The Jazz Method for Tenor Saxophone by John O’neill Review
I bought this jazz method because I was a beginner saxophonist and I wanted to improve fast.
I really liked the work of jazz legends like Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins or Charlie Parker. I decided to play tenor because I like the sound and the weight is not a really big problem since I’m tall but the John O’neill book also exists for soprano if you’re worried that the tenor is too big for you or if you want to offer a saxophone to a child.
The book focuses on the basis on saxophone how to place the reed, tonguing techniques… It’s really useful for someone who never touched a sax before like me. There are also breathing exercises which will help you produce sound.
It was first difficult for me to find a good tonguing technique. There is a really good exercise in the book about it that doesn’t need a sax. Don’t think you can put the cd and play like Sadao Watanabe on your first attempt. Be patient.
You will need to know how to read music to enjoy this book. The training tellies on a CD and different songs John O’neill wrote. So you may want to learn about basic music theory basics before purchasing this book.
The songs are more and more difficult but it’s a pleasure to find some Theolonious Monk or Charlie Parkers compositions to play. If you’re a jazz aficionado, that’s the perfect book to play your favourite standards.
I did not finish the book yet but the progresses are encouraging. So I recommend this book to every person who wants to learn sax and have a basic knowledge of music theory.
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