MIDDLE C NATURAL TONE FINGERING POSITIONS!
PLAYING THIS YOU WILL HEAR THE A MAJOR SCALE!
TRANSPOSE TO HEAR THE CORRECT SOUNDS!
BUTTON
PLAY THE KEY OF C MAJOR SONG! REMEMBER - YOU PLAY TRANSPOSED TONES FROM THE A MAJOR SCALE!
THIS SONG SKIPS ONE NOTE UP
AND DOWN
REPEAT FOR FUN!
NEXT ... LEARN THE SHARP AND FLAT TONES!
WHAT SOUNDS DO YOU ACTUALLY HEAR WHEN YOU PLAY THESE SAX FINGERINGS? ADD THE SHARP AND FLAT TONES IN WITH THE ( NATURAL ) TONES LISTED ABOVE.
CREATE A CHROMATIC SCALE USING ALL THE TONES IN ONE OCTAVE!
PLAY: C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C HIGHER OCTAVE
TRANSPOSING SHEET MUSIC:
TRANSPOSING SHEET MUSIC FOR THE Eb SAX
IS VERY EASY USING THE
HARMONY MATRIX® - EASY MUSIC CHART!
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT THE
KEY SIGNATURE ON THE SHEET MUSIC AND THEN ...
LOOK AT THE HARMONY MATRIX®.
EXAMPLE:
IF THE KEY IS C MAJOR?
YOU LOOK ON THE HARMONY MATRIX® FOR THE
" WHITE C SOUND BOX ".
JUST LIKE TRANSPOSING TONES ...
THE SOUND BOX DIRECTLY TO THE LEFT OF WHITE C
IS THE SOUND YOU WANT PLAY IN ORDER TO MATCH THE MUSIC.
SO IF THE MUSIC IS WRITTEN IN THE KEY OF C MAJOR ...
THE KEY OF A MAJOR
WOULD BE THE CORRECT KEY THE MUSIC IS TRANSPOSED TO
FOR THE Eb SAX.
ANY SHEET MUSIC SONG CAN BE TRANSPOSED USING
TWO HARMONY MATRIX® SOUND BOXES
THAT ARE LISTED SIDE BY SIDE.
THE RIGHT BOX = THE SHEET MUSIC - KEY SIGNATURE.
THE LEFT BOX = THE TRANSPOSE FOR Eb SAX - KEY SIGNATURE.
LEARN THE SAX BLUES SCALE!
THE BLUES SCALES ALSO WORK GREAT WITH DOMINANT 7 CHORDS!
USE THE KEYBOARD BLUES SCALES
TO PLAY THE BLUES ON YOUR SAXOPHONE!