Technique of the Saxophone - Volume 1: Scale Studies

By Joseph Viola

(Berklee Guide). A highly effective and comprehensive book for developing complete technical and musical skills on the saxophone. This Volume One Berklee Workshop features innovative exercises, solos and performance tools that will help you learn melody, harmony, rhythm and improvisation techniques for the saxophone. Covers general practice tips, all major scales and related modes, plus 210 exercises designed to enable students to perform any major scale, beginning on any scale degree.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793554098
• ISBN13: 9780793554096
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Berklee Press Publications
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 12.1"

Customer Reviews

Technique of the Saxaphone by Joe Viola ~

Any one serious about the Saxaphone will benefit tremendously from the easy to follow, easy to learn practice scales in this well thought out manual ~Especially those wanting to teach themselves improvization ! J.Marshall Montgomery Ed.D,

Technique of the Saxophone: Scale Studies

This is one of the finest books of it's kind that I've yet to see. Wonderfully done and should be in every players home.

Excellent technique book from a great human being

Joe was a wonderful human being. I studied with him at Berklee in the 80's. He was a great technician, and these are the same exercises that he used in his private lessons. These will definitely build your saxophone technique in all twelve keys, as well as improve your sight-reading. There's just about every conceivable kind of exercise in this book. when you've mastered this, go on to his second book: Chord Studies. You won't be sorry. Of course, they are rather challenging, so start slow, and build up your speed. Take a little at a time. Good luck!

Great for Reading

This book is great because there are exercisers in every key signature which really makes you work. Working on all of the exercisers were very helpful to me because now a find it much easier to read in different keys. Very good book.