musicalprodigy
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good classical etude bookscan anyone tell me what some good etude books are for alto?
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reisio
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"Forty-Eight Studies for all saxophones, by Ferling (Enlarged with twelve new studies on various tonalities by Marcel Mule)"
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JPSaxMan
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"Solos for the Alto Saxophone Player" by Larry Teal provides the most known classical pieces with piano accompainment. About $20 from your local music store. 
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musicalprodigy
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What about the Yamha and rubakn method books? Are those any good?
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musicalprodigy
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| musicalprodigy wrote: | | What about the Yamha and rubakn method books? Are those any good? |
I mean Yamaha and Rubank. 
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Louis Scuderi
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They don't have classical etudes in them, they are method books. 
If you're looking for a classical etude book, not a beginner method book, check out "Melodious and Progressive Studies" by David Hite. They go up to four flats and four sharps, and some are based on scales, others on chords.
If you are looking for a band method book, look into the Yamaha book, it's what I used when I was starting out. Make sure you get the disc too.
Cheers,
CR
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reisio
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Many of the Rubank books do have etudes in them. Rubanks are rather beginner-level books, though, even the "Advanced" ones. They're still good books, but if you want a challenge don't bother.
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Valley Sax
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DeVille MthodThe best selection of etudes and studies for sax I found was "The Paul DeVille Universal method". It contains exercises in all keys and various levels of difficulty. I used this method in college , and used it with my advanced students when I was teaching. It is a lot like the Arban method for trumpet.
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piedpiper
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| reisio wrote: | | "Forty-Eight Studies for all saxophones, by Ferling (Enlarged with twelve new studies on various tonalities by Marcel Mule)" |
the ferling studies are great for the intermediate/beginner saxophonist, in my opinon.
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reisio
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They're good for sight reading.
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