Wilson High School Band

Ensemble Exercises

Alto Saxophone 1
 Pyramid of Preparation
(Practice and Rehearsal)

You Will Perform As You Have Practiced

100 % Accuracy Musicality

Performance

Check Notes, rhythms

Articulations
Tone Production
Intonation, Precision
Learn all parts of the piece
Rehearsal

Check notes, rhythms, articulations

Match tone
Match intonation
Sectional Precision

Sectionals

Learn Notes
Rhythms
Articulations

Individual Practice
 Pyramid of Sound
(Balance and Blend)

Piccolo Flutes 1st Trumpet

Eb Clarinet 1st Clarinet Bells
Soprano
Oboe
2 & 3rd Trumpet
nd

2nd & 3rd Clarinet

French Horns
Alto Saxophone
Alto
Alto Clarinet
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Baritone/Euphonium
Trombones

Tenor/Baritone
Bassoon
Baritone Saxophone
Contra Bass Clarinet, Contra Bassoon
Tuba

Bass
 Pyramid of T’s
(Performance)

Scales, Arpeggios Intervals, Articulations

Rhythmical Studies Finger Studies
Technique

Practice with tuner

Match tone
Listen for beats in sound
Learn pitch tendencies

TUNE

Practice with a Metronome

Watch the Conductor
Count!!!

TIME

Long Tones
Free Flowing Embouchure
Centered Embouchure and Air Stream
Lots of AIR!!!

TONE
 Alto Saxophone Lip Slurs
              
#1           

                 
         

         

#2           

              

                



                    

#3   

          

     

                     
            

 
#4                                 

              
          

            


                        

     

 
                             
 2 Alto Saxophone


#5  
                 


        

                


    
   
         


                   

                   
#6 

                  
            


            
              


    

          
#7    

     

       
      

      

                       

           
                 

   
                       
#8 
Alto Saxophone 1 Excercises for Ensemble Drill - Chromatic Scales
       
Raymond C. Fussell

                            
1
     
                

2
                            

3
                
          

        
4
                
     

        
5
               
      

         
        
6
                     
               

              
7
           
                          

8
           
                          
             


              
9
              
                       

10
             
                         
         

11
     
                     

12
     
                     
Alto Saxophone 1 Excercises for Ensemble Drill - 12 Major Scales
Raymond C. Fussell

   
1

               
  
    
  

           
       
2
         
  

                    
3
       
   

            
                  
4
 
         
              

   
      
5

         
     
        
 

6
                          
         


                        
7

                        
  

    

    
          
8

                 

              
      
9
         
             
  

    



              
10
            
    

11
                   
          

   
        
12
      
         
Alto Saxophone Excercises for Ensemble Drill - 12 Minor Scales Raymond C. Fussell
1
                  
             

                   
2
           
           
            
3
                  
      
                 
            
 

    
                   
4
                    

         

5

                  
                

6
     
                         
        


                     
7
            
             
        


8

                        
       

9
 
                     
  
   



10
                  
            

11
                         
   


   
12
             
  
   
     
Alto Saxophone Excercices for Ensemble Drill - Arpeggios
         
1
                  
        

2   
                
                 

3
      
 
 

  



  
    

 
 
4
      
  

        
      

 
5

       
      
       


   
 
6
         
             
   

   
7

     

                 
   

8
      
                   
     

9
            
 
       
              

 

  
10
            
             
 

   
 


            
11
     

 
                

12   
               
              
 

Alto Saxophone 1 Excercices for Ensemble Drill - Intervals
1
         
                                     

    
    
2
   
                            
    

3
    
           
                   

 

   
4
              
                      

 

            
5
                         
         


6
    
              
                      


           
7

         
                            
   

8
        
           
                   

 

   
9
           
                             
   

10
      
                  
                    


11

                  

                      

 

   
   
12
       
    
                         
Alto Saxophone Exercises for Ensemble Drill - 3rds
1
          
                     

       
                
2
                          
         

               
3
       
         

            
                
4
             
                  


                     
5
           
   

6
             
         
              


             
7

             
                      
          
 

   
8
    

                     
  

   
9
    

        
                

        
10
                  
      

11
        
                      
 

       
      
12
       
              
                  
  
Alto Saxophone Exercises for Ensemble Drill - 4ths
           
1
 
    
           
 

2
 
     
              
           

             
           
3
     
 

4
           
          
            

 
                        
5

                
                    


       
6
   
    
                  
 


7

 
              
          
         

               
8
              
   
 

9
          
            
           

 
              
10
            
                     
       

       
11
   
         
           

12
           
                  

Alto Saxophone Exercices for Ensemble Drill - 5ths
      
       
1
       
         

2
 
                     
          

           
             
3
       


4
            
           





 
  

5

   
                         

       

         
6
             
              

7

       
                          
  

       
         
8

 
   
           


9
     

                         
 

10

                         
       

             
11
   
    
          

12
      
                       

Alto Saxophone Excercices for Ensemble Drill - 6ths
1
          
            
 
       


2
          
               





 

        
          
3
        
    


        
4
           
        
    

5

        
                   






 
 
6
         
                
           

7

           
                


  
   
8
            
         

            

9
      

                   




 
 

10
          
               




 
 
11
         
         
             

12
        
 
               



 
Alto Saxophone Excercices for Ensemble Drill - Octaves
1
     
             
          
 

2
      
             
           
 

     
      
3
         
        
  

4
        
    
       
  
          


5

           
               
         

      
 
6
               
             


 
7
        
    
     
             
 
8
         
         
       
  
    

9
      
         
                
 


10
        
                  


 
 

      
 
11
          

 
          

12
      
     
                
 
 Rhythm Sheets
2
 3 4 5  6   7
             

8     9         10        11      12   
                         

13 14    15   16     17   
                                        

18    19   20  21    22    
                       

23       24      25 26  27  28 

                           

29   30 31 32  33  34 
                                      

35 36   37  38  39 
                         

40 41 42  43
   44
                        

45  46  47   48   49    

                                    

50   51 52 53 54 55 56 
                 
      

57     58     59   60
  61 62
                 

63 64 65  66 67  68 
                                
2

69  70  71
   72  73 
                     

74   75   76   77

    78    79  
                          

80 81   82  83  84 85       86        
                         
 

87 88 89 90 91 92 93
                  

94 95 96 97   98     99     100  

     

101
   102   103   104   105  106 107 


108 109   110  111 112  113 114 

                               

115 116 117 118 119 120  121 122

                                

123 124 125 126 127 128

                                     

3 3
129 130 131 132 133  134
  
                             

135
  136
  137    138   139     140   141    
                     

142 143 144 145 146 147 148

                                 
 3

149 150 151 152 153

             
                    

3 3 3
154 155 156  157 158
                      
    
       
 

3 3 6 5
159 
160 161 162
                       

163 164 165 166

    167 3
168  3
                        

169 170 171 172

                                      

3 3
173
          174    175      176     177     


       179
178 180
 181 
    
                                 

182         183    184 3 185

                  

186   187     188   3   189   190   

                              

191  192
 193 194   195  3 
                                 

Alto Saxophone 1 Treasury of Scales Leonard B. Smith

  
1
       
    
    
2
            
      
3
                      
     
4
             
     
 
      
        
5
        
 


       
6
       
   
  

        
7
      
          

                     
8


9
        
       

10
             

     

        
11
      


                       
12

     
2 Alto Saxophone 1
13       
       
    
14
 
              
15
        
          
16
      
             
17
              
    

      
18
              
     
19
               
         

               
20

          
 


                             
21


22
       
         

                     
23
    
    
24
            
               
 Alto Saxophone 1 3
25
     
              
26
              
 

27
             
   
 
28
                  
 
29
          
      
30
       
      
   

 
31
             
  
32
         
          
33
         
       
 
34
                    



35
           
     
36
 
               
4 Alto Saxophone 1
37
        
      
  
38
        
       

39

                           
  

 
      
40
        
 
41
        
       


  
42
       
       


43
      
          
44
               
   

     
     
45
    



46
          
     


47
       
        

48
         
        
 Alto Saxophone 1 5
49
              
 
 

     
50
          
   


51
              
   
52
       
       
  

 
53
           
  
54
        
       
     

  
55
       
       
56
             
  


           
57
         
 
58
                 
 
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               
  
 

                        
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
  
6 Alto Saxophone 1

              
61
    

 
62
          
       
63
                 
 
64
            
      
 

  
65
         
    
 

                           
66

 
67
              
 
 
68
        
      

69
       
        
   

               
70
 
 


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        
        

 
72
      
         
 
 Alto Saxophone 1 7

  
73
            

  

  
74
          
    

                             
75

 


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       
       
77
       
        
78
       
       
 


79
        
       
80
        
     
 
81
           
    
 


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                
  

 
83
          
   
  
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        
       
  
8 Alto Saxophone 1
85
        
     
   

                   
86
 
     
87
                      
     
88
     
          
   
89
                
   

 
90
             
  

          
91
       
  
92
        
       
  
93
    
            
  
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        
     
   

         
95
         
    


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             
