Practicing hard, but not getting any better? Reached a point where you really want to push your playing onto a higher level but just can’t seem to get there? Do you need help “breaking through the glass ceiling?”
This book has been designed to provide the dedicated and committed saxophone student with the tools and understanding to build a strong and reliable technical foundation upon which to build a robust and enabling technique. Every aspect of Saxophone technique is examined in great detail, in order to help you establish the very best fundamentals, with advice on how to integrate those techniques into your playing and practice routines, and enable your playing to reach new heights. This book contains both theoretical advice and technical exercises, and inspirational chapters on performance, practice, and an insight into the mental and physical processes involved in being a truly communicative performer.
Based on teaching and performance methods developed over 15 years of high-level teaching at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester the methods and exercises in this book are the most up to- date modern approach to Saxophone technique. Whatever style of music you choose to play – classical, jazz and beyond – this book will bring your understanding of all things saxophonic to the very highest level.
