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Malcolm Dickinson                                                         Clarinet and Saxophone

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Book List for Saxophone Students
revised 26 June 2004

Hardware:

Music stand

Metronome: Seiko SQ44 or Wittner Taktell Piccolo (not Wittner super-mini - metronome needs to be loud.)

Hard plastic reed holder that holds 4 reeds                (Vandoren, Rico, or LaVoz)

2 boxes of reeds: Rico Royal #2 ½

Neckstrap:  Ray Hyman slimline (alto) or Super Sling (tenor)

Clarinet handkerchief swab (not a saxophone swab)

 

All students:

                        Title                                                             Author                 Publisher                                                             ISBN#____

Book of staff paper (blank music paper)                spiral bound, full size (9” x 11”)

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

Melodies for the Young Saxophonist                Larry Teal                etoile/MMB Music          
3526 Washington Ave, Saint Louis MO 63103

 “Solo Plus - My First Recital” Saxophone with Piano accompaniment                Amsco Publications AM945649                0-8256-1650-6

Second level students:

Kueffner: 24 instructional duets for 2 oboes

Rubank Intermediate Method for Saxophone                           Rubank / Hal Leonard                blue cover

Rubank Selected Duets for Saxophone                           Rubank / Hal Leonard                yellow cover

 “Solo Plus - Classical” Saxophone with Piano accompaniment                Amsco Publications AM945649                0-8256-1650-6

Solos for the (alto or tenor) Saxophone Player                ed. Larry Teal                G. Schirmer 2598                green cover

Third level students:

Rubank Advanced Method for Saxophone, Vol. 1  H. Voxman & W. Gower   Rubank / Hal Leonard                blue cover

25 Daily Exercises                Klose                Carl Fischer O1718                0-8258-1151-1

Advanced students:

48 Famous Studies for Oboe or Saxophone                W. Ferling                Southern Music Company
San Antonio, TX

158 Saxophone Exercises                Sigurd Raschèr                Wilhelm Hansen / Hal Leonard                tan cover

 Three Octave Scales and Chords                Joe Allard                Charles Colin CC4001

 Selected Studies for Saxophone                H. Voxman                Rubank/Hal Leonard HL0470690

 Students in jazz band:

Basic Jazz Conception for Saxophone, Vol. 1                Lennie Niehaus                TRY Publishing Co. / Professional Drum Shop

Basic Jazz Conception for Saxophone, Vol. 2                Lennie Niehaus  

Easy Jazz Duets - Music Minus One, Inc. (for alto or tenor saxophone as needed)

Volume 1: Jazz: How to Play and Improvise                Jamey Aebersold                Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. ( www.jazzbooks.com )

Volume 54: Maiden Voyage                                           Jamey Aebersold                Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. ( www.jazzbooks.com )  

 Advanced jazz students:

Intermediate Jazz Conception for Saxophone                Lennie Niehaus                TRY Publishing Co. / Professional Drum Shop
Hollywood, CA                

Volume 2: All Blues                                                     Jamey Aebersold                Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc.  ( www.jazzbooks.com )

Volume 3: The II-V7-I Progression                 Jamey Aebersold                Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. ( www.jazzbooks.com )

Patterns for Jazz                Jerry Coker et al                Studio PR
224 S Lebanon St, Lebanon IN 46052

 

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   www.themusicsource.org

 

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)