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BELLINGHAM MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

7TH & 8TH GRADE

CONCERT BAND2014 – 2015

TENOR SAX

– 1 –

– 2 –

COMMON OUT OF TUNE NOTES

– 3 –

AA#

OR

BbB C

C#OR

DbD

D#OR

EbE F

F#OR

GbG

G#OR

AbA

CHROMATIC SCALE

- The Chromatic Scale is when you play every note on the instrument, in order, up or down.- When ascending (going up), use sharps ( ). - When descending (going down), use flats ( ).- It can start and end on any note.

#b

ALWAYS REMEMBER

– 4 –

CIRCLE OF 4ths (OR 5ths )

MAJOR

minor

CF

Bb

Eb

Ab

DbF# / Gb

G

D

A

E

B

AmDm

Gm

Cm

Fm

Bb mD# m

orEb m

Em

Bm

F# m

C# m

G# m

0 flats0 sharps

1 flat

2 flats

3 flats

4 flats

5 flats

6 flats6 sharps

1 sharp

2 sharps

3 sharps

4 sharps

5 sharps

5th 4th

– 5 –

DO

Bb Instruments

MAJOR & MINOR SCALES

Bb C D E F G A B CEb F G A Bb C D E FAb Bb C D Eb F G A BbDb Eb F G Ab Bb C D EbGb Ab Bb C Db Eb F G AbB Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C DbE Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F GbA B C# D# E F# G# A# BD E F# G# A B C# D# EG A B C# D E F# G# AC D E F# G A B C# DF G A B C D E F# GBb C D E F G A B C

RE MI FA SO LA TI DOCONCERT PITCH

– 6 –

& cConcert Pitch

˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

& b ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& bb ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

& bbb ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& bbbb ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& bbbbb ˙ œ œ œ œ œ

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

& ###### ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ##### ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

& #### ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ### ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œ

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

& # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

Grand Master Scale (major)

Bb

Eb

Ab

Db

Gb

Cb

E

A

D

G

C

F

Bb

Tenor Saxophone

– 7 –

The Ruler of Time

– 8 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 1DUPLE | Quarter Notes | Quarter Rests

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 120

– 9 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 2DUPLE | Eighth Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 120

– 10 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 3DUPLE | Eighth Notes | Quarter Rests

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 120

– 11 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 4TRIPLE | Eighth Notes | Dotted Quarter Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e. = 98

– 12 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 5TRIPLE | Dotted Quarter Note Rests

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e. = 100

– 13 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 6DUPLE | Half Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 135

– 14 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 7DUPLE | Sixteenth Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 90

– 15 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 8DUPLE | Tied and Dotted Half Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 120

– 16 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 9TRIPLE | Half Notes | Dotted Half Notes e = 142

– 17 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 10DUPLE | Sixteenth Notes | Eighth Notes e = 88

– 18 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 11DUPLE | Sixteenth Notes | Eighth Notes e = 88

– 19 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 12TRIPLE | Eighth Notes | Quarter Notes | Dotted Quarter Notes e. = 100

– 20 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 13DUPLE | Sixteenth Note Combinations e = 88

– 21 –

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 14DUPLE | Dotted Quarter Notes e = 134

Tenor Saxophone

q = 801 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

B

A

1. Slurs and Lip Slurs 1. Slurs and Lip Slurs can be playedsimultaneously with 1. Technique Builder

B

A

B

A

B

A

q = 801 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

B

A

1. Technique Builder

B

A

B

A

B

A

Tenor Saxophone

q = 801 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

B

A


B

A

B

A

B

A

Tenor Saxophone

1 4. Match and Pass That Note

bass tenor alto soprano

KNOW WHAT YOU ARE PLAYING:

Key Sign: ____________________

Top Note (circle one): root 3rd 5th

Bottom Note (circle one): root 3rd 5th

5. Dynamic Control

p f p

Tenor Saxophone

D

SAXOPHONE FINGERING CHART

E

D

E F F G G

G A A A B B

© 2010 Jennifer Bergeron & Joseph Nassar

This work may be freely copied, distributed, transmitted and/or adapted,

provided that the work is attributed to the original authors.

A B B C C D

C D D ED E

C

F

F G G AG A A B

B C C D D D E

E F

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