Saxophone Etudes

12 varied jazz etudes in different styles with chord symbols for Bb- and Eb-saxophones - this makes practicing jazz fun!

Each étude starts with an example of the blues scale and the melodic swinging study to make use of this particular style of blues jazz playing.

The new publication Essential Play-Alongs for alto saxophone is perfect for beginners who have recently started lessons. Accompanied by excellent bands on the CD, you can get a taste of popular music...

The Essence of Bebop is the new series by critically acclaimed New York saxophonist Jim Snidero. The Essence of Bebop reveals the heart and soul of this groundbreaking jazz style and is the first real...

From the popular performer and composer, here are 16 solos based on well-known standards designed to improve your time, melodic sense, and harmonic awareness. They sound like 'real' solos because they...

12 Modern etudes in solo form based on standard chord changes which explore motivic development, chromaticism & modal techniques. Includes a book of the solos transposed for both alto and tenor and a...

Tony's second book of Jazz Solos concentrates on the chord changes to well-known modal 'Standards.' Soloing over one chord for an extended period of time presents a unique set of challenges. These sol...

Written for five saxes: two altos, two tenors, one baritone and includes an optional rhythm section consisting of piano, guitar, bass, and drums. It contains five original pieces (which are actually a...

Within the framework of this book I can only endeavor to present a mere part of the work educators and instrumentalists have contributed to the field of saxophone studies throughout many years. On beh...

The intermediate level tutor progressing on from Learn As You Play. Practice Sessions is a carefully structured course providing a wide range of repertoire and studies to promote technique and express...

Overcoming the boundaries between 'serious' and entertaining music was what mattered to the musician Eduard Pütz (1911-2000). His compositions therefore include stylistic features of jazz and pop musi...

Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and...

These six pieces were conceived as a tool to help the each jazz section refine their skills as a unit of the contemporary big band including balance, blend, articulation and phrasing. Optional rhythm...

A professor of jazz studies at Western Michigan University, Kynaston lays a foundation necessary before the saxophone student can venture very far into jazz. Scales, arpeggios, tonguing, and playing i...

This album of Easy Studies for Saxophone is a 'user friendly' introduction to Jazz and Rock phrasing at an elementary level. The book is divided into two sections, Jazz and Rock. In the Jazz pieces, a...

This book was written in the same format as 20 Modern Studies. Again, the pieces are of moderate length and cover a wide variety of styles. As the studies are technically demanding, they are all writt...

Trouvailles' is a collection of short compositions which I mostly came about by chance and could not get out of my mind again. Therefore, I finally decided to arrange them for saxophone quartet - not...

Written in tribute to all mothers, but especially the composer's mother Florilyn, who died at the age of 90 in 2008, each of the four movements in this grade 3 suite may be performed independently of...

Saxophone Solo

for oboe or saxophone

Famous pieces by G. F. Handel for Eb Alto Saxophone and Piano ' Vol. 2 is an anthology of four pieces arranged for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Marcel Mule. This second book features four sonatas, all...