Exam: AMEB Saxophone Alto Grade 5

Steppin’ Up (8 pieces)

RM251e Steppin Up Barrett
RM251e Steppin Up Barrett
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Composer: John Barrett
Composed: 2006 Duration: 12 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Alto & Piano Level A, Sax Alto & Piano Level B
Exam Grade: AMEB Saxophone Alto Grade 2,
AMEB Saxophone Alto Grade 3,
AMEB Saxophone Alto Grade 4,
AMEB Saxophone Alto Grade 5,
HSC Saxophone Alto
ISMN: M-720067-00-1 Catalogue: RM251
Level: A - Easy, B Country: Australia

Contents: Herbie's Journey, Heaven's Steps, Dracula's New Shorts, Cha Cha Boom, I Wonder Why, Eat My Shorts Dance, My Neighbour's Pool, Half a Dozen

Whole Steps (7 pieces)

RM249e Whole Steps (7 pieces) Barrett SAX
RM249e Whole Steps (7 pieces) Barrett SAX
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Composer: John Barrett
Composed: 2006 Duration: 15 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Solo Level B
Exam Grade: AMEB Leisure Saxophone Alto Grade 4,
AMEB Leisure Saxophone Tenor Grade 4,
AMEB Saxophone Alto Grade 5,
AMEB Saxophone Tenor Grade 5,
HSC Saxophone Alto,
HSC Saxophone Tenor
ISMN: M-720059-94-5 Catalogue: RM249
Level: B Country: Australia

Contents: Captain Fred, Rikitiki Plop, Doodly What's It, Lookin' at Cha Cha Cha, Slinkissimmo , The Little Rag Rag, Three Out of Four

One for Mum

RM004 One for Mum Davidson ANY SAX/PNO
RM004 One for Mum Davidson ANY SAX/PNO
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RM004e One for Mum Davidson ANY SAX/PNO
RM004e One for Mum Davidson ANY SAX/PNO
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Performed by Romp Duo

I wrote this in 1995 (at a time when my Mum was sick) and I'm delighted that so many people have enjoyed playing it since, hopefully to their Mums too. I've heard many renditions and have enjoyed the diversity of interpretations people have brought to it. It is best to practise it slowly with the metronome, learning the tricky bits separately at first. Don't make too much of the semi-quavers as they are ornaments to the main melody but do try to be accurate with them and don't swallow them. Latch on to the accents as they really bring out the Latin-Jazz feel of the piece. The dynamics help create more emotional ebb and flow in the music.