Playing & teaching the saxophone : a modern approach / Allison D. Adams and Brian R. Horner ; foreword by Timothy McAllister.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Allison D., author.

Horner, Brian, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saxophone--Instruction and study.

Saxophone.

Saxophone--Methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

'Playing & Teaching the Saxophone' provides a method for teaching the saxophone that is specific enough to use as a textbook in a collegiate saxophone methods class, simple enough for a band director to use in guiding their saxophone sections, clear enough for adult beginners to teach themselves the instrument, and deep enough for professionals to use as a resource in teaching private lessons at any level.

Contents:

Cover

Playing &amp

Teaching the Saxophone

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Fingering Chart

Part 1 Getting Started

1. The Saxophone

2. Parts of the Saxophone

3. Saxophone Assembly

4. Saxophone Disassembly

5. First Sounds on the Neck/​Mouthpiece

6. Embouchure

7. Basic Voicing

8. Breathing

9. AIR-​ticulation

10. Saxophone Posture and Hand Position

11. Basic Tuning

12. The Saxophone Family

Part 2 Learning the Notes

13. The First Notes: BAG FED

14. Middle C and Low C

15. Voicing and Overtones for Low Notes

16. The Octave Key

17. New Notes: F#, C#, and Bb

18. Flawless Fingers

19. New Notes: Low C#, Low D#, and G#

20. Filling in the Gaps: One Octave Chromatic Scale

21. The Chromatic Scale: Second Octave

22. Palm Keys

23. The Lowest Notes: Bb and B

24. The Many Fingerings of Bb

25. Alternate Fingerings for F# and C

26. Final Performance

Part 3 In-​Depth

27. Introduction to In-​Depth Concepts

28. Articulation

29. Vibrato

30. Voicing and Overtones: The First Overtone

31. Voicing and Overtones: The Second Overtone

32. Overtone Practice Routine: ROVR

33. Intonation Training

34. Reed Storage and Adjustment

35. Developing Musicality

36. Introduction to Jazz Concepts

37. Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophone

38. Altissimo

39. Extended Techniques

Part 4 Teaching Tools

40. Introduction to Teaching Tools

41. First Lesson Planning Guide

42. Troubleshooting

43. Saxophone Pitch Tendency Guide

44. Saxophone Equipment

45. Saxophone Maintenance

46. Wellness for the Young Musician

47. Suggested Practice Routine and Warm-​ups

48. Saxophone Resource Guide: Listening, Repertoire, and Further Reading

Appendix A: Major Scale Reference Sheet

Appendix B: Transposition.

Appendix C: A Teacher's Guide to Saxophone Methods

Appendix D: Chamber Music

Acknowledgements

About the Authors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Also issued in print: 2023.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 30, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-762763-3

0-19-762761-7

0-19-762762-5