, checklists, and streak counter.
The ABCD Scale Method — $4.99
Replace every method book with one elegant system. Four patterns (Ascending, Reverse, Combined-up, Combined-down) applied to every scale, arpeggio, and interval across all 12 keys. Built-in practice timer, pattern generator, and session statistics.
The Throat Position Explorer — $6.99
See what no teacher can show you. MRI-based imagery of the internal throat configurations for every saxophone note — from low Bb to altissimo F#. Includes the Chromatic Banana visualization, E-Position anchor training, 4 levels of overtone exercises, and near-silent practice methodology. Includes the upcoming real-time pitch-synced animation version.
Complete Bundle — All Three Apps — $12.99
Save $4. Get all three apps plus every future update. One purchase, lifetime access.
Coming Soon
The 30-Day Tone Reset — A text-and-audio anti-course. 30 slots of 15 minutes each. No video. Pure internal listening.
Annotated Ferling 48 Famous Studies — The standard etude collection, re-notated with throat position cues and voicing annotations by Professor Hornig.
The 30-Day Saxophonist (Flagship Course) — 30 video lessons. Premium and VIP tiers with live coaching.
About Professor Hornig
Thomas Hornig is a Henri Selmer Paris Performing Artist, 32-year professor and Head of Jazz Studies at the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music, and a Golden Visa holder for Artists (UAE). He has performed with more artists across the Middle East than any other Western musician in history.
He is also the author of The Execution Gap: When Law Exists But Rights Don’t Attach (2nd Edition, 2026).
Contact: tomhornig@gmail.com
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