UMA’S MUSIC PAGE

MINI-WARM-UP

  • 12 MAJOR SCALES > Formulating using: w-w-1/2-w-w-w-1/2
  • Pares Scales > warm up
      • G Major Scale
  • Klose book
      • Page 9, Etude #7 (8/5)
      • Page 11, Etude #9 (12/2)
      • Page 15, Etude #13 (9/30 & 10/7)
  • Practical Studies
      • Page 20, #41 + Page 16, #34
      • Page 18, Etude #38 – 9/23
  • AHS “Summer Assignment” > TRANSCRIBING > BLUES UP & DOWN > YouTube


CHROMATIC SCALE by memory

  • Use your fingering chart > PDF
      • 3, 6, 12 note slurs with a pause.
      • Try to play as many notes in one breath.

MAJOR SCALES

  • PLAY YOUR MAJOR SCALE (1-2 octaves) 
  • PLAY YOUR “ADVANCED” ARPEGGIOS > PDF
  • WRITING OUT ALL MAJOR SCALES (2/17/26):   w-w-1/2-w-w-w-1/2

AHS audition – 2026  

  • WIND II – AUDITION PIECE | 2027
      • Honor Scales:   Ab Maj / F melodic & E Major / C# melodic
      • Sonata in C Minor > Mvt 1 (70bpm)
      • D chromatic or HS chromatic (flex)
      • Sonata in C (Telemann) > YouTube
  • JAZZ TENOR > Jazz II (Jazz A)
    • Wind II scale
    • Prepare a short classical etude on Tenor Sax. demonstrating your technical ability on your instrument.
    • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
    • TENOR MADNESS > IMPROV
        • Play the melody for “Tenor Madness” once
        • Play two choruses of a 12 bar Bb blues solo using transcribed licks.
        • Then play the melody one more time
        • Download the music: HERE
        • LISTEN to the melody on YouTube
    • Participation in Marching Band, Wind Ensemble I/II is highly encouraged.

SAXOPHONE RESOURCES

  • BLUES in ALL 12 Keys > PDF
  • ONLINE METRONOME > LINK
  • FINGERING CHART > PDF
  • LONG TONE SCORECARD > PDF
  •  CHROMATIC SCALE > PDF > Middle C to high C
  • WARM-UP AND TONE BUILDER > PDF > We will start this soon
  • ** (we need to start this) CHROMATIC SCALE/USE THE FINGERING CHART
  • Extra Fun songs! CHRISTMAS SONGS > PDF

 

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