MINI-WARM-UP
- 12 MAJOR SCALES > Formulating using: w-w-1/2-w-w-w-1/2
- Pares Scales > warm up
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- G Major Scale
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- Klose book
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- Page 9, Etude #7 (8/5)
- Page 11, Etude #9 (12/2)
- Page 15, Etude #13 (9/30 & 10/7)
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- Practical Studies
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- Page 20, #41 + Page 16, #34
- Page 18, Etude #38 – 9/23
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- AHS “Summer Assignment” > TRANSCRIBING > BLUES UP & DOWN > YouTube
CHROMATIC SCALE by memory
- Use your fingering chart > PDF
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- 3, 6, 12 note slurs with a pause.
- Try to play as many notes in one breath.
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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
- 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
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- LEARN / YouTube
- PDF > print only YOUR part
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- TENOR MADNESS > IMPROV
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- 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
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- 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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