Do It! Play Alto Saxophone - Book 1 (Book and Audio)

James O. Froseth  Do It! Play Alto Saxophone - Book 1 (Book and Audio) 

A Musical Band Method for Mixed and Like Instrument Classes

A comprehensive alto saxophone method featuring diverse musical styles, ear training, improvisation and professional model performances, with downloadable audio recordings.

A comprehensive alto saxophone method featuring diverse musical styles, ear training, improvisation and professional model performances, with downloadable audio recordings.

Part of the Do It! Play in Band series by James O. Froseth, this alto saxophone method provides an engaging approach to learning through listening, performing and musical exploration. Professional model performances help students develop strong concepts of tone, phrasing, rhythm and musical style.

The repertoire explores a wide variety of musical traditions, including American, Latin American, African, European and Far Eastern styles, alongside music from different historical periods. Selections range from early European music and traditional folk songs and dances to jazz, blues and rock-and-roll.

Each song includes text providing information about phrasing, rhythm, style, expression, history and culture. A unique Rhythmic Pattern Dictionary allows students to identify rhythmic patterns and hear them demonstrated, while the individualised theme-and-variation format allows students to progress at different rates.

Ear training and improvisation are integrated throughout the lessons, helping students develop listening skills and musical independence alongside instrumental technique.

Audio recordings featuring professional model performances and studio accompaniments are available to download using the access code provided with the book.

Contents Includes:

A Paris
Amazing Grace
Au Claire de la Lune
Aura Lee
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Barcarolle
Bile ’em Cabbage Down
Bingo
Birch Tree, The
Blues in F
Bouffons
Bubble Gum Duet
By the Fireside
Bye, Baby Bunting
Champaigne Branle
Cobbler, Cobbler
Cowboy Ballad
Cuckoo Song
Die Abendglock (Oh, How Lovely Is the Evening)
Down by the Station
Down by the Station – Jazz Style “By Ear”
Fais do do
Gólyá, Gólya, Gilice (The Storks)
Hatikvah
Hot Cross Buns
Hush My Baby
Intry Mintry
Jacob Drink
Jingle Bells “By Ear”
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Juba
Let’s Go Blue! “By Ear”
Lightly Row
Little Tom Tinker
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mexican Hat Dance
Nonsense Song
Notes
Notes (Solo or Duet)
Now the Day Is Over
Oats, Peas, Beans
Oh, How Lovely Is the Evening
Oh When the Saints Go Marching In “By Ear”
Old King Cole
Patsy Ory-Ory-Aye
Polka
Practice Every Day
Rain, Rain
Rocket Cruiser
Scarborough Fair
Shepherd’s Hey
Shoheen Sho
Silent, Silent
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Some Folks Do
Starlight
Stepping and Skipping
Storks, The (Gólyá, Gólya, Gilice)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Swing Style
Up on the Housetop
Vesper Hymn
Waltz
When the Saints Go Marching In “By Ear”
Yangtze Boatman Chant