De Haske Hören, lesen, spielen, Bd. 1-3 Alt-Saxophon, GA

With De Haske Listening, Reading & Playing - Alto Saxophone Jaap Kastelein presents an ideal school for the alto saxophone. Its concept corresponds to that of modern music lessons and makes the learning process refreshingly varied by means of games, puzzles, listening exercises, songs and original compositions. It is this approach to learning an instrument that is of great importance, as exciting lessons make it easier to memorize the material and also increase the willingness to learn. This edition contains all three volumes of the series.

The lesson contents of the first volume are

• The note values up to eighths in a moderate pitch range
• Some preliminary and transposition signs
• Necessary auxiliary fingerings

The second volume deals with

• The rhythmic extension to sixteenths
• Introduction of the 6/8 time signature
• The chromatic extension of the range
• Instrument-specific exercises and playing techniques

Finally, the contents and learning goals of the third volume are

• The playing of numerous pieces
• New scales, intervals and the determination of keys
• Expansion of rhythmic knowledge
• Instrument-specific exercises
• Improvising to chord schemes

Accompaniment audio files are available for download to provide practice support.