Book List for Saxophone
Students
revised 26
June 2004
Hardware:
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Music stand |
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Metronome: Seiko SQ44 or Wittner Taktell Piccolo (not Wittner super-mini - metronome needs to be loud.) |
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Hard plastic reed holder that holds 4 reeds (Vandoren, Rico, or LaVoz) |
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2 boxes of reeds: Rico Royal #2 ½ |
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Neckstrap: Ray Hyman slimline (alto) or Super Sling (tenor) |
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Clarinet handkerchief swab (not a saxophone swab) |
All
students:
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Book of staff paper (blank music paper) spiral bound, full size (9” x 11”) |
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The Art of Saxophone Playing Larry Teal Summy-Birchard/Warner Bros 0057 0-87487-057-7 |
Beginning
students:
| Rubank Elementary Method for Saxophone N.W. Hovey Rubank / Hal Leonard |
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Melodies
for the Young Saxophonist
Larry Teal
etoile/MMB Music |
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“Solo Plus - My First Recital” Saxophone with Piano accompaniment Amsco Publications AM945649 0-8256-1650-6 |
Second
level students:
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Kueffner: 24 instructional duets for 2 oboes |
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Rubank Intermediate Method for Saxophone Rubank / Hal Leonard blue cover |
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Rubank Selected Duets for Saxophone Rubank / Hal Leonard yellow cover |
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“Solo Plus - Classical” Saxophone with Piano accompaniment Amsco Publications AM945649 0-8256-1650-6 |
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Solos for the (alto or tenor) Saxophone Player ed. Larry Teal G. Schirmer 2598 green cover |
Third
level students:
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Rubank Advanced Method for Saxophone, Vol. 1 H. Voxman & W. Gower Rubank / Hal Leonard blue cover |
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25 Daily Exercises Klose Carl Fischer O1718 0-8258-1151-1 |
Advanced
students:
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48
Famous Studies for Oboe or Saxophone
W. Ferling
Southern Music Company |
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158 Saxophone Exercises Sigurd Raschèr Wilhelm Hansen / Hal Leonard tan cover |
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Three Octave Scales and Chords Joe Allard Charles Colin CC4001 |
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Selected Studies for Saxophone H. Voxman Rubank/Hal Leonard HL0470690 |
Students
in jazz band:
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Basic Jazz Conception for Saxophone, Vol. 1 Lennie Niehaus TRY Publishing Co. / Professional Drum Shop |
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Basic
Jazz Conception for Saxophone, Vol. 2
Lennie Niehaus |
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Easy Jazz Duets - Music Minus One, Inc. (for alto or tenor saxophone as needed) |
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Volume
1: Jazz:
How to Play and Improvise
Jamey Aebersold
Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc.
( www.jazzbooks.com ) |
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Volume
54: Maiden Voyage
Jamey Aebersold
Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc.
( www.jazzbooks.com ) |
Advanced
jazz students:
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Intermediate
Jazz Conception for Saxophone
Lennie Niehaus
TRY Publishing Co. / Professional Drum Shop |
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Volume
2: All
Blues
Jamey Aebersold
Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. |
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Volume 3:
The
II-V7-I Progression
Jamey Aebersold
Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. |
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Patterns
for Jazz
Jerry Coker et al
Studio PR |
Recommended
sources for the items on this list:
The Music
Source
1345 E Putnam Ave, Old Greenwich (near Walgreens, on second floor above Boston Market)
Mon-Fri 12-5
- Sat 10-4
Tel. 698-0444
Classic Winds
Mail order
saxophone music, books, mouthpieces, reeds, and accessories, run by another
classical saxophone teacher
Order at http://www.classicwinds.com
or call 770-924-0559 (Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm)
Frederick
Weiner Woodwinds
Large mail-order house on Long Island.
Catalog is on
line at http://www.weinermusic.com
and orders can be placed at 800-622-2675
(M-Th 9-6, Fr 9-5, Sat 11-4)
The Woodwind
Large mail-order
house in Ohio
Order at http://www.woodwindbrasswind.com/
or 800-348-5003 (Mon-Fri
9am-7pm, Sat 9am-4pm)