To find out how many minutes Maria practiced her saxophone this year, you can multiply the number of times she practiced by the duration of each practice session.
Maria practiced 208 times and each practice session lasted 45 minutes, so:
\[ 208 \text{ times} \times 45 \text{ minutes/time} = 9360 \text{ minutes} \]
Thus, Maria practiced her saxophone for 9360 minutes this year.