Saxophone Self-Study Course (Complete 4 Volumes)

Author: Yin Zhifa
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced (a total of four volumes).
Beginner Part: Also known as "Performance Techniques." It elaborates on the selection and maintenance of saxophones, reed selection and adjustment, correct playing posture and breathing, techniques for slurring, staccato, sliding, and vibrato, especially vocalization techniques and exercises. Its introduction ended the history of wind instrument players who could play but not sing, and includes major and minor scales and arpeggios within five key signatures (five movable do scales in simplified notation) and their practice.
Intermediate Part: Includes exercises for articulation, sliding, vibrato, and vocalization, as well as major and minor scales and arpeggios within seven key signatures (seven movable do scales in simplified notation). Fingerings for each scale are provided before each key signature.
Advanced Part: Contains techniques and exercises for sub-high artificial harmonics and ultra-high artificial harmonics, along with a fingering chart for ultra-high artificial harmonics. It also includes exercises for major and minor intervals (thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, sevenths, and octaves), pentatonic scale practice, major and minor triad and seventh chord arpeggios, comprehensive exercises for major and minor triad arpeggios, comprehensive exercises for seventh chord arpeggios, and 35 advanced etudes, 12 solo pieces.