Yamaha Let's Start Saxophone Compatible with Smartphone and PC Video Viewing

[Product Description]

Easy to understand! Textbook for beginners learning saxophone

Clear explanations for beginners on how to assemble, hold, and play the saxophone, with video demonstrations. If you're new to saxophone, this book will guide you confidently. The appendix features 22 sheet music pieces for practice and famous songs to try playing.

*This book is a revised edition of "Let's Start Saxophone: Easy-to-Understand DVD Included (ISBN: 9784636910018)."

▼ Contents ■Pre Lesson: Nice to meet you, Saxophone [Basics of Saxophone] What you need for performance How to assemble the instrument How to hold the instrument – Standing How to hold the instrument – Sitting Try! Play some sounds How to store the instrument

■Lesson 1: Try Playing! [Basic] Embouchure 22 Easy fingering techniques 24 Diaphragmatic breathing 26 Tonguing 28 Tuning

■Lesson 2: Challenge Your First Song [Practical] Major 7th scale Play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Raise the major 7th scale by one octave Play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" an octave higher Play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" in D Major – F# practice Play in A Major – C# practice Play in B♭ Major – B♭# practice Play in E♭ Major – E♭, B♭# practice Practice Songs 1: Furusato Practice Songs 2: Brown Little Cabbage Practice Songs 3: March of the Saints Practice Songs 4: Joyful Song

■Lesson 3: Useful Materials [Want to Know More! Saxophone] Key items guide – Directly related to tone quality! Mouthpieces, reeds, and ligatures explained Basic music notation rules – Notes are simple! Daily training Scales – Major scale (long tone scale) Scales – Minor scale (short tone scale) Music theory How to read basic chord symbols

■Included Songs [All 22 songs] [1] Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) [2] Amazing Grace [3] Someday My Prince Will Come – from the movie "Snow White" [4] Summertime – from the opera "Porgy and Bess" [5] Ave Maria (Caccini) [6] Dacians' Dance – from the opera "Igor the Terrible" [7] Interlude – from the suite "Arlesienne" [8] Jupiter – from the suite "The Planets" [9] Hamabe no Uta (Beach Song) [10] Happy Birthday to You [11] Sweet Memories [12] Everything [13] Thank You for Tonight, Fog [14] Like a Flowing River [15] Main Theme of Detective Conan [16] Amore [17] Smile – from the movie "Modern Times" [18] Georgia on My Mind [19] Smoke Gets in Your Eyes [20] Autumn Leaves [21] Take Five [22] Our Music Opening Theme

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【Plug Type】 Our products use Japanese plug types (Type A or Type B). Please use a conversion adapter as needed.

【Important Notes Regarding Transformers and Adapters】 Transformers adjust the voltage to match the requirements of the equipment. Conversion adapters only change the plug shape and do not adjust the voltage. Using only a conversion adapter without a transformer may damage the product.

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