The Complete Saxophone Player Book 1

'Easy pieces for beginners including music from different styles cultures and times - classical pop jazz and world music. Can be used with stages 1-4 of the Boosey Saxophone Method book 1 or as a repertoire book by any beginner player. The Boosey Woodwind and Brass Method responds to the new and changing demands in teaching designed to help make individual and group teaching easier more integrated and more effective. The Boosey Woodwind and Brass Method provides everything you need for teaching music through the instrument. Its unique approach develops general musical skills through a programme of quality solo and ensemble music with additional activities and anaudio CD including listening activities. Because the method is based on a clear curriculum it provides an easy to use system for teaching and all the flexible resources you need for every situation whether individual group or mixed instrument teaching. This series provides a complete instrumental curriculum whilst developing technique and musicianship.

In two volumes Hyacinthe Klosé (1808-1880) a virtuoso wind player of his day provides detailed progressive exercises and studies for the Saxophone. Complete Method for all Saxophones is essential to all saxophonists seeking to improve their technique on the instrument. Klosé's second volume gives focus to the technique of the instrument including phrasing intervals scales chromaticism ornamentation accidentals breath control articulation dynamics and performance directions among other musical aspects. Moreover Complete Method for all Saxophones contains technicalstudies to ensure adequate comprehension of a range of techniques. It is stated in the introduction that this Klosé series was compiled as a response to the considerable evolution of the instrument at the time. With detailed notes in French and English and with the book being adaptable to any Saxophone Complete Method for all Saxophones is versatile and crucial to the progress of any Saxophone player.

A Proven Method to Increase Technique and Become a Complete Saxophonist-Your warm-up time is a precious thing. It can get you off to a great day of practicing or it can set you back every time you pick up your instrument. Learning the correct way to warm up will benefit every part of your playingand send you on your way to mastering the saxophone! This book is the product of the last 10 years of building my warm-up routine and will teach you my proven method guaranteed to improve your playing by leaps and bounds.The exercises in this book are designed specifically for the range of the saxophone and address some of the most common problems that people who play this instrument run into. The main areas of study in this method are:1. Sound Concepts 2. Scales & Arpeggios 3. Working with a Metronome 4. How to Structure Your Time A good day starts off on the right foot and a good practice session starts off with a quality warm-up. Treat your warm-up timewith the care and precision that a brass player or drummer does and turn a repetitive routine into a new one which challenges you every day. Contained Inside: Sound Concepts • Articulation Patterns • Full RangeMajor and Harmonic Minor Scales • Full Range Major and Harmonic Minor Thirds • Full Range Major and Minor Arpeggios • Staggered Major and Minor Arpeggios • Major and Minor Seconds • Full Range ChromaticScale Exercises • Combining Keys with Both Scales and Arpeggios • Full Range Major and Harmonic Minor Fourths and Wider Intervals

Grade 5-Janet Way's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 5 saxophonist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip.Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises.Brand new sight-reading activitiesNewly-commissioned aural awareness tasks.A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 5 Alto Saxophone players includes the pieces Tonight from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story Duo I by Ástor Piazzolla A Tempo Guisto by Georg Philipp Telemann and more.Janet Way: Grade By Grade - Alto Saxophone (Grade 5) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Grade 4-Janet Way's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 4 saxophonist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip.Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises.Brand new sight-reading activitiesNewly-commissioned aural awareness tasks.A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 4 Alto Saxophone players includes the pieces In A Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington Fantasia In F# Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann Romance by Sergei Rachmaninoff and more.Janet Way: Grade By Grade - Alto Saxophone (Grade 4) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Play 50 top hits from movies and musical theater on the Alto Saxophone. This collection features pieces from Glee The Lord Of The Rings Porgy and Bess Frozen Star Wars Harry Potter Toy Story and more. This book is part of Alfred's Top Hits From TV Movies and Musicals series for solo instruments. All Wind arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos by students who have completed the first book of any standard band method. Each book features a carefully edited part complete with articulations dynamic markings and keys well-suited to the level 2-3 player. A fully orchestratedMP3 CD is also provided. The CD includes a demo track of each song which features a live instrumental performance followed by a play-along track. In addition PDF documents are included with specially designed Piano accompaniments that can be easily played by a teacher or intermediate Piano student. **Please note: The CD included in this set can only be used with an MP3 compatible player**.Due to level considerations regarding keys and instrument ranges the arrangements in this series for Wind instruments are not compatible with those for String instruments.

Par O'NEILL JOHN. These methods provide complete courses for players off all ages, guiding students from their first note to 'classics', together with compositions by contemporary writers. Each book is accompanied by high quality rhythm section tracks recorded on compact disc. Right from the start, students can enjoy authentic jazz sounds, playing in the company of professionals. With step-by-step instruction and a progression of specially written pieces, the fundamental elements of good technique are introduced alongside the rhythmic subtleties of jazz. Improvisation is encouraged from an early stage and is given direction through the systematic study of scales and arpeggios and advice on ear-training and chord patterns. With supplementary suggestions for listening and reading, and an Appendix containing all the chord progressions for 'live' accompaniment of the tunes, 'The Jazz Methods' are ideally suited to both students working alone and those learning with a teacher. 'John O'Neill has a solid understanding of jazz and how it can be taught. I highly recommend his educational jazz materials.' (Jamey Aebersold) '...a rare opportunity for a new player (or a more experienced one) to develop a really musical facility. A rare addition to the jazz improvising library.' (Lee Konitz, international jazz saxophone soloist) The Saxophone is, for many, the instrument of jazz and there is an enormous and exciting repertoire waiting to be explored by newcomers to the instrument. 'The Jazz Method for Saxophone' will guide beginners of all ages from producing their first note on the saxophone to the performance of full-blown jazz pieces, including 'classics' by Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, as well as contributions from leading contemporary jazz players and composers. Backing for all the music-specially recorded for this method is provided on the accompanying CD so that, right from the start, student saxophonists can enjoy an authentic jazz sound, playing in the company of a top-class rhythm section (bass, guitar, drums) used later to support first attempts at improvisation. / Méthode / Méthode / Saxophone