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| | Features | Published by Music Sales America 48 PagesSaxophone by Raphael RavenscroftAuthor: Raphael Ravenscroft
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| | Description | The only course based entirely on todayÂ’s popular songs as well as famous light classics. The easy-to-follow text and demonstration photographs enable you to become a competent player in the shortest possible time. | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Raphael Ravenscroft | | Paperback: | 48 pages | | Publisher: | Music Sales America | | Publication Date: | January 01, 1992 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0711908877 | | Product Length: | 12.03 inches | | Product Width: | 9.03 inches | | Product Height: | 0.22 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.6 pounds | | Package Length: | 11.81 inches | | Package Width: | 8.74 inches | | Package Height: | 0.47 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.49 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 6 reviews |
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35 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Fantastic, Easy get started series for sax players Feb 14, 1999
I've read 4 different series of "teach yourself saxophone" books and the "Complete" series by Mr. Ravenscroft is by far the best and most interesting I've found. The songs are fun and get you playing quickly. The instruction is great. The 2nd and 3rd are the most important to own and take you from beginer to player.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Start here Dec 08, 2002
By Marcelo A. Soto Quiroga
After reading this first book one discovers that Mr. Ravenscroft is not only a superb sax player -just listen to Pink Floyd's The Final Cut to take a sample- but a remarkable teacher also. The book itself starts with the obvious very basics you need to knowing the instrument. Then step by step introduces posture, breathing, embouchure and fingering techniques. And for those unpacients, the first sound comes just befor mid-book. From there on simple tunes are presented in an easy way, so anyone can play his first ¨solo gigs¨ in a matter of days.
Good but ABSOLUTE beginner's book! Oct 01, 2011
By G. Kopp
I can't really rate this book badly, but it is only useful if you have never picked up a sax before. We're talking BASIC. The redeeming feature is that you play snatches of popular tunes in the learning process rather than having to slog through "Oh, Susanna!" or "Red River Valley." It does lack an accompanying CD, which in my mind knocks it down a notch also. I would highly recommend trying to physically view the whole 4-book collection at the library or a music store to find the appropriate jumping in point on this series.
7 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Missing the sound, as a beginner, how do i know how it sounds??? Jul 10, 2007
By DoubleE
The explanations in the beginning added some value. This book gave a bit more detail on embouchure and breathing, which I know is important. Though after getting started inthe book, what is sorely missing... is how the music is supposed to sound. If this is a beginners book, and which I am... how do i know the pace of Imagine by John Lennon... What is the beat really FEEL like. Without an accompanying CD... I feel that this book isn't giving me the same ability to critique myself as "Absolute Beginners / Alto Saxophone" with CD of all music in the book. For me, the tunes in this book are good BUT I have NOOO idea if i'm close to the pace, sound or FEEL.I am finding the actual songs on iTunes and looping the section so i can match (which is fun), but someone should be doing this for me, is my thinking.
Legato and Slurs... and tonguing, is explained well in both books but what doe it sound like? I play a Legato and a Slur and it's really close right now for me with a CD. How would I be able to create that difference by just reading about it???
The explanations are more detailed than Absolut Beginner's guide so I can use it as a reference but NO CD in 2007 is big oversight for me. Happy saxing!
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Interesting Reading Sep 18, 2009
By R. J. Hillier
"aquarius15"
I found a lot of good material in this book. I found some things that I had somehow missed, that I have incorporated in my playing. I recommend giving this book a try.
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