Saxophone Teacher Masterclass with Alastair Penman

Tuesday 3 March 2026 2:30pm - 4:00pm with Alastair Penman 

Is there a piece from the new ABRSM Saxophone Syllabus that’s sparking questions or pushing your pupils to their limits? Ready to bring fresh ideas into your teaching?

Join our exclusive masterclass with Alastair and unlock practical ideas to tackle those tricky passages. When you book your ticket, ABRSM will email you to choose the piece you’d like to focus on and share any teaching challenges you’d like Alastair to address. You can select any piece from the syllabus, it’s your chance to get tailored advice.

Once you’re signed up, we’ll guide you through preparing your Zoom setup so you can make the most of this interactive session. Expect tips, insights, and strategies that will elevate your teaching and help your pupils shine. You’re welcome to simply watch the webinar if you prefer—there’s no obligation to take part, though we’d love for you to join in and make it interactive!

These masterclasses are for you, our teachers. 

Tickets are £5. Book and pay for your ticket to reserve your spot.

About your presenter

Hailed as a “pioneering instrumentalist and writer” and praised for his “surpassingly beautiful music” and “undoubtedly brilliant mind”, saxophonist Alastair Penman is a dynamic and versatile performer and composer. Alastair is a City Music Foundation Artist, Park Lane Group Artist, BBC Introducing Artist, Live Music Now Artist, a Yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, and has won awards from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, RNCM and St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge. Alastair is a Henri Selmer Paris and Vandoren UK performing Artist.

As a soloist, Alastair has been a guest recitalist at European and World Saxophone Congresses and his debut album, Electric Dawn has received airplay on BBC Radio 3. Alastair’s recent EP, Do You Hear Me?, which highlights the climate emergency, has been described by critics as “groundbreaking”, “a superb mix of sounds” and “damn good music”. In an ensemble setting Alastair leads the award-winning Borealis Saxophone Quartet and plays baritone saxophone with the Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet.  Alastair has performed with orchestras including the Philharmonia, London Contemporary Orchestra and Royal Ballet Sinfonia.

As an educator Alastair is Professor of Saxophone at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is a regular tutor at Benslow Music. He has taught classes for UCLA (USA), Royal Northern College of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatoire and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and has taken sectional rehearsals for the National Youth Wind Orchestra.

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