Product Description
These
pieces are in jazz and Latin styles and are intended for intermediate students.
This is a companion set to Lets Go! but the music is technically more
challenging. The pieces are intended for an end-of-term concert or recital but
would be useful for any light hearted occasion. The 15-page piano score also
includes the saxophone parts. The highest note in the 1st sax part
is (written) D6 and that in the 2nd sax part is C6. Five-page parts
for the two E flat alto saxophones are provided as well as an optional part for
tenor sax, which is exactly the same part as the 2nd saxophone. In
the piano parts the improvisation chords are shown only in the 1st
alto part purely for the sake of visual tidiness, but they appear in all
the saxophone parts.
If the participants do not feel confident enough, the improvising
sections can be omitted. The optional guitar and bass parts are combined and the bass
part is similar to the left hand of the piano part.
An MP3 file of all the piano accompaniments is also
available as a separate item. You can find it here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20679714
All five parts are presented
in a single PDF file. The three numbers are:
1.
Highway South - This
is a jazz style number written in 6/8 time in concert G minor. There is an improvisation
section in the minor key which can be repeated as often as required. Its a
real swinger and useful for giving students the experience of working in a
minor key.
2.
Summer Siesta - This
is a slow number in E flat major which gives the opportunity to practise a soft
singing tone-quality over chromatic shifts in harmony
3.
Tequila Surprise - Written
in 4/4 time in E flat, this is a Latin-style fun piece that lets the
participants create surprises during the empty bars. The surprises can be
musical or non-musical, depending on the performance occasion and theres an
improvisation section which can be repeated as often as required.
The audio sample contains all three titles. Play-along backing tracks are available here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20679714
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