This book is designed to guide saxophonists of any genre towards achieving their ideal sound. Not only will pursuing this aspiration result in a more beautiful and powerful tone, but it will also promote virtuosity in other areas of technique such as the ability to execute technical passage, extending the range of the saxophone to four octaves, and widening the palette of available tone colors. The guiding principles for reaching these goals are taught in this book as are corresponding specific exercises to help efficiently achieve them. Accompanying sound clips are available at: www.benbrittonjazz.com/completeapproach "This is a terrific book on an often neglected yet integral part of saxophone playing. I recommend Ben's book to every serious saxophonist." --Walt Weiskopf Editor: Victor Pinto, New Orleans, LA Cover Photophrapy: Frankie Withers, Annapolis, MD
Catalano presents discussion and exercises relating to topics including rhythm, high notes, extended techniques, tonguing, injuries, and more. With an introduction. Includes access to online videos.
Playing & Teaching the Saxophone: A Modern Approach provides a method for teaching the saxophone that is specific enough to use as a textbook in a collegiate saxophone methods class, simple enough for a band director to use in guiding their saxophone sections, clear enough for adult beginners to teach themselves the instrument, and deep enough for professionals to use as a resource in teaching private lessons at any level. The first sections of this book, Getting Started and Learning the Notes, take a student in a collegiate methods class or other adult beginner through the fundamental concepts of playing the saxophone. The In-Depth section then lays out critical concepts that are essential to the further development of any saxophonist. As a contemporary guide for teaching the musicians and music educators of the 21st century, this method addresses the pedagogy of not only the instrument, but of the whole student. It includes a diverse array of musical examples that celebrate communities and cultures around the globe, and a "Wellness for the Young Musician" chapter offers an overview of practices that will help students navigate performance anxiety and avoid injury while playing. Designed to be a lifelong reference for band directors and private instructors, the book includes "Hand-It-Over" sections that can be used as student instructional sheets. These materials, along with video performances and teaching demonstrations, are also available in the book's companion website.
A Complete Approach to Overtones is an in-depth treatment on overtones for saxophone. The book provides a full range of exercises and aids to improve the overtone capabilities and overall saxophone playing for every level of saxophonist. Beginners will find the aids they need to achieve their first overtones, and players who can already play a wide range of overtones will find exercises that improve and expand their abilities as well. "Ben Britton has put together a comprehensive volume explaining the overtone series and how to practice with it. A must-have for serious students of the saxophone." - Charles Pillow, Assistant Professor of Jazz Saxophone, Eastman School of Music From the introduction: "One of the most efficient ways to improve saxophone sound or tone is through overtone practice. Just a minute or two of proper overtone practice immediately increases the clarity and richness of tone as well as increases your ability to maintain a great sound while playing technically difficult music. Regularly practicing overtones will lead to consistently achieving those ends and extending your range into the altissimo register. Mastering overtones can result in a near four-octave range with a consistent and beautiful sound throughout."
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 & 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. Contained Inside: Sound Concepts Articulation Patterns Full Range Major and Harmonic Minor Scales Full Range Major and Harmonic Minor Thirds Full Range Major and Minor Arpeggios Staggered Major and Minor Arpeggios Major and Minor Seconds Full Range Chromatic Scale Exercises Combining Keys with Both Scales and Arpeggios Full Range Major and Harmonic Minor Fourths and Wider Intervals
Universal method for the saxophone: the largest and most complete method ever written for the saxophone: and containing the complete fingerings for the latest improved saxophones.
A comprehensive sax method by one of America's top jazz and studio saxophonists. Subjects covered include key studies, chord and scale etudes, solos, high-register studies, vibrato, fingering, and rhythm studies. In addition, an excellent solo and duet repertoire is presented. Applicable to any saxophone.
Teach yourself how to play saxophone with our easy rock saxophone lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.*** "This is a great beginner-intermediate book for Rock or blues aficionados [...] This is a great method book packed full of useful material. [...] the brilliant thing about this method is that frequently when it presents new material, it modulates each one over the circle of fifth progression." - AndyBlackard [Sax on the Web Forum] Progressive Rock Saxophone Method contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great rock saxophone player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson rock saxophone tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of saxophones including alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, and baritone saxophone. Basic knowledge of how to read music and playing the saxophone is required to teach yourself to learn to play saxophone from this book. Teach yourself: • How to play alto sax, how to play tenor sax, how to play soprano sax, or how to play bari sax • How to play rock saxophone notes, saxophone scales, saxophone riffs and saxophone melodies used in rock saxophone songs • All the fundamental expressive techniques of rock saxophone playing including vibrato and growling • Saxophone theory for learning how to read and transpose saxophone music for beginners • Rock saxophone tips and saxophone tricks that every player should know when learning saxophone • Shortcuts for how to learn saxophone fast by getting the most from saxophone practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the saxophone today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy saxophone lessons written by a professional rock saxophone teacher • Full color diagrams • Easy-to-read rock saxophone music for beginners and chords for accompanying all types of saxophones • Saxophone chord chart containing diagrams for all important rock saxophone notes • 104 rock saxophone exercises, rock saxophone licks, rock saxophone solos and popular easy rock saxophone music for beginners in rock saxophone styles Beginner saxophone lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play the saxophone, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's rock saxophone lessons for beginners are used by students and saxophone teachers worldwide to learn how to play saxophone. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted saxophone lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.
(Instructional). Living sax legend Jackie McLean is one of the greatest alto players of the post-Parker era. For this book, he has assembled essential warm-up exercises to help students become familiar with playing through different keys ascending and descending chromatically. Includes a biography, an interview, many exercises, and transcriptions of his solos in "Bluesnik" and "Dig."
