Improve Your Sight-Reading! Saxophone, Levels 1-5 (Elementary-Intermediate)

This workbook has been specially designed to help overcome sight-reading problems for saxophonists working for the Grades 4 and 5 examinations. It helps the player to build up a complete picture of each piece step-by-step, first through rhythmic and melodic exercises which are related to to specific problems, then by the study of a prepared piece with associated questions for the student to answer and so leading up finally to the real, unprepared sight-reading test itself.

Attention saxophone players -- do you need a challenging duet book? Composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin at the medium-advanced to advanced level, these 10 saxophone duets are completely interchangeable for any combination of Eb or Bb saxophones. You can play with a duet partner or use the CD and play duets with great saxophonists Gordon Goodwin (tenor sax) or Eric Marienthal (alto sax). On the included CD, Duet Part 1 and Duet Part 2 are each controlled by dialing in/out the left or right channels on your stereo system. Includes 10 exciting Gordon Goodwin tunes: Act Your Age * Count Bubba’s Revenge * El Macho Muchacho * Gumbo Street * Hunting Wabbits * The Jazz Police * La Pequeña Almeja * Maynard & Waynard * Swingin’ for the Fences * There’s the Rub Features: * Improve your jazz concept, articulation, time, intonation and sight-reading * Duets are playable with any combination of Eb or Bb saxophones (requires two books) * Gordon Goodwin plays the tenor sax on Duet Part 1 and Part 2 * Eric Marienthal plays the alto sax on Duet Part 1 and Part 2 * Gordon and Eric play together on Duet Part 1 and Part 2 * Play with a duet partner or with the CD by dialing in/out the left or right stereo channel * Opportunities to improvise too! Count Bubba's Revenge The Jazz Police El Macho Muchacho Gumbo Street La Pequena Almeja Maynard & Waynard Swingin' for the Fences There's the Rub Act Your Age Hunting Wabbits