Imagine someone who has worked as an international saxophonist, an educator, a technician, a consultant, and as a designer, and you can imagine Peter Ponzol. For the first time, Peter offers details from his famous Saxophone Workshops. Learn about: ' Maintenance ' Reeds ' Mouthpieces ' Ligatures ' Sound ' Flexibility This exciting and informational pocket book will be a much needed addition to your musical library! Convenient pocket-sized book - 3.5 x 5.5 - perfect to toss in your gig bag! 64 pages. Peter has been around saxophones for decades, doing it all from manufacturing horns to reeds to mouthpieces. As well, he is a seasoned player. What he discusses in this book is coming from one of the sources-read carefully! - David Liebman, Sax artist/ author/ clinician. Read this review from Sax On The Web: The information in this book is right up SOTW's alley, with answers regarding reeds, necks, mouthpieces, saxes, maintenance, and the like. I would assume that the number of redundant threads started could be reduced almost in half simply with a reading of this book and those owning it could refer back to it at their leisure, as needed. And there is enough info in this book which contradicts some of our SOTW urban legends to make an episode of MythBusters. If you catch the right posts at the right time, much of the info in this book is already posted here on SOTW. But you have to see it and if hunting for it, you have to find it. OTOH it's all conveniently gathered and organized here in this primer - plus more. There are suggestions such as replacing the neck cork once or twice a year, which I would, if posting a response, say is not necessary. But here's the difference. Many of us on the forum are experienced musicians but few have the experience and depth that Ponzol has. We can write with credibility - Ponzol writes with authority. And this is based on decades not only as a top-echelon player, but as a successful and innovative sax, neck and mpc designer. The book is a 61 page pocket reference booklet which, in addition to topics mentioned above, include thoughts on ligatures, sound and flexibility. It is based on items of interest asked by attendees at workshops he has given over the years, hence the title. He begins by pointing out that at these workshops one of the first things he does is look at the condition of attendees' equipment with the observation that at least 90% of them need some kind of work and adjustments. What follows in the book's 61 pages are recommendations generated by this observation. Included are interesting comments such as: aging store-bought reeds by letting them sit for several years is fairly useless since the aging process stops once the bark has been cut away from the reed; not earth-shattering but interesting and certainly myth debunking. Again something that fits right in with many of the conversations on this forum. Interesting thoughts follow regarding the future of natural cane reeds, or how to select and get the most from your reeds - things I wouldn't think of like sanding the heel of your reed. SOTWers might also get a kick out of, and relate to, the title of his section on mouthpieces, 'Now the Fun Begins'. There are also interesting side comments we don't often hear like: in the 70s so many young players like Ponzol were trying to get Trane's recorded sound by working on metal Links because that's what they saw in photos and yet, Trane often recorded with hard rubber mpcs because, in Trane's opinion, it didn't have as much spit in the sound for him. It's interesting how some things come around back to you. There are two exercises I recommend to my students and have recommended on the forum regarding volume and embouchure control and flexibility. I've never heard anyone else recommend these exercises and yet here they are in Peter's book. Then it hit me. The only other one I know who uses them is a former teacher of mine and I remembered that years ago he said he had had some lessons with Ponzol. So 'the circle is unbroken' LOL. I would highly recommend it for beginners and intermediates, as well as for more advanced players to recommend to their students. It has made me re-think even some of my most basic assumptions regarding equipment and maintenance, which has made the read well worth it. I wish every SOTW newbie would start out their Forum time with this booklet at their disposal.

The Best Step-by-Step Guide to Start Playing. Par . Do-It-Yourself Alto Sax is a fun way to get started playing on your own. Using more than 120 well-known songs from the Beatles and Disney to Elvis and Adele, you will be given step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. Includes audio tracks for demonstration, plus video instruction by saxophone teacher Sam Fettig. Covers: putting the sax together; reading music on the staff; playing notes; developing your sound; improvisation; reed tips; demonstration audio tracks; video instruction and demonstration; sax talk: specific hints just for sax players; toolboxes: the tools you need to keep growing on your instrument. The price of this book includes access to audio and video online, for download or streaming, using the unique code found inside. Includes PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right-available exclusively from Hal Leonard. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Méthode / Saxophone Alto

A great collection of popular music arranged for saxophone specially graded from easy-to-play tunes to more challenging pieces. This book has been specially bound to help the pages to lie flat while you are playing. / Saxophone

for Alto Sax. Par . Les musiciens apprécieront cette fabuleuse collection de 101 chansons classiques apaisantes : Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6 - Bridge over Troubled Water - Come Away with Me - Desperado - Edelweiss - Faithfully - In Your Eyes - Misty - Nobody Does It Better - Yesterday - et plus encore. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Recueil / Saxophone Alto

for Tenor Sax. Par . Les musiciens apprécieront cette fabuleuse collection de 101 chansons classiques apaisantes : Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6 - Bridge over Troubled Water - Come Away with Me - Desperado - Edelweiss - Faithfully - In Your Eyes - Misty - Nobody Does It Better - Yesterday - et plus encore. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Recueil / Saxophone Ténor

Step into the spotlight with this fantastic collection of 21 great songs arranged for Alto Saxophone. With the superb audio download, Guest Spot lets you play along with high quality backing tracks that you can access through your computer.Hear the full performance versions of the music tracks to find out how it should sound, then when the Saxophone part is then omitted you can play along with the recorded performance.The book features top line arrangements of all 21 pieces including I Will Always Love You, Ave Maria and My Favourite Things, among many others, plus a useful fingering guide. / Saxophone Alto

The Beatles catalogue has, over the years, been transposed, transcribed and translated for just about every musical purpose imaginable. However, many have not been arranged for Saxophonists before. This book contains 72 Beatles favourites arranged for Saxophone, many for the first time. Included are songs from right across the band's highly varied career, and all are suitable for both B-flat and E-flat instruments. / Saxophone

Par DUCKETT RICHARD. For everyone who wants to play brass! Team Brass presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student - is ideal for individual, group or class tuition - contains plenty of carefully graded music in a wide variety of styles - encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire for both Orchestral Brass and Brass Band instruments, and integrates with ensemble music in Team Strings, Team Woodwind, Team Recorder and Team Percussion - develops instrument-related aural skills, improvisation and composition - provides imaginative piano accompaniments to make every student feel like a star performer - offers helpful notes for the teacher, together with clear ensemble scores - includes scales and arpeggios as set by major Examination Boards. / Niveau : Débutant / Répertoire / Brass Ensemble