The Dorset Wind Music Saxophone Quartet Series

Saxophone Quartet Warm Ups

Vary the articulation, dynamics and tempi in all these exercises
Watch each other and the leader
Rodney Parker


1. Big Chords -Start 'p', cresc. to 'ff'.Then reverse the dynamics on repeat playing backwards!'
       
Soprano Sax   
        
Alto Sax   
        
Tenor Sax   

Baritone Sax         


2. Just Scales - You know you love them!

    
   
 
   
   
            
F# major
 
      
            
A major

  D major      
              


            
C major D major
      
   
         Ab(G#)
  
major

    
          
    

              

  
            
     
            

     Bbmajor
      
       

     
 
Db (C#) major
          

© Rodney Parker 2009

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3. Arpeggio Walkabout

  q = 84 Leisurely  

     
       
    
        

    
     

      
    


         
 
           
   
      
   
 

4. Chorale "Liebster Jesu,wir sind Hier" J S Bach

q = 76 Sostenuto
 
                  

                      
     
                  
             
      

        




             

  


                   

   
      
           


     
                  
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Rodney Parker

5.Tune Those Chords!

  
Vary the tempo - move together
    

   
    
   
    

       

     
 
   
   

      


       

6. Staccato Express

 
Start slowly - repeat ad finitum getting quicker and quicker!

                       
p
                  
  

           
p
 
     
 
   
p
          

   
p

               
       

           
ff
            
 
             
    

        
ff

 
          
ff

              
ff
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7. Legatissimo!

q=80 Molto sostenuto - very lazy - watch the accidentals

  
       
mf

 
          
mf

   
         
mf
   

          
mf

   
           
f ff

    
          
f ff

  

          
f ff


         

f ff

8. Chorale "Ein'feste Burg ist unser Gott"

Luther/Bach arr Rodney Parker


q=72 Maestoso - a rich sound - let the quavers (8ths) 'speak'
 
       
             


  
                 mf
f

               
f
         
mf
     
                
 mf
f
                
             
f mf
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  
     

       
        
             
          
          

      
     
  
   

  
         
   
   

   
f

                 
  
    
       
f

           

f 
                     

f