This book brings together selected exam pieces, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and audio downloads, to support ABRSM’s Grade 1 Saxophone syllabus from 2022.
Key features:
· Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C
· Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements
· Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included
· Scales and arpeggios, and sample sight-reading tests, for requirements from the current syllabus
· Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book)
The Exam Pack is an ideal resource for preparation for ABRSM’s Practical Grade 1 Saxophone exam, as well as providing an excellent toolkit for the general development of technical skills at this level.
Contents:
Study in C [Henry Lazarus]
Promenade (from Simple Suite No. 3), arr. Ian Denley [John Reeman]
Däntz (No. 2 from Suite in E flat), arr. Vera Mohrs [Paul Peuerl]
Chanson de ma patrie [Althea Talbot-Howard]
Song of the Volga Boatmen, arr. Rob Buckland [Trad. Russian]
Persuasive Waltz (from Saxploration) [Jeffery Wilson]
I'd do anything (from Oliver!), arr. Peter Lawrance [Lionel Bart]
Strolling [Philip Herbert]
L'éléphant (from Le carnaval des animaux), arr. David Blackwell [Camille Saint-Saëns]
