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.

40 Of His Greatest Hits. Par LLOYD WEBBER ANDREW. 40 of the most memorable songs composed by the inimitable Andrew Lloyd Webber are gathered in this value-packed instrumental solo collection. Songs include: Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life) - Any Dream Will Do - Don't Cry for Me Argentina - I Believe My Heart - I Don't Know How to Love Him - Learn to Be Lonely - Love Changes Everything - Memory - No Matter What - The Phantom of the Opera - Pie Jesu - Starlight Express - Stick It to the Man - Tell Me on a Sunday - 'Til I Hear You Sing - Whistle Down the Wind - With One Look - You Must Love Me - and many more./ Recueil / Saxophone Ténor

Volume 3 is perfect for jazz ensemble directors looking for one book to keep their students engaged and progressing all year long, as well as any musician interested in Sher Music's series of world-famous fake books. At over 200 pages, THE REAL EASY BOOK - VOL.3 comes in C, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. It features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz: Trad Jazz, The Swing Era, Classic Bebop, West Coast Jazz, The Blue Note Era, Contemporary Jazz, ''Groove'' Jazz, Brazilian Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz. The wide variety of styles included means that every jazz combo will be able to find exactly the material that fits their needs.Difficulty ranges from very simple blues, like Charlie Parker's ''Now's The Time'' to deep, but still playable, contemporary tunes, like Mike Stern's ''These Times.'' Also featured are some great beginning trad jazz arrangements of ''Bill Bailey'' and ''Alexander's Ragtime Band'', including separate clarinet and trombone obligato parts to get that authentic Dixieland feeling!In addition to the tunes and educational material, there are also fun and informative introductory texts for each section. These short histories of each era of jazz introduce both the flavor of the era, and a discussion of the musical innovations that each one brought to the evolution of jazz.The end result is a multi-dimensional teaching tool that will keep band directors and their students smiling all year long! / Instruments En Bb

Grade 2 Alto Saxophone Pieces allows you to learn a diverse range of popular solo works that have all been carefully chosen with the specifications of the major exam boards in mind. This particular book is perfect for Grade 2 saxophonists, including some classic tunes and contemporary pop hits. The included download card also gives you instant online access to full backing tracks for every song.This fantastic songbook includes valuable supplementary repertoire for Grade 2 saxophonists of any age. These particular Alto Saxophone Pieces will aid with your technique and theoretical skills, while also allowing you to play some incredible tunes that will help to enhance your musicality. Including such contemporary pop classics as Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball, One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful and some fantastic film songs like Atlas from 'The Hunger Games' and 'Frozen's Let It Go, these familiar tunes will be fun to play for any saxophonist.Not only this, but a big collection of timeless pop tunes are included, such as The Beatles' Yellow Submarine, Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water, such familiar favourites allowing everyone to enjoy Grade 2 Alto Saxophone! Each of the tunes features song background notes and brief performance guidance, while at the beginning of the songbook is an introductory section featuring an invaluable fingering chart.With a fantastically diverse collection of old and new pop songs, some beautifully crisp engraving and helpful performance tips for each song, this is the perfect songbook for Grade 2 saxophonists. It will help hone the techniques necessary for major exam boards, while enabling you to develop a versatile repertoire and have fun playing some familiar songs. / Saxophone Alto

This eclectic collection for solo Flute will delight film fans of all ages! 101 Movie Hits contains a dazzling selection of favourites from the silver screen, including Diamonds Are A Girl\'s Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), Eye Of The Tiger (Rocky III), Hallelujah (Shrek), Happy (Despicable Me 2), Mrs. Robinson (The Graduate), The Dreame (Sense And Sensibility), Let It Go (Frozen), Summer Nights (Grease), The Music Of Goodbye (Out Of Africa) and more. / Saxophone Alto

Grade 3 Alto Saxophone Pieces allows you to learn a diverse range of popular solo works that have all been carefully chosen with the specifications of the major exam boards in mind. This particular book is perfect for Grade 3 saxophonists, including some classic tunes and contemporary pop hits. The included download card also gives you instant online access to full backing tracks for every song.This fantastic songbook includes valuable supplementary repertoire for Grade 3 saxophonists of any age. These particular Alto Saxophone Pieces will aid with your technique and theoretical skills, while also allowing you to play some incredible tunes that will help to enhance your musicality. Including such contemporary pop classics as John Legend's All Of Me, Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud and Katy Perry's Roar, these familiar tunes will be fun to play for any saxophonist.Not only this, but a big collection of timeless pop tunes are included, such as The Beatles' Hey Jude, Cat Stevens's The First Cut Is The Deepest and ABBA's Dancing Queen, such familiar favourites allowing everyone to enjoy Grade 3 Alto Saxophone! Each of the tunes features song background notes and brief performance guidance, while at the beginning of the songbook is an introductory section featuring an invaluable fingering chart.With a fantastically diverse collection of old and new pop songs, some beautifully crisp engraving and helpful performance tips for each song, this is the perfect songbook for Grade 3 alto saxophonists. It will help hone the techniques necessary for major exam boards, while enabling you to develop a versatile repertoire and have fun playing some familiar songs. / Saxophone Alto

15 awesome solos from ABBA to Adele. This volume features 15 songs in a range of styles from pop and classical to film and musical theatre. The pieces have been carefully selected and arranged to provide the perfect light relief from exam practice. The songs in this collection appear in order of difficulty, for students at Grade 1 level. Each song is presented with teaching notes to help you improve your performance. The price includes fully orchestrated backing and demo tracks, available to download or stream online, and rich, playable piano accompaniments, which can be downloaded as A4-size PDFs. To help you practice, the audio tracks can be sped up, slowed down and looped using Playback+. / Niveau : 1 / Pédagogie / Recueil / Saxophone Ténor

From best-selling author, John O'Neill, The Saxophone Method is a complete course for the beginner to intermediate saxophonist. Start by mastering the essential foundation techniques of breathing, embouchure, tone production, and tonguing required to be a great player in any style. With a wide range of tunes from all over the world you will be exposed to a great variety of musical styles to motivate and inspire.The mp3 backing tracks, available as free downloads, feature top professional musicians and will give you the feeling of playing in a great band from the very beginning.The Saxophone Method is supplemented by two Repertoire Books to give you even more music to practice and enjoy, and perfectly complements the Jazz Method for Saxophone. By the end of the method you will be able to:- understand the fundamentals of good playing technique- have explored the full range of the instrument- be familiar with the most common rhythms- have a solid grounding in music theory- have the confidence to play with a real band in many different styles / Alto Saxophone

A dozen contemporary hits are included in this collection perfect for budding instrumentalists. It features online access to audio demonstration and backing tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound then play along and sound like a pro! Songs include: Broken (lovelytheband) · Havana (Camila Cabello) · Heaven (Kane Brown) · High Hopes (Panic! At the Disco) · The Middle (Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey) · Natural (Imagine Dragons) · No Place like You (Backstreet Boys) · Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper) · Sucker (Jonas Brothers) · Sunflower (Post Malone and Swae Lee) · thank u, next (Ariana Grande) · Youngblood (5 Seconds of Summer). / Pop and rock / Recueil / Saxophone Alto

for Tenor Sax. When kids learn to play an instrument, they want to play the songs they know and love! This collection of 50 songs alongs them to do just that! It includes 50 contemporary favorites, including: Believer · Don't Stop Believin' · Happy · High Hopes · Let's Get It Started · Ocean Eyes · Perfect · Rewrite the Stars · A Thousand Miles · You Will Be Found · and more./ Recueil / Saxophone Ténor

23 blockbuster hits in easy duet arrangements for two instrumentalists are featured in this collection: City of Stars ? Footloose ? Hallelujah ? Moon River ? The Pink Panther ? Puttin' on the Ritz ? Skyfall ? That's Amore ? and more. Arrangements work for two of the same instrument or can also be used with the other woodwind or brass titles from this series. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / 2 Saxophones Alto

Movie Quartets for All is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 3--4. Perfect for concerts with family and friends, recitals, auditions, and festivals. Available for brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. / Saxophone Tenor

Piano Reduction including solo part. Par DENISOV EDISON. The catalogue of Edison Denisov's works includes 16 concertos. It was a genre to which he returned time and again throughout his life, from the Concerto for Cello and Orchestra of 1972 to the Double Concerto for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra of 1996. In Denisov's music the role of the soloist, or rather the protagonist, is extraordinarily important, not so much for its virtuosity as for its confessional character. The solo part is a monologue distinguished by poetic diction and a very personal message from the composer. The dramaturgical conception of the Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, a reworking of the Viola Concerto of 1986, draws on traditional sonata form, thereby reaffirming the ubiquitous classicism in Denisov's thought. In this late work, we find all the typical features of his style: sinuous melodic lines layered into dense contrapuntal textures, and an interplay of orchestral colours, with pure sonorities contrasting with complex mixtures of sounds. It is a perfect dramaturgy that governs the evolution of the music to the very end. The first movement assumes the role of a sonata-allegro, with the standard formal sections of exposition, development, recapitulation and coda. The second movement is an Adagio for strings. The third takes the form of a little contrasting intermezzo that introduces both new thematic material and a new range of colours. Here tunefulness gives way to pointillism enriched with sonic effects. The only movement with a virtuosic solo part, its nervousness and inner tension set it worlds apart from the second and fourth movements that surround it. The fourth movement assumes the traditional form of a final set of variations. It is the dramaturgical and semantic heart of the concerto. The theme of the variations is Franz Schubert's Impromptu in B-flat major, op. 142, which in this case is 'born' from the celesta as the product of a dodecaphonic string cluster. This finale represents Denisov's homage to his great mentor, Schubert's music being for him a symbol of eternal and universal beauty. 'The attentive listener', Denisov stressed, 'will recognise that the Impromptu theme is already suggested very slowly in the course of the three preceding movements, not only thematically, but also psychologically. That's what makes the appearance of the Schubert theme sound so natural.' The variations relate to the variation genre less in their form than in their spiritual and conceptual metamorphoses. It is, one might say, 'music round about Schubert'. (Ekaterina Kouprovskaia-Denisova)/ Répertoire / Saxophone Alto et Piano