Description
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Saxophone Essential Technique is a revolutionary beginner’s method book that dictates the cutting-edge of developing saxophone pedagogy.
Featuring
- Professional-level technique established right from the start
- Advanced concepts demystified with approachable explanations
- Tailor-composed exercises and pieces to practise concepts in thorough, effective and concise ways
- 6 pieces with piano parts for both Bb and Eb saxes, providing musically engaging repertoire from the earliest stages
- Early ensemble experiences designed specifically for saxophonists, including duets and canons
- Emphasis on establishing a strong foundation of literacy, understanding and technique
- Eclectic education on historical context, current performance practices and music theory
- Colour diagrams and pictures to aid in conceptual understanding and engagement
- YouTube companion videos
Contents
- Lesson 1: The First Sound
- Lesson 2: Left Hand Notes
- Lesson 3: Tonguing, Rhythms
- Lesson 4: Right Hand Notes, Ensemble playing
- Lesson 5: Octave Key, C Major, 3/4/ Time, Canons
- Lesson 6: Quavers, Subdividing
- Lesson 7: Sharps, G Major
- Lesson 8: Key Signatures, Ties
- Lesson 9: Slurs, Flats, F Major
- Lesson 10: Dotted Notes, Low C
- Lesson 11: Posture, Staccato, Anacruses
- Lesson 12: Naturals
- Lesson 13: C#, D Major, D Minor
- Lesson 14: Eb, Low Bb, Bb Major, G Minor
- Lesson 15: Low B, E Minor, Breathing and Blowing
- Lesson 16: G#/Ab, A Major, A Minor, Dynamics
- Lesson 17: Semiquavers, B Minor, Tempo Markings
- Lesson 18: Metronome Markings, F# Minor
- Lesson 19: Shaping Sound
- Lesson 20: Eb Major, C Minor
- Lesson 21: Chromatic Scale, Hat Accents
- Appendix 1: Recommended Gear
- Appendix 2: Piano Parts
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