The Best Step-by-Step Guide to Start Playing. Par . Do-It-Yourself Alto Sax is a fun way to get started playing on your own. Using more than 120 well-known songs from the Beatles and Disney to Elvis and Adele, you will be given step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. Includes audio tracks for demonstration, plus video instruction by saxophone teacher Sam Fettig. Covers: putting the sax together; reading music on the staff; playing notes; developing your sound; improvisation; reed tips; demonstration audio tracks; video instruction and demonstration; sax talk: specific hints just for sax players; toolboxes: the tools you need to keep growing on your instrument. The price of this book includes access to audio and video online, for download or streaming, using the unique code found inside. Includes PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right-available exclusively from Hal Leonard. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Méthode / Saxophone Alto

for Alto Sax. Par . Les musiciens apprécieront cette fabuleuse collection de 101 chansons classiques apaisantes : Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6 - Bridge over Troubled Water - Come Away with Me - Desperado - Edelweiss - Faithfully - In Your Eyes - Misty - Nobody Does It Better - Yesterday - et plus encore. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Recueil / Saxophone Alto

The Jazz Sax Collection (Alto/Baritone) is an unmissable selection of authentic jazz written and arranged by professional jazz saxophonist Ned Bennett. It includes accompanied and unaccompanied pieces featuring well-known jazz standards with opportunities for improvisation within selected pieces together with performance notes and listening suggestions. This book contains selected pieces for the forthcoming ABRSM Saxophone syllabus. Audio demo and backing tracks of all the pieces will be available online. Suitable for intermediate to advanced-level players (approximately Grade 4 to 7).

15 Attractive Pieces with Piano Accompaniment-Feeling Good contains fifteen compelling pieces that go with a swing for solo instrument and piano accompaniment. They are written in a range of styles and have beautiful melodies captivating harmonies and appealing rhythms. With this book the composer Leslie Searle shows you the ropes in the world of light music in an enjoyable way. He has used as many musical ingredients as possible to make this an interesting and varied publication. The CD offers a complete version as well as a play-along version with the piano accompaniment of each piece. In the score chords for accompanying instruments have been included so that you can easily play the pieces with a group.For anyone wishing to get into the diverse styles of light music Feeling Good is definitely a rewarding purchase.Contents:RunWalk in the SummerLady in JeansEC RiderLatin DaysFeeling GoodHopingWant Two ThreeWay down in DixiePolkanovaCha-MingHere AgainFlying HighCool School KidsThe fields of Warwickshire

The Jazz Sessions Series is a tremendous collection of Jazz standards classics and original material by contemporary composers Alexander L’Estrange and Tom Pilling. Each book is dedicated to a particular instrument but they are all able to work in conjunction with each other in ensembles and Jazz bands providing an exciting and enjoyable repertoire. A professionally recorded CD accompanies each book and contains play-along backing tracks as a substitute for real life musicians. This allows for practice at an individual’s preferred pace and enables students to get an authentic feel of the style. One of the main purposes of Jazz Sessions is help encourage anddevelop improvisational skills with a full written solo on one page and an alternative extended version for improvising. A great introduction to experimentation and ideal preparation for ABRSM exams. Reflects a variety of Jazz styles including swing Latin gospel and blues. Backing Tracks give opportunity for confident and atmospheric performance. Carefully tailored for intermediate musicians.

From best-selling author, John O'Neill, The Saxophone Method is a complete course for the beginner to intermediate saxophonist. Start by mastering the essential foundation skills required to be a great player in any style. With a wide range of tunes from all over the world you will be exposed to a great variety of musical styles to motivate and inspire.The mp3 backing tracks, available as free downloads, feature top professional musicians and will give you the feeling of playing in a great band from the very beginning.The Saxophone Method is supplemented by two Repertoire Books to give you even more music to practice and enjoy. By the end of the method you will be able to:- understand the fundamentals of good playing technique- have explored the full range of the instrument- be familiar with the most common rhythms- have a solid grounding in music theory- have the confidence to play with a real band in many different styles

Vol. 2-From best-selling author John O'Neill The Saxophone Method is a complete course for the beginner to intermediate saxophonist. Start by mastering the essential foundation skills required to be a great player in any style. With a wide range of tunes from all over the world you will be exposed to a great variety of musical styles to motivate and inspire.The mp3 backing tracks available as free downloads feature top professional musicians and will give you the feeling of playing in a great band from the very beginning.The Saxophone Method is supplemented by two Repertoire Books to give you even more music to practice and enjoy.By the end of the method you willbe able to:understand the fundamentals of good playing techniquehave explored the full range of the instrumentbe familiar with the most common rhythmshave a solid grounding in music theoryhave the confidence to play with a real band in many different styles

plus CD: Full performances and Play-Along-Tracks - Piano part to print Instrument : alto saxophone Type : performance book with CD Nombre de Pages : 26 This collection presents well-known folk songs - with a twist: the tunes, newly arranged for melodic instrument and piano, are slightly jazzy and mixed with pop music elements - making traditional songs sound fresh and interesting again! All pieces are very melodic in character and work well even without piano accompaniment, which makes them particularly suitable for use in the classroom. The piano accompaniment is available on CD as a PDF file and can be printed in professional quality. The CD also contains backing tracks for each piece - which lends a live feeling in performance! This collection is perfect for all lovers of the 'crossover' between folk, jazz and pop - by Schott's best-selling author Dirko Juchem who has been active as a saxophonist, saxophone teacher and specialist author nationally and internationally for many years. Content : Wade In The Water - Sur Le Pont d'Avignon - Aura Lee - La Femme Qui Rit - Mexican Hat Dance - Carnival of Venice - Amazing Grace - Plaisir d'Amour - Morning Has Broken - Scarborough Fair - House Of The Rising Sun - Greensleeves

Amazing Phrasing is a practical and pleasing manual for any Alto saxophone player interested in learning how to improvise and improve their creative phrasing. The ideas are divided into three intuitive sections: Harmony which exploresscales and barpeggioschord substitutionsharmonic embellishments and other phrasing ideasRhythm coverslegato tonguingswing feelrhythmic displacementhow to manipulate and mix-up time and syncopationMelodyusing contour linesmaking musical patternsdeveloping motifs and building a soloThe companion CD contains demos for listening as well as manyplay-along examples so you can practice improvising over various musical styles and progressions.

Grade 1 Alto Saxophone Pieces allows you to learn a diverse range of popular solo works that have all been carefully chosen with the specifications of the major exam boards in mind. This particularbook is perfect for Grade 1 saxophonists including some classic tunes and contemporary pop hits. The included download card also gives you instant online access to full backing tracks for everysong. This fantastic songbook includes valuable supplementary repertoire for beginning Grade 1 saxophonists of any age. These particular Alto Saxophone Pieces will aidwith your technique and theoretical skills while also allowing you to play some incredible tunes that will help to enhance your musicality. Including such contemporary pop classics as Taylor Swift's 22 One Direction'sBest Song Ever Adele's Make You Feel My Love and Coldplay's Sky Full Of Stars  these familiar tunes will be fun to play for any clarinettist. Not only this but a bigcollection of timeless pop tunes are included such as The Beatles' Yesterday Frank Sinatra's My Way and Elvis Presley's All Shook Up such familiar favourites allowing everyone to enjoyGrade 1 Alto Saxophone! Each of the tunes features song background notes and brief performance guidance while at the beginning of the songbook is an introductory section featuring an invaluable fingeringchart. With a fantastically diverse collection of old and new pop songs some beautifully crisp engraving and helpful performance tips for each song this is the perfect songbook for Grade 1saxophonists. It will help hone the techniques necessary for major exam boards while enabling you to develop a versatile repertoire and have fun playing some familiar

The recent rise in popularity of Latin music has prompted us to bring you this exciting play-along book. It contains ten well-known melodies all with the characteristic Spanish and South American feel. This book comes with a backing CD to ensure truly exotic performances.