sight reading

[jeremyjuicewah]

In an effort to get this business off pat I had two two hour lessons last week, just on this. Must say a word for Berklee Music Technique of the Sax, Rhythm Studies bk 3. Cant find it online but have ordered Creative sax studies intermediate/advanced by Berklee from Amazon. Have worked the Rhythm studies book before but never so intensly. Typically you get half a dozen bars with maybe six or eight notes in the whole lot. Nothing is predictable, nothing resolves, if you dont count you are finished. Was a bit depressed at my many failures till I realised at the back end of the book you are in the depths of somewhere beyond grade 8 (IMO) so back to normal stuff on Saturday and big big big improvement. If you can find this book or something like, get stuck in. Had to have it in a lesson though, its not easy to see where you are going wrong or right. When my new book comes I'll let you know what its like.
best wishes
Mike

 

[kevgermany]

http://www.amazon.com/The-Technique-Saxophone-Studies-Berklee/dp/B0019WXKA0

I think all Joe Viola's books are still available.

 

[jeremyjuicewah]

Hi Kev, thanks, have now ordered that one too. I looked on .co.uk because I have been hit so hard for duty, but at that price I can stand a bit of duty, if they catch me.
Mike

 

[kevgermany]

no duty from the UK - all EU at least for now :shocked:

 

[jeremyjuicewah]

Yeah, but this one is from usa. Cheap though. Even xmas presents from the sis in law are getting hit now at about 30%.How can I tell them not to bother?
Mike

 

[gladsaxisme]

I can't imagine how a book can teach you how to sight read its always been one of my greatest failings along with tonal quality counting keeping in time and playing to backing tracks.....John

 

[MLoosemore]

I can't imagine how a book can teach you how to sight read its always been one of my greatest failings along with tonal quality counting keeping in time and playing to backing tracks.....John

.... at least you can still remember what you are bad at ....))