bees B> TENOR SAXOPHONE EMipanD LEVEL 1 000378 Century BAND METHOD BELWIN Congratulations on cheosing to play a musical instrument. You will have many hours and many years of fun playing and performing in the band. This book has everything you need to learn to play. If you would like to know more, there is a video just for your instru- ment, You can play along at home with the CD accompeniments, with SmartMusic™ ‘accompaniments or with the video—just as if you were in the band! You now belong to special group of people around the world—people who love to make music, now and into the 21st Century! WELCOME TO THE BAND! from all of us at Warner Bros. Publications, Jack Bullock and Anthony Maiello Esto: Thom Procter Prot Sooner En Rand | teomion Eacor- owe Seman oO ae 03 s@ | i Finale Engraver: Rosario Orel ‘Art Design: Joseph Kiucar ‘Act Goordinatar: Theis Yenes Saxophone on cover courtesy of THE SELMER COMPANY, ING. © 1996 BELWIN-MILLS PUBLISHING CORE Al Rights Administered by WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS U.S. INC All Fights Reserved Including Public Partormance for Profit {UNIBANDa |PRACTICE MAKES BETTER: Make time to practice every day. Pick a place where you will have good light and good air circulation, and where you will not be bothered. You should have plenty of room for a good chair and your music stand so you keep good position and posture. Keep track of how many minutes you practice. Work hard and have fun playing! week | Date LESSON ASSIGNMENT Sun. [ Mon. | Tues. | Wed. [Thurs.[ Fei [ Sat. [ Total Practice can be even better and more fun if you play along with the CD accompaniments, with SmartMusic™ or with the video for your instrument. Ask your teacher or at your music store for more information on these products.GET READY TO PLAY CLEF SIGN ———— ABCDEFGABCDEFG SSS BAR LINE AND MEASURE = bar lines — ‘—— measure FINAL BAR LINE TIME SIGNATURE ee ‘There are four counts in fourffour time. Whole Rest i A Staff has five lines and four spaces. A clef sign is a symbol placed on the staff. The first seven letters of the alphabet are used in music to name the lines and spaces. Names of the Lines and Spaces. (For keyboard percussion instruments) A bar line is a line drawn through the staff. ‘A measure is the distance between two bar lines. AA final bar line has a thin bar line and a thick bar line which indicates the end. A time signature is placed at the beginning of the staff and indicates the number of counts in a measure. The parts of a note. Flats, Sharps, and Naturals are called accidentals. Receives four counts of sound in 4/4 time. Receives four counts of silence in 4/4 time.3. Coumt 1234 1234 1 4. Groovin’ ‘N’ Moovin’ sign or during rest Com! 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 5. Hand Off ‘Are you counting? 6. The Seesaw Count! 7. Easy Does It ‘Count! 8. Balloon Ride ‘Count! 9. Name These Notes See pase 30 and 3! Write the name ofeach note, then play.1. 5 Couming: 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 2c Coumings 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1238 3. Half Note Trip Couming: 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 4, Jive With Five G F E Coumings 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1236 5. Hot Cross Buns “Thadional, USA. Half Note Half Rest — 2 Receiver counts ‘Are you counting’ nie 6. Dippin’ Down 7. At Pierrot's Door French Folk Song 8. Tune For Two (Duet) Practice 8 and then 9. Then play 8 and 9 together asa duet. 9. "Duct piece for two performers to play together.Lesson 3 Couming:} 234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 2. Couming: 1 234 1234 1234 1234 12346 1 34 3. Lightly Row ‘German Folk Song ’ (go to next line) Go To Next Line Continue on next line to final bar line without stopping 4. Lullaby Kashmiri Folk Song 5. Dodo, Enfant Dors (Sleep, Baby Sleep) Belgian Folk Song $ ’ 6. Some Folks (Duet) Practice each separately, then play 6and7 asa duet. ‘Stephen Colin Foster, US.A Draw a cletsign and a time signature. Then draw the bar lines. Weite the counting beneath the line and then play.Lesson 4 2. New Note Rock e 3. Rocket Ride 2 two counts in each measure 4 aque note receives 4. Scaling Up And Down Don’t take a breath unl the frst quarter rest. 5. Chorale (Duet) Practice 5 and 6 separately, then play as a duet 2 7. Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (Rock) leraot Fok Song > o 8. Tenor Saxophone Workout > 7Songs For The Fun Of It Jingle Bells James Pierpont, U.S.A. > 2 Love Somebody ’ > ‘Traditional ¢éQue Pasa? (What's Up?) > : , > Rockin’ With Mr(s). “T” (Substitute the initial of your teacher)Alpha March Jack Bullock, US.A, Arroro Mi Nifio ‘Argentine Folk Song ? > Jolly Old St. Nicholas ’ > ’ . Traditional The Saints Go Marching In James M. Black and Katherine E. Purvis, USA.Lesson 5 1. Tricky Mickey France, England 3. Down Under B 4. Skip To My Lou ‘Traditional, USA. 5. Ten Little Maidens Traditional > 6. Quail Song Cherokee Indian > 10Lesson 6 1. All Tied Up — sane 2. Are You Sleeping? (Rune) 3. The Bridge Of Avignon French Folk Song > 4. Up On The Housetop (Duet) Practice each par then play ita and Sa asa duet. , . 2, BBonjamin Russel Hanby, USA. Gowwsa, 6. Finger WorkoutLesson 7 1. Chiapanecas ‘Mexican Folk Song 2.A Jazzy Threesome 1203 123 3. Beautiful Brown Eyes ‘American Folk Song > 4, Long, Long Ago ‘Thomas Haynes Bayly, England 5. The Donkey (Round) 1 2 3 “Traditional > Extra Credit Exercise S Your name 6. i Title) — (Title) ‘Compose your own melodies and then play eachLesson 8 2. Yankee Doodle 3. The Mocking Bir American Fok Song 5 Jacques Offenbach, France 4 Bercaple , be ba? be by [eo Piney | [Play ana ime oniy _— secondtime 5. Down In The Valley ‘American Folk Song 6. Just Rockin’ ‘N’ Rollin’ (Duet Practice each separately, then play a a duet. by by by by by Extra Credit Exercise 6Lesson 9 1. Check It Out ie I el é : 2. Russian Folk Dance Ludwig van Beethoven, Germany ht of °°» '| 2 2 ‘Music by Richard Rodgers 3. Blue! oon Lyrics ia one ar USA aS 2 ——-’ Forward Repeat Sign: + Sab= Poin of return (in pce ofthe beginning) fer repeated section . Ere 123 4. Buenos Dias Su Seforia ‘eiitas mastremcemoues we (Good Day, Your Highness) Pick up notes Chilean Folk Song cr 5. Polly Wolly Doodle Traditional, U.S.A, aed 6. Carousel (A Merry-Go-Round") 1 22 = 7. Tenor Saxophone Workout 14Lesson 10 1. Sound Familiar? ol 2: 2. English Melody Always look at the key signature before playing. England 2 ? 3. Foggy Dew England 4. Keep 'Em Even Pe24 1424 Extra Credit Exercise 7 5. Bingo ‘American Folk Song 6. Pickup Twister ‘Write the counting, clap the rhythms as you count outloud, then pla.Lesson 11 2. Crazy Fingers Slow also Be ’ 3. Hold It! Slow_— same—, 4, America ‘Samuel Francis Smith, U.S.A. Quick > , 5. Ecossaise Ludwig van Beethoven, Germany Quick b ry Oe 6. Tenor Saxophone WorkoutLesson 12 1. An Accidental Encounter Fo abort 2. Now Is The Month Of Maying Andante 7 3. The Sad Clown Allegro - alan word for fast 4, Watch Out! Allegro Extra Credit Exercise 10 5. A Little Dance Allegro Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russia 6. Sunrise, Sunset Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Music by Jerry Bock, USA Andante 19Lesson 13 1. Careful! Don’t Break It! Andante 2. Slur It (Duet) Practice each exercise, then play together. i ‘The loa and soft sounds Soft- play quietly ‘Loud - play loudly xara Credit Exercise 1] 4. The Old Oaken Bucket (Duet) Practice each exercise, then play together ‘Samuel Woodworth, U.S.A. Allegro ’ Soft 6. The Yankee Doodle Boy Allegro George M. Cohan, U.S.A. 20Lesson 14 1. A Warmup Exercise Andante 2. Slip, Slide and Slur foderato slurs canbe above or below notes Sore ‘Moderato 7 Se oN xara Credit Exercise 12 3. Erie Canal Samuel Woodworth, USA (Quet) Practice each exercise, then play together. ‘Moderato > yi > i — Play ata medium tempo, f f _— 5. The Trolley Song Music by Ralph Blane Moderato Lytios by Hugh Marin, U.S.A. f 6. Tenor Saxophone Workout 21Lesson 15 1. ndante eS re S| map 2. On Parad e mf 3. Chorale Andante ‘Afterbeas - notes which oceur ‘0 the second half of the beat 4. After Beats Moderato my Counting 1 +24 1+ 24 Leds Ler? Pere tere tere ‘oa 5. More After Beats i <= cety ete ee te de ee Fede tee te ee Me > 6. A Russian Polka (Duet) Practice each exercise, then play together. Allegro ~~, a nt mf If 7. : mf f 8. Rock It To Me Allegro et e mfLesson 16 1. Etude ‘Moderato Cari Czerny, Austia > 2. Switcharoo ‘Andante =a mp Toe 243 + 441 4243 444 Exira Credit Exercise It 3. Camptown Races ‘Stephen Collins Foster, U.S.A. Moderato nf ; ri 4. Can You Name This Song? (Guet) Moderato Practice each exercise, then play together. Trational f 23Lesson 17 1 * Andante a. oo nf ——f c aoe 7 =F 7 2. A Scale Etude Moderato ———— rn 2 ~~ rf —_ Extra Credit Erercise 15 3. Hungarian Rhapsody N° 14 Andante Franz Liszt, Hungary f 4. Bugler's Holiday Leroy Anderson, USA Allegro nf ———— f —S—- ff ——PF 2 nf ————— _f 5. Be A Composer Complete this melody by adding eighth nots or eighth ress. Then play - F 24Lesson 18 1. Andante mf nf 3. Siranda (Duet) i Prac eh oe ep Portuese Fok Song mf mf rit 5. Hop, Hop, Hop (Duet) Practice Sand 6, then play together. German Folk Song Allegro f 25Still More Fun Songs Amazing Grace Andante E. ———_ Marine’s Hymn Traditional, USA. hoo] Allegro > uf ——— St mf ie . . of Danny Boy Andante Fedak Weary, Enand mp —— f = mp —— 26The Sidewalks Of New York (East Side, West Side) Charles B. Lawlor and James W. Blake, U.S.A La Bamba “ees FF mt Mexico a7CHORALE AND VARIANTS ROBERT WASHBURN ASCAP Andante Moderato 7 . F © T 2 (© 1996 BELWIN-MILLS PUBLISHING CORP. (ASCAP) A Rights Adinistred by WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS USS. INC. All Rights Reserved including Public Performance for Profit 28COMMENCEMENT (An Overture for Band) ROBERT W. SMITH With Energy e a (© 1996 BELWIN-MILLS PUBLISHING CORP (ASCAP) Al Rights Administered by WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS US. INC. All Rights Reserved inclodng Public Performance fr Profit, 29Extra Credit Exercises 2, [Gecater lesson tne 5 tee afer lesson line 8 | i | 4, (apace 5, [use ater lesson 7, tine 5 6. [Gieeter ton tne? | bee : b, _? 7, [se ater iesson 10, ine 4 8. ter lesson 11, tne 3 Quick ‘Cap the rhythm while counting out loud, then play the exercise > 30Extra Credit - Page 2 Use afer lesson I line 3 Quick Clap the rythm while counting out lou, then play the exercise, . 10, [seater lesson 2 line 4 Allegro ; 11. [Cicer tesson 13. tine 3 ‘Andante 12. [Wie ater toon Tne? Andante _ 13, [seater tesson 15, aiadecats Clap the rhythm white counting out loud, then play the exercise, 14, [Ce tier tesson 16 tine 2 ‘Moderato ‘Clap the rhythm while counting outloud, then play the exercise. nf 15, [Locator lesion Tine? Allegro mp Moderato mp nf mp 31‘These are the fingerings for Level 1 only. If you would like a complete fingering chart, ask your teacher to contact the BAND DEPARTMENT at WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS. RTS OF A TENOR SAXOPHONE BOCAL (neck) BELL, Left <— Hand = key closed o=key open Fingering Chart For Level 1 F S 4 e e Q 9 3 9 ‘ooo1es' ®, ©, be o 001005 0 32 B c 2 = J be ts 8 9 8 8 10 8 S e D000: