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Salomão's
Saxophone Lessons

Oct 20, 2024

Good work, Salomão!

 

For the next lesson, your assignment is:

From the EXERCISES section below-

​- Watch videos #2 and #3 from the Note Reading Videos link

- From the scale sheet pdf: practice the stuff in the key of A

- In your Standard of Excellence book, practice the notes on p. 13-14 (we'll review the rhythms together)

-From the TUNES section, practice Saints  and Misty Mountains.

Also try Spooky, Scary Skeletons - **the note D# is the same fingering as Eb**

Exercises-
 
Click this link and watch these videos about reading notes - these will make things so much easier!
From this pdf, practice the stuff in A:
From the pdf of the Standard of Excellence book, have a look at p. 13-14. If your aren't sure about the rhythms, just practice getting the correct notes. We'll go over it and work out the rhythms in the next lesson:
TUNES-
In the tunes below, there will be some rhythms that you don't yet know. Just listen to the recordings and your ears will pick up the rhythms.
 
                      Spooky, Scary Skeletons                      
The Cosmic Drift theme is actually a modified version of the song Write This Down by Soul Chef.
Here's the original Write
This Down 
by Soul Chef:
Here's the arrangement used in Cosmic Drift: - it's the same melody as Write This Down but it modulates into other keys:
-Ye Olde Stuffe-           
Ode to Joy (alto top)
00:00 / 02:02
Ode to Joy (alto bottom)
00:00 / 01:55
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