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 & Jazz. When a musician improvises they usually play a variety of riffs or phrases that they have developed and learnt over a period of time and can access these phrases instantaneously whatever key they are playing in to create a seamless improvisedsolo from the phrases they have learnt. Andrew's idea for this book is to create phrases or riffs over two measures of various Blues progressions. He sub-divided each of the 12 Bar Blues progressions used in this book (the chord progression for Watermelon Man is a 16 measure progression) into six sections (two measures each) and within each of the six sections created four different phrases or riffs so that the student has a choice of four different phrases to play over every two measures. They can then create a solo based on which phrase they choose for each two measures. By breaking down these phrases to two measures each, he has found that the students have an easier time of learning to improvise than by trying to transcribe a whole solo from an audio recording or leaving them to their own devices in trying to play a solo based on the Blues scale or other related scales. Each of the ten examples are based on common Jazz/Blues chord progressions from Jazz songs such as 'Watermelon Man', 'Blue Monk', 'Tenor Madness', 'Route 66', 'Blue Trane', 'Bag's Groove' starting off with basic I-IV-V chords and increasing in complexity throughout the book. There are over 200 phrases/riffs to choose from that can be learned and applied to many types of jazz songs. The package includes: Book or PDF file 30 audio tracks to play on your CD player or computer Over 200 mp3 files Over 200 MIDI files/ Recueil / Saxophone Alto

This incredible saxophone book contains 60 pieces for saxophone, from well-known film themes, classical pieces, jazz and blues standards, to showtunes and popular hits. All of the pieces have been specially arranged for beginner to intermediate Alto Saxophone / Saxophone

Dip In to this great selection of popular songs, jazz standards, film themes and show tunes! All the tunes are specially arranged for Alto Sax, with chord symbols at concert pitch for easy accompaniment, and are graded to suit a wide range of playing levels. Each song is awarded a star rating based on difficulty - making this folio ideal for everyone, from the beginning sax player to the experienced musician. Includes hit songs by The Beatles, Coldplay, Oasis, Elvis Presley, KT Tunstall, James Blunt, Frank Sinatra, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jeff Buckley and many more. Where else can you find such a fun collection of tunes, from such a wide variety of artists? / Saxophone

Practising scales and arpeggios can seem like to be a compulsory exercise, if this is the case, then Groove Connection, is the answer for you.This tried and tested concept features exciting musical workouts for players of all levels. Start your lessons and practice by brushing aside monotony and getting into the Groove! This approach is rooted in the principles of music education. Composer Klaus Dickbauer uses the pleasure of playing the instrument as the basis for learning.The series introduces elements of music-making such as major scales and arpeggios while putting them in context with performance pieces and improvisations. Technical development becomes a means of personal expression.Students and teachers can use the recordings to practise in pairs, groups, ensembles, individual lessons and, of course, at home, where the play-along CD replaces the other players. / Saxophone Alto

Partitions arrangées pour sax un CD audio contenant 2 versions de chaque titre: une démonstration complète puis une version sans saxophone qui vous permettra de jouer accompagné. / Saxophone / Partition Cd