AIDEN’S MUSIC ASSIGNMENTS

SAXOPHONE SOLOS

  • GLAZOUNOV
      • 2022 – Beginning to 16
      • 2/9 – 16 to 22
      • 2/23 – 22-?
      • PRACTICE FROM THE BEGINNING with these track:
      • SOLO > YouTube
      • Orchestra acc > YouTube
      • Piano
      • Piano2

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
      • GOING UP IN 1/2 STEPS. Straight 8th notes.
      • DESCENDING IN 1/2 STEPS
      • TRY TO CONNECT THEM.

  • 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)
      • 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).

  • JAZZ ETUDES

  • GORDON GOODWIN’S JAZZ DUETS >
      • 9/1-9/29 > LA ALMEJA PEQUENA > Tempo=126 or 144 > RHYTHM TRACK
      • JAZZ POLICE > Tempo=120 > PDF
      • TRACKS > GOOGLE DRIVE > LINK
  • 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?
  • 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

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