WARM-UP
- CHROMATIC SCALE
- SELECTED STUDIES > Page 60 (chromatic workout)
- OVERTONE SERIES | Partials: Bb1, Bb2*, F2, Bb3*, D3, F3, Ab3, Bb4
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- * indicates difficult partials. don’t give up! use the cheater fingerings.
- https://youtu.be/IDD0yT4e1xw
- https://youtu.be/iUUENuUBy8k
- https://youtu.be/KFYp5kEijcY
- https://youtu.be/IshjGX2wlgU
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- SCALES FULL RANGE
SAXOPHONE SOLOS
- 2024 HONOR BANDS > HEIDEN SONATA > PDF
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- I. Beginning to 3
- III. Beginning to beat 4 of 2
- Presto to 4 bars before 5/30 – Start at circle (4) to (5) – at 88bpm
- SCALES > LINK
- PLAYING THE WHOLE SONATA
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- 9/7 – page 5 (Vivace)
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- GLAZOUNOV
SIGHTREADING
- SELECTED STUDIES > PDF
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- 9/7 > preview on your own – Page 20
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- REVIEW:
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- 8/31 – Page 19
- 6/29 – Page 18 > Allegro. 6/8 time. Learn on your own.
- 6/22 – Page 16 > G minor
- 4/20 – Page 14 > Bb Major
- 1/26 & 2/2 > Sightread > Page 12
- 01/26/23 > Warm up > Page 11
- (Sept 1 & 8, 2022) + (Sept 7, 2023)> Page 9 > REDO > PLAY 4-5 TIMES & INCREASE SPEED
- Page 10 > G Major Andante
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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
- 3/23/23 > Page 5, E Major > TEMPO=112. Practice & refine.
- 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, Your choice. Don’t play the same one over & over.
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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:
- KIM > Charlie Parker > PDF > YouTube
- 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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