Art of Saxophone Playing by Teal, Larry -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

THE SAXOPHONE FAMILY SELECTION OF THE INSTRUMENT CARE OF THE INSTRUMENT

THE MOUTHPIECE

THE MATERIAL THE DESIGN MISCELLANY

THE REED

SELECTION OF THE REED REED CANE ADJUSTING THE REED REED TOO SOFT REED TOO STIFF

PLAYING POSITION THE BREATHING TECHNIQUE

THE BREATHING APPARATUS DEVELOPING THE BREATHING PROCESS THE INTAKE THE RELEASE SUMMARY

THE EMBOUCHURE

THE FACIAL MASK THE TEETH THE SUPPORTING MUSCLES MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT ALIGNMENT OF THE JAWS MOUTHPIECE PLACEMENT THE CHEEKS THE TONGUE SUMMARY

TONE QUALITY

THE NATURE OF WIND INSTRUMENT TONE THE TONAL CONCEPT THE BODY AS PART OF THE INSTRUMENT TONAL TERMINOLOGY THE VOCAL APPROACH THE PHYSICAL PROBLEM FOCUSING THE TONE TONAL BLEND SUMMARY THE SAXOPHONE MUTE

THE VIBRATO

THE NATURE OF GOOD VIBRATO THE VARIABLES OF VIBRATO ACQUIRING THE CORRECT CONCEPT TYPES OF SAXOPHONE VIBRATO THE PRELIMINARY STEPS TRANSFER OF THE MOTION PRACTICE PATTERNS TEN SALIENT POINTS

INTONATION

HEARING THE PITCH CORRECTLY EMBOUCHURE TENSION HOLDING THE JAW POSITION MOUTHPIECE PLACEMENT MOUTHPIECE SUITABILITY CORRECT KEY ADJUSTMENT EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE CHANGES THE JUST VERSUS THE TEMPERED SCALE PITCH ADJUSTMENT BY SPECIAL FINGERINGS

DEVELOPING THE TECHNIQUE

RHYTHM AND TECHNIQUE INCREASING THE SPEED CHOICE OF FINGERING POSITION THE ALTERNATE FINGERINGS SUMMARY

ATTACK AND RELEASE

POSITION OF THE TONGUE THE RELEASE

STACCATO

TONGUING SYLLABLES DEVELOPING SPEED DOUBLE-TONGUING

ARTICULATION

RHYTHM IN ARTICULATION LEGATO MARKS OF ARTICULATION ADAPTING TO THE ENSEMBLE

PHRASING AND INTERPRETATION

MUSICAL NOTATION EXPRESSION THE TOOLS OF PHRASING DYNAMICS MOVEMENT AND BREATHING TONE COLOR ARTICULATION VIBRATO

DOUBLING

ADAPTATION TO THE VARIOUS SAXOPHONES SAXOPHONE AND CLARINET FLUTE OBOE BASSOON SELECTION OF INSTRUMENTS

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