Adams & Horner - Playing & Teaching the Saxophone

Catalogue No: 9780197627600
A Modern Approach

Product FormatBook
AuthorAdams & Horner
£22.99
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Pages256
Publication Date07 December 2023
ISBN9780197627600 (0197627609)
EAN9780197627600

    Updates the traditional pedagogy of the saxophone, introducing concepts and skills such as voicing and overtones to the beginner player, rather than waiting until that player is advanced
  • Specifically designed to be a resource for a non-saxophonist band director
  • Addresses holistic facets of musical development such as developing musicianship and wellness for musicians

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.

Contents

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