H. KLOSE METHODE COMPLETE jour tous les Ps SAXOPHONES NOUVELLE EDITION REVUE ET AUGMENTEE PAR E. GAY PROFESSEUR AU CONSERVATOIRE DE MUSIQUE DE LYON TEXTES FRANCAIS ET ANGLAIS COMPLETE METHOD FOR ALL SAXOPHONES NEW EDITION REVISED AND ENLARGED BY E. GAY PROFESSOR AT THE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC OF LYON METHODE COMPLETE Editions Musicales Alphonse Leduc 175, rue SaintHonoré, 75040 Paris cedex otETUDES PREPARATOIRES POUR LA QUALITE DU SON BT DB VEMBOUCHURE Les premidees études serunt dirigés vees le sun droit pro le son duit tre soutemy sans undulation, dans toute Sa viguenn,jus- qi la fin de la valour de la note. Plusivurs nates réunies pur une lisison 16) exigent un son inintorrompo, lane métne forre mné- ine inteasité, quels que soieat les intervalles existant entre elles. Eviter surtout de snecader et de faire sentir la succession des Pour avoir une bunne éinissinn il est indispensable: qu Plow vn comprenne tien le mécanisme ot s'habitue aux vpératins su 1) Placer avec soin Fembauehi 2 Placer ta langue sur Vexteémité flexible de Vanche presque entre le bee et Fancho sans appuyer, obs ‘vant ainsi Ibuverture (ls position de ls Iangue est fs intine que pour chasser de Ia bouche un comps stranger) 3° Souttler sans retirer Is longue (Voie ne peut passe verture étant obsteuée) 4 Re prdahble, 4c) ir stengooffre, Fanche vibre, le son est produit, le soutonir. jor rapidement, Ia langue sons oppuyrr oa 5t Jouer Ia gorge libre, jamais serreé. Lento Roprendre chaque fis ws 4 opérations énonodes. “Take each time over the 4 previous operations, ©) Keprendre Take the 4 simile les. operations operations over, jee eas 1" PREPARATION STUDIES TO OBTAIN TONE, AND MOUTHPIECE QUALITY The fiest studies will be directed towards the stesight sound fnew obtained, the tone must be sustained without undulation i its full vigor, up to the end of the note value, Many notes bound by a lisison (legato) necessitate an ininterre ted tone,af the saine strength, same intensity, whatever the inte vals between them may be Avoid chiefly (0 jerk and make the suocession of notes maticeabl ln order ty abtain # goud eitission it is indispensable for th pupil to understand the mecarisin and be used to the followin operations 1¢_ Place the mouthpiece with care 2!_ Place the tongue om the flexible end oft reed almost between mouthpiece and reed, without pushing obstructing in so the opening (che position of the tongue isthe sar as for throwing a forvign body out of the mouth) 3° Blow without withdrawing the tougue (th air cannot flow, the opening beeing shut), 4 Withdraw the tougue quickly without first 6 ll pushing (¢u), the air penetrate quickly, the tone is praduced sustain the tone. " Play the chest relieved never tightened Reprondre en operations “Take the 4 aS ‘operations over2 ‘SON COMBINE AU MOUVEMENT D'UN DoIGT COMBINED SOUND WITH MOVEMENT OF A FINGER Lento Zo ot SS eve ey Ay SSS i SON COMBINE AU MOUVEMENT DE 2 DOtGTS COMBINED SOUND WITH MOVEMENT OF TWO FINGERS Lento Brefinger Clee mys SON COMBINE AU MOUVEMENT DE @ DOIGTS COMBINED SOUND WITH MOVEMENT OF THREE FINGERS Lento