The only course based entirely on todayÂ’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.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic, Easy get started series for sax players,
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This review is from: The Complete Saxophone Player - Book 1 (Paperback)
I've read 4 different series of "teach yourself saxophone" books and the "Complete" series by Mr. Ravenscroft is by far the best and most interesting I've found. The songs are fun and get you playing quickly. The instruction is great. The 2nd and 3rd are the most important to own and take you from beginer to player.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Complete Saxophone Player - Book 1 (Paperback)
After reading this first book one discovers that Mr. Ravenscroft is not only a superb sax player -just listen to Pink Floyd's The Final Cut to take a sample- but a remarkable teacher also. The book itself starts with the obvious very basics you need to knowing the instrument. Then step by step introduces posture, breathing, embouchure and fingering techniques. And for those unpacients, the first sound comes just befor mid-book. From there on simple tunes are presented in an easy way, so anyone can play his first ¨solo gigs¨ in a matter of days.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Missing the sound, as a beginner, how do i know how it sounds???,
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This review is from: The Complete Saxophone Player - Book 1 (Paperback)
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!
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Unlike a spoken language, written music is not difficult to learn and understand as it has only two main variables: pitch and rhythm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bert Kaempfert Words, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder, John Lennon, Strangers In The Night Music, Streets of London Words New!
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Unlike a spoken language, written music is not difficult to learn and understand as it has only two main variables: pitch and rhythm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bert Kaempfert Words, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder, John Lennon, Strangers In The Night Music, Streets of London Words New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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