[audiobook] The Art of Saxophone Playing by Larry Teal at Arts-Photography

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. One of the must have books for a saxophone playerBy M. FrancisFor the serious saxophone player. this is a standard book of facts and techniques. Even though it was written over 50 years ago. the basics of good saxophone playing has not changed much. It goes into what makes the saxophone sound good: embouchure. breathing. tonguing. articulation. even mouthpieces and reeds. If you studied saxophone as a major in college. then none of this would be new to you. but for those striving on their own for a better sound. and better technique. this is a must read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good Learning BookBy BrianI find this to be a difficult music book to rate. It has a lot of info that I really dont care about - like how to custom shape a reed - but I can see how it could be very interesting to the mature beginner/intermediate or maybe the serious high school age student and maybe even the college student alike. I think it is way over the head of a young beginner and may turn them off to music altogether and may be repetitious to the professional.There is not much actual music in it to play but it is more of a theory of mechanics for both instrument (reeds and such) and physical (embouchure. diaphragm. breathing and such) and the marriage of the two to create the best sound quality. Overall an interesting music book with much more than just music. Lots of information on how to produce different sound quality. vibrato. intonation. etc. This would have been a good book to have an accompanying DVD. Too bad.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A must have for any aspiring SaxophonistBy Luis chanFirst learned of this book from my teacher who described it as the saxophone bible. everything you need to know about playing the saxophone you can find here there is no better book