There are many ways of explaining exactly how you should perform swing music but of course it’s most fun to learn as you play. With Swing Starters you will become acquainted with the idea of swing feel as you work through the book. The book contains 20 two-part swing exercises and two great bonus pieces. You can also play them as three-part pieces when combined with other instruments.

One of the world's most popular jazz etude books. Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This volume contains 20 advanced level solo-form etudes. Includes a play along CD suitable for Alto Sax (other instruments will have to transpose to use the CD). / Saxophone

As music education progresses children begin to learn the Saxophone increasingly early often as young as eight years old. MĂ©thode De Saxophone is intended for those young beginners for whom other methods are toocomplex advanced or difficult to understand. Being simple and versatile this method is also suitable for prospective saxophonists of any age. A CD featuring 52 minutes of Piano backing tracks is included with thisvolume. From the second week of study students will be developing close musical listening with a diverse repertoire of songs dances classical and romantic music from the past and present as well asimprovisational skills. The CD will especially help with this getting the student experience playing with another (recorded) musician from the beginning. The method will also introduce learning pieces by heart and varying theexercises in different ways with lower or higher octaves differing rhythms etc. A teacher can use their discretion to develop exercises further or repeat them or omit them altogether depending on thestudent's ability. With MĂ©thode De Saxophone young beginners will quickly become accustomed to analysis musical reflection and the association of mastery over an instrument with musicalenjoyment.

In two volumes Hyacinthe Klosé (1808-1880) a virtuoso wind player of his day provides detailed progressive exercises and studies for the Saxophone. Complete Method for all Saxophones is essential to all saxophonists seeking to improve their technique on the instrument. Klosé's second volume gives focus to the technique of the instrument including phrasing intervals scales chromaticism ornamentation accidentals breath control articulation dynamics and performance directions among other musical aspects. Moreover Complete Method for all Saxophones contains technicalstudies to ensure adequate comprehension of a range of techniques. It is stated in the introduction that this Klosé series was compiled as a response to the considerable evolution of the instrument at the time. With detailed notes in French and English and with the book being adaptable to any Saxophone Complete Method for all Saxophones is versatile and crucial to the progress of any Saxophone player.

Creative Saxophone is an innovative series for the Saxophonist who wants to play Jazz Blues Rock and other contemporary styles whilst developing a solid technique. The idiomatic exercises and pieces encourage an awareness of authentic styles and give players the confidence to begin improvising. The book contains 16 pieces in a variety of contemporary music styles each with ideas for improvising. It also includes two authentic and varied CDs of backing tracks for all pieces with versions for both Alto and Tenor Saxophone.

The purpose of this Saxophone song book is to provide the beginning Saxophone player with a repertoire of 24 of the most familiar and beloved tunes ever written. There are several great folk songs of America and other lands. Theycontinue to bring pleasure and knowledge as a link to the past.

Creative Saxophone is an innovative series for the beginner Alto or Tenor Saxophonist who wants to play Jazz Rock and other contemporary music styles whilst developing a solid technique. The idiomatic exercises and pieces encourage an awareness of authentic styles and give players the confidence to begin improvising from as early as possible.An accompanying CD features backings for many of the pieces performed by world-class musicians giving the student an opportunity to experience playing against a real band.Introduces essential techniquesBuilds confidence and fluency in performance and improvisationHarmonics vibrato alternative andaltissimo fingerings all coveredProvides interesting and effective ways gto practice scales modes and arpeggiosDevelops improvisation skills through focusing on patterns cycle of fifths II-V-I and transcription

All of the ultimate secret agent's greatest theme tunes arranged for intermediate Tenor Saxophone. Includes the themes and songs from 20 Bond films as well as the classic 'James Bond Theme'. The pieces may either be performed as solos with the CD of recorded accompaniments or as an ensemble with the other members of this set.

Gammes Pour Tous is a collection of scales arpeggios and other technical exercises for Saxophone composed by Serge Bichon. Featuring numerous articulations and practice pieces the aim of Gammes Pour Tous is to help young saxophonists to hone their technique while also controlling a precise quality of sound.

A handy accessible thorough and convenient guide for saxophonists who want to get the most of out of their instrument. This Tipbook offers you a load of information delivered at the right pace including topics such asselecting and play-testing saxophones buying mouthpieces necks and reeds maintenance and tuning as well as the history and the family of the instrument and a sax player’s glossary. Written in collaboration with andproof read by musicians teachers technicians and other experts for beginners students and advanced players.

Salsa & Latin with Passion!-In Hot Salsa! you will find ten pieces that were inspired by socas kasekos reggaes cumbias merengues and other styles that for convenience are called salsa. However within salsa numerous subdivisions can be made. The common link between all these styles is that they express an immense zest for living which is captivating and refreshing time after time. It would be great if you could also experience this zest for living through playing this music! Each piece includes chords to give you the chance to improvise to the outline of the piece so you do not necessarily always have to play the written melody. Have great fun with Hot Salsa!

Composed by J. S. Bach for Flute and Piano this edition of 4th Sonata was arranged for Alto Saxophone in E flat and Piano by Marcel Mule. Its difficulty would fit the skills and abilities of intermediate players. In terms of composition this piece was created in three different sections: the first one is divided into three parts (Andante with a tempo at 96° Allegro at 116° and Adagio at 72°) followed by Minuet and Minuet 2. Marcel Mule (1901-2001) is one of the greatest French saxophonists renowned worldwide for his work on the classical Saxophone repertoire. He was teaching his students how toobtain a good quality of sound and believed it was dependent on the embouchure the emission the mastery of vibrato and thus of breathing. He wrote different methods that focus on technique articulation and tone productions such as 'Scale and Arpeggios' (in three books) 'Daily exercises after Terschack' or '30 Great exercises or studies after Soussmann' (in two books) among others.

Saxophone-Metamorphoses after Britten was written for Melinda Maxwell for UYMP's Signals volume of new music for Oboe. It was first performed by Melinda at York University on 24th November 2010.I - A MountainII -FixationIII - FlowersIV - Fountains Metamorphoses after Britten by philipvenables 'Metamorphoses after Britten arejust that: four miniatures each inspired by one of Benjamin Britten’s Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe. Each movement over its short course transforms gradually from one thing to another ending with the exception ofFountains in a short cathartic coda. Some of the movements also take specific musical elements from Britten’s pieces.I very much viewed these pieces as musical Haiku and in that sense I hope they embody a sense ofpeace brevity and simplicity.The oboe version of Metamorphoses after Britten is dedicated to Melinda Maxwell.The saxophone version of Metamorphoses after Britten with an additional movement is dedicated to Vickiand Andrew Vaughan'      - Philip Venables