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Technique of the Saxophone: Scale Studies

Technique of the Saxophone: Scale Studies
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Technique of the Saxophone: Scale Studies

 
 
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  • 168 Pages

  • Scales Studies

  • Woodwind Method Series

  • Author: Joseph Viola


Description

A highly effective and comprehensive book for developing complete technical and musical skills on the saxophone. This Volume One Berklee Workshop features innovative exercises, solos and performance tools that will help you learn melody, harmony, rhythm and improvisation techniques for the saxophone. Covers general practice tips, all major scales and related modes, plus 210 exercises designed to enable students to perform any major scale, beginning on any scale degree.


Product Details
Author:Joseph Viola
Paperback:168 pages
Publisher:Berklee Press Publications
Publication Date:November 01, 1986
Language:English
ISBN:0793554098
Product Length:12.06 inches
Product Width:9.08 inches
Product Height:0.49 inches
Product Weight:1.35 pounds
Package Length:11.9 inches
Package Width:9.0 inches
Package Height:0.5 inches
Package Weight:1.28 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 6 reviews

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Average Customer Review:4.0 ( 6 customer reviews )
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15 of 17 found the following review helpful:


5Excellent technique book from a great human being  Oct 07, 2005 By PeterSax "Pete"
Joe was a wonderful human being. I studied with him at Berklee in the 80's. He was a great technician, and these are the same exercises that he used in his private lessons. These will definitely build your saxophone technique in all twelve keys, as well as improve your sight-reading. There's just about every conceivable kind of exercise in this book. when you've mastered this, go on to his second book: Chord Studies. You won't be sorry. Of course, they are rather challenging, so start slow, and build up your speed. Take a little at a time. Good luck!

9 of 10 found the following review helpful:


5Great for Reading  May 31, 2005 By Monkeys
This book is great because there are exercisers in every key signature which really makes you work. Working on all of the exercisers were very helpful to me because now a find it much easier to read in different keys. Very good book.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:


5Technique of the Saxaphone by Joe Viola ~  Aug 22, 2009 By Joe M. Montgomery
Any one serious about the Saxaphone will benefit tremendously
from the easy to follow, easy to learn practice scales in this
well thought out manual ~Especially those wanting to teach themselves improvization !
J.Marshall Montgomery Ed.D,

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2A lot of scales, no text.  Oct 10, 2005 By Peter Hillblom "/Pete"
I thought this would be a book with some explaining text, but it wasnt. So if you wanna practise scales and dont need any explaining text or input, history, etc, this is the one. If youre looking for a book explaining scales and want some more info, history, ways to learn to remember scales and so on, look for something else.

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3Good resource, BUT....  Sep 02, 2008 By L. Powers "saxdiva"
This is a thorough scale text that I know I'll get a lot out of. Why only three stars? The book comes with a glued binding that makes it nearly impossible to leave opened on a music stand without either destroying the binding, or paying extra to have it re-bound locally.

Publishers, PLEASE consider usability of your products when you re-print. Cheaper is not necessarily better!

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