Saxophone Mastery

"Saxophone Mastery: A Comprehensive Guide to Learning and Mastering the Saxophone" is a complete and detailed guide to learning and improving your skills on the saxophone. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, this book provides practical and comprehensive advice on various aspects of playing the saxophone, from choosing and assembling your saxophone, developing proper technique, reading sheet music, and performing with others. The book also explores advanced techniques such as improvisation and extended techniques, and covers the different styles of music that can be played on the saxophone. Additionally, it provides insight into the music industry and teaches you how to build a career as a saxophonist. With practical tips, exercises, and advice from experienced saxophonists, as well as a wealth of resources such as glossaries, fingering charts, and recommended listening lists, this book is an essential resource for any aspiring saxophonist looking to achieve mastery of this amazing instrument.

A proven source of graded duets for both the student and teacher of brass and woodwind instruments. Each volume contains works from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, folk songs and traditional tunes, and a selection of original compositions by Keith Snell in a variety of styles. A useful source of repertoire. Titles: * Au Claire de la Lune (French Folk Song) * Blues for Two (Snell) * Castleton Garland Dance (Traditional English Folk Song) * Contredance in G (Mozart) * The Coronation Day (Traditional English Folk Song) * Danish Folk Song (Traditional) * Echoes (Snell) * German Dance (Haydn) * Hunters Chorus (Weber) * March (Fischer) * March (Gurlitt) * March (Handel) * Minuet (Mozart) * Napolitaine (Telemann) * Processional (Snell) * Rigaudon (Anonymous) * Scherzo (Gurlitt) * Shepherd's Hey (Traditional English Folk Song) * Song (Gurlitt) * Stick Dance (Traditional Danish Folk Song) * Three Easy Dances (Snell) * The Touchstone (Traditional English Folk Song) * Toccata (Snell) * Two Little Dances (Snell) * Waltz (Snell) * Woodchopper's Polka (Traditional)

A proven source of graded duets for both the student and teacher of brass and woodwind instruments. This volume contains works from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, folk songs and traditional tunes, and a selection of original compositions by Keith Snell in a variety of styles and is a useful source of repertoire.

Contains works from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods, folk songs and traditional tunes, and a section of original compositions. For the student, these solos will provide material with specific challenges in rhythm, range, and key signatures in music that is both instructive and enjoyable to perform. Each solo has been selected and arranged to challenge the student in different areas of technique and musicianship while providing exposure to a variety of musical styles that are enjoyable to perform. In addition, special attention has been given to creating accompaniments that are easy to play yet at the same time add interest to the solo parts. Titles: * Abendlied (Kolher) * Andante (Zollner) * Aria from the Oratorio Belshazzar (Handel) * Fandango (Terego) * Gavotte (Handel) * Gavotte (Purcell) * Little Suite for Alto Saxophone (Fanfare/Adagio/Dance/Allegro) (Snell) * Rigaudon (Fischer) * Three Renaissance Pieces (Fanfare/The Nightingale/The King's Dance) (Snell) * Two German Dances (Quadrille/Deutscher Tanz) (Anonymous) * Winter Dreams (Soderstromm)

Playing & Teaching the Saxophone: A Modern Approach provides a method for teaching the saxophone that is specific enough to use as a textbook in a collegiate saxophone methods class, simple enough for a band director to use in guiding their saxophone sections, clear enough for adult beginners to teach themselves the instrument, and deep enough for professionals to use as a resource in teaching private lessons at any level. The first sections of this book, Getting Started and Learning the Notes, take a student in a collegiate methods class or other adult beginner through the fundamental concepts of playing the saxophone. The In-Depth section then lays out critical concepts that are essential to the further development of any saxophonist. As a contemporary guide for teaching the musicians and music educators of the 21st century, this method addresses the pedagogy of not only the instrument, but of the whole student. It includes a diverse array of musical examples that celebrate communities and cultures around the globe, and a "Wellness for the Young Musician" chapter offers an overview of practices that will help students navigate performance anxiety and avoid injury while playing. Designed to be a lifelong reference for band directors and private instructors, the book includes "Hand-It-Over" sections that can be used as student instructional sheets. These materials, along with video performances and teaching demonstrations, are also available in the book's companion website.

Learn All Your Sax Scales in just 10 hours! The Quickest and Most Efficient Way to Master Scale Fingerings on the Saxophone. Zero redundancy between related scales, and omitting all identical fingerings between registers allows for eliminating a substantial number of already mastered patterns from our daily practice routine which intelligently accelerates the value of our time spent practicing as we move through the keys around the circle. Simply the fastest way of internalizing the essential finger gestures of melodic production on sax into pure subconscious reflex.Also Great for Musicians who want to double on Sax!

"[This method] is a comprehensive curriculum to unlock your artistry, master fundamentals, develop control of reeds and equipment, build healthy posture and ergonomics, and learn how to express a spectrum of character and emotion in any music, from a C Major scale through complex modernism. Presented in 2 volumes, [this method] provides a thorough foundation ... for saxophone teachers, students at all levels, woodwind doublers wishing to improve saxophone tone and proficiency, and the advanced needs of career-oriented students and performers." -- Publisher website