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Saxophone
First Year:
Technique:
Scales:
Altissimo studies
Studies:
Ferling: 48 Etudes
Rolin: Aphorisms
Sinta: Voicing
Repertoire:
Glazounov: Concerto
Heiden: Sonata
Maurice: Tableaux de Provence
Noda: MAI
Rorem: Picnic On The Marne
Departmental Examination:
Based on the above material.
Second Year:
Technique:
Scales:
Major & minor thirds, full range, various articulation patterns
Altissimo studies
Previous scale studies
Studies:
Karg-Elert: 25 Caprices
Mule: 30 Grands Etudes, d'Apres Sousmann
Repertoire:
Desenclos: Prelude, Cadence et Finale
Ibert: Concertino da Camera
Muczynski: Sonata
Robert: Cadenza
Departmental Examination:
Based on the above materials.
Third Year:
Technique:
Scales:
Major & minor fourths, full range, various articulation patterns
Altissimo studies
Major & minor scales, melodic & harmonic, full range, various articulation patterns.
Studies:
Bozza: 12 Caprices
Londeix: Nouvelles Etudes Variees
Repertoire:
Bolcom: Lilith
Lennon: Distances Within Me
Martin: Ballade
Departmental Examination:
Based on the above materials.
Fourth Year:
Technique:
Scales:
Major & minor fifths, full range, various articulation patterns
Altissimo studies
Studies:
At discretion of instructor.
Repertoire:
Albright: Sonata
Dahl: Concerto
Denisov: Sonata
Departmental Examination:
Recital, 50-60 minutes playing time
