Basic guide to proper methods of playing the saxophone.

This book provides the beginner alto saxophone player with all the skills you need to get started. Following simple illustrated lessons, you will learn to play in a variety of styles – from funk and pop to soul, jazz and blues. Easy-to-follow lessons will help you pick up the essentials – creating a warm, rich, even sound, mastering rhythm and notation, and improvising – until you are ready to join a band and start jamming! The backing CD provides accompanying tracks to help you play the right style, and demonstrations of the material for you to listen to and emulate. The book isn’t only for alto sax players, students of the tenor sax will also get plenty from the lessons and the scale library, allowing them to create simple improvisations and letting them ‘jazz up’ a melody. About the author Ollie Weston is Professor of Jazz Saxophone at the Guildhall School of Music and currently runs both the Jazz Workshop and the Jazz MA courses for the Junior School. As well as numerous smaller groups, he writes and arranges music for his own quartet, and co-leads the Zephyr Saxophone Quartet. His session credits include 19 Management, Island Records, Edwyn Collins, Jamie Cullum and Amy Winehouse. Ollie has also played in many West End productions.

The fast and easy way to play this popular woodwind instrument Saxophone For Dummies offers the ideal introduction to this popular and versatile instrument, whether you lack any musical experience or are picking up the sax again after a hiatus. Covering both the alto and tenor sax, this friendly guide explains how to get a good sound, how to read music, and how to play songs in a variety of styles, including classical, pop, and jazz, all accompanied by the audio samples on the enclosed CD. With tips on how to buy or rent the best saxophone, and information on how to care for the instrument, Saxophone For Dummies is a comprehensive guide to playing this popular woodwind alone or in a group setting. Includes tips on buying or renting a new or used saxophone Audio samples of classical, pop, and jazz music are available on the bonus CD Advice on cleaning and maintaining a saxophone If you're picking up a saxophone for the first time or are looking to brush up on your skills, Saxophone For Dummies gives you everything you need to appreciate, understand, and excel at playing this popular instrument.

According to Larry Teal, the best method of learning to play the saxophone is to study with a competent teacher. Teal's studies were mostly of instruments other than the saxophone, but as a student at a Chautauqua summer session, he came under the influence of Georges Barrère, the eminent French flutist. He played bass clarinet with the Detroit Symphony, but he continued to be absorbed by the saxophone. As a result of his acquired expertise and growing reputation, he was appointed to a full-time faculty position as a saxophone teacher by the University of Michigan -- the first ever to receive such an appointment from a major university. During his 21-year tenure, he attracted students from all over, thus exerting an ever widening influence on saxophone teaching and performing.

A trusted training method for aspiring and serious players, "The Saxophone Bible" covers tuning, tone production, fingering, breath control, playing low and high ranges, scales, intervals, and much more.

Learn how to play alto saxophone from master instructor Aaron Gardner. How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days is the ultimate alto sax book for absolute beginners. In this practical, step-by-step guide, saxophonist and master instructor Aaron Gardner teaches you the essential elements you need to know to get started as an alto sax player. Inside this alto sax book for beginners, you'll find short songs, melodies, and music exercises all presented in standard notion with accompanying fingering charts or note identifiers so you can quickly apply the music to your saxophone! With this book, you can learn how to play alto saxophone! Alto saxophone is no different than any other instrument, and with steady, mindful practice, you can learn to play it in just two weeks, because How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days is written with the absolute beginner in mind! This alto sax book for beginners is jam-packed with fundamental saxophone skills and exercises! For adult beginners, teens and kids alike, in just two weeks, you'll learn: How to Get a Sound Fingering Exercises Note Reading Essential Rhythms Music Theory Improvisation Major & Pentatonic Scales What makes this beginner alto sax book different? How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days is an innovative method for learning to play the saxophone. The instructional material is not only easy to use and follow, but also cutting-edge in its approach. This book speeds up the learning process by including fingering charts or note identifiers in all songs, melodies, and music exercises. Contact our Customer Support via our website if you have any questions about audio files or need any other assistance. We are here for your entire learning-to-play-saxophone journey! Includes tons of music notes, easy-to-play melodies, and full songs, including a complete 12-bar blues tune for learning to play melodies and soloing over. Plus, the audio downloads include full-band backing tracks! Read it! Hear it! Play it! Music examples are presented in standard music notation with fingering charts or note identifiers. This practical, step-by-step guide to beginning alto sax includes quick-and-easy access to audio tracks via download or streaming--right from troynelsonmusic.com. No signup required! About Aaron Gardner: Aaron Gardner began taking private flute lessons in the fourth grade and hasn't stopped playing music since. After gaining a strong foundation in classical music, Aaron attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied jazz flute and saxophone with Joe Viola and George Garzone. Today, Aaron lives and works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he teaches at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. He also uses his talents to fulfill a community need by sharing the joys of art and music with students in the Milwaukee Public Schools. Aaron has recorded music for shows on Netflix and PBS, and performs in a variety of styles, with many local and national acts, including the Violent Femmes and Willy Porter. REMEMBER: Free access to instant streaming or audio downloads from troynelsonmusic.com is included. Thanks for the 5-star reviews! Publisher Troy Nelson has garnered 1000s of 5-star reviews through his breakthrough series How to Play Music in 14 Days. Get this book--and the Troy Nelson Music support system--today!