SAXOPHONE SOLOS
- GLAZOUNOV
ALL STATE FOR 2024 > SET C
- ALTO SAXOPHONE | HIGH SCHOOL | HEIDEN SONATA
- SCALES: ALL SAXOPHONE HS SCALES, SET C | PDF
SIGHTREADING
- SELECTED STUDIES > PDF
- 01/26/23 & 02/02/2023 > Sightread > Page 12
- 01/26/23 > Warm up > Page 11
- REVIEW:
- Page 9 > REDO > PLAY 4-5 TIMES & INCREASE SPEED
- Page 10 > G Major Andante
EXERCISE IN Ab > PDF
LESSON ASSIGNMENTS
- (8/25) – PLAYING 1 OCTAVE SCALES
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- GOING UP IN 1/2 STEPS. Straight 8th notes.
- DESCENDING IN 1/2 STEPS
- TRY TO CONNECT THEM.
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MELODIOUS & PROGRESSIVE STUDIES
- 10/6/22 > Page 4, Exercise #7, Tempo = 152
- 10/6/22 > Page 4, Exercise #8. Tempo 8th=150
- 5/14/22 > Page 8, #13 – Eb Major > Learn.
- KLOSE > Exercise #13, 14, 17 (4/8)
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- TEMPO: 92=BPM
- Play twice.
- Catch and execute all articulations accurately.
- Play at a “controlled speed” so you can “be in control”.
- If you “slip” or have a “mishap” go back to the beginning of the line and work out the problem area(s).
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JAZZ ETUDES
- GORDON GOODWIN’S JAZZ DUETS >
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- 9/1-9/29 > LA ALMEJA PEQUENA > Tempo=126 or 144 > RHYTHM TRACK
- JAZZ POLICE > Tempo=120 > PDF
- TRACKS > GOOGLE DRIVE > LINK
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- GIAMPIERI
- Exercise #1
- Exercise #3
- PRACTICAL STUDIES
- Review #35, Page 17
- Review #42, Page 20
- PARES SCALES:
- Exercise: #83 @120-126 bpm | Review & Polish (8/28)
- Practice straight & swing style
- Exercise: #85 @120-126 bpm = 8th note | Review & Polish (8/28)
- As you approach low notes rush, just a bit, the notes leading into the low note(s).
- NEW: page 26-28?
- SNIDERO JAZZ BOOK > EASY JAZZ CONCEPTIONS
- LINK FOR ALL TRACKS [click here]
- JULY 7 > Page 24 – “Duke’s Convoy”
- REVIEW all previous songs
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BIG BAND CHARTS
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- JUNE – BLUE TIGER | PDF | YouTube | Audio
- JUNE – BLUES MODE | PDF | Audio | Rhythm Chart (solo changes)
- MAY/APRIL – Tweet Fatigue | PDF | YouTube | Audio
- MARCH 19 – Sticks (Mike Kamuf) | PDF | Audio | YouTube
- MARCH 26 – Step Lightly (Mike Kamuf) | PDF | Audio | YouTube
- DEC 2020 – Flight of the Foo Birds (Arr: Roy Phillippe) | PDF | Audio | YouTube | Backing track (rhythm only)
- KEEP REVIEWING: Count Bubba’s Revenge | PDF | Audio | YouTube
- DONE! > Shuffle Stop | Arr: Mike Kamuf) | PDF | Audio
- DONE!! Keep reviewing — Count Bubba’s Revenge | PDF | Audio | YouTube
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- ALL MINOR SCALES | PDF
- April 30 > Harmonic Minor | Two Octaves * Start at C#
- March 19 > Melodic Minor| Two Octaves
- April 23 > Natural Minor | Two Octaves
- JAZZ TRANSCIPTIONS | TAKE-DOWNS:
- Phil Woods | Billie’s Bounce | Solo Image
- FUTURE > HONOR BAND 2021-22 > CRESTON SONATA > PDF
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- YouTube Videos: Mvt 1, Mvt 2 & Mvt 3
- Piano Accom1 > Piano Accom2 > Piano Accom3
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