Do It! Play Alto Sax - Book 1

Product Overview

Composed by James Froseth. Band Method. Music Education. Book and CD. 48 pages. GIA Publications #M464

• Modeling by Timothy McAllister(Crane School of Music, SUNY at Potsdam) and Donald Sinta (University of Michigan)
• Professional studio backgrounds capture the rich diversity of American music culture with a repertoire of American, Latin American, African, European, and Far Eastern styles.
• Music of other times, including 12th-century conductus, 15th-century Dance of the Bouffons, 16th-century French branle, 18th- and 19th-century folk songs and dances, 1940s and ’50s jazz, blues, and rock-and-roll.
• The repertoire and recorded contexts are motivating, informative, and entirely musical.
• Every song includes text, providing information about phrasing, rhythm, style, affect, emotion, history, and culture.
• A unique Rhythmic Pattern Dictionary allows students to “look it up” and “listen up.”
• An individualized format allows students to progress at different rates with a “theme and-variation” format.
• Ear training and improvisation are integral parts of the lesson format.

Specifications

• M464