Grading Your final grade is based on lesson, studio class and recital attendance, preparation for lessons, improvement, the final jury, overall attitude and promt return of university-owned instruments. The alto saxophone repertoire listed below represents only a sample of materials appropriate to the specific grade levels. Other literature of comparable difficulty may be substituted. This is only a guide. The specified scale requirements are goals for the end of each specified school year.
All scales are to be performed full range, memorized and with varied articulation.
Add natural minor, harmonic minor and melodic minor scales and their tonic arpeggios. Add whole tone in thirds and diatonic seventh arpeggios in all major keys. Add major scales in 4ths, jazz melodic minor, superlocrian, others as assigned.