Universal Method for Saxophone

Publisher: Carl Fischer
Alto Saxophone Unaccompanied
Instructional and Technique - 320 pages

An excellent guide for students and an indispensable tool for instructors.
Paul DeVille's guide covers everything students need to learn to develop mastery of the saxophone. He explains the components of the instrument itself, how to make your own reeds, tuning, tone production, fingering, breath control, and playing low and high ranges.

Numerous exercises provide reinforcement in playing scales, intervals, slurred and detached notes, arpeggios, cadenzas, and other musical passages.
In addition to several operatic melodies and duets for two saxophones, a dozen solos include works by Schubert, Brahms, Donizetti, and other composers.