Jazz Saxophone Studies

Download or read book Jazz Saxophone Studies written by James Rae and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2006-09-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Rae's highly successful method Progressive Jazz Studies has given countless aspiring jazz players the confidence to play with real style. Now with Jazz Saxophone Studies, 78 of Rae's studies are brought together into a single great-value book, from Grade 1 to 5 (elementary to late intermediate). Part 1 introduces the beginner to jazz rhythms including swing quavers, syncopation and anticipation; Part 2 contains fully graded melodic jazz studies; and Part 3 develops confidence within common jazz tonalities: whole-tone, diminished and blues scales, modes and the II-V-I chord sequence.