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AHS pep band songs;

  • UCLA song / the Bruin Warriors

JAZZ SONGS

 


ADVANCED CONCERT BAND


CHROMATIC SCALE by memory

  • Use your fingering chart > PDF
      • 3, 6, 12 note slurs with a pause.
      • Try to play as many notes in one breath.

 

HONOR BAND

SCALES: 

  • Your E Major (one octive)
  • Your C Major (two octaves)
  • Chromatic D1 to D3. Practice with the 3 note slurs + a pause.

MENUETTO & PRESTO > PDF


MAJOR SCALES

  • LOOSE SHEETS
  • PLAY YOUR MAJOR SCALE (1-2 octaves) 
  • PLAY YOUR “ADVANCED” ARPEGGIOS > PDF
      • USE THE SCALE PATTERN:   121-12321-1234321-123454321…ETC
      • C MAJOR
      • G MAJOR
      • D MAJOR 
      • A MAJOR – 3 sharps:  F#, C# and G#
      • E MAJOR (May 1 & 10) – 4 sharps: F#, C#, G# and D#
      • B MAJOR (July 23) – 5 sharps:  F#, C#, G#, D# and A#
      • F# (E concert) Major — next time
      • F MAJOR – Two Octaves! (5/17)
      • Bb MAJOR – Two Octaves! (5/17)
      • Eb MAJOR (6/18)
      • Ab MAJOR (6/18)


SCSBOA JAZZ HONOR BAND 2025 > LINK

  • 6/24 – SWING ETUDE > CLAP AND COUNT. Working on 8th & triplet rhythms.
  • IMPROV – F BLUES:  Record 2-4 solo choruses of F Blues using the changes provided on the SCSBOA website.
      • This can be recorded with a live rhythm section of your choice or using the play-a-long
        recording, but it must be accompanied. Tempo should be approximately 1/4 note=120 bpm and
        played in the swing style.
  • CHROMATIC SCALE:
      • Play your chromatic scale (1/8th notes @ 100 bpm or faster) from your lowest to highest
        comfortable note. This should be played in a legato style (slurred) all the way up and
        down.

SCSBOA CLASSICAL HONOR BAND 2025 > LINK

      • Adagio and Allegro G.F. Handel
          • Concert & Contest Collection for “TENOR SAXOPHONE”
          • Beginning to end of m.12
          • Allegro (m. 20) to end of m. 50
      • YouTube1 > YouTube 2 > YouTube3


LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

  • PRACTICAL STUDIES
      • JULY 23 –  
          • PAGE 10 – Exercise #19 – Grazioso. Bpm 76-84
          • Use your T1 tuner to keep you from Squaking.
          • Long tones to the T1 tuner
  • KLOSE > LOOSE SHEET
      • (JAN 5) – EXERCISE #4 > (ADVANCED) > PDF

BAND SHEET MUSIC


STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE > TRACKS



 


SAXOPHONE RESOURCES

  • 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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