PAIGE’S MUSIC ASSIGNMENTS
* All text in blue are “links” to music, videos or other online materials
TENOR SAXOPHONE
TRANSCRIPTIONS
- AHS Assignment (10/18/20) – Scott Hamilton “Lullaby of Birdland” | YouTube | Solo Image
- 9/22/19 – YouTube: Dexter Gordon “The Meeting / ALL CLEAN” with Jackie McLean | Tenor Solo Image
WARM-UP | KLOSE – 25 DAILY STUDIES
JULY: #18 > LEARN, POLISH & PERFORM as if for an audition!
Metronome = 120 (slower on difficult sections)
——– Dotted quarter = 1 beat (3 subdivisions).
MAY: Exercise #17 > REVIEW!
WARM-UP | MINOR SCALES | PDF
7/21 – Harmonic Minor | 2 Octaves | ** Scales & Modes on A, D & G
7/14 – Natural Minors | 2 octaves
8/23 – Melodic Minor | 1 octave
STUDIO GOLD | PERFORMANCE SONGS
SEPT 13 > “Anything More” | PDF | AUDIO
1. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU | HANK MOBLEY | TEMPO = 140
— PDF SOLO
— YouTube | Another YouTube
— MP3 BACKING TRACK > CLICK HERE!
— Video yourself playing the solo to iReal Pro. With or without the music.
2. BLOWIN’ FOR DOOTSIE (Concert Eb Blues) | Tempo + _______
— PDF Solo
— YouTube
— Example track, slower > LINK
— iReal Pro Backing Track at 150bpm > LINK
3. APPLE JUMP / DEXTER GORDON
— PDF Solo
— YouTube > LINK
— Play with iRealPro backing track @132 > TRACK LINK
PRACTICAL STUDIES / SCALES & SIGHTREADING
— Pages #1 & #2 @92bpm (5.31.20)
— Page 23 – Scales & Thirds – #1 >> Articulations (see the bottom of page 29): a & b
— Page 30 – Major Arepeggios > C, G & F Major (first 3)
SCALES & MODES
— Start out by playing the scale full range like AHS requests
— Play all modes based on each tone of the scale.
— Play all chords based on each tone of the scale. 1357, 7531. Start on the lowest “root note” or “one chord”
— Check your boxes
IMPROV
- Work / Jam on your blues everyday. Concert keys: Bb, F, C
Bb CLARINET _________
MELODIOUS & PROGRESSIVE STUDIES / NEW EDITION
— Page 1, Review: A minor | 58 bpm
— Page 2, Preview: G major & E minor / try written tempos.
12 MAJOR SCALES FULL RANGE
— Follow the Circle of Fifths
— PLAY every other scale every other day — OR “power through” all 12 and you’ll get faster at it!
MOZART CLARINET CONCERTO – PDF MUSIC
— AHS Audition Music for 2021
— PARES SCALES
SHEET MUSIC FOR CLARINET
— CLARINET FINGERING CHART | PDF
— 12 MAJOR SCALES FOR CLARINET | PDF
MINOR SCALES FOR CLARINET | LINK
- 10/4 – Natural Minors > 2-3 octaves (Left off at C# minor) > F# to G minor: One octave.
AHS FALL 2020 AUDITION (CHAIR PLACEMENT):
WTAMU Band Camp JH Odd Year – All
