The following list is a short, and by no means exhaustive set of saxophone-focused readings for students to study. The list is also represented in the Saxophone Curriculum.

First Year

Required Reading

• [Fall] Teaching Students How to Practice by Steven Mauk

• [Fall] 8 Practice Hacks by Noa Kageyama

• [Spring] A Jazz Guide to Practicing: How to Get the Most Out of Your Practice Sessions by Brent Vaartstra

  Vaartstra - A Jazz Guide to Practicing.pdf

  • Not just for jazz students. The guide is great for practicing any kind of music.

• [Spring] Quality Practice by Susan Williams

  Williams - Quality Practice A Musician’s Guide.pdf

Second Year

Required Reading

• [Fall] The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone, Ch. 1: “Invention and Development” by Thomas Liley

  Liley - The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone Ch. 1.pdf

• [Spring] The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone, Ch. 2: “In the Twentieth Century” by Don Ashton

  Ashton - The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone Ch. 2.pdf

Third Year

Required Reading

• [Fall] The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone - Ch. 4: Repertoire Heritage by Liley

  Liley - The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone Ch. 4.pdf

• [Spring] The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone - Ch. 14: The Saxophone Today by Delangle and Michat

  Delangle and Michat - The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone Ch. 14.pdf

Fourth Year

Required Reading

• [Fall] The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone - Ch. 11: Teaching the Saxophone by Horsch

  Horch - The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone Ch. 11.pdf

• [Spring] Common Problems (and Solutions) for Developing Saxophonists by Blackwell (pdf)

  Blackwell: Common Problems and Solutions for Developing Saxophonists