The guidelines listed below are the minimum expectations for a music major taking a one hour (two credit) lesson each week in saxophone with a classical emphasis. Repertoire may be substituted or accelerated as best fits the student’s abilities and interests, but each semester should include at least one work from the suggested repertoire.
1000 Level
Technique
Scales- Pares Scales for Clarinet
Etudes: C. Rose, 40 Etudes
C. Rose, 32 Etudes
C. Rose, 9 Etudes
Klose, Celebrated Method for the Clarinet
Suggested Technical Method
Selected Studies for Saxophone
ALTO
- Concert & Contest Collection for Tenor Saxophone, H. Voxman, ed.
- Solos for the Saxophone Player, L. Teal, ed.
TENOR
- Concert & Contest Collection for Tenor Saxophone, H. Voxman, ed.
- Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, L. Teal, ed.
- Selected Studies for Saxophone, H. Voxman, ed
- 25 Daily Exercises for Saxophone, Klose
2000 Level
Technique
Scales: Stievenard, Practical Study of the Scales for Clarinet
Etudes: Baermann, Baermann Method
A. Uhl, 48 Studies for Clarinet
Klose, Celebrated Method for the Clarinet
Repertoire
ALTO
- Concertino, E. Bozza
- Music for Saxophone, Bassett
- Sketches for Alto Saxophone, Caravan
- Prelude Cadence et Finale, Desenclos
- Concerto, Tomasi
- First Concertino, Guilhaud
TENOR
- Poem, Hartley
- Sonata, Hartley
- Music for Saxophone and Piano, Karlins
- Ballade, Martin
- 48 Famous Studies, Ferling
- 144 Etudes, Ferling
- Etudes Variete, Mule
- Berbiguier, Mule
3000 Level
Technique
Scales – Baermann, Complete Method for Clarinet, 3rd Div.
Etudes- Cavallini, 30 Caprices
Lebanchi, 4 Studies
Magnani, 7 Etudes – Caprices
Gamboro, 5 Caprices
JeanJean, Vacum de Methode
Klose, Celebrated Method for the Clarinet
D. Bonade3, Orchestra Studies for Clarinet
Repertoire
ALTO
- Sonata, Creston
- P 19, Creston
- Concertino, Ibert
- Concerto, Glazunov
- Sonata, Heiden
- Concerto, Benson
- Rhapsodie, Debussy
TENOR
- Sonata, DiPasquale
- Two Pieces, Reilly
- Sonata, Ostrander
- Intermezzo, Koepke
- Ballet Impressions, Ostrander
- Chant Course, Tomasi
- Etudes Terschak, Mule
- Paradigms, Caravan
- 25 Capricien, Karg-Elert
- Contemporary Etudes, Schmidt
4000 Level
Technique
Other possible texts include Joseph Violaís book; the Charlie Parker Omnibook; and others.
Repertoire and Etudes
- Contrasts, Bartok
- Vier Stucke, Berg
- Quintet, Brahms
- Concerto, Copland
- Rhapsody, Debussy
- Abime, Messiaen
- Concerto, Mozart
- Quintet, Mozart
- Concerto, Neilson
- Quintet, Weber
- Orchestral Excerpts
Methods and Literature
- 20 Melodius Etudes, Blemant
- 20 Excercises, Blatt
- The Saxophone Workbook, L. Teal
- The Art of Saxophone Playing, L. Teal
- L. Teal 158 Exercises, S. Rascher
Excercises
- Reverse Chromatic—Triplets mm 60
- Direct Chromatic Scale
- All major, minor, diminished scales