For Alto Saxophone-With its extensive and diverse repertoire this tutorial allows you as a saxophonist to access the best of what classical music has to offer. If you choose to work with this tutorial you will not only broaden your musical horizon and improve your playing technique but indeed enjoy performing all kinds of masterpieces on your own Saxophone. All the great composers are featured ? with one or even several of their works with concerts symphonies and sonatas with lieder arias and overtures with Renaissance dances orchestral pieces waltzes and ballets but also with instrumentals such as preludes nocturnes etudes marches gymnopedies and much more. And in order not tolose your enthusiasm while practicing each score is accompanied by 2 audio-recordings which you will find on the mp3 CD attached to the tutorial. In the first recording the Saxophone-part is played along to the corres-ponding accompaniment. In the second only the backing track (the accompaniment) can be heard which gives you the possibility of taking up the score yourself. In total you are invited to enjoy 174 recordings which add up to more than 6 hours of musical practice(!) With its extensive and diverse repertoire this tutorial allows you as a saxophonist to access the best of what classical music has to offer. If you choose to work with this tutorial you will not only broaden your musical horizon and improve your playing technique but indeed enjoy performing all kinds of masterpieces on your own Saxophone. All the great composers are featured ? with one or even several of their works with concerts symphonies and sonatas with lieder arias and overtures with Renaissance dances orchestral pieces waltzes and ballets but also with instrumentals such as preludes nocturnes etudes marches gymnopedies and much more. And inorder not to lose your enthusiasm while practicing each score is accompanied by 2 audio-recordings which you will find on the mp3 CD attached to the tutorial. In the first recording the Saxophone-part is played along to the corres-ponding accompaniment. In the second only the backing track (the accompaniment) can be heard which gives you the possibility of taking up the score yourself. In total you are invited to enjoy 174 recordings which add up to more than 6 hours of musical practice(!)

Par HARRIS PAUL. Christmas Saxophone Basics is a collection of fun and festive repertoire for alto saxophone. Leap through the twelve days of Christmas in twelve stages with Christmas-themed improvisations, warm-ups and studies, plus your favourite Christmas tunes. There’s a selection of repertoire with piano accompaniment as well as duets suitable for 2 saxophones and duets for saxophone and clarinet. Each stage wraps together musical and technical elements to help focus your festive playing. / Instrumental Music, Methods & Tutors / Recueil / Saxophone Alto

15 Solo Etudes for Jazz Phrasing Interpretation and Improvisation-For jazz phrasing interpretation and improvisation.A new and exciting way for alto saxophone players to learn and practice basic jazz style.This book/CD set features 15 solo etudes based on blues and standard chord progressions demonstrated by Jim Snidero on alto saxophone along with a world-class rhythm section: Mike LeDonne piano; Peter Washington bass; and Kenny Washington drums.The recording features two separate versions of each etude: one with the soloist and rhythm section and one with the rhythm section only. See and hear how the soloist phrases play with or without the soloist on the CD and learn basic jazz style first-hand.

La guida completa e illustrata per suonare il sassofono contralto-Il Corso per Principianti è stato progettato per insegnarvi tutte le nozioni di base per suonare il vostro strumento. Le immagini vi accompagneranno passo dopo passo e fin dal primo giorno di studio suonerete assieme a una base musicale!Una collana di corsi facile da capire ricci di consigli pratici e di istruzioni illustrate. Suonerete con basi professionali prima di quanto possiate immaginare!Nel corso degli anni la collana ?Corso per Principianti? ha insegnato a suonare a milioni di persone. Ora è il vostro turno! Un approccio da ?manuale di istruzioni? per il vostro strumento che renderàl?apprendimento più facile che mai!I metodi della collana ?Corso per principianti? sono corredati dalla speciale ?download Card? che vi permetterà di scaricare le tracce audio MP3 per poterle utilizzare su PC Tablet e Smartphones.

Alto Saxophone and Piano-Part of the Anglo Music Play-Along Series Philip Sparke's 15 Intermediate Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play about an octave and a half and follows on from Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos.Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument this book introduces the developing player to the world of the classics by using simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range.The carefully selected pieces include music from the 17th to the 19th century and cover a wide variety of styles from Handel to Tchaikovsky and from Clementi to Brahms.The book will provide invaluable additional material tocomplement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

Easy Steps est une méthode en deux volumes qui contient tous les éléments nécessaires à l'initiation au saxophone. Richement illustrée, elle offre des exercices pour stimuler la formation auditive et le jeu d'ensemble, de nombreux morceaux, des jeux musicaux et bien plus encore. Les CD fournis comportent des accompagnements pour toutes les pièces, dont certaines sont également enregistrées en version complète permettant d'entendre le résultat voulu. L'abondance des ressources proposées ici garantit le succès des cours du professeur. L'accès en ligne à ce matériel est inclus dans le prix du présent ouvrage. / Saxophone Alto

Music Minus One Alto Saxophone-Alexander Glazunov one of the great masters of late Russian Romanticism was fascinated by the saxophone and by jazz. In 1934 he wrote this beautiful saxophone concerto which has become a classic combining romanticism with modern idioms as well. Erland von Koch's 1958 saxophone concerto is filled with experimental modern tonalities and fantastic effects for the saxophone. Both are must-haves for the serious saxophonist. Includes a printed music score on high-quality ivory paper informative liner notes and a compact disc featuring the concerti performed twice: first with soloist then again with orchestral accompaniment only minus you the soloist. The compact disc hasbeen indexed voluminously indexed for your practice and performance ease. Performed by Lawrence Gwozdz alto saxophone Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov

A journey through the history of classical music-This book of flute duets is a journey through the history of classical music for two players of a moderate standard. The pieces ordered chronologically according the composerâ??s year of birth take you from the 17th century all the way to the late 19th century via Purcell Haydn Schubert and Grieg.

Blues music began in America last century and has become popular all around the world. Did you know that the clues is the forerunner of such music styles as rock pop jazz and soul? In Kids Play Blues you'll find a collection of thirteen fantastic blues.This book includes a CD with accompanying tracks. You could use the CD while practising or while performing. That means you will always have your accompanying band at hand!

The DVD edition of this hugely popular series of tutors gets you even closer to your instrument with a set of real music lessons right there on your screen! A New Tune A Day features the same logical gentle pace andkeen attention to detail that made earlier editions so hugely popular and successful. Clear explanatory diagrams and photographs help guide you through the lessons and achieve the very best in tone technique and posture. Theselection of music is fresh and exciting including duets and rounds to inspire the student and ensure that those vital practice hours are never boring!The book includes:Advice on your instrument and the equipmentyou will needInstructions for effective technique and comfortable playingExplanatory pages on reading and understanding musicTests to check your own progress and comprehensionThe accompanying audio CD featuresa virtuoso performance and backing track for each pieces as well as recorded examples to support the lessons.The DVD features lessons on:Basic techniquesPutting the instrument togetherPostureLookingafter your instrumentBasic music notationHow to approach your first piece

Instrumental Play-Along-A dozen jazz classics complete with jazz combo backing tracks for solo instrumentalists. Includes the songs Doxy ? In Walked Bud ? In Your Own Sweet Way ? Mercy Mercy Mercy ? Nardis ? On Green Dolphin Street ? Reunion Blues ? St. Thomas ? Scrapple from the Apple ? Sidewinder ? Stolen Moments and Take Five.

No fewer than 250 years of musical history are reviewed in this volume beginning with the master composer Johann Sebastian Bach and culminating with Maurice Ravel. In order to assist in the study of the faster works the CD provides accompaniment tracks at a slower tempo for ease of practising as well as at the composerâ??s specified speed for the finished performance.The piano accompaniment can be ordered separately: F 822-401

The Bluesier Side of Jazz for Alto Saxophone and Eb instruments by Andrew D. Gordon and Frank Villafranca was inspired by the piano students Andrew 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

This collection of ten jazz etudes with accompanying audio provides intermediate to advanced alto sax students with a fun and effective way to learn to play in the specific odd meters: 3/4, 5/4, 7/4, and 9/4. Each etude is based on the chord progression of a different jazz standard, and includes an in-depth analysis of the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic devices used. The addition of the odd-time ingredient, along with completely original melodies and improv lines, converts what would be mere academic etudes to a delightful jazz listening and playing experience.If you want to improve your fluency in reading, performing, and improvising in odd time signatures, this is the book for you! A generous number of preparatory exercises gradually introduce the student to not only reading music, but also ?hearing how phrases land within a measure? of odd time.Play-along audio tracks featuring a professional rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums) minus the sax track allow you to play as the soloist. Includes access to online audio.