Technique of the Saxophone: Scale Studies

Great exercises, will keep me busy for a while.

This book isn't just great for saxophone. Any instrumentalist should take the concepts of this book and apply them to their instrument. I've gained a lot in applying the concepts to trumpet (though greatly adjusting the ranges). So often we get trapped in the box of running our scales from tonic to tonic in little octave boxes, but this book will force you go beyond that, start from anywhere, and explore the full range of your instrument. Often neglected are the bottom ranges of scales that we can't complete the octave on, so we are lacking technique in those areas. Also, due to the habit of always starting low and going up, many musicians find themselves less capable of starting at the top and going down.The book covers:- Extended range scales starting from any given note- Modal scales based in every key both ascending and descending covering the full range- Scale exercises in thirds (labeled as dyads)- Diatonic triad arpeggios- Diatonic 7th chord arpeggios (labelled as tetrads)- Diatonic 9h chord arpeggios (labelled as pentads)- Diatonic 11th chord arpeggios (hexads)- Diatonic 13th chord arpeggios (septads)The later sections have many rhythmic variations that will really test you. It's easy to get something locked into muscle memory, but when you have to play it in an odd rhythm you realize how much you're relying on finger patterns rather than really knowing it inside out. The same can be said for starting scales from various points or playing modes.Also, between each section is a polytonal exercise that forces you to apply the previous chapter's concepts, but while very quickly changing keys which primes you for the mental process of playing over fast changes.All of the exercises are written out explicitly in every key, though optimally you'll stop needing to look at them. If the book is missing anything, it's more sequence work or scales beyond majors their derivations (modes, and by extension, natural minors) But I won't dock the book any credit for that. It's still a fantastic resource and has more than enough material to justify the very low price.I'd also recommend supplementing with  Mel Bay Encyclopedia of Scales, Modes and Melodic Patterns . This book does include the sequence ideas not covered in this book as well as more coverage of other scales, though it is not so explicitly written out as in this book. The Arnie Berle book is a fantastic book to follow up on after working in this book.

I find practicing the same scales in various derivatives a bit tedious and boring. However, I must say I hear a definite improvement in my playing from mere practice of these, so the intended purpose of the book is carried out. The deduction of one star is simply for the tediousness, but I suppose persistence is necessary for yielding good results. Therefore, I do recommend this book, but patience is a prerequisite for it.

Much of this stuff is what I what I learned in college. I'm not saying I mastered it all but scales through the whole range of the horn and 3rds is review. Also, some melodic stuff and polytonal stuff which is cool. Yet, I'm not sure how to apply it even though I heard that it's the root of George Garzone. Pick this book up before going to music school and you are ahead of the curve. Yet, I prefer the chord tones to scales these days.

I should never have bought this book but my teacher thought otherwise. He said that this book will make me a better saxophonist than people who do not do scales. So scales it is, what I am glad about is that is it very easy to oversee and to understand so if you want to better your scales this is a book for you a very thick book for you. Also it is easy to read and oh well just buy the book you won't be sorry you did.

210 scale practices from major scales, and Diads thru Septads. Strongly recommended by teachers for fundamental.

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This is a good study book for anyone just beginning or starting AGAIN as I am. It contains all sorts of scale patterns.

Very good practice book except for the fact that there was no provision for the low 'A' to work with.

12キー全てについてスケール練習譜が掲載されています。副題にリズム・スタディーとあるのは、後半になるにつれて難しいリズムになって来るからです。また途中でどんどん転調するエクササイズもあるので、前半で12キーをしっかり練習しておかないとなりません。これを全部こなしたら上手くなるだろうと思う反面、とても全部はやり切れないと感じてしまいます。なので私は＃3つ、♭3つまでだけを取り出して練習しています。それでも結構大変だし、時間が掛かりますね。編纂はバークレー音楽院なので、多分科学的なエクササイズとしているのだと思います。ですから楽しみながらの練習と言うより苦行に近いので、プロを目指す人達のための楽譜なのでしょうね。掲載されている内容の概要は以下の通りです。Section 1Major Scales --- Tonal Variations, & Polytonal Variations:12キーでのスケールエクササイズ。スタートする音程を変えながら上行と下行双方の練習となるので、実に59ページもの分量となっている。しかも最後の3ページは転調しながらのエクササイズとなるなので大変。Section 2Diads --- Tonal Variations, & Polytonal Variations:3度2音程のエクササイズで、12キーと転調を含む構成は1章と同じ。この章から複雑なリズムが加わる。Section 3Triads --- Tonal Variations, & Polytonal Variations:3度3音程のエクササイズ。リズムに3連符が登場。16分音符も現れ、アーティキュレーションエクササイズの要素も加わる。Section 4Tetrads --- Tonal Variations, & Polytonal Variations:3度4音程のエクササイズ。この辺りになると転調エクササイズがもう大変。Section 5Pentads --- Tonal Variations, & Polytonal Variations:3度5音程のエクササイズ。アーティキュレーションエクササイズの難度が高まる。Section 6Hexads --- Tonal Variations, & Polytonal Variations:3度6音程のエクササイズ。兎に角常に指をパラパラ動かしている感じになる。Section 7Triads --- Tonal Variations, & Polytonal Variations:3度7音程のエクササイズ。端で聞いていれば良く指が動くな、格好良いと言った感じだと思う。

Great source for scales and chords. I use it for my daily practice routine.

Great book, should be on all aspiring Saxophone players to have list.

Rispondente alle aspettative di un appassionato di sax