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Sound

Date : ____________

Mouthpiece range min 3rds High C ______ at mf, no vib perf 4ths perf 5ths octaves

from concert _____ down to concert ______

Singing Intervals maj 2nds min 2nds maj 3rds Middle C _______

Long notes

Low C ______

Overtones

Low Bb - Bb - F - Bb - D - F - Ab - Bb - C - D

Low B - B - F# - B - D# - F# - A - B - C#

Low C - C - G - C - E - G - Bb - C - D

Flexibility

Low C - _________ - Low C slurred ___ seconds, _____ repetitions, ____ to ____ range.

Dynamic Span

p<f>p

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Listening Influences

Date : ____________

Saxophonist

Date

Recordings

Comments

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Fingers

Date : ____________

Notes known

Normal range (Low Bb to High F)

Altissimo F# - G - G# - A - Bb - B - C - C# - D - Eb - E - F

TRILLS // ENCLOSURES 1st Oct

C#

Eb

F#

Ab

Bb

2nd Oct

3rd Oct

4th Oct

Turns

Grace notes

Alternate fingerings

Bb (4)

F# (2)

High E (2) High F (2) C (2)

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Scales

Date : ____________

C#

Eb

F#

Ab

Bb

Major Jazz Minor Harmonic Minor Dorian Minor Blues Pentatonic Dominant H-W Diminished Whole Tone Diminished Whole Tone Major Bebop Dominant Bebop Minor Bebop

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Sightreading

Date : ____________

Grade / Difficulty

Key

New Rhythms

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Tunes

Date : ____________

Name of tune Melody known ? Changes known too ?

Keys ?

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Articulation

Date : ____________

Tempo Pattern 84 bpm 108 bpm 132 bpm

60 bpm

160bpm

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Progressions

Date : ____________

C#

Eb

F#

Ab

Bb

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Patterns & Licks

Date : ____________

C#

Eb

F#

Ab

Bb

Areas to work on :

GOALS FROM THE SNAPSHOT

Now that you have had an opportunity to check out where youre at in terms of playing, read through all your comments made in Areas to work on at the end of each section and write them up as your next step goals below!

AREA
(this week) (this month) (this year)

SHORT TERM

MEDIUM TERM

LONG TERM

Sound

Listening Influences Fingers

Scales

Sightreading

Tunes

Articulation

Progressions

Patterns & Licks