Adams, Allison D. - Playing & Teaching the Saxophone

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.

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CONTENTS

Foreword
Introduction
Getting Started
1. The Saxophone
2. Parts of the Saxophone
3. Saxophone Assembly
4. Saxophone Disassembly
5. First Sounds on the Neck/Mouthpiece
6. Embouchure
7. Basic Voicing
8. Breathing
9. AIR-ticulation
10. Saxophone Posture and Hand Position
11. Basic Tuning
12. The Saxophone Family
Learning the Notes
13. The First Notes: BAG FED
14. Middle C and Low C
15. Voicing and Overtones for Low Notes
16. The Octave Key
17. New Notes: F#, C#, Bb
18. Flawless Fingers
19. Low C# and D#, G#
20. Filling in the Gaps: One Octave Chromatic Scale
21. The Chromatic Scale: Second Octave
22. Palm Keys
23. The Lowest Notes: Bb and B
24. The Many Fingerings of Bb
25. Alternate Fingerings for F# and C
26. Final Performance
In-Depth
27. Introduction to In-Depth Concepts
28. Articulation
29. Vibrato
30. Voicing & Overtones: The First Overtone
31. Voicing & Overtones: The Second Overtone
32. Overtone Practice Routine: ROVR
33. Intonation Training
34. Reed Storage and Adjustment
35. Developing Musicality
36. Introduction to Jazz Concepts
37. Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophone
38. Altissimo
39. Extended Techniques
Teaching Tools
40. Introduction to Teaching Tools
41. First Lesson Planning Guide
42. Troubleshooting
43. Saxophone Pitch Tendency Guide
44. Saxophone Equipment
45. Saxophone Maintenance
46. Wellness for the Young Musician
47. Suggested Practice Routine and Warm-ups
48. Saxophone Resource Guide: Listening, Repertoire, and Further Reading
Appendix A: Major Scale Reference Sheet
Appendix B: Transposition
Appendix C: Teacher's Guide to Saxophone Methods
Appendix D: Chamber Music
Acknowledgements
About the Authors