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musicalprodigy
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 Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject: good classical etude books |
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can anyone tell me what some good etude books are for alto?
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reisio
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| Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:48 am Post subject: |
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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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| Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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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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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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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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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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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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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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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.
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reisio
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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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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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: DeVille Mthod |
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The 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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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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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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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| They're good for sight reading. |
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