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WARMUP – KLOSE > PDF
PRACTICAL STUDIES > Assigned or choose a new one. Extra: review previous exercises
WRITE OR PRACTICE CHORDS FOR “All The Things You Are”

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

SCALES:

MENUETTO & PRESTO > PDF

- - Piano Backing Track > YouTube
  - Melody > YouTube
  - Melody (shorter version) > YouTube

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)

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.

- - 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

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