5 ALTO SAXOPHONE / Book 1 A BAND METHOD FOR GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION by Sandy Feldstein John O'Reilly Welcome to the world of MUSIC! You now belong to a special group of musicians from all over the world whose lives are being enriched with music. Membership in the YAMAHA BAND STUDENT course will provide you with a foundation for your future in music: as a composer, rock musician, teacher, conductor, symphony musician, or a listener enjoying the life-long benefits of music. It all starts here! Your teacher's special skills, a fine instrument, your personal commitment and the YAMAHA BAND STUDENT is all it takes. Welcome to the world of music, welcome to YOUR world! cha, Bac? — Yr Oeg Sandy Feldstein John O'Reilly © Copyright MCMLXXXVI| by Alfred Publishing Co.., Ine. Allright reserved. Printed in USA. YAMAHA” Instrumentation Flute Oboe Bassoon Bb Clarinet Eb Alto Clarinet Bb Bass Clarinet Eb Alto Saxophone Bb Tenor Saxophone Eb Baritone Saxophone By Trumpet/Cornet Horn in F Horn in Eb Trombone Baritone T.C. Baritone B.C. Tuba Percussion—S.D., B.D., Access Keyboard Percussion ‘Combined Percussion Piano Accompaniment Piano Accompaniment Cassette Conductor's ScoreLEFT HAND Fing finger ‘ RIGHT HAND pinky finger Ls RI © indicates 2 key pressed down © Indicates a key lefe open. LLeteers and numbers indicate other keys to be pressed down, B 8B c cD OD Die E F FOGG ; . 2: of gue "OE BoB omg FB ay io chD 6D Di Eb Fics G Gia) A ARB BoC 2 eS ie‘—- =e | | = WHOLE NOTE ff WHOLE REST TIME SIGNATURE 4 beats toa measure = quarternote 4 gets | beat 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234HALF NOTE HALF REST BREATH MARK ’ 2 beats of silence $234 0234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 First Duet Name the Notes—Then PlayQUARTERNOTE = QUARTERREST d ’ | beat | beat of silence 1234 1234 0234 1234 1234 1234 1234 J1a34 F234 1234 F234 1234 1234 4234 8234 4234 Hot Cross Buns Io Go Tell Aunt Rhodie Merrily We Roll Along Duet Lightly Row Go to next fine looREPEAT SIGNS ‘TEMPO MARKINGS. tell how show or fast to play the music. Moderato moderately Allegro fas. Go to beginning Clap-and-Play Duet owe ppd yy Addy | ddl ppl yl dd 2 Jolly Old St. Nicholas Du Moderato “TIE 2beats toa measure quarter note gets | beat Two-Four March Allegro ; . Good King Wenceslas Duet Ia lun Old MacDonald . Allegro Add the Barlines—Then PlayFULL BAND ARRANGEMENT Jingle Bells ‘Arranged by SANDY FELDSTEIN and JOHN O'REILLY Moderato a The Victors March ‘Arranged by SANDY FELDSTEIN and JOHN O'REILLY March tempo1A2R3R84k LATA | 82K Kd 1h 2GIRKE 1H2EIKSE 182 & IRE Pere tere 1&2 & 1eIRIR2 & 1RIw TRIH Rw Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Andante Up On the Housetop Allegro ; Frére Jacques Allegro Seer 3 @® ® @SLUR = Ist and 2nd ENDING connects notes of different pitch KEY SIGNATURE This key signature ‘lls you that allnotes, are natural Yankee Doodle Second Ending Blues Moderate Rock oo (On repeat. skp to 2nd ending Good Night, Ladies Duet Andante This Old Man Alllegro In Just forDOTTED HALF KEY SIGNATURE NOTE a “They signature d. toby deel are played FE. PICK-UP NOTES Not all music begins on beat | Notes before the first full “ane measure are called pick-up notes. 1234 legs Skip to My j= Iw Music in the Air 4 (2374 123 Tom Dooley Allegro Clapeand-Play Duet Ada Bar Lines, Name the Notes—Then PlayACCENT DYNAMICS = tall how loud or sof to play. = quarter note gets | beat play the note SF (forte) toud louder P (piano) sof Faith of Our Fathers ‘aiiagi Pop Tune For Two lw Ia Mexican Hat Dance > >STACCATO dade play the note short nee Camptown Races There’s a Hole in the Bucket Duet The Man on the Flying Trapeze .KEY SIGNATURE MULTIPLE MEASURE REST This key signature 2 tas ou dara Phand Ce tr— | are played Ff and C#. Count 12342234 cH [Also played C sharp Let’s Row Again > Alllegro lw PD Fa Erie Canal Moderato Io f Rest Awhile Moderato ¢ Duet f leo lu F f16 FULL BAND ARRANGEMENT Musette JS. BACH ‘Arranged by Sandy Feldstein and John O'Reilly Big Rock Candy Mountain ‘Arranged by SANDY FELDSTEIN and JOHN O'REILLYDIVIsI = a divided part NAS 4 & 1MTIAR | WD RIK LRZEIGARIAZAI A 4 R 182BIRAE G Scale and Chords ois Trees Polly Wolly Doodie Lovely Evening Round Round12283848 18283848 182EIB AG 1828384% 18283842 1B2EIRde D Scale and Chords ivisi lu All Through the Night Andante Duet © Come, All Ye Faithful = Ue Add Bar Lines, Name the Notes-Then PlayTEMPO Vivo Lively G Scale Study The Dotted Quarter Clapping BandD.C. al Fine (Da Capo al Fine) Go back to the beginning ‘and end at Fine. D Scale Study Alouette DC. al Fine Eg P f Bp’ fF Rock for TwoCRESCENDO DIMINUENDO- —— —_ =—— _ gradually get louder gradually get softer C Scale and Chords divisi Aura Lee Si ‘ise S$ hh Vcilirsio jurprise Symphony We Wish You a Merry Christmas Allegro Number from Slowest (1) to Fastest (4) lo — Allegro — Moderato —Vivo — AndanteLEGATO Play as smoothly as possible. € Scale study Chester Midereo BILLINGS Molly Malone Ode to Joy Meee BEETHOVEND.S. al Fine (Dal Segno al Fine) Goback tothe sign 8 and end at Fine Home on the Range — Andante DS. al Fine s Glass maaioezis Smooth ai ja Give Me That Old Time Religion Allegro DC al Fineu FULL BAND ARRANGEMENT Chorale and Allegro SANDY FELOSTEIN Andante and JOHN O'REILLYClap and Play Duet Clap H#— Al, aa bpd dy Dy ly TT dal 1& 283848 18263848 18283848 1828384 182 EAR 182A G Technic Study Duet Allegro When the Saints Go Marching In lu Moderato Worried Man BluesDYNAMIC mp ‘mezzo piono—medium soft Allegro Oh, Susanna lw mf Moderate Rock Syncopated Rock lo Bugle Call = Moderato a =, In Add Time Signatures—Then Clap the Rhythms ddd dal ddddp des — —aded fa dahD Technic Study Duet Largo Volga Boat Song FS Happy Little Donkey Roun Andante ® " 2) lu Travelin’ to Arkansas Allegro lo DC ol Fine >TIME SIGNATURE Billy Boy Did You Ever See a Lassie? The Blue Bells of Scotland Moderato bt —r— Number from Softest (1) to Loudest (4) la _mf —p —mp —SMinuet Blue Tail Fly Scarborough Fair Moderato—Legato Dona Nobis Pacem Round ‘Andante Auld Lang Syne Moderato ae30 FULL BAND ARRANGEMENT Rockin’ On Home SANDY FELDSTEIN Moderate Rock feel and JOHN O'REILLY 2 = f31 ALTO SAXOPHONE SOLO Concert Etude Moderato Based on H. KLOSE SA mf = $ = = = = = pe =a==