The Saxophone Play-Along® Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly...(+)
The Saxophone Play-Along® Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the notation, listen to the audio tracks to hear how the saxophone should sound, and then play-along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book to help you follow along. The online audio is available for download or streaming using the unique access code printed in the inside cover and features PLAYBACK . a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right ' available exclusively from Hal Leonard. Song List: East River Drive Just The Two Of Us Let It Flow Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba) Mr. Magic Take Five Take Me There Winelight
This book brings together studies that focus on saxophone-specific technical dif...(+)
This book brings together studies that focus on saxophone-specific technical difficulties, such as register changes, dexterity in the low register, and coordination of the ring and little fingers. Similar to Buddhist meditation mantras, the exercises are repeated gradually increasing the difficulty level. An ideal reference for advanced saxophonists that can be used in lessons or as concert preparation. / Saxophone
Step into the spotlight and play along with the specially recorded audio. Demons...(+)
Step into the spotlight and play along with the specially recorded audio. Demonstration and playalong tracks are available to stream and download Top line arrangements for ten of the best film songsarranged for Alto Saxophone. Born Free (From \'Born Free\'), Eye Of The Tiger (From \'Rocky III\'), Georgia On My Mind (From \'Ray\'), I Will Always Love You (From \'The Bodyguard\'), (I\'ve Had) The Time Of My Life (From \'Dirty Dancing\'), Kiss From A Rose From (\'Batman Forever\'), Nothing\'s Gonna Stop Us Now (From \'Mannequin\'), Oh, Pretty Woman (From \'Pretty Woman\'), Ring Of Fire (From \'Walk The Line\') and Stayin\' Alive (From \'Saturday Night Fever\')As well as the printed score, this book is supported by SoundWise:eBook: a digital edition of your music to read on any device.Audio: full demonstration recordings of each piece, plus accompaniment-only, solo-only and rehearsal backing tracks. / Saxophone
Step into the spotlight and play along with the specially recorded audio. Demons...(+)
Step into the spotlight and play along with the specially recorded audio. Demonstration and playalong tracks are available to stream and download. / Saxophone
From best-selling author, John O'Neill, The Saxophone Method is a complete cours...(+)
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 techniquehave explored the full range of the instrumentbe familiar with the most common rhythmshave a solid grounding in music theoryhave the confidence to play with a real band in many different styles / Alto Saxophone
This book is designed to help saxophonists develop fluency in the jazz language ...(+)
This book is designed to help saxophonists develop fluency in the jazz language by providing mainstream jazz vocabulary (swing/bop/post-bop) that nails the changes and lays great on the horn.
Think of Hip Licks for Saxophone Volume 2 as a musical reference book, like a dictionary of great licks in all twelve keys, available when you need it. You can open the book to any page and just start playing.
Hip Licks for Saxophone Volume 2 is an indispensable resource that shows you how a professional player would deal with many of the complex chord progressions found in popular standards and jazz compositions.
New to the Schott Saxophone Lounge, this latest edition, arranged by Dirko Juche...(+)
New to the Schott Saxophone Lounge, this latest edition, arranged by Dirko Juchem, takes us on a musical journey through the decades of pop music. With his usual mastery, he adds a surprisingly 'saxy' touch to 14 immortal hits like Hotel California, Angie, Wind Of Change and Layla. All of these accessible arrangements are included on the audio CD as play-along and full performance versions, recorded by the author himself. / Saxophone Alto Et Piano
Imagine someone who has worked as an international saxophonist, an educator, a t...(+)
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.
The Saxophone Play-Along? Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly ...(+)
The Saxophone Play-Along? Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music (including parts for B-flat and E-flat saxophones), listen to the CD to hear how the sax should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player but it can also be used in your computer to adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!This volume includes: Bony Moronie (Larry Williams) - Charlie Brown (The Coasters) - Hand Clappin' (Red Prysock) - Honky Tonk (Parts 1 and 2) (Bill Doggett) - I'm Walkin' (Fats Domino) - Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will) (Little Richard) - See You Later, Alligator (Bill Haley) - Shake, Rattle and Roll (Bill Haley). / Saxophone
Ten current stage hits in melody line arrangements. Includes numbers from Wicked...(+)
Ten current stage hits in melody line arrangements. Includes numbers from Wicked , Hairspray , Rent and Mamma Mia! . Step into the spotlight and amp - play along with the backing tracks on the specially recorded CD. / Saxophone
A Proven Method to Increase Technique and Become a Complete Saxophonist. Par MAI...(+)
A Proven Method to Increase Technique and Become a Complete Saxophonist. Par MAINELLA NICK. Your warm-up time is a precious thing. It can get you off to a great day of practicing or it can set you back every time you pick up your instrument. Learning the correct way to warm up will benefit every part of your playing and send you on your way to mastering the saxophone! This book is the product of the last 10 years of building my warm-up routine and will teach you my proven method guaranteed to improve your playing by leaps and bounds. The exercises in this book are designed specifically for the range of the saxophone and address some of the most common problems that people who play this instrument run into. The main areas of study in this method are: 1. Sound Concepts 2. Scales and Arpeggios 3. Working with a Metronome 4. How to Structure Your Time A good day starts off on the right foot and a good practice session starts off with a quality warm-up. Treat your warm-up time with the care and precision that a brass player or drummer does, and turn a repetitive routine into a new one which challenges you every day. / Niveau : 3 / Formation musicale / Date parution : 2018-05-04/ Etude / Saxophone
Par VIOLA JOSEPH. Method Berklee Press
This Berklee Workshop provides the interm...(+)
Par VIOLA JOSEPH. Method Berklee Press
This Berklee Workshop provides the intermediate to advanced saxophone player with material that is both technically challenging and musically compelling. Preparatory exercises and reading studies combine to make this workshop an excellent method for ing your technique, phrasing, and rhythmic accuracy. Follow the exercises in this workshop and take your reading and playing skills from novice to expert!Features include: -site-reading exercises containing dynamics, articulations, mixed meter, andanges-practice reading a variety of rhythms with ties, phrase marks, accidentals, and tempo changes. / Jazz / Etude / Saxophone
Forty-nine of the most popular tunes of all time for both alto and tenor saxopho...(+)
Forty-nine of the most popular tunes of all time for both alto and tenor saxophone. Featuring easy keys and ranges, these arrangements are ideal for beginners up to intermediate standard. Includes Jerusalem , The Power Of Love , Unchained Melody . / Saxophone
I Can't Get No Satisfaction' - the release of this international hit of the Roll...(+)
I Can't Get No Satisfaction' - the release of this international hit of the Rolling Stones was the official birth of rock music which started its loud and hard triumph in the clubs and stadiums of the world. The fact that the Stones and their wild heirs can also write beautiful ballads is proven by our successful author Dirko Juchem with this new volume in the popular 'Saxophone Lounge' series in which he has arranged a selection of the best known rock melodies in a new and surprisingly lounge-like manner. All fresh and easily playable arrangements on the accompanying CD have been performed by the author himself. / Saxophone Alto Et Piano
Par WEDGWOOD PAM. This book is perfect for those looking for something to bridge...(+)
Par WEDGWOOD PAM. This book is perfect for those looking for something to bridge the gap between grades. Pam Wedgwood's inimitable, style is guaranteed to breathe new life into your saxophone playing - the varied pieces in this bright collection range from toe-tapping jazzy numbers to more classical styles, all designed to ease you gently on towards the next grade. This book is especially useful to students who have passed Grade 2 and would like a break before plunging into the syllabus for Grade 3. So lighten up and move on with Up-Grade!. ABRSM Alto and Baritone Saxophone examination grade 3. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Saxophone Alto et Piano
Sixty-seven all-time blues numbers specially arranged for Eb and Bb saxophones b...(+)
Sixty-seven all-time blues numbers specially arranged for Eb and Bb saxophones by Jack Long, complete with chord symbols in concert pitch. Easy keys and ranges to suit beginners to intermediate standard. Includes 'Black Coffee', 'In The Heat Of The Night', 'Moonlight Becomes You' and 'Someone To Watch Over Me'. / Saxophone
New Edition. Par HARRIS PAUL. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris's Simultaneous Learni...(+)
New Edition. Par HARRIS PAUL. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris's Simultaneous Learning approach, this new edition of Improve your sight-reading! Saxophone Grades 1-5 is designed to help overcome all the stumbling blocks to successful sight reading. Step by step you will build up acomplete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic, melodic and technical exercises, then by studying prepared pieces and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. This new edition of the best-sellingImprove your sight-reading! contains completely new material throughout and has been brought up to date to match the latest ABRSM sight-reading criteria. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris's Simultaneous Learning approach, this new edition of Improve your sight-reading! Saxophone Grades 1-5 is designed to help overcome all the stumbling blocks to successful sight reading. Step by step you will build up a complete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic, melodic and technical exercises, then by studying prepared pieces and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. This new edition of the best-selling Improve your sight-reading! contains completely new material throughout and has been brought up to date to match the latest ABRSM sight-reading criteria. / Niveau : 1-5 / Etudes et exercices / Etude / Saxophone