Baritone Saxophone BandFolio Band Method Book 1 To the student: Congratulations on your decision to join the band, I am sure that you will find ita rewarding and fun experience, and it may lead to a life-long love of playing music. If you listen carefully and follow the recommendati and having a lot of fun ina ns of your band director, you will be making beautiful mus very short time. The key to getting a good start in band is practice. Your band director will recommend how much time you should practice cach day. In order to get the most out of your practice sessions you should: + Warm up. your band director will recommend a procedure for preparing your body and your instrument to play + Set a goal for each practice session. + Practice the hard sections first, and break them down into smaller parts, Then put the parts together. * Play something fun at the end of each practice session * Practice every day. By working together with your band director and your classmates, band will become the high point of your school day, and will lead to years of musical enjoyment. Gi Jim Evans. nd {folio.com Music Education Resources © 2000 Jim Evans BandFolio.com. Reference Pa; Baritone Saxophone Renee EAE ‘The Musical Alphabet Stat Bass Cle Treble Clee ABCDER&G. D eres Sicoone Then oes ope over and ver os coded. As you go through the laters, the note sound higher 925 (and four spaces) vn hich musi is writen Look up notes you don’t know on the Grand Staff. Pitches on the Grand Staff os Treble (G) Cler zg =o -0-% o see |= EFGABCDEFGABC|IDEFGABCDEFGA oe : -9-0.0 | © = Bass (Fy Clet { “DE = oo ooo" * Note that go above nd slow the mal are writen on cerns, Lines & Spaces Many people have memorized the notes ofthe st sway. Does ine : sitar = Gorm 6 Somes Fa ton cone = = Good Basic rhythm concepts Meter ture Quarter note Quarter rest Measures & Burlines AS Sen Desierto flnEMEASUTES bk the music between barnes iscalled a measureBaritone Saxophone Basic Fingering Chart Memorize all notes, fingerings, amd staff positions on this pageBaritone Saxophone Final Barline 1. Our First Pitch, the end of a piece) “ comrr 2H IAGA LHIHIKIH LKIKIKGH LEIA HLE 2, Our Second Piteh com & 2K IAIA LHIKIKRAK LHIKIKGH LKIAIHIE 3. Our Third Pitch com1 & 2k IK FH LHPHIRAK LHPAITRAK LHPRIBAE 4. Think Fast! com & PRI RAR LKIHIHAH LKIHIKGR LKIAIHIE 5. Going Down, comet & 2H THF A LKIHIKG HR LHIKIKGA THIGH IE 6.Up & Down com 2 RIKER LKIRIKAR LRIKIKGR LKRIKIHIAEBaritone Saxophone 7.Mary'sSong Write in the Counts Go t0 the next line! count: 8. Reading Music count: 9. Skill Builder count: 10, Stepping Out count 11, More Stepping Out count:Key Signature (Bs Concert) Halton Your Key of G reccives two beats . nail meter ignarice Baritone Saxophone 6 Tat Rest Sa receives to beats of tile in 4/4 mete signature Tells whether notes ane flat, sharp, oF nataral. 12. A New Note 13, Another New Note 14. Go for Two! Take Five 16, Mix and Match breath mark 4 Lines 16 & 17 may be played together. 17, Putting it TogetherCommon Time i ance a of tn Baritone Saxophone b Bray: rfarieiire| Whole Note Whole Rest Repeat Sian SS revives four eats © receives four Beas ee eink Ample ignite meter signature beginning an play the selection agin 18. The Whole Thing, 19, Whole & Half Hint: A whole rest fills up a whole measur. 20, Play it Again, Sam! 21. Claire de Lune 22, Up & Down Again 23. Skipping Around Rhythm Review ‘Dea line from the musical symbol is ume, J d ° 2 - hole rest half est quarter rest whole note halt note ‘arte neBaritone Saxophone 24. Count It Out 25, Bar None! Draw in the barlines before you play. 26, Note Review Write in he names of the notes. es s 5 = = 27. Ode to Joy Ludwig van BeethovenD.C.alFine Fine New Note E Govwikioite Theat ri beglning and : 2g tthe Fine Baritone Saxophone oo 3 net 3 28. A New Note 29, Take it Easy. 30, Make it Count 31, Twinkle, Twinkle Fine D.C. al Fine 32. Aura LeeFighth Notes| Tho eiahth notes receive ome bet inthe 4/4 meter signature Baritone Saxophone 33, Rhythm Study. Clap Write in the Counts eT, Fi, FL oa count 34. Hot Cross Buns 35. Farm Out! 36, Eighth Note Challenge 37. Asked & AngeredSpecial Holiday Concert Page Te Connect 0 Harmany , J. J Soe Soe Baritone Saxophone ——* one sound. ro 38. Jingle Bel rere sera —— 39, Jolly Old St. olay 40. Up On the HousetopMeter Signature Dotted Half Note 3 beats in a measure receives thre beats in 344 reecivesone beat @*_ oF4 meter signature New Note FH ob Baritone Saxophone 4 41, Skip To My Lou 42. Long, Long Ago 43. The Dotted Half Note TR PRIKRAH LRIKIRAK LKRIKIHIR LHRIPRIBDA 44. Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be?Key Signature Pick-up Notes ‘oles that came bere the New Note ist fall mesure of «piece ro e Pt Seon ng Baritone Saxophone 6 y e Key of Concer, ———<———— ke ay wo the repeat sgn then a0 Your Key of C yk the boginning. Wien you seit tho fist ending kip overt se ANer Nite fn goto the second ending 46, There's a Hole in the Bucket Where's the third bea? pick-up notes 47. The Man on the Flying Trapeze pick-up note 48. Johnny Has Gone 49. When Jesus Wept Wiliam Billings \ 2 adapted 3New Nate 6 r Baritone Saxophone o Fermata AN Dynamics Note Hold notes under a PP! 1 yes are always fermata longer than ff fime-loud atthe director's drecoreusyouot® ‘seston a 51. A New Note ‘52. Christmas Greetings (A Four Part Round) 1 2 3 4 St 53. Red River Valley P f StBaritone Saxophone — a mp mokusins Sg Trev bt —— nf 56. Oranges, Lemons 58. Simple Gifts 59, Slur Study St mp 4Artiulaton Baritone Saxophone Hows nates played Accent Legato Staccato Smoothly ‘Shon | J Epic Tee evar: tae J Pay im a detached 69, Articulation Study _mitomascentmerk @ jets rfl glue, 9 Tate le - >>> > mp 61, Surprise! Franz Josef Haydn adapted 663. Pictures At an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky Majesticaily ‘adapted 2 > >New Note FE Gb a Baritone Saxophone d, Muerte koe Mote 1 & Andante Siow waiktng speed! Moderato, r ‘Tempo ov fstor sow a plece bs plosed hth Note & Hehih Rest Apagey pon = 65. A New Note Moderato SS > o> nf 66, March Madness Allegro ro! re 67. Morning Andante Rdvard Grieg ac . ee ee ee 1 - 68, A Mighty Fortress is Our God Andante ze > p,> > 3 > > > > SfBaritone Saxophone Tempo Dotted Quarter Note Eighth Note Largo ery stow d d _ | 69. Bs Concert Seale 1&2 e& 1 82 & Moderato nf 70, Rhythm Study com d PRI HAR LKIKRIRAH LKIKIRIM LHIGDAIA 71. Theme from Symphony No. 9 Largo Antonin Dvorak P 72. Kum Bah Yah, Andante 73. Finale (from The Firebird Suite) Largo Igor Stravinsky PBaritone Saxophone Meter Senate Sinteuth Note Coobinatins Cue Gor 74. Rhythm Study sires be betotca& 1 &a Moderato coun Lk IRI eR AAA LAPERILAK [RaIRFCRIR 1RPCRHIKIA nf 78, Button, You Must Wander Allegro, nf 76. Bright Eyes Will Find You isaee =, — I ee 1 oo - SS a f° Compare this piece tomumber 75. How are they alike? How are th — ey different? 77. Ten Little Indians Write in the Counts Moderato 78. Name That Tune Wri in the Courts Mogerato Circe Ceriperretietres mf Compare this piece to number 77, How are they alike? How are they different? 79, Skip To My Lou Revisited Moderato‘Compound Meter 4 merin ih Bed LIONS, : thee 1 gee ise Taa578 Baritone Saxophone ‘80. When the Saints Go Marching In Allegro f 81, Blow the Man Down Allegeo in one mf f of t 82, For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow Allegro frone nf 83. Yankee DoodleSyneopation Dotted ighth Note & Sixteenth Note gee dog hl bald Pere 1&2a le@a When longer antes fall on weak (ort ou tome) Baritone Saxophone ‘or unexpested bea ty inh note 84. Row, Row, Row Your Boat (a four-part round) lea&e Moderato in one ' 2 mf’ Compare this piece to munber 84. How are they alike? How are they different? Sf 86. Do, LordBaritone Saxophone ‘84. London Bridge Moderato mf 85, Bridal Chorus Moderato Sf 86, Can-Can Allegro > f 87. Seale Study Start stows; then speed the tempo as, you improve. eee aMajor Scales Baritone Saxophone ‘Make sure that you re playing the exact pte that shoven, the soe nmi dt nina shar (hy oat tin mani Scale Arpeggio: GABC DEFFG FRREDC BAG GBFG DBG B Concert Your Key of G Scale Arpesgio CDEF GABC BAGF EDC CEBC GEC Es Concert ‘Your Key of ¢ Stale Arpeggio DerRG ABCcHD chBAG FRED ODFHCHD AFKD F Concert Your Key oD = cae Arpeggio ABCHD EFHGHA Gtrte D chHB A AcHGEHA ECHA © Concert Your Key of A Seale Arpeggio FGABCDEF EDCBR AGE FAEF CAF mn ceerle tt ftrel do lier treed 2tes Rhythm Challenge as you cam without stopping, then work on problem rhythms Jody diss, ys dy diy yg dy a ly pu fy ud po yy LAL nj nny AAJ n,n ni, a, Mutu yA i Ju J myRhythm Challenge peoodidi poi ny ny HAS, A) BAL BL, eed sy Jy] a, et ly db ep Ovrom oo. gpMOCRi eo, ay bd go. Joammmom os 4