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The Saxophone handbook: a complete guide to tone, technique, performance & maintenance

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Main Author:	Skinner, Douglas D. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Berklee Press 2013
Series:	Saxophone: technique - maintenance
Subjects:	Saxofonspiel Einführung
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Physical Description:	90 S. Ill., Notenbeisp.
ISBN:	9780876391389

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adam_text	CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. EQUIPMENT ......................................................1 Purchasing a Saxophone ..........................................1 Mouthpieces ....................................................4 Tip Opening .................................................5 Facing ......................................................5 Curve ......................................................5 Table .......................................................6 Window .....................................................6 Baffle ......................................................6 Tip Rail .....................................................6 Side Rails ...................................................7 Chamber ....................................................7 Throat ......................................................7 Bore .......................................................7 Measuring a Mouthpiece .......................................8 The Incredible Lemon Treatment .................................9 Final Thoughts on Mouthpieces ..................................9 Selecting and Adjusting Reeds .....................................9 Tools ......................................................10 Conditioning Process ......................................... 11 Reed Adjustments: Simple Is Best ............................... 11 Daily Care ..................................................12 Ligatures ......................................................13 Neck Straps ...................................................14 The Well-Equipped Saxophonist ...................................14 CHAPTER 2. REPAIRING SAXOPHONES ..........................................15 Basic Maintenance Checklist ...................................... 15 Daily (After Practicing) ........................................ 15 Weekly .................................................... 15 Monthly .................................................... 16 Yearly ..................................................... 16 Repairs .......................................................16 Building a Personal Repair Kit ..................................17 Troubleshooting ................................................17 Key Corking ...................................................18 Tools/Materials ..............................................18 Repair Procedure ............................................19 Corking the Neck ...............................................20 Tools/Materials ..............................................20 Repair Procedure ............................................20 Neck and Body Adjustment .......................................22 Tools/Materials ..............................................22 Repair Procedure ............................................23 CONTENTS Mechanism Adjustments .........................................24 Tool/Materials ...............................................24 Repair Procedure: Bis B-Flat Adjustment Screw ....................24 Repair Procedure: G-Sharp Adjustment Screw .....................24 Repair Procedure: Octave Key Adjustment ........................25 Binding Keys or Rods ............................................25 Adjusting or Replacing Needle Springs ..............................26 Tools/Materials ..............................................26 Repair Procedure ............................................26 Pad Replacement ...............................................28 Tools/Materials ..............................................28 Repair Procedure ............................................29 Key Assembly Order .............................................32 Key Heights ...................................................32 CHAPTER 3. TONE ..........................................................33 Breathing .....................................................33 Inhale: .....................................................34 Exhale: ....................................................34 Exercise 3.1. Breathing Practice .................................34 Embouchure ...................................................35 Additional Thoughts Regarding Embouchure ......................36 Throat Shapes .................................................39 Tapering ......................................................39 Creating Dark and Bright Timbres ..................................40 Neck and Mouthpiece Practice ....................................40 Vibrato .......................................................41 Jazz vs. Classical Vibrato ........................................41 Vibrato Development Exercises ....................................42 Exercise 3.2. Vibrato Exercise 1: Quarter Notes ....................43 Exercise 3.3. Vibrato Exercise 2: Eighth Notes .....................43 Exercise 3.4. Vibrato Exercise 3: Sixteenth Notes ..................44 Vibrato and Pitch ............................................44 Intonation .....................................................45 Tracking Intonation ...........................................46 Intonation Chart .............................................47 Exercise 3.5. Tuning in Fifths: Whole Notes .......................50 The Extended Range ............................................51 Introduction to the Overtone Series .................................51 The Overtone Series ............................................52 Building Flexibility ...............................................52 Exercise 3.6. Overtone Exercises (without and with Octave Key) .......53 Exercise 3.7. Overtone Exercise to Octave and Fifth ................53 Exercise 3.8. Normal/Voiced Overtone Practice ....................54 Exercise 3.9. Voiced Overtone/Normal Practice ....................54 Exercise 3.10. Matching Practice 1 ..............................54 Exercise 3.11. Matching Practice 2...............................55 Exercise 3.12. Matching Practice 3..............................55 Exercise 3.13. Overtone Exercise with Perfect Fourth ................56 Exercise 3.14. Random Overtone Sequence .......................56 Exercise 3.15. Voicing Down Half Steps ..........................56 Extended Range Fingering Chart ..................................58 CHAPTER 4. TECHNIQUE .....................................................60 Posture .......................................................60 Hand Position ..................................................62 Fingering Chart .................................................63 Trills .........................................................65 Half-Step Trill Chart .............................................66 Whole-Step Trill Chart ...........................................68 Trill Exercises for Technique Development ...........................70 Exercise 4.1. Trill Practice 1....................................70 Exercise 4.2. Trill Practice 2....................................70 Exercise 4.3. Trill Practice 3....................................70 Low and High Registers ..........................................71 Low Register Study .............................................71 Exercise 4.4. Low Register Practice 1............................71 Exercise 4.5. Low Register Practice 2............................72 High Register Study .............................................72 Exercise 4.6. High Register Exercise 1...........................72 Exercise 4.7. High Register Exercise 2...........................73 Articulation ....................................................73 Legato .....................................................74 Staccato ...................................................74 Practice .......................................................74 Exercise 4.8. Legato ..........................................75 Exercise 4.9. Breath Release Staccato to Tongue Release Staccato. ... 75 CHAPTER 5. PRACTICE AND PREPARATION .......................................76 Contemporary Repertoire .........................................76 Improvisation I by Ryo Noda ..................................76 Sketch for Alto Saxophone by Ronald Caravan ...................77 A Selection with a Prerecorded Accompaniment ...................77 Squirt for Alto Saxophone, Live Electronics, and Tape by Pete Stollery 77 Additional Repertoire .........................................78 Creative Practice ...............................................78 Practice Room Tips .............................................81 Presenting a Recital .............................................82 Recital Checklist .............................................82 Jazz Style Basics ...............................................83 APPENDIX. RESOURCES ......................................................85 Saxophone Pedagogy ...........................................85 Saxophone Repair ..............................................86 Overtones and Altissimo .........................................86 Saxophone History ..............................................86 ABOUT THE AUTHOR ........................................................87 INDEX ...................................................................88
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