Saxophone

Book Recommendations

Standard of Excellence-Book 1

This book is an excellent resource for beginner or junior high level players. This book is for the Alto Saxophone.

Standard of Excellence-Book 2

This is the second book. It is an excellent resource for beginner or junior high level players. This book is for the Alto Saxophone.

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Daily Studies for All Saxophones

This is a useful book that includes many fundamentals. This book is for intermediate or high school level players.

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48 Studies for Alto Saxophone in Eb

This book is good for intermediate or high school students. It comes with a CD that has audios and PDF of piano accompaniment.

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This video was made by a student. She has played Bari Sax for many years. Although this is a video of the Bari Sax some of the techniques are applicable throughout the saxophone family. The video is made for beginners. The channel Tips for Woodwinds has videos and tutorials on a few woodwind instruments.

Scale Sheets

Major Scales

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Major Arpeggios

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More Resources

For general musical knowledge and beginning to identify notes:

This is a rhythm / sight-reading tool that is commonly accessed by teachers utilizing the digital toolset:

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