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Playing & teaching the saxophone : a modern approach /

"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 begin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adams, Allison D. (Author), Horner, Brian (Author)
Other Authors: McAllister, Timothy (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Saxophone > Instruction and study.
Saxophone > Methods.
Saxophone > Étude et enseignement.
Saxophone > Méthodes.
Instruction & Study.
MUSIC.
Woodwinds.
Musical Instruments.
PERFORMING ARTS.
Saxophone
Saxophone > Instruction and study
Music.
Electronic books.
Instructional and educational works
Methods (Music)
Instructional and educational works.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
Méthodes (Musique)
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Playing amp
  • Teaching the Saxophone
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Fingering Chart
  • Part 1 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
  • Part 2 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#, and Bb
  • 18. Flawless Fingers
  • 19. New Notes: Low C#, Low D#, and 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
  • Part 3 In-​Depth
  • 27. Introduction to In-​Depth Concepts
  • 28. Articulation
  • 29. Vibrato
  • 30. Voicing and Overtones: The First Overtone
  • 31. Voicing and 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
  • Part 4 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: A Teacher's Guide to Saxophone Methods
  • Appendix D: Chamber Music
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Authors.