An Easy Guide to Reading Music, Playing Your First Piece, and Enjoying Your Saxophone or Clarinet.
Aimed at those taking up the saxophone or clarinet for the first time, this book features a brief history of the instruments, a look at how they produce sound, an introduction to reading music including tablature, exercises to developing fingering skills, information on buying an instrument and finding a teacher, and explanations of essential terms.
This guide includes 100 full-colour photographs and illustrations, 30 musical exercises and 12 pieces of music. It also includes practical exercises and extracts from carefully chosen works that will have you playing confidently in no time.
Covers:
- Historical overview of the instruments
- Introduction to theory
- Posture, practice and techniques
- Reed music through the ages
- How to buy and care for your own saxophone or clarinet
