Grade by Grade 4 - Alto Saxophone (book/CD)

Publisher : Boosey & Hawkes, London
In­stru­men­ta­tion: alto saxophone and piano

The "Grade By Grade" series draws on the rich and varied of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others.
This anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 4 saxophonist and is perfect for teaching, exam preparation and performance.
Packaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations, piano backing tracks, and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Each volume contains:
 • 19 pieces & short studies, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip
 • grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises
 • brand new sight-reading activities
 • newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks
 • a piano accompaniment booklet

Evans: Lotus talk
Köhler: Study
Ellington: In a sentimental mood
van Eyck: Malle symen
Pogson: Ska-face
Rachmaninoff: Romance
J. S. Bach (attrib): Gigue in A major, BWV 845
Norton: Dixie
Telemann: Fantasia in F# minor
Berbiguier: Duet
Shostakovich: Hurdy-Gurdy ( from ‘Dances of the Dolls’)
Handel: Hornpipe
Bernstein: Somewhere ( from ‘West Side Story’)
Firth: Teach me to mambo