Saxophone

Concentration Proficiency For Saxophone: Jazz Studies Majors

First Year
All major and minor (harmonic, melodic, and jazz melodic) scales and arpeggios as well as chromatic scale - full range. Ferling 48 Etudes.
Repertoire: Lantier, Sicilienne; Bozza, Aria; Rueff, Chanson et Passepied.
Selected jazz etudes: Charlie Parker-Omnibook, etc.
Continuation of scales and major scales in broken thirds. Ferling 48 Etudes. Repertoire: Vivaldi Sonata in g minor; Bonneau, Suite; Lunde, Sonata. Selected jazz etudes: Charlie Parker-Omnibook, etc.

Second Year
Continuation of major/minor scales and arpeggios, whole tone and diminished scales; harmonic minor scales in broken thirds. Karg-Elert, 25 Caprices. Repertoire: Tcherepnine, Sonatine Charlie Parker-Omnibook, etc.
Continuation of scales and melodic minor scales in broken thirds; Karg-Elert, 25 Caprices.
Repertoire: Maurice, Tableaux de Provence; Milhaud, Scaramouche; van Delden, Sonatina. Selected jazz etudes: Charlie Parker-Omnibook, John Coltrane transcriptions, etc.

Third Year
Continuation of major/minor scales and arpeggios, whole tone and diminished scales; harmonic minor scales in broken thirds. Major and minor scales in broken thirds and fourths. Selected jazz studies including personal transcriptions, solo analysis, and repertoire.

Fourth Year
Continuation of major/minor scales and arpeggios, whole tone and diminished scales; Major and minor scales in broken thirds and fourths. Selected jazz studies including personal transcriptions, solo analysis, and repertoire, etc.

Grading is based on following criteria:
1) Weekly preparation. Quality, consistency and quantity of preparation for each lesson is evaluated and graded.
2) Recital Performance. Each student is required to perform in two Saxophone Departmental Recitals.
3) Scale Jury: Each student will be given a specific scale jury in the last lesson of the semester. See Saxophone Proficiency Examination.
4) Jury Examination. Sign-up sheets will be in the Student Study the week before juries. Each student's Performance Level Evaluation assessed. See Saxophone Proficiency Examination.
5) Attendance at Saxophone Departmental Recitals, 12:00 noon each Monday is mandatory. A student missing more than three Saxophone Recitals per semester will lower his/her earned grade for the semester one whole level.

Concentration Proficiency For Saxophone: Music Education Majors; Composition and Theory Majors

First Year
All major and minor (harmonic, melodic, and jazz melodic) scales and arpeggios as well as chromatic scale - full range. Ferling 48 Etudes. Repertoire: Lantier, Sicilienne; Bozza, Aria; Rueff, Chanson et Passepied.
Selected jazz etudes: Charlie Parker-Omnibook, etc.
Continuation of scales and major scales in broken thirds. Ferling 48 Etudes. Repertoire: Vivaldi Sonata in g minor; Bonneau, Suite; Lunde, Sonata. Selected jazz etudes: Charlie Parker-Omnibook, etc.

Second Year
Continuation of major/minor scales and arpeggios, whole tone and diminished scales; harmonic minor scales in broken thirds. Karg-Elert, 25 Caprices. Repertoire: Tcherepnine, Sonatine Sportive; Heiden, Sonata; Jacobi, Sonata. Selected jazz etudes: Charlie Parker-Omnibook, etc.
Continuation of scales and melodic minor scales in broken thirds. Karg-Elert, 25 Caprices. Repertoire: Maurice, Tableaux de Provence; Milhaud, Scaramouche; van Delden, Sonatina. Selected jazz etudes: Charlie Parker-Omnibook, etc.

Third Year
Continuation of scales. Lacour 28 Etudes. Repertoire: Glazounov, Concerto; Creston, Sonata; Tomasi, Ballade. Selected jazz studies: John Coltrane transcriptions and jazz solo analysis.
Continuation of scales. Lacour 28 Etudes.
Repertoire: Ibert, Concertino da camera; Desenclos, Prélude, Cadence, et Finale; Bozza, Concertino. Selected jazz studies: personal transcriptions and jazz solo analysis.

Grading is based on following criteria:
1) Weekly preparation. Quality, consistency and quantity of preparation for each lesson is evaluated and graded.
2) Recital Performance. Each student is required to perform in two Saxophone Departmental Recitals.
3) Scale Jury: Each student will be given a specific scale jury in the last lesson of the semester. See Saxophone Proficiency Examination.
4) Jury Examination. Sign-up sheets will be in the Student Study the week before juries. Each student's Performance Level Evaluation assessed. See Saxophone Proficiency Examination.
5) Attendance at Saxophone Departmental Recitals, 12:00 noon each Monday is mandatory. A student missing more than three Saxophone Recitals per semester will lower his/her earned grade for the semester one whole level.