Schott Music Saxophonschule 1

Schott Music Saxophone School 1 for alto saxophone is suitable for children, teenagers as well as adults. The method provides a comprehensive saxophone education in the area of technique and musical knowledge. Volume 1 deals specifically with the basics and uses the notes c' to c'''. Didactically cleverly designed, the edition also offers tasks for improvising, varying, listening as well as clapping duets and note puzzles. In addition, the textbook contains brief information on works, composers and technical terms, as well as tips on practicing and playing in.

Since the lessons do not build meticulously on each other, the lessons can be freely arranged as desired. The lessons can be worked through at any time according to interest. Schott Music Saxophonschule: Spielbuch 1 offers support in this respect. With very easy to easy arranged pieces from the Renaissance to the Romantic period as well as from popular music, the lessons can be designed in a practical way. What has been learned can thus be put into practice immediately.

Contents:

• Preface
• The saxophone parts and the structure of the saxophone
• The posture (standing)
• How a tone is created
• The breathing / The fingering
• The notes h', a', g' / Tuning in / After playing
• Legato playing and the c''
• Tongue and attack / The saxophone reed
• The f' and the e'
• The eighth note / We improvise
• The d' and the notes d'', e'', f''
• Connecting the registers
• The g'' and the a'' / Rhythm roads
• The # and the note f sharp / Some theory / G major scale and triad
• Playing in and making music
• The dotted rhythm / Two breathing exercises
• The b and the note b / F major scale and triad
• The dynamics / Adolphe Sax
• The c sharp'' / D major scale and triad / Breathing
• The E-flat and the B-flat / B-flat major scale and triad / Breathing
• The syncopation
• The b'' and the c'', the c' / C major scale and triad
• Swinging playing
• Various
• The g sharp / A major scale and triad
• Around the World Duets