Rubank Advanced Method - Saxophone Vol. 1 | Essential Saxophone Music for Advanced Students | Includes Scales, Arpeggios, Contest Solos, and ... Book (Rubank Educational Library, 93)

Great method book. Great service.

That's the main reason I bought the book, and I've even been using it to apply to scales on my guitar. The fingering exercises alone are worth the price of the book. If this doesn't train those digits, I don't know what will.The table of trills is new to me, and I quite enjoy that. There's a lot of quality material to learn here.I haven't made it to any of the solos yet. Some of them look plenty difficult to me, though, so perhaps I MIGHT need to go back and get Intermediate for melody playing until I've had time to get back up to speed. It's been over twenty years since I played my sax. I'm having fun with it and amazed that I still remember all the fingering. In case you need it, though, there's a thorough fold-out fingering chart.I like the old fashioned, strictly business look and feel of the Rubank Books. You get your money's worth.

Muy bien y oportuno

Bought for music major beginning college lessons by someone who used the same book at the same point in career.

Muy buen libro lo recomiendo

For student material, and for something in "common keys", this book is very good. It's something even a seasoned player can use to work on their sight reading. Unlike the other volumes, this has some substantial solo and duet material, making it a lot more fun to study. As an instructor myself, I enjoy this book, although not as much as Advanced Method Vol 2.This book would be good for someone who can read music, but still plays by ear. The duets and even the solo pieces are theoretically sound enough to invite such meditations as; chord theory, counterpoint, relative major, etc.Alternatively, this would be a great book to have around to talk about music theory. The duets in it would be great to analyze. All around, I enjoy this book and this series.

The Rubank Series of books are such an affordable and excellent source of material that no one who is serious about learning their instrument should be without them in their library. Difficult fingerings, articulation, timing in all major and most common minor keys - it is all here. While most of the etudes are classical in style, playing them accurately and with correct articulation and timing should challenge anyone. Trying to learn the whole Charlie Parker catalog? Practice all of these excercises with your metronome set to 260 bpm and you will have the tool you need for all hard bop. While the organization of the material seems confusing, it is only so if you have not read the introduction. The recommended series of excercises are laid out in 40 lessons in each of the Advance volumes - similar to what might be covered in an academic school year back in 1940. Follow the plan, master the lessons (honestly - play them without making mistakes), and move on to the next lesson. If the first few lessons are easy warmups - move to the next ones. By the time you finish volume 2, you will be in great shape to take your playing to the next level, whatever your goal is. And going back to these lessons makes for a great warm up when you practice. I cannot recommend these books highly enough!

We got a good deal on this book.