Klarinet Archive - Posting 000019.txt from 2008/11

From: "David Blumberg" <blummy@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] re:[kl] Saxophone Methods?
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:28:06 -0500

Gary, the Arthur Hegvik Method books which are derived directly from the
James Collis Method (and which you are a great source of distribution of!)
would be my vote.
Lead Alto of the West Point Band likes and prefers Hegvik's method for Sax
players too.

disclaimer: I taught his daughter

David Blumberg
http://www.mytempo.com

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"Gary Van Cott" <gary@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 3:13 PM
Subject: [kl] Saxophone Methods?

> Since I know that some of you teach saxophone, and there isn't a decent
> saxophone list, I thought I would post this questions here.
>
> I had a band director ask for suggestions for a single, economical
> saxophone method for middle school and high school students. I presume
> he was looking for something like the Klose Complete Method which isn't
> that cheap but is much less than the imported methods. The only thing
> we have that comes close is the Universal Method, but it seems somewhat
> dated to me (although it is only about 100 years old).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary

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