Za) ESSENTIAL =a ELEMENTS Plus) COMPREHENSIVE BAND METHOD TIM LAUTZENHEISER JOHN HIGGINS CHARLES MENGHINI PAUL LAVENDER TOM C. RHODES DON BIERSCHENKE} ALTO SAXOPHONE BOOK 1 ESSENTIAL TS 1M LAUTZENHEISER JOHN HIGGINS CHARLES MENGHINI PAUL LAVENDER TOM C. RHODES DON BIERSCHENK COMPREHENSIVE BAND METHO! Bendis... Making music witha fami of ifelong friends. Understanding how commitment anc dedication ee to success Sharing the joy and rowarce of woxkng together Individuals who deveiop set-confisence Creativity expressing yourself in a universal language sands, AMUSTCL Swike up te band, Tin Lauteenheiser Da tne teas atopnesexnventd eszoprore any n ody concert bad smrohones slay hameniend lend wn oter bad sttumens Saxophones se ho very poeta anisole lsuments ‘The saxophone family includes the Bb Soprano, & Alto (the most common),B} Tenor E> Baritone ‘and Bb Bass Saxoohone. Fingering: ste virwally the same on all saxophones, making it possible to play any saxophone, John Philip Sousa wtote for saxophones In his band compositions. Bizet, Ravel, Debussy and Prokofiev included sexophones in their orchestral writing. Duke Elinaton's jazz arrengements ‘eatly defined the unique sound of the instruments, both in sola and ensemble playing, ANONdOXYS O1TY 3HL: 40 AUOISIR Some famous saxophone performers are Eugene Rousseau, Sigurd Rascher and David Senborn. ISBN 0-639-00817-8 Copyright © 1999 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION international Capytight Secured All RightsReserved HAL*LEONARD’ CORPORATIONTHE BASICS Posture Siton the edge of your chait,and always keep your: + Spine straight and tall + Shoulders back and relaxed + Feet lat on the floor Breathing & Airstream Breathing is a natural thing we all do constantly. To discover the correct airstream to play your instrument: + Place the palm of your hand near your mouth. + Inhale deeply through the comers of your mouth, keeping your shoulders steady. Your waist should expand tke a balloon. + Slowly whisper"too"as you gradually exhale air into your palm. ‘The air you feel is the airstream. It produces sound through the instrument. Your tongue is like a faucet or valve that releases the airstream, Producing The Essential Tone Your embouchure {ah -batr-shure} is your mouth's position on the mouthpiece of the instrument. A good embouchure takes time and effort, 0 carefully follow these steps for success: REED PLACEMENT + Put the thin end of the reed in your mouth to moisten it thoroughly. + Looking at the flat side of the mouthpiece, the ligature screws extend to your right. Slide the tigature up with your thumb, + Place the flat side of the reed against the mouthpiece under the ligature. + Lower the ligature and position the reed so that only a hairline of the mouthpiece can be seen above the reed. + Gently tighten the ligature screws. EMBOUCHURE + Moisten your lips and roll the lower lip over your bottom teeth, + Center the mouthpiece on your lips and piace it in your mouth about V2 inch, ~ Place your upper teeth directly on the mouthpiece. The reed rests on the lower lip over the teeth. + Clase your mouth around the mouthpfece, like a rubber band, Your facial muscles all support and cushion your lips on the mouthpiece. *+ Keep your chin down and slightly relaxed, ‘MOUTHPIECE WORKOUT Taking Care Of ‘Your Instrument Before putting your instrument back in its case after playing, do the following: + Remove the reed, wipe off ex: cess moisture and return it to the reed case. + Remove the mouthpiece and ‘wipe the inside with a clean ‘loth. Once a week, wash the mouthpiece with warm tap water, Dry thoroughly. + Loosen the neck screvr and remove the neck. Shake out excess moisture and dry the neck with a neck cleaner. + Drop the weight of a chamois orcotton swab into the bell, Pull the swab through the body several times, Return the instrument to its case. + Your case is designed to hold only specific objects. tfyou try to force anything else into the case, it may damage your instrument Form your embouchure around the mouthpiece, and take a deep breath without raising your shoulders. Whisper “100! and gradually exhale your full airstream. Strive for an even tone. O——> | REST | o—— | REST “400” NGO”Getting It Together Ifyou just played the MOUTHPIECE WORKOUT, begin by carefully removing the reed. Otherwise, take the reed from its case. Step 1 Carefully put the thin end of the reed in your mouth to moisten thoroughly. Rub a small amount of cork grease on the neck cork, ifmeeded. Clean hands, Stop 2 Hold the body of the saxophone near Its upper end and remove the ‘end plug. Loosen the neck screw and gently twist the neck into the body. Be careful not to bend any keys. Tighten the neck screws Step 3. Carchuly twist the mouthpiece on the neck so that approximately 1/2 of the cork remains uncovered. Place the reed on the mouthpiece (see page 2) Step 4 Place the neck strap around your neck and attach the hook to the ring on the back of the saxophone. Adjust the length of the strap so you can comfortably put the ‘mouthpiece in your mouth. READING MUSIC Music Staff mouthpiece | ‘Step 5 Place your right thumb under the thumb rest, Put your left ‘thumb diagonally across the left thumb rest. Your fingers should curve naturally. Hold the instrument as shown at left: Identify and craw each of these symbols: Ledger Lines Measures & Bar Lines Meosure Measure | = ry a a = BarLine Bar tine ar Line ‘The music staff has 5 lines Ledger lines extend the music Bar lines divide the music staff and 4 spaces where notes staff, Notes on ledger lines can into measures. and rests are uiitten. be above or below the staff:Long Tone =O———_> 1, THE FIRST NOTE He Hole each long tone until your teacher tells you to rest. ‘To begin, well use 2 spacial’Long Tone” note. Hold the tone until your teacher tells you to rest, Practice long tones each day to develop your sound. -o—$——> REST: REST Toplay'D,“place your fingers on the keys as shawn. The Beat ‘The beatis the pulse of music, and like your heartbeat it should remain very steady. Counting aloud and foot-tapping help us maintain a steady best. Tap your foot down on each umber and up on each “8.” Onebeat = 1 & ur 2. COUNT AND PLAY Og Look for the fingering diagrarn with each new note, Notes And Rests ‘Notes tell us how high or low to play by their placement on line or space of the music staf, and how long to play by their shape. Rests tellus to count silent beats. J cuarternote = 1beat 2 cuanernest. = 1stent bene —REST- —————S REST. Cc 9 ———— le — couneto: Te 2 aS RE e Te2RS Hae 5. HEADING DOWN Practice long tones on each new note B ®Se01001 6. MOVING ON UP Tae2es eae Terazseae Cotaigs Ve 2aZSA4e 1e2es eae eee ee Leresage5 indicates the ena Without sopping olay once Double Bar ofa piece of music. Repeat Sign again from the beginning 7. THE LONG HAUL Doubler 4 3 = C = A SS =EST: — Fest & a 8. FOUR BY FOUR repeat sin Concer: 1 e283 O48 TE2PAF AFR THPEFH Ge TereT HAE 9. TOUCHDOWN ai > REST. 6 = 7 REST 4 8 é 10. THE FAB FIVE Pe2esese 1e2e3 04H Te2eFRAe LAEPHT EAS Treble Clef Time Signature Note Names Gael) indicates how many beats par measure Each note lon line or space ofthe staff. These ingicates the and what Kind of note gets one beat. note ames are indicated by the Treble Cle. Z posiionofnote ames on a music = A@beats per measure Zz staff: Second line 1 = Quarter note gets one best = ise © g Sharp f ‘raicesthenoce and remains in tfc for the entre meas Flat blowers the note and remains in eft for the entire measure Natural cancels afet yor sharp ®) and remains in effect for the entire measure. 11. READING THE NOTES Compare this to exercise 10, THE FAB FIVE SSeS Ter2eseae taezesatea te 12. FIRST FLIGHT = SS reCc to Notes In Review =e 8 x Mernorize the fingerings oe 5 for the notes you've leamed: 8 6 14, ROLLING ALONG Gotothenexttine. y , . ele bar7 SSS Se] Half Note Half Rest Silent Beats Ee Ta2e 1a2e 15, RHYTHM RAP clap the shythm while counting and tagzing, : sein poids - et OY Te2asade 1e203048 1e2e3H4e 1H2ETH4H TAZETESR THPEZA4E 16, THE HALF COUNTS = T Ve2asede 18243848 18243648 16245R48 1E2LSR4E 1E2ETE4E 17. HOT CROSS BUNS check your embouchure ane hand position. Breath Mark 9 ‘Take a deep breath through your mouth after you play a full-length note. 18. GO TELL AUNT RHODIE ‘American Folk Song 19, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Using she nore names and rhythms below, drow your notes on the staff before playing. Yt ZaWhole Note Whole Rest Whole Rest HalfRest A Whole Measure : —- eee = Steet == of Silent Beats 1ezeses Teaeses Fangs fom Sisone 2 * pears astaffline. ‘staffline. 20. RHYTHM RAP clap the rhytm wine counting and tapping, go jist p—_| [4-404 Le2e3e4e 16203848 1E243E4e 1E2ET HAG THIEF LGE LAPSES 21. THE WHOLE THING — SS De2eseda 1a2esase TezeSese 1h 2AIGSe TADOTEsE TeDAT ENE Duet Acompositon wah rwo dierent prs payed together 22. SPLIT DECISION - Duet A Key ‘The Key Signature tes us which notes to play with sharps (B) or flats (b) throughout Signature ‘the music, Your Key Signature indicates the Key of G- play all's as sharps. ‘OWL 23. MARCH STEPS A Play Fes 24, LISTEN TO OUR SECTIONS Percussion Weodwinds Brass Percussion Woodwinds Bross Pere, Ww, Brass All 25. UGHTLY ROW Z @RSEFermata told tne note or est fonger than normal 27. REACHING HIGHER - New Note ‘Practice ong tones on each new note. Fermata 4 é 28, AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE fas 29. REMIX aE French Folk Song ae 0 z Harmony ‘wo.or more notes payed together Each combination forms 3 cord 30. LONDON BRIDGE - Duet English Folk Song F : ‘Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozatt (1756-1791) vas a child prodigy who started playing professionally at ‘ace six,and lived during the time of the American Revolution. Mozert’s music fs melodic and imaginative. He wrote mare ‘than 609 compositions during his short life, including a plano plece based on the famous song, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” ‘HISTORY. 31. A MOZART MELODY Adaptation =e eo i r kL h Hl 32, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ | Draw these symbols where they belong and \nritein the note names before you play:33. DEEP Pagers - New Note Fi 6:01 34, DOODLE ALL DAY 8 8 35, JUMP ROPE cleo Che or more nates that come before the fis fullmeasure. The beats ofPidkcUp Notes are Pick-Up Notes stavactedtromihe last measure 36, A-TISKET, A-TASKET 7 Pick-up nore eo — le oe ee =A 4a la2a3aae Ta2are Dynamics Ff ~ forte {play loudly) maf. = mezzoforte (play moderately oud) _p — plano (play soft) ememiser to use full breath support to control your tone at all dymamic level 37. LOUD AND SOFT #2 eddie a tiddip pitty iidejer seal 38. JINGLE BELLS Keep yourtngers close to the keys, curved naturally 4.5. Pierpont 39. MY DREYDE Use (uf breath support otal monic levels Traditional Hanukkah Song of ~ ? —F10 Eighth Notes iG Each Eighth Note = /2 Beet al Je Two or more Eighth y Beam ‘2 Eighth Notes = 1 Beat ‘Notes have a beam Fd Ja “Jug 1 & -Playondownendup ops Tea’ acossthesems. 40. RHYTHM RAP Clap the rythm while counting and tapping. EIGHTH NOTE JAM Mp aE 4 - Te2e 3248 Te2zese4e 1erzese4e Taereszsadre 42. SKIP TO MY LOU American Folk Song of 44. OH, SUSANNA Stephen Collins Foster pH Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) began composing as a teenager and was very proficient on the piano, viola and hom. He wvrote “Wiliam Tell at age 37 as the last of his forty operas, and its Famllizr theme is stil heard today on radio and television Gioacchino Rossini1" 2 Time Signature Conducting Gi nig onaur ig 1 \ Z = pesic aesaie Pcie onic sure yea ove bo Pewee 8 46, RHYTHM RAP god Le he 4 e 1e2ze 47. TWO BY TWO Teaze 1e2e2 1828 1428 1628 Ta2et e248 1428 Tempois the speed of music. Tempo markings are usually written above the staff, in Italian. Tempo Markings —iiiegro- fast empo Moderato Medium tempo Andante Slower wating torpo 48. HIGH SCHOOL CADETS - March Allegro John Philip Sousa tf Dynamics Crescando (gasvaly louder) —_Decrescendo o Diminuende (racualy s0fe” 50. CLAP THE DYNAMICS FIO Sy AL a a a 51. PLAY THE DYNAMICS12 PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 52. PERFORMANCE WARM-UPS TONE BUILDER RHYTHM ETUDE Sap == o Pion ny oo, Andante 53. AURA LEE - Duet or Band Arrangement (Parta = Melody, Port 8 =Harmony) Andante George R. Poulton f nf ~ 54, FRERE JACQUES ~ Round (then group Areacies ® group 8 begins at D) Moderato 3 =pPERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 55. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN - Band Arrangement Allegro [E]~: wecsurenumber Arby John Higgins _2nd tine go onto meas. 13.7 St P ee SSS SSS [Poo Sf 57. ODE TO JOY (from Symphony No. 9) Ludwig van Beethoven Moderato Artcby John Higgins # John Higgins4 Tie Scurvediine connecting notes ofthe same pitch. Play ‘one note for the combined counts ofthe tied notes, 59. FIT TO BE TIED 60. ALOUETTE French-Canadian Folk Sang * beats Dotted Half Note Ee diate J fa2rase ‘Adot adds hate value ofthe nove. 2 heats + 1beat = 3beats 61, ALOUETTE - THE SEQUEL reich Coitan FomSong american composer Staphen Collins Foster (1826-1859 was bom nearFittsbuigh PA, He has become the most recognized Sona witer thn ne for ark such ssn Susi whin bere popu dug he atlea God sh of 69, E_Anonghns most neliknounconge rey 04 ferucy Hor an "Compton Rees” 62, CAME TOWNE RACES Stephen Collins Foster 3 beats 65. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Bee3 Time Signature Conducting . z 6E 3 boats per measure Practice conducting this | Ni : Quarter note ges one boat three boat patter ] 66. RHYTHM RAP Cap ! ! jo dd Jt 4. 4 pili Ja H dazege tazase 142030 Tazege Tazeas tezeze Tezase teze3e 67. THREE BEAT JAM bet : Pa See Ferra a et = f SSE ie Tezede 122030 142eTH TA2838 1A2ESe THESE 1H 2834 182036 68. BARCAROLLE , Moderato : o Jacques Offenbach nf — = Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) nrate Peer Gynt Suite fra play by Henrikbsen in 1875, the year = bofore the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. “Mocning’ isa melody from Peer Gynt Suite: Music a used in plays or in films and television, is called incidental music. 2 69. MORNING (from Peer Gynt) oka Edvard Gileg P —¥ Accent ¢tnphole wert: 70. ACCENT YOUR TALENT gee dd ddd dpa idsetededepteted Latin American music has its roots in the Aftican, Native American, Spanish and Portuguese cultures. This diverse = ‘music features lively accompaniments by drums and other percussfon instruments such es maracas and claves 3 ‘Music from Latin America continues to influence jazz, classical and popular styles of music. “Chiapanecas’|s a popu! chlers dance and gare son. a 71, MEXICAN CLAPPING SONG (“Chiapanecas”) Latin American Folk Song Compose your ov music for measures 3 and 4 using this rhytinm: Jj 4701! 4 | See —= Accidental Natural | * Any sharp, flat or natural sign which appears in the music A natural sign cancels a flat (or sharp (¢) ‘not beng the Key lgnture i eled on acetal ‘nd fetreins effect forthe ene eas, 73, HOT MUFFINS - New Note Peale 2 Natural apples to al Fs in measure Nature copies allFSin meosure ee) New Key Signature = Ist & 2nd Endings — = This Key Signature indicates the Play through the 1st Ending, Then play the reoeated section Key of C(no shanps o fet). ‘of music, skipping the 1st Ending and playing the 2nd Ending, 76. HIGH FLYING Moderato ye and tage Toa Japanese folk music actualy has its origins in ancient China. “Sekura, Sakura’ was performed on instruments such as ‘the koto, a 13-string instrument that is more than 4000 years old, and the shakuhachi or bamboo flute, The unique ‘sound of this ancient Japanese melody results rom the pentetonic (or five-note) sequence used in this tonal system, 77. SAKURA, SAKURA - Band Arrangement Japanese Folk Song, ai erase —— = -— = ot SS a78. UP ON A HOUSETOP Allegro yt Lf ‘ey Signature 79. JOLLY OLD ST. NICK - Duet Moderato Al of of ‘Seepage 9foraddiicnal hole must MY DREYDL and INGLE BELLS, 80. THE BIG AIRSTREAM - New Note 81. WALTZ THEME (THE MERRY WIDOW WALTZ) Moderato MG Franz Lehar oof mp 82, AIR TIME Sf oasenceensat 83. DOWN BY THE STATION Allegro of 84, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ &18 BDAY WARM-UPS so svoseours ron ross recomout 86. TONE BUILDER Useasteadystream of air. 87. RHYTHM BUILDER 88. TECHNIQUE TRAX foil your thumb up to the octave key. Always keep your thumb on the left thumb key. Johann Sebastian Bach =: = s sth ‘Amusia form featuring a theme, or oriary rele = Theme and Variations iived ty uinationa tates veonsotetiere: 90. VARIATIONS ON A FAMILIAR THEME Ot = Saf eee oS Variation 2 ‘At the D.C. al Fine play again from the besinning stopping at Fine (le nay) D.C. al Fine D.C.is the abbrevietion for Da Capo, orto the beginning, "and Fine means“the end.” 91. BANANA BOAT SONG Caribbean Fok Song me cySha t ‘Asharp sign raises the pitch ofa note by a hal-step. The note C-sharp sounds a half-step Z rp above C,and all Cs bacorne sharps forthe rest of the measure where they occur, 2 cee 93. THE MUSIC Moderato Sood 8 g Pp ag ‘African-American spirituals originated in the 1700',midnay through the period of slavery in the United States, ‘One of the largest categories of true American folk music. these primarily religious songs were sung and passed) on {or generations without being written dovin, The frst collection of sprituals was published in 1867, four years after ‘The Emancipation Proclamation was signed into law. 94. EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL ‘African-American Spiritual ey BE = Slur Ge ‘A curved line which connects notes of different pitch. Tongue only the first note in a slur. oJ 95. SMOOTH OPERATOR 4 Slar2 notes tongue onlythe fst. 96. GLIDING ALONG See ee o 13 Slur notes ~ tongue only the fist Ragtime sai American musi style that vias popular from the 18905 until the time of World War |. This early form of jazz brought fame to pianists lice"tely Fol Morton and Scott Joplin who wrote ‘The Entertainer’ and “Maple Leaf Rag” ‘Surprisingly the style was incorporated into some orchestral music by Igor Stravinsky and Claude Debussy ‘The trombones novi leam to pisy a glssando, a technique used in ragtime and other styles of music. 97. TROMBONE RAG Aleare — f 98. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Andante eae are ree20 99. TAKE THE LEAD - New Note = Fi ep eee = = SEE E aA = Phrase A musical “sentence! which is often 2 or 4 measures long, Try to play a phras & 2 = 100. THE COLD WIND p———¥ TOI. PHRASEOLOGY Write inthe breath marks between the phrases De cant nN -w = -; 2S ‘| 7 aA = New Key Signature Multiple Measure Rest 3 Bins ey Signature There aia te sot aleyel Be indicates the Key of - play how many full measures to vest. ——| Bo aircaw castes Gountext nesrecresinseqioncs GS 102. SATIN LATIN Allegro of 1234 2234 gic . oo t = German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was part of large family of famous musiions and & ‘became the most recognized composer of the Baroque era, Baginning as a choir member, Bach soon became an organista teacher, and a proitc composer, writing more than 600 masterwork. Ths Minuet. or dance in EE —_2/4ime;was written asa teaching piece for use with an early form of the piano. 103. MINUET - Duet Johann Sebsstian Bach Maderato 104, ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY this melocy can be played in 3/4 or 4/4, Pencil in ether time signature, draw the bor ines anc play. Now erase the bar ines and try the other ume signature. Do the phrases sound different? Bearea 105. NATURALLY v: ln 22 d Dotted Quarter 4 db Ade ash Fa 4 Asingle eighth 5 sgt 5 the value ofthe ‘mote has a flas B Eighth Notes ke e)armn termes dt do) mths ae 110. RHYTHM RAP a fe Ooo 4 ay dk tg 111. THE DOT ALWAYS COUNTS Ts 2as eae Te2azF ase 1E2zeT RAR TARE ESE 112. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT Fine D.C. al Fine nf ‘ =?) ——— 113. SEA CHANTY atnoys use oftrotstream. English Folk Song Moderato 2 English Folk Son Andante sii a uf — 115, RHYTHM RAP fia ds ys snp Peres ese 1e2rzeseaaire 116. THE TURNAROUND Te2es eeu Teraveae 1erezase ter2azada 117, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - AULD LANG SYNE aur Ber aoe wf 4 Check Rythin Scottish Folk Song ey23 PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT . You cen perform this solo wth or without a plano accompanist. Ply It forte band, the school or Solo with Piano you family itis parcof Symphony No.9 (“From The New World") by Czech composer Antonin Accompaniment ——_Dversk(1£41-1904, He wnat it while visting American 1893 and wes Wspied to include melodies from Amerkan folksongs and spiritual. This is the Largo (or "very slow tempo") theme 118, THEME FROM “NEW WORLD SYMPHONY” 4 BT] ~ Measure number ‘Antonin Dvorak Large24 Great musicians give encouragement to fellow performers. On this page. clarinetist lean thei Instruments upper register in the "Grenadilla Gorfla urns" (named afier the grenadila woed used to make clarinets). Brass players earn lip slurs, @ nen’ warm-up pattem. The success of your band depends on everyone’ effort ancl encouragement. 119, GRENADILLA GORILLA JUMP No. 1 120. JUMPIN’ UP AND DOWN a = 122, JUMPIN’ FOR JOY Ls a Sooner + In J} The distance between two pitches is an interval. Starting with” an the loner note count each ine Ferval ac space betwoan the notes. The number ofthe higher hotels the dntence oftheir 2nd) 3rd 4th-——, 5th——, th ——— 7m —___—, octave ——_—___, : = a o eo i = 207% ‘Oo or oo EORY 125. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Wit in tie numbers of he intervals counting up from the loner notes a z ——— Intervals: [2nd25 126. GRENADILLA GORILLA JUMP No. 4 127. THREE IS THE COUNT 128, GRENADILLA GORILLA JUMP No. 5 _ ng 129, TECHNIQUE TRAX ao 130. CROSSING OVER [Atrio is 3 composition with three parts played together, Practice this tito with two other players and listen for the 3-part harmony, Trio 131. KUM BAH YAH = Trio Abrays check the key signature, Moderato ae Alican Folk Song A26 Repeat he section f usc enclose bythe repeat sons Repeat Signs Wiscandantendrgsate wed toy ee ployed cousuel ut obackontytotnia open sen rote te begin) 132, MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE Andante Afticarr American Spiritual © + 133. AUSTRIAN WALTZ Moderato ‘Austrian Folk Song t 134, BOTANY BAY Australian Folk Song Allegro, € Time Signature Conducting = Common Time | we Practice conducting Gameasy ttisfourbeat patie, <= — 135. TECHNIQUE TRAX prctice ct oll dynamic evels. 136. FINLANDIA Andante Jean Sibelius 137. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY Create your own variations ty penciing in dot onda fog to charge the rhythm of any mecsuretiom ld J |roldl. ol et : - —s27 138. EASY GORILLA JUMPS 139, TECHNIQUE TRAX Alwayscheck the key signature 140. MORE TECHNIQUE TRAX 141, GERMAN FOLK SONG Moderato [aera eee ee eee mf = > 142. THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN’ AGAIN Allegro 143. LOWLAND GORILLA WALK -— a a UseattemateC fingering 0 9 « 0 081008 Alternate a 4 angering 8 Usecttemate Cfingering 144, SMOOTH SAILING de Feet tres = o + t Ta 145, MORE GORILLA JUMPS = ° 146. FULL COVERAGE 4 Use ohernoteC fingering28 = ‘A scale is 2 sequence of notes in ascending or descending order. Like a musical“ladder/” ¢ Scale ‘each step is the next consecutive note in the key. This scale is in your Key of G (one sharp), z mittee beacran eines In uemmenn ee nie 147. CONCERT B: SCALE (Alto Saxophone - G SCALE) i ee octave Seale ;-———— Octave Seos 1 0 2 3G 7 6 & Chord & When two or more notes are played together, they form a chord o: harmony. This G chord is ¢ =, _bultfrorn the Ist, 3rd and 5th steps of the G scale. The &th steps the same asthe 1st but itis an FE Arpeggio cctorehiche: Anarpegola ba brote chord whose notes ate played indicat, 148. IN HARMONY Divice the notes ofthe chords between band members and play together. Does the arpeaoio sound tea chord? 1 Arpegg2—— (———Arpeaaio > Chord 130503 4 Chord 5 3 5 8 149. SCALE AND ARPEGGIO Seale Arpeagio Seole 2 =e =e Es es |g _Austran composer Franz Jose Hayan (1732-1808) wrote 104 symphonies: Many ofthese works had nicknames S _andincluded biillant unique effects for thei ime. His Symphony No 94 was named “The Surprise Symehony" $ _because the soft second movement include! a sudden loud shyamie intended to wake up en often sleeny audience. Pay special attention to dynarics when you play this famous theme 150. THEME FROM “SURPRISE SYMPHONY” Franz Josef Haydn Andante > P tf 151. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - THE STREETS OF LAREDO. American Folk Song Write in the note nares before you play. —— a - BE29 PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 152, SCHOOL SPIRIT - Band Arrangement W.T.Purdy ‘March Style [E] = Measure Number Arby John Higgins Pe — 2 = a ear iF of Soli ‘When playing music marked Soll, you are part of 2 group solo” or group feature. Listen carefully in *Caanival of Venice."and name the instruments that play the Sol part at each incieated measure number 153. CARNIVAL OF VENICE - Band Arrangement Julius Benedict frrby John Higgins Allegro > GI Zzx0 BAILY WARM-UPS soiouss sor ionee TECHNIQUE 154. RANGE AND FLEXIBILITY BUILDER: 156. CHORALE Johann Sebastian Bach aa nm yoann ‘The traditional Hebrew melody “Hatikvah has been lsraels national anthem since the nation’ inception. ‘Atthe Declaration of State in 1948, it was sung by the gathered assembly during the opening ceremony and played by members of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra atts conclusion, 157. HATIKVAH Issaeli National Anthem Andante a=Eighth Note & Eighth Rest 158. RHYTHM RAP FOOD deed} tere Te2e e228 1828 159. EIGHTH NOTE MARCH Te2e re2zed Ta2ze 160. MINUET Moderato. 2) = rarbeatof sound = 112 beat of silence Teak e2e rare Te2r2e tere tere taza Ei] tae2e te2e Johana Sebastian Bach [i fe Hos 161, RHYTHM RAP peti Tezedzate ddl terzezsaase ad Terasude 162. EIGHTH NOTES OFF THE BEAT ——— s-" € = 2 Ta 2edesa ezes eee 1eze Ree TADE SEoE 163. EIGHTH NOTE SCRAMBLE fe, StS of32 165. BANGING: MELODY - New Note 2 Eb = [ ‘American composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (12541932) wiote 136 marches. Known as"The Merch King,” BS _Siss snore reson na topertoeey empha chonone eee man one a OT a band performed all over the country, 2nd his fame helped boost the populatty of bands in America. Here isa melody EE fromhis famous &1Cepitan operetta and march. 166, IE CAPITAN John Philip Sousa t ae £0 Canada," formerly knaum as the ‘National Song was frst performed during 1880 in French Canade. Robert Stanley Weie translated the English language version in 1908, but it was not adopted as the national anthem of Canada until 1980, one hundred years after its premiere. & & = 16; 7. O CANADA Calixa Lavallee, itl : 'Hon.dudge Routhier Reser Ogee) and Justice RS. Weir ofDende — Nana Enharmonics y a ‘Two notes that are written differently,but sound On apianio keyboard ecch the same (and played with the same fingering] are black key/s bath a flat and called enharmonies. Your fingering chart on pages asharp: 46-47 shows the fingerings for the enharmonic notes on your instrument clr 169. SNAKE CHARMER = énharmonicnotes use the some fingerino. B/DE G2 170. DARK SHADOWS 1 Pick-up note 171. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS | Enfiarmonicnotes use thesame fingering. ve BL/At Ge! 172. MARCH SLAV Peter ilyich Tehalkowsicy 173. NOTES IN DISGUISE ae —— on of =p eee Eps — f a = = —— i roma netes re tre with sha ts nd natural signs nich are notin the 2 Shromane Keraigoture, The tallest detance between two nares aalfstep and o cale made 2 jotes wer eeaccine nase sce achromatiescle £ 174. HALE-STEPPIN’ Sp ee tsie a 3 Fat Lene te Pt Alternate Fingerng a FaAlternate fingeringFrench composer Camille Saint-Salins {1835-1921) wrote musi for viewally every medium: operas suites, symphonies and chamber works, The“Eayptian Dance” is one of the main themes fram his famous opera ‘Samson et Delilah. The opera was wtitten in the same year that Thomas Edison invented the phonogreph--1877. history = 175. EGYPTIAN DANCE watch for enharmonics. Allegro — Camnlle Saint-Saens, of —S = — 3 176. SILVER MOON BOAT Largo Chinese Folk Song, Fine f P ‘German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1627) is considered to be one of the world 8 greatest composers, despite becoming completely deaf In 1802. Although he could not hear his music the way we can, he couleheat"it In his mind. As a testament to his greatness his Symphony No. 9 (o.13) vias performed as the finale to the ceremony celebrating the reunification of Germany in 1990. This the theme from his Symphony No.7, second movement, ‘HISTORY 177. THEME FROM SYMPHONY NO. 7 - Duet Allegro (moderately fast) A Be Ludwig van Beethoven P P |stussian composer Peter Ilyich Tchalkovsky (1640-1883) wrote six symphonies and hundreds of other wotks including BE The Nutcrackerballet. He was a mastor at writing brillant settings of folk music and his original melodies are among tie ce eatin His 112 Overture and Copco alen were both wiiten 1880; year aferTmomastabon developed the practical electric light bulb, 2 178. CAPRICCIO ITALIEN Always check the key signature. Peter lilyich Tchaikovsky Atego ie f 179. AMERICAN PATROL Allegre Se af i Ss == Pepe = African-American Spiritual 181. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - SCALE COUNTING CONQUEST A: BePERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 182. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL - Band Arrangement Samuel A Ward Arby John Higgins = 183. LA CUCARACHA - Band Arrangement Latin American Folk Song Latin Rock a Arby John Higgins > pS — 737 PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 184, THEME FROM 1812 OVERTURE - Band Arrangement Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Ariby John Higgins Allogro —— —_—3 PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT E ace Performing for an audience s an exciting partof belng involve in music. This solos based on Serenade Solo with Piano ing Mair K.525,2Is0 known a5"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (A Little Night Music’. Wolfgang Amadeus Accompaniment Mozart wrote this piece in 1787, the same year the American Constitution was signed into law. You andl a plano accompanist can perform this for the band or a other schoo) and community evens. 185. EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK - Solo. (Corcer: 6 version) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Ar. by John Higgins Ano sax Plano39 DUET Here fan epportunity to ge together with a friend and enjoy plying music. The other player does not have to play the same instrument as you. Ty 10 actly match each others yt: pitch and tone quality. Eventual it may Begin ‘to sound ke the two patts are being played! by one petson! Lates try switching parts. 186. SWIG: LOW, SWEET CHARIOT - Duet ‘Arican-American Spiritual A D.C.al Fine 187. LA BAMBA - Duet Allegro Mexican Folk Song a zs =>40 RUBANK’ SCALE AND ARPEGGIO STUDIES ALTO SAXOPHONE KEY OF G (CONCERT B}) in his tey signature picy als LeRUBANK’ SCALE AND ARPEGGIO STUDIES ALTO SAXOPHONE KEY OF D (CONCERT F) (1 thisiey signoture play ail F's ond Cs. 1.42 @ RHYTHM STUDIES gettip tuys, sty pet qld qfptiygty td psy Ue, 13 po) Oo, | ooo, 7 1“ 5 6 42 Oy Wy Dijon, 1) ys poi On jn, ns fe. J fi » ed pli fe its J, 1% RHYTHM STUDIES pO jo a} ay 2 a GoD dy Dd fdy dy dy de TLD ote} 6 fy DTD, DLL y aiy dy dy DSTI he fib dy Dj d dd dF, 55 ge dl Jp day Ld 0 poi mi mu je dl Fs 4 43 J Tidy de dy byCREATING MUSIC = Composition is the art of writing orginal music. A composer often begins by creating @ melody is tie made up of individual phrases, lke short musical sentences” Somie melodies have phrases that seem IB SOmposition ( rrweror respond ts "question pees os Beethoven Ode To lop Py isrelocy and isan = tohow phrases 2 and 4 give slightly different answers to the same question (phrases. and 3). 1. ODE TO JOY Ludwig van Beethoven 1.Question 2Answer 3.Question 4Answer = 2. Q. AND A. iiite your own “ansner"phrases in this melody. 1.Question 2Answer 3.Question 4Answer Jf 2 433 TG! 1 Jia 4. YOU NAME IT: Pick phrase A,B, C.or D irom above, and waite it as the “Question for phrases 1 and.3 below. Then rarite 2 different ‘Answers for phrases 2 andl. Question 2Ansirer «__, improvisation isthe art of freely cating your own 2 Improvisation melody as you play. Use these notes to play your own = melody (Line A), to ge with the accompaniment ine 8) 5. INSTANT MELODY45 “Yoo canmareyour proesthvough the book on this ge. ili the tors as insucteby your band detox 23 1 2, 10. nn 2. 1B. 14. Page 2-3,The Basics Page 5, £E Quiz, No.13 Page 6,£E Quiz, No.19 Page 7, EE Quiz. No.26 Page 8, EE Quiz, No.32 Page 10, EE Quiz, No.45 Page 12-13, Performance Spotlight Page 14,EE Quiz, No. 65 Page 15,Essential Creativity, No. 72 Page 17, EE Quiz, No. 64 Page 17, Essential Creativity, No, 85 Page 19, EE Quiz, No.98 Page 20, Essential Creathuity,No. 104 Page 21,NNo. 109 ° ESSENTIAL |: + ELEMENTS : 4 15, 16. W. 18, 19. 20. 2. 22. 2. 24. 28, 26. 2. 28. 2 B Page 22, EE Quiz,No.117 Page 23, Performance Spotlight Page 24,EE Quiz, No. 125 Page 26, Essential Creativity, No, 137 Page 28,No. 149 Page 28, EE Quiz, No. 151 Page 29, Performance Spotlight Page 31,£E Quiz, No. 164 Page 32, FE Quiz, No. 168 Page 23,No.174 Page 35, EE Quiz No. 181 Page 36, Performance Spotlight Pege 37, Performance Spotlight Page 38, Performance Spotlight MUSIC — AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF LIFE46 FINGERING CHART & ALTO SAXOPHONE Instrument Care Reminders Before putting your instrument back in its case after playing, do the following: + Remove the reed, wipe off excess moisture and return it to the reed case. + Remove the mouthpiece and wipe the inside with a clean cloth. Once a week, wash the mouthpiece with warm tap water. Dry thoroughly. + Loosen the neck screw and remove the neck. Shake out excess moisture and dry the neck with a neck cleaner. + Drop the weight of a chamois or cotton swab Into the bel, Pull the swab through the body several times, Return the instrument to its case. + Your case is designed to hold only specific objects. ifyou try to force anything else into the case, it may demage your instrument © = Open @ = Pressed down ‘The most cannon fingering appe frst when two fingerings are shown,41 E& ALTO SAXOPHONE FINGERING CHART 1000, 9001000, Db 0, ct 9001000, OD 222% 2601000, ose O er0o1000, 2001000, © ag\\|, ey 29801000, se? ‘Oo SS01000, seco ® SOR 2 5 Be01000% Qecioogy 2 2 1 7 4 é < e * = v9 f 9001009, Soi 8201009) 12001002,, & | | ' a \¢ = ¢/) edi] < 3% REFERENCE INDEX Definitions (3) Accent 15 Accidental 16 Allegro 11 Andante 11 Aipeggio 28 Bass Clef 5 (Gesscefinst) BarLines 3 Beat 4 Blues 21 Breath Mark 6 Chord 28 ChromaticNotes 33 Chromatic Seale 33 Common Time 26 Grescendo 11 De.alFine 18 Decrescendo 11 Diminuencio 11 Dotted HelfNote 14 Dotted Quarter Note 22 Doublebar 5 Duet 7 Dynamics 9 Eighth Note 10 Eighth Rest 31 Embouchure 2 (ress ww) Enharmonics 33, Fermata 8 Ust&IndEndings 16 Fat 5 Forte (f) 9 Glissendo 19 (ombone! HalfNote 6 Halfstep 33 Harmony 8) Interval 28 Key Signature 7 Largo 23 Ledger Lines 3 Measure 3 Mezzo Forte (nf) 9 Moderato 11 ‘Multiple Measure Rest 20 Muse Staff 3 Natural Sign 5 Notes 4 Phrase 20 Piano (p) 9 Pick UpNotes 9 Quarter Note 4 Ragtime 19 Repeat Sign 5,26 Rests 4,6,7,31 Round (Canon) 12 Scale 28 Sharp 5. sur 19 Soli 29 Solo 23,38 Tempo 11 Theme And Variations 18 Te 4 Time Signature 5 Treble Clef 5. (irebiecetinst) To 25, WholeNote 7 Composers JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH + Chorale from Cantata 147) 18 Chorale 30 + Minuet 20 + Minuet 31 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Ode To Joy (fiom Syrm.No.9) 13, + Theme From Symphony No.7 34 JOHANNES BRAHMS + Theme From Sym.No.1 38 @ross8 Low's) ANTONIN DVORAK + Theme From New World Sym” 23 STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER + Camptown Races 14 + Oh.Susanna 10 EDVARD GRIEG + Morning (om Peer Gynt) 15 FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN + Theme From/Surprise Symphony’ 28 FRANZ LEHAR + Waltz Theme 17 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART ‘AMozart Melody & + Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 38, igh ww) JACQUES OFFENBACH + Barcarolle 15 ‘GIORCCHINO ROSSINI + Wiliam Tell 10 ‘CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS + Egyptian Dance 34 FRANZ SCHUBERT + March Milraite 21 JEAN SIBELIUS + Finlandia 26 JOHN PHILIP SOUSA, FlCapiian 32 High School Cadets 11 PETERILLYICH TCHAIKOVSKY + Cepricco italien 35 + March Slay 33, + 1812 Overture 37 World Music AFRICAN, + KumBahYah 25 AMERICAN + American Patol 35 + AmericaThe Beautiful 36 + Auralee 12 + Ezekiel SawTheWheel 19 + GoTell AuntRthodie 6 + Michael Row The Boat Ashore 26 + On Top Of Old Smokey 21 + SkipTo MyLou 10 + Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 39 + TheStieets Oflaredo 28 + Wayfaring Stranger 35 + When The Saints Go Marching In 13,27 AUSTRALIAN + Botany Bay 25 AUSTRIAN + Austrian Waltz 26 CANADIAN + Alouette 14 + OCanada 32 CARIBBEAN + Banana BoatSong 18 CHINESE + Silver Moon Boat 34 ENGLISH + London Bridge Scarborough Fair 22 + SeaChanty 22 FRENCH + AuChireDetatune 8 + Frere Jacques 12 GERMAN + German Folk Song 27 ISRAELI + Hotikve 30 MTAUAN + Camival OFvenice 29 JAPANESE + Sakura,sakura 16 MEXICAN, + Chiapanecas 15 + LaBambe 39 + LaCucareche 36 SCOTTISH + Auld Lang Syne 22 TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY MUSIC + Jingle Bells 9 Jolly Old St.Nick 17 + My Dreyal 9 + UpOnAHousetop 17