STUDENT RESOURCES
Recommended Materials for Study
Instruments
Reeds/Reed Cases
Mouthpieces/Mouthpiece Cushions
Ligatures
Neckstraps
Swabs
Saxophone Cases
LOWER LIP PROTECTION/PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE WITH BRACES
RECOMMENDED LITERATURE FOR SAXOPHONE STUDY
REED SELECTION AND CARE
SAXOPHONE EMBOUCHURE
SAXOPHONE VIBRATO TECHNIQUE
SOLO SAXOPHONE SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
SAXOPHONE QUARTET SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
RECOMMENDED READING
INSTRUMENT REPAIR
SHEET MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS, REEDS, AND ACCESSORIES
Instruments
- Yamaha YAS-23
- Yamaha YAS-26
- Yamaha YAS-62II
- Yamaha YAS-62III
- Yamaha Custom YAS-875EX
- Selmer Paris Super Action 80 Series II
- Selmer Paris Super Action 80 Series III
- Selmer Paris Reference
Reeds/Reed Cases
- Vandoren Traditional Reeds
- Vandoren "Filed - Red Cut" Jazz Reeds
- Rico Royal Reeds
- La Voz Reedgard IV Reed Case
- Vandoren Reed Cases
Mouthpieces/Mouthpiece Cushions
- Selmer S80 C* or C** Mouthpiece
- Vandoren Optimum AL3 or AL4 Mouthpiece
- Rousseau NC4 New Classic Mouthpiece
- Yamaha 4C Mouthpiece
- BG Black and Clear Cushions (various thicknesses)
- Vandoren Black (Thick) and Clear (Thin) Cushions
- Yamaha Clear Cushions
Ligatures
Neckstraps
- BG Padded Strap with Snap Hook (Regular S10SH for Alto)
- Neotech Soft Sax Strap
Swabs
Saxophone Cases
LOWER LIP PROTECTION/PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE WITH BRACES
RECOMMENDED LITERATURE FOR SAXOPHONE STUDY
- Repertoire and Etudes for the Beginning Saxophonist
- Repertoire and Etudes for the Junior High School Saxophonist
- Repertoire and Etudes for the High School Saxophonist
- Regional and All-State Festival Etudes (see Dr. Gorman to obtain a copy)
- Repertoire and Etudes for the College-Bound and University Saxophonist
- Full Range Scales for the Saxophone
- Full Range Scale Patterns (Major, Minor, and Beyond)
- Top-Tones for Saxophone by Sigurd Rascher
- Saxophone High Tones by Eugene Rousseau
REED SELECTION AND CARE
SAXOPHONE EMBOUCHURE
SAXOPHONE VIBRATO TECHNIQUE
SOLO SAXOPHONE SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
SAXOPHONE QUARTET SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
RECOMMENDED READING
- The Early History of the Saxophone by Frederick L. Hemke
- Adolphe Sax, 1814-1894: His Life and Legacy by Wally Horwood
- Das Saxophon by Jaap Kool (English translation by Lawerence Gwozdz)
- The Art of Saxophone Playing by Larry Teal
- Saxophone Master Classes by Michael Hester
- Arizona High School All-Regional Honor Festival of Performance Handbook
- Sample Recordings of Audition Etudes
INSTRUMENT REPAIR
SHEET MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS, REEDS, AND ACCESSORIES
- PM Woodwind (Evanston, IL)
- Discount Reed Company (Valencia, CA)
- Eble Music Company (Iowa City, IA)
- The Music Store (Mesa, AZ)