I Used to Play Tenor Saxophone
An Innovative Method for Adults Returning to Play
by Samuel Ward
Tenor Saxophone - Sheet Music

Chamber Music Tenor Saxophone

SKU: CF.WF139

An Innovative Method for Adults Returning to Play. Composed by Bob Dylan, Ed Bagley, English Folk Song, F. Meacham, George Poulton, Georges Bizet, Irish Folk Song, Jacques Offenbach, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Philip Sousa, Lyra Davidica, Patrick Gilmore, Samuel Ward, Scottish Folk Song, Spiritual, and Traditional. Arranged by Larry Clark. SWS + Affix CD on Cover 3. Back To School. Book and CD. With Standard notation. 48 pages. Carl Fischer Music #WF139. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.WF139).

ISBN 9780825889981. UPC: 798408089986. 9x12 inches.

If you have ever played the tenor saxophone before, you remember how much fun it can be tomake music. Isn’t it about time that you dust off that old instrument and revisit those good timesby relearning to play again? That’s what I Used to Play is all about.First and foremost, this book is meant to get you re-acquainted with your instrument by providingyou with the type of music you want to play. This book contains a wide variety of songs in varyingstyles, giving you countless hours of enjoyment.The downloadable audio flies contain rhythm-section accompaniments (without the melody) foreach song. You’ll get more satisfaction studying, practicing and performing by playing along witha band. Use the printable PDF files of the piano accompaniments to play this music with a pianistfriend, giving you more performance opportunities. As a bonus, the audio file contains completeperformances of the songs to give you a goal of a performance standard.We know it’s been a while since you’ve played, and we’ll help you every step of the way. We’veincluded useful reviews of the basics of music theory, plus a wealth of exercises to get you backin shape. So, what are you waiting for? Get your instrument back out of the case and get backto doing one of the things that you loved to do – playing music! And please, do it for the fun of itwith I Used to Play!.
If you ever played the tenor saxophone before, you know what a joy it is to participate activelyin making music. That is exactly what this book is about. I have designed the book to includea wide variety of songs in many different styles, with the main idea being to have fun makingmusic. Additionally, I Used To Play Tenor Saxophone contains many exercises for the adultmusician to re-learn skills that may have been learned many years ago. It begins with a reviewof important aspects of music theory and notation, followed by warm-ups, scales and exercisesthat re-introduce you to playing the instrument and that help you build your “chops” back up. Thetechniques covered are basic to playing the music included in this volume. The pieces in the bookcover a broad range of styles and are generally familiar to most people who have been involvedin listening to music through the years. I also hope that the songs in this book will rekindle somefond old memories of playing your instrument and reignite your desire to play music again, justfor the fun of it.Practice the long tones and daily warm-ups on pp. 8–9 a little bit every day to build the staminanecessary to perform the music. Work on one of the scales and some of the technical exercises onpp. 14–17 a little each day as well. Then turn to one of the pieces you would like to play and tryreading it. Take it slowly at first; don’t get frustrated if it doesn’t come easily. It will take time torelearn and to retrain the muscles to do what you once did. You should also listen to the pieceswhich can be downloaded from carlfischer.com and play along with the tracks that are played bya tenor saxophone with piano and, in some cases, other accompaniment instruments. This willprovide you with a model for getting your tone back. When you become sure of yourself, you cantry playing with the accompaniment track without the melody.I Used To Play Tenor Saxophone is not a beginner’s book. If you are new to playing an instrument,I suggest that you obtain a beginner’s book and a teacher. After you have mastered the basics, youcan then come back to the material in this book.Remember to take it slow, have fun and enjoy making music!