die dbvd ° cauuaaa ab ALTO SAXOPHONE LEVEL 1 BELWIn Corigratulations’ on choosing to play @ 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 lesen to play. If you would like ta knaw more, there is @ video just for your instrument. You can play alang at home with the CD accompaniments, with Smart Music Studio™ accompeniments or with the video—just as if you were in the band! You now belong to a special group of people arcund the world—penple who love to make musie, naw and into the 21st Century! i WELCOME 110 THE SARE fram ail of us at Warner Broa. Publieations, wack Bullock ancl Anthany Malella Esitor: Tham Practor Produetion Cocresnator: Camend Pendle 1 (Gover Photo: Roberto Sart “echnoal EXleor: Date Slomen 1 Finale Engraver: Rosario Ortig ‘are Oaagn: Joseph Kher H [Ave Cooedinatae: Thais Yes Saxophone on cover courtesy of THE SELMER COMPANY, INC. © 1998 BEL WN-MILLS PUBLISHING CORP _At Phe Assen end Contato by ALFFED PUBLISHING CO, INC “AP Rights reserva ncudeg Pte ParfomancePRACTICE MAKES BETTER Make time to practice every day. Pick a place where you will have good light and good air citculation, 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 manly minutes you practice. Work hard and have fun playing! Weck | Date LESSON ASSIGNMENT ‘Sun, | Mon, | Tues. | Wed. [Thurs Fa [ Sat Total [16 g]elsls[slelele|sye|e}e]= 2 3 5 _I 36 Practice can be even better and more fun if you play along with the CD accompaniments, these products. with Smart Music Studio” accompaniments or with the video for your instrument. Ask your teacher or at your music store for more information on v e e e e e e o o e e e e e eo e ¢ e e @ e 6 6 . «4 6 6 @ 6 s € ‘ 6 ‘ 6 . ‘ « . t c r . ‘ t3 3 GET READY TO PLAY STAFF CLEE SIGN ° ABCDEFGABCDEFG b Seager aes BAR LINE AND MEASURE. po Datlines 1 measure — FINAL BAR LINE IME SIGNATURE “There are four counts in fourour time, NOTE oe Note heads stem flag, ACCIDENTALS 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, A bar line is a line drawn through the staff A measure is the distance between (wo bar lines. A 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 af silence in 4/4 time.3 SSS = cowl 1234 1294 1294 1254 -t234 taa6 pieaer com! 1234 1236 1294 1254 1294 Fase Bob es. = 1 com! 1234 1234 1234 1234 12394 4a34 4. Groovin’ ‘N’ Moovin’ 1234 1296 1234 1234 1294 Count! 1aa4 5. Hand Off ‘Ave you counting? 6. The Seesaw covne! 7. Easy Does It , ’ Es: SSS =o i= ‘count 8. Balloon Ride os ; : os a fo = oO count 9. Name These Notes ‘Write the name of each note, then play.Lesson 2 5bS535 055 Coumings 1294 Lae 3, Half Note Trip ge o Comings 1234 12d 4, Jive With Five Counting: 1294 12348 12 5. Hot Cross Buns Are you counting? 6. Dippin’ Down 7. At Pierrot’s Door French Folk Song 2 | 1 § | 8. Tune For Two Practice # and then 9. "Then play Band 9 together as adel, 8888888888888 a ROSE ESE EEE EES . Liat aaa aural a 7 S ~ 1 aS == : ° a, i feeds ; Sj = SSS g ai eS 7Lesson 3 eee ta stcateiint ster ea tea Recta aaa eraaecete Sh 2. i A Cum 12341234 12396 F234 1294 F237 A stig Gorman Fok Gong : 3. Lightly Row (go net fine) 4, Lullaby Kasim Fok Soro 5. Dodo, Enfant Dors (Sleep, Baby Sleep), Belgian Folk Song 6. Some Folks (Duet) Practice each separataly, hen play © and as de eyo 2 ‘stephan Colins Foster, USA. a Ea aEOOOEOHTHHRITCTHEPETESLASTLELESTELELIASELegson 4 2. New Note Rock peep Es @ 3. Rocket Ride == lL 4. Scaling Up And Down js sstes teath uni he fat quarters, $62] SS SS 5. Chorale (Duet) Prete and Gaspar then play ac dt ’ 2 okt kkk FFF FFU k kkk b bb) %3990058 oSengs For The Fun Of it Jingle Bells Jamas Plarpont, U.S.A. 22STTeeIeeVIe o r e + c r e o o o eQue Pasa? (What's Up?) , aes Rockin’ With Mr(s). “T” i (Substitute the initial of your teacher) o + ° e . * e ° ° e ® * e a e ;Our First Concert Alpha March Jack Bullock USA. ? The Saints Go Marching In Se eee a Katherine E-Purs, USA Se a eeLegon 4. Tricky Mickey 3, Down Under fH 4, Skip To My Lou Taina, USA | 5. Ten Little Maidens ‘Traditional, —— ~ = $= SESS Se . PHSSHSSSSRARHSSTTASARARRERAERARREAAEE | ce se (fe i} = = ee 6. Quail Song Cherokee Indian ’Lesson 6 1. All Tied Up same, costes, 2. Are You Sleeping? (Round) : a ‘a 3. The Bridge Of Avignon Ses V eT SVeVeeCeeeeeEeEUeE i 4, Up On The Housetop (Duet) Practice each part, then play 4/4a and 5/Sa as a duet, . | : | 5, Poetieeer | 1 Benjamin Russel Henby, U.S.A. | | 6. Finger Workout GE bien! GaelLesson 7 4. Chiapanecas Mexican Fok Song ‘American Fok Song 2 4, Long, Long Ago “Temas Haynes Bay Engin 5. The Donkey (Round) more 2 . 3 Title) Title) ‘Compose your own melodies and then play each, i. o o + os o o + cs o o * is ° Ls Cs Cs Cs is a Cs - o- = re o o ° - - - . - «F888 OFF SORTER OERS SSSSSVESEOSHTSESESS Lesson 8 2. Yankee Doodle = = 3. The Mocking Bird American Fok Song 9 spats ~ SS =] Jacques Offenbach, France: 4. Barcarole TP tame only 2 Play 2nd stme only i : : } te second time ee EESeeseECeere 5. Down In The Valley ‘American Fok Song | | |Lesson 9 - 1.Chock It Out e 2. Russian Folk Dance Leesa een eae ier uso byfchard Rodgers 3.Blue Moon yds by Lorene Hart, USA. Pick up note 4, Buenos Dfas Su Sefioria "fae ams uletons va | (Good Day, Your Highness) Chilean Fok Song FF | er 1a 5. Polly Wolly Doodle “actions, USA Pick up notes 4a 6. Carousel (A Merry-Go-Round’) | SHSPSPTFSESVSTTSERHAPESRESETAARAAAARAVRSTBPARARAESLELEE -T itiiLesson 10 1. Sound Familiar? GEE 2. English Melody 6. Pickup Twister ‘Wt hs conning a th sys oncom at od hen. . © i —=s 4. Keep 'Em Even — eB 7 =r = ts eatttlratlane 2+ a 5. Bingo gi ee 3 = ) ) ) , , ? , 5More Songs Just For The Fun Of It This Old Man . Tell Me Why 2 radttonal Theme From Symphony N° 4 Johannes Brat, Germany Deeaeeeeeae 2 ’ Rockin’ Old Mac Erskine MacDonald, England . ? SSeS ee SS Sees This Land Is Your Land Woody Gutivie, U.S.A. 16 RORARARRRRTRERRATRRVRSRAAARSARRSEREREESESESEEeee aaa kaka kk Uk kkk kk e8 Concert Time N° 2 Theme From The Surprise Symphony Joseph Haydn, Austria * * , [eet stl) ae -eeeeenee reece Aura Lee Wiliam Whiteman Fosdick and George F Pouiton, US.A. ’ ttallan Fok Song Boia Bartok, Hungary SS iLesson 11 ‘Samuel Francis Smith, US.A. 2 5. Ecossaise ‘Quick o 4 6. Alto Saxophone Workout ‘Ludwig van Beethoven, Gormany fae FI i oe E 18. SHSOSOSFOSHESSEHKSSHRASSTHIVTITLKSTOSTSAVTSVTSTOTTKSHKKLCLCLCIKH | 71. An Accidental Encounter tw ES 2. Now Is The Month Of Maying Andante” “o 3. The Sad Clown Andante Lesson 12 Gey Seti 4, Watch Out! ‘Alero : ee Mee eee ti 5. A Little Dance Dmitri Kabalowsg, Russia 2 tot Ses Sir 6. Sunrise, Sunset Andante =| Lys by Snekion Harmie Macie by dorry Bock, USAcm 1. Careful! Don't Break It! “Andante Lesson 13 2. Slur It (Duet) Practice each exercise, then play together Andante : [ieee lear 4. The Old Oaken Bucket (Duet) ‘Samuel Woodworth, U.S.A, Allegro Practice eech exercise then play together, 2 Sn 6. The Yankee Doodle Boy ‘Gorge M. Cohan, USA 20 DOSER PSEPPEPERERPEPERELERPERELALAILLRAETRAERETAERAREeee F SFU FTF SUSE EE ES ESS Lesson 14 4. A Warmup Exercise ‘Andante 2. Slip, Slide and SI Moderato oe f 3. ence ‘Samuel Woodworth, USA. Practice each cxarcle, then play together, Moderato ; fi aaae Seer f = 5. The Trolley Song Muse by Ralph lane Moderato Lyris by Hugh Marth, USA 6. Alto Saxophone Workout Andante > 2Lesson 15 2. On Parade “Moderato af 3. Chorale “Andante " et 4, Alter Beats “Moderato ay Couming"l 424 Te 2s Lede Der tere pare 5. More After Beats mp cuit) 24 lease tease aed bere iene 6. A Russian Polka (Duet) Alllegro Practice each exercise, then play iogsher = 7 Ow ~~ f 8. Rock It To Me ‘Allegro af PESLCHCTTHPCHCFEPLLTKTLLERKLESKERATELTETTHEKKLKEEELesson 16 Carl Gzorny, Austin OOS eee SBS ESTE 2. Switcharoo ‘Andante 3. Camptown Races ‘Stephon Cotins Foster, USA. Moderato a eet aaa nf 4. Can You Name This Song? (Buel) “aditona nina Practice ench exercise, hen play togeber 23 ° 2 2 2 > = a 2 > e 2 o e 2 a o 2 * ;Lesson 17 2. A Scale Etude Moderato ?.)————<—<—<———— o?¥f mp 3. Hungarian Rhapsody N° 14 ‘Andante fs Franz Lent, Hungary f 4. Bugler's Holiday Leroy Andereon, USA. f —= wf mmf af 5. Be A Composer ‘Complete his melody by adding eighth notes o ei ete Then ply. 24F508 SSO OSES SEE EEES AQSSVSSSSCVISSEVSIVISGIVSISSVSse Lesson 18 3. Siranda (Duel) Moderato mf 5. Hop, Hop, Hop (Duet) 25Danny Boy Frodofck . Wontany, England 2 2, = i = —Saeee (= Still More Fun Songs Amazing Grace ‘Traditional = = : - - - - - - - - o- : - a = - S o~ i o- i= = = oee eee ooo a ooo 8888888 Uk k aE eSOS8 The Sidewalks Of New York (East Side, West Side) Chatles B. Lawlor and James W. Blake, U.S.A Moderato aAndante CHORALE AND VARIANTS ROBERT WASHBURN ASCAP Moderato © 1996 DELWDG-MILLS PUBLISHING CORE. (ASCAP) [ATVRights Adastereé by WARNER. BROS. PUBLICATIONS US. INC. 'A Rights Reserve acluing Pubic Peataance for Profit 28 TIELITLETELELRETERECOMMENCEMENT (An Overture for Band) ROBERT W, SMITH Fe 888 FFF F OURO bE CESS (© 1996 DELWAN. ALLS PUBLISHING CORP (ASCAP) ARiges Adminisered by WARNER ROS. PUBLICATIONS USS INC ‘All Righs Reser nclaing Public Peverance fer Prt 29 e > 2 ° » ; > > > > > 7 > , ? ? )Extra Credit Exercises A, [Geeanertesson tines & “o 2, [eee tston 3, Une 3 4, [tieaper sion 3, tne 6 5, [Coeehcrason line 6. [wregtertez0n 5 ine 7 7, [wreqneriesson 10, tine 4 f. Sao Se EE asaiet Si se a 1 Verceeert Vesa aaees B, [Weoatertezon 2, tine 3 Quick ee ‘ i (Cap the shythm white counting out toud, then play the exercise ’ LECT LTTIRTLFRERAERARARARRRRRRRRRRRERRRRRERRRORhBOREExira Credit - Page 2 9, [Giesierkon The | Quick tn hyn wil cong out lo chen pay te exerci > : De 44, [Berar oscar 5 tines Andante e 14, [se afer ers 16 tne 2 asnceaiat (Cap the shyt while cownting out oud, hen play the exes fs. z eet ie = SSS mf 45, [Ui ater tan Teta? DFS RTOS SHV SS SSSSSSCSISSSSCSSESSSTC SO VUUUCCUPARTS OF AN ALTO SAXOPHONE “These ce the fingerings for level one only 1! you noe tron crit gece sk eur ‘aero cotet e BARD DEPARTMENT a Swara naOS PUBLICATIONS Thumb (behind) o. @= key closed o=key open eee B c e&- =| = x = ; 8 2 : e 8 ct D z a —_