Product Description

The only course based entirely on today'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

• Amazon Sales Rank: #589048 in Books
• Published on: 1987-12-31
• Released on: 1987-12-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Customer Reviews

Missing the sound, as a beginner, how do i know how it sounds???
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!

excelent
this book series is exelent for any intermediate sax player. I bought all 4 and they rock.

not the complete songs
This book is great for showing the fingering of playing a sax or breathing. But take note that the list of songs, is a full list of the songs, it's just that on each song only the intro is given.