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Big Book of Instrumental Songs (Alto Sax) (Big Book (Hal Leonard)) Paperback – September 1, 2007

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  • Series: Big Book (Hal Leonard)
  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Hal Leonard (September 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1423426657
  • ISBN-13: 978-1423426653
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.4 x 12 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
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By Y. Setiawan on April 15, 2012
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I give it 4 stars not because the book doesn't deserve 5 stars; it's because I only found several songs that I like. The songs are easy enough for Beginner or Intermediate alto sax player. I include the complete list of songs (total 130) below so you can decide whether the book has the songs you want.

1. All My Loving (from A Hard Day's Night)
2. All the Small Things
3. Alley Cat
4. America (from the Motion Picture The Jazz Singer)
5. Another One Bites the Dust
6. Any Dream Will Do (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
7. Bad Day
8. Barely Breathing
9. Be True to Your School
10. (It's A) Beautiful Morning
11. Beauty and the Beast (from Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast)
12. Beyond the Sea
13. Blackbird
14. Blue Suede Shoes
15. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (from Buck Privates)
16. The Brady Bunch (Theme from the Paramount Television Series The Brady Bunch)
17. Breaking Free (from the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical)
18. Butterfly Kisses
19. Cabaret (from the musical Cabaret)
20. California Dreamin'
21. Candle in the Wind
22. Chim Chim Cher-ee (from Walt Disney's Mary Poppins)
23. Clocks
24. (They Long to Be) Close to You
25. Colors of the Wind (from Walt Disney's Pocahontas)
26. Come Fly with Me
27. Copacabana (At the Copa) (from Barry Manilow's Copacabana)
28. Do-Re-Mi (from The Sound of Music)
29. Do Wah Diddy Diddy
30. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
31. Don't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's True)
32. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
33. Don't Speak
34. Drift Away
35. Duke of Earl
36. Theme from E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial)
37. Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)
38.
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I recently ran into my high school band teacher while I was at work. He asked if I was still playing the saxophone, and I told him I was not. This led to a stern lecture about how I should still be playing. I took it to heart and used it as an excuse to buy another saxophone and all the equipment.

My biggest fear in jumping back in was whether or not I would remember how to read music after nearly 16 years. I ordered this book because it had a lot of songs that I liked, and it was designed for the alto saxophone which meant I didn't have to do any transposing.

When I first got the book, I threw it on the stand and opened to the page with "Beyond the Sea" on it. To my delight, I was instantly playing the song, and reading the music.

I have now played a good collection of songs in the book, and I'm pleased with everything in it. The book is great, and contains a selection of songs that should keep any music lover playing things they love for a good long time.

For a first book when getting back into the swing of things, I don't think there could be a much better option.
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These arrangements appear to be targeted to beginning to intermediate players. Without any kind of accompaniment it can be pretty hard to listen to, but familiar fun tunes make a good place to practice fingerings and if you find a song or two you like you can try to jazz it up a little.
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Liking this book as a beginner because it's proving a challenge. There are plenty of songs I know so it makes it easy to know if I'm playing them correctly. The songs range all styles and tempos so it gives me plenty to choose from. Only been playing for a few months so still choosing slower tempos.
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1st year sax player & second year band (played clarinet last year) plays out of this book.. Says it got easier after she learned more notes (was half way thru the school year when she said this). Mixes it up instead of just playing out of the band book. & I enjoy hearing stuff I like if I'm going to listen to her practice.
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My bratty 10-year-old refuses to play my duets from my Rubanks baroque book. So I bought him this, and he's a lot happier. He loves the more modern stuff like Cold Play, and I like the older stuff like Hogan's Heroes.
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We bought this book for my wife, who for the last 14 months has been learning to read music and play the soprano recorder. She loves it. It contains many songs with which she is familiar and she is learning to play all of them.
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This book has a wide variety of songs, you can go from playing an old rock song to playing your favorite movie theme in a matter of minutes. Most of the charts in the book were easy; if you can hit a high F you should be able to play all them. But even though the songs are easy, they are still really fun to play. I'd recommend this book to any trombonist looking for a cheap way to play a lot of great tunes.
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