The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others.
Carefully selected by Janet Way, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 2 alto saxophone player and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.
Each volume contains:
19 pieces & short studies, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip
grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises
brand new sight-reading activities
newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks
a piano accompaniment booklet
Packaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations, piano backing tracks, and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.
Binding: Saddle stitching
Content text: Traditional American: Shaker Melody
K. Jenkins: Hymn
S. Prokofieff: Troika from "Lieutenant Kijé"
G.F. Händel: Bourrée
I. Green: Icicles
Traditional Kenyan: Sisi Watoto tu Wakenya
C. Barratt: Jalapeno
Anon: Medieval Dance Tune
C. Evans: Sweet Corn
E. Chédeville: Duo in D Minor
C. Norton: Young at Heart
D. Shostakovich: March from "Six Children's Pieces, No. 6"
N. Hare: Banana Rag
Traditional Peruvian: Peruvian Dance Tune
J. Way: Creative Reflection
E. Jancourt: Study No. 4
A. Marks: Over the Moon
P. Harris: Foxtrot
H.J. Long: Spooked
Scale Spot
Sight-Reading
Aural Awareness
ISBN: 978-0-85162-712-0
ISMN: 979-0-060-12477-8
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, London
page number: 52