Essentials for the Advancing Alto Saxophone Player
Below is a list of recommended etude/technical books for the alto saxophone — some of the “Essentials for the Advancing Saxophone Player.” They include many tried and true studies in tone production, technique, articulation, musicianship, etc. All of the literature/books itemized here can be purchased from Art’s Music Shop.
Also included here are some famous saxophone artists with a corresponding recording that you may listen to. You can find many other recordings by these artists and more on YouTube, including master classes.
Just for fun, at the bottom, we’ve added some names of notable celebrities that have played the saxophone.
Saxophone Literature
Composer/Arranger
Ferling
Title
48 Famous Studies for Oboe or Alto Sax (1st/3rd)
HL.03770173
$10.95
Composer/Arranger
Parisi/arr. Iasilli
Title
40 Technical & Melodious Studies Book 1
HL.03770305
$12.95
Composer/Arranger
Rubank
Title
Intermediate Method for Saxophone
HL.04470200
Advanced Method Vol 1 for Saxophone
HL.04470370
Advanced Method Vol 2 for Saxophone
HL.04470380
Composer/Arranger
Teal
Title
Daily Studies for the Improvement of Sax Technique
HL.00040166
$19.95
Saxophone Artists for Listening
on YouTube
Arno Bornkamp
John Harle
Marcel Mule
Sigurd Rascher
Eugene Rousseau
Nobuya Sagawa
Celebrities/Notable People
that have played the
SAXOPHONE
Vince Carter
Jennifer Garner
Kesha
Lionel Ritchie
Tom Selleck