I Used to Play Tenor Saxophone: Tenor Saxophone: Instrumental Tutor

The Bluesier Side of Jazz for Tenor Saxophone and Bb instruments by Andrew D. Gordon and Frank Villafranca was inspired by the piano students he teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon Yumiko Yoko Eunice Sooji Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background it is a difficult transition to learn to play Blues

Play 50 top hits from movies and musical theater on the Tenor Saxophone. This collection features pieces from Glee The Lord Of The Rings Porgy

An easy way to improvise with 10 great tunes-This tune book by Ed Harlow contains cool grooves for beginners. The beat is provided by The Boston Horns band and the melody and accompanying grooves are set in easy arrangements and can be played by up to 3 players of the same instrument. This allows Easy Funk Play-Along to be used for individual practising or for (group) lessons. The solo passages are based around the pentatonic scale and particularly suitable for the first steps into improvisation. Each song comes with an alternative 'funky' solo song which can be practised with the play-along track.

Improvisation - Musicianship - Techniques-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 onear-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

Take the lead is an integrated series for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin. In each edition all of the songs are in the same key at concert pitch, allowing the different instruments to play together. Chord symbols are included at concert pitch for use by piano or guitar. 'Take the Lead Grease' contains all of the big hits from this popular musical including 'Summer Nights', 'We Go Together' and 'You're the one that I want'. Students have a choice of playing along with CD, Piano or Guitar and all pieces are fully integrated with arrangements for other instruments in the series, making this the ideal resource for school bands and small ensembles. Used as a solo book these idiomatic arrangements will boost players confidence and go down a storm in concert.

Take the lead is an integrated series for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin. In each edition all of the songs are in the same key at concert pitch, allowing the different instruments to play together. Chord symbols are included at concert pitch for use by piano or guitar. 'Take the Lead Musicals' Features all the big hits from the West End and Broadway shows. Students have a choice of playing along with CD, Piano or Guitar and all pieces are fully integrated with arrangements for other instruments in the series, making this the ideal resource for school bands and small ensembles. Used as a solo book these idiomatic arrangements will boost players' confidence and are ideal pieces for performance. Contents: Fame (Fame); Food Glorious Food (Oliver); If I Were A Rich Man (Fiddler On The Roof); Over The Rainbow (Wizard Of Oz); Send In The Clowns (A Little Night Music); Singin' In The Rain (Singin' In The Rain); Tomorrow (Annie)

Style Of John Coltrane-Saxophonist John Coltrane was one of the most innovative creative and influential jazz artists of the 20th Century. Both stylistically and harmonically he opened doors for others to follow.This book willfocus on the first period of Coltrane's career when he was with Miles Davis and the jazz vocabulary he used. First to help the student better understand Coltrane's bebop style of improvising the authors discuss the use ofguide tones bebop scales three to flat nine targeting and other techniques. Then the text presents numerous one- two- and three-measure jazz lines in Coltrane's style grouped by the harmony over which they can be used. Theaccompanying play-along audio provides the rhythm parts for each section including a track for each section that modulates through the cycle of fourths helping you master the phrases in all keys.By combining variouslines musicians will be able to mix and match numerous combinations of these lines to play over ii-V-I progressions turnarounds and other harmonic situations. Incorporate these essential jazz lines into your vocabulary and youwill be able to create your own lines in the style of John Coltrane. Includes access to online audio.