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Grade by Grade - Alto Saxophone

Catalogue No: BH12874
Grade 3

Arrangementalto saxophone and piano
Product FormatSheet Music/CD
EditorWay, Janet
£14.99
Typically dispatched in 5-7 working days
SeriesGrade by Grade
Pages56
Publication Date26 March 2014
ISBN9780851629834 (0851629830)
ISMN9790060128745 (M060128745)
UPC888680055677

The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 3 saxophonist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance. Each volume contains: * 19 pieces & short studies, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip * grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises * brand new sight-reading activities * newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks * a piano accompaniment booklet Packaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations, piano backing tracks, and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources. Janet Way is an experienced performer and teacher. She is a tutor for the LRAM woodwind teaching course at the Royal Academy of Music, and has worked as a mentor and diploma examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. She is founder and director of the internationally-acclaimed Oxford Flute Summer School.

Contents

  1. Anon.: Song
  2. Norton: Latin
  3. Couperin: Gavotte
  4. The trees they do grow so high (trad.)
  5. Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythm
  6. Whythorne: Lyke as the birds that swallowes hight
  7. J. S. Bach: Bourrée
  8. Orsi: Study
  9. Sullivan: The policeman’s song (from ‘The Pirates of Penzance’)
  10. Pogson: Picnic
  11. Smetana: Waltz
  12. Mower: Peru
  13. Warlock: Basse Dance
  14. Frankie and Johnny (traditional American tune)
  15. Aural Awareness
  16. Improvise!
  17. Scale Spot:
  18. Bb major and G minor
  19. Chromatic
  20. Sight-Reading
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