Learn how to play & improvise in the style of Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon and other jazz greats! The book uses real jazz classics to teach you, and covers topics including chord progressions; scales and licks; soloing styles; modes; pentatonics; instruments and equipment; and more. Songs include: Autumn Leaves • Chi Chi • Doxy • Easy Living • Footprints • I Remember You • Maiden Voyage • Meditation • Satin Doll • So What • Song for My Father • and more. Audio is accessed online and includes 87 tracks for demonstration and play-along. The tracks also include PLAYBACK+ features which allow you to change the tempo without changing pitch, loop passages, and more.
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This 24-page instrumental method/supplement for tenor and alto sax players was written by jazz player and composer Ted Nash and edited by Jeannette Delisa.
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A comprehensive workbook of scales and chords necessary to the development of playing technique... together with selected alto sax solos emphasizing the technical principles presented.
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Easy Improvisation is a great way to learn the basics of improvising, on your own, with friends, or with the whole band! Musicians are given guidance to play along in parts, to play along with written-out solos, or to improvise on their own. The audio tracks include demonstration of the music on the page, or just the background rhythms and chords. 30 different styles are included: rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, jazz, EDM, country, Bossa Nova, calypso, cha-cha, reggae, and more. Use sample solos and other tips to start improvising today!
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This second volume of David Hite's Melodious and Progressive Sudies has become part of the standard teaching repertoire for all saxophone players/students. It includes: 16 Caprices (Gambaro); 14 Etudes from Op. 37 (Dont); 6 Studies for the Development of the Tongue; 4 Expressive Studies; 3 Studies for Nimble Speed; 3 Chromatic Studies; 6 Studies for Flexibility; 2 Studies on Trills.
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Japanese born Ryo Noda (b. 1948) has been hailed for his forward-looking, avant-garde compositions and innovative playing techniques. Improvisation 1 is no exception. Noda's compositional achievements were significantly recognised in 1973 when he was awarded the SACEM Composition Prize. Improvisation 1 was published a year later, at the height of his career. Exploiting extended techniques on the saxophone to their full potential, Noda provides a score with a written glossary. However, a significant amount of interpretation with regards to tempo, pauses and pitch bends is left to the performer. Improvisation 1 is based on Shakuhachi playing, a Japanese flute made of bamboo, tuned to the minor pentatonic scale. For all saxophonists, Noda's Improvisation 1 is an excellent, varied addition to advanced repertoires.
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Vingt-Quatre Etudes Faciles by Marcel Mule (1901-2001) is a set of 24 Exercises for All Saxophones based on the works of Auguste Samie, a French violinist. Made for second and third year players, this material is really accessible and easy to play. 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 to obtain a good quality of sound and believed it was dependent on the embouchure, the emission, the mastery of vibrato and therefore of breathing. He wrote different methods that focus on technique, articulation and tone productions such as Dix-huit Exercices ou Études, Exercices Journaliers d'après Terschack or 30 Grands Exercices ou Études d'après Soussmann (in two books), among others.
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The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, 72 professional-quality full-demo online audio tracks, and a 25-minute DVD. This series can be used by students of all ages who want to teach themselves, or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the teacher on the audio or watch the DVD. This great package is a complete guide to the basics, including: how to assemble and care for your instrument, producing a sound, reading music notation and rhythms, fingering chart, glossary of musical terms, and more! The music included lets you play the songs with a professional backup band so learning and practicing are cooler than ever! The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and includes PLAYBACK+ features such as tempo adjustment and looping capabilities to enhance your practice experience!
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This well-structured saxophone method will help you develop your technique to a professional level. It includes scale exercises, chord exercises, modes, do's and don'ts of practicing the saxophone, sound quality exercises, tips for auditions, an analytical listening guide, worksheets, copy templates and more. Chapter tests will help you check the quality of your learning experience, and research assignments will make sure you are exposed to the most influential saxophone players to broaden your musical horizon.
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Many books present facts, but Modern Saxophone Techniques teaches the developing player how to learn. Listening, exploring, writing original music, and trial and error are some of the methods threaded throughout. The concepts presented will keep players learning, maturing, and mastering the saxophone in modern times, and for many years to come. On the online video, author and virtuoso saxophonist Frank Catalano offers quick tips on many of the topics covered in the book. “In the Band” allows saxophonists to play along on six tunes and studies. Topics include: developing good rhythm • air stream and embouchure • fingering charts • tonguing techniques • modern harmony tips • and more.
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This book presents the remaining 28 of the 53 Rossari etudes with one page for each etude presented.
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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 improving technique, phrasing and rhythmic accuracy. Includes exercises to take reading and playing skills from novice to expert levels!
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To this day, Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) remains one of the most prolific composers for wind instruments, despite being a violinist himself. His Douze Études-Caprices for saxophone will enable the pupil to attain brilliant technique on the instrument. During his studies at the Paris Conservatoire, Bozza won prizes for violin, conducting and composition, as well as the Grand Prix de Rome. He then conducted the orchestra of the Opéra-Comique and became Head of the Conservatoire in Valenciennes, whilst remaining a prominent composer. The studies in Bozza's books prepare students for the most difficult rhythms and melody writings. Furthermore, Douze Études-Caprices contains exercises on range, intervals, embouchure, breath control, phrasing, articulation and dynamics, among other aspects. Being Caprices, all Bozza's studies are lively, short and free from form, making for a unique and essential aid in the progression of advanced saxophone studies.
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Ferling's beautiful etudes are commonly used by advanced sax students to develop their technical and melodic skills. De Haske now proudly offers these etudes with piano accompaniments to make them even more fun to practice and perform. The masterful piano accompaniments are by André Waignein. MORE»
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Add unique saxophone sounds to your palette of colors! The saxophone is capable of a great range of sounds, from laughs and growls to multiphonics and percussion effects. This book shows you how to do 19 different inventive effects, with etudes that put them in a musical context. The accompanying online audio provides play-along tracks for the etudes and examples of each sound effect in isolation.
The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code on the first page. Now including PLAYBACK+, a multifunctional 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.
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