Play Alto Sax Today! Beginner's Pack: Book/CD/DVD Pack (Paperback)

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Product Description

The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, a professional-quality CD with 72 full-demo tracks, and a 25-minute DVD. This series can be used by students of all ages who want to teach themselves, or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the teacher on the CD or watch the DVD. This great package is a complete guide to the basics, including: how to assemble and care for your instrument, producing a sound, reading music notation and rhythms, fingering chart, glossary of musical terms, and more! The music included lets you play the songs with a professional backup band so learning and practicing are cooler than ever!

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634052993
• ISBN-13: 978-0634052996
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,258 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Set for *THIS* Newbie!, January 24, 2007

By	Lil O'Handley "LillyO" (Idaho Falls, ID USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was completely new to music. I have always wanted to learn to play the sax and I bought several books to get me started. This set has been invaluable to me! I am learning the notes. I am learning the basics of music. The coolest part is that when I am "confused" (which is often) it came with an audio CD to help me hear what the song I am currently mutilating is *really* supposed to sound like! The DVD helps show proper posture while playing, care for the sax, etc. I admittedly have only watched it a couple of times...it is helpful, but not the most-used part of the set, for sure!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Decent No Nonsense Video - Short & to the Point..., August 11, 2007

By	Jim Francis "JimFrancis" (Miami/London/Negril) - See all my reviews

It's only about 25 mins long but I'm still glad I saw it and I'll be happy to watch it again a few times. It's a very low cost introduction and I think it's worth every penny. The other DVD I ordered and enjoyed was the Ultimate Beginners Series Alto Sax and that was an hour long. It was interesting to see the contrasting points of both videos and I'd definitely recommend them both just to see a couple of different approaches.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good guide..., October 29, 2007

By	FranciscoMx "Paco" (Monterrey, Mexico) - See all my reviews

This book is really a step by step guide... the CD and the DVD are very helpful support four stars because could be better with photos about the finger positions... Estos libros son una super ayuda para los que nos gusta avanzar sin maestro...solo le faltan imagenes para la posición de los dedos... recomendado...