Soprano Book Piano
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Soprano Book Piano
Kaze no Machi he – Piano Accompaniment – Transposed for Mezzo-soprano
Can you play saxophone? I have a question for you.?
I need a good book on how to play the soprano saxophone, but not just a book for beginners. I have played tenor in four years, then stopped playing for a couple of years, and now I need to learn the soprano because of my new band. I well remember all fingering but I do not have good embouchure, which seems to be very different from the tenor. So I have to exercise embouchure and tone to make it smaller robot more human-like. I also have to learn jazz and blues improvization and scales, I would have mainly improvize in my new band. I know all the music theory (I have played piano for 15 years), but almost nothing about jazz and blues theory, just a little bit by ear. To summarize: I already know music theory and fingering and I need to practice tone and improvization. You are welcome to give me books that are very well known, I have not read any books on the saxophone at all.
Another poster mentioned Larry Teal's "The Art of Saxophone Playing", this is a great text for those who learn well from books because it breaks down in detail all the issues on embouchure and breathing. As for the theory, I recommend Mark Levine says "The Jazz Theory Book". To listen to this instrument, you can not beat these three: Wayne Shorter, David Liebman, and Branford Marsalis. Mr. Shorter and Liebman collaborated on a Coltrane tribute, which is available on DVD.
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Andrea Bocelli: Sacred Arias $6.33 When he was growing up, Andrea Bocelli recalls finding inspiration in a favorite recording of sacred music performed by tenor legend Franco Corelli. Bocelli–who in the meantime has come to inspire millions of fiercely loyal fans himself–returns to the genre as the guiding theme of Sacred Arias, the release of which coincides with the first English-language biography of the singer. These performa… |
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A to Z of Classical Music $5.85 Is it a two-CD set with a particularly thick booklet, or a 562-page book with a compilation album attached? Either way, the unpretentious text by Keith Anderson offers an introduction to the lives and works of dozens of composers, together with recommended recordings from the Naxos and Marco Polo catalogs. Anderson includes a useful 59-page glossary of musical terms and an extensive listing of cla… |
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Rachmaninov: The Symphonies $15.13 … |
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THE Choral Collection Sibelius Sounds Music Software Cd-rom $104.81 Sibelius Sounds software features high-quality collections of sound samples for Sibelius and G7 which provide stunningly realistic playback of your music in a wide variety of musical styles. The libraries integrate seamlessly with the software using the acclaimed Kontakt sample player from Native Instruments, which provides a host of adjustable settings, including reverb, brightness, tuning, and o… |
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The Messiah: An Oratorio for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Soli and Piano $4.66 Titles include: All we like sheep; And He Shall Purify; And The Glory Of The Lord; And with His stripes; Behold the Lamb; Behold, and see; But Thou didst not leave; But Who May Abide; But thanks be to God; Every Valley; For Unto Us A Child Is Born; Glory To God(Messiah); Hallelujah!; He Shall Feed His Flock; He Was Despised; He trusted in God; His yoke is easy; How Beautiful Are Feet; I Know Redee… |
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Easy Songs for the Beginning Soprano: With a companion CD of piano accompaniments (Easy Songs for Beginning Singers) $10.65 This series was designed to supplement traditional vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II. Each piece is in English and has a limited vocal range as well as a piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs, folksongs, humorous songs, and suitable vintage popular songs a… |
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The Second Book of Soprano Solos (Vocal Collection) $8.48 Step up to the next level with more student repertoire, continuing from The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos – Part II. The more than 30 songs in each book require a little more vocal range and musical sophistication, but are still decidedly student material…. |