Sight Reading (video 1) How to improve your reading of music / notation 馃幎 Lesson/tutorial.

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Channel: Chez Taylor - Saxophone 路 2016 路 Music

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Here's a link to some follow up videos which may be of interest;
Sight reading video 2 - rhythm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlKzoYEGdR0

Sight reading video 3 - pitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8XfErfUQz0
Links mentoined in the video;

Paul Harris Improve your sight reading
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=paul+harris+improve+your+sight+reading+sa&oq=paul+harris+improve+your+sight+reading+sa&aqs=chrome..69i57.5519j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=paul+harris+improve+your+sight+reading+sax&tbm=shop

Read Rhythm app
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/rhythm-sight-reading-trainer/id396302174?mt=8

James Rae Jazz Duets
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gordon+goodwin+jazz+duets&oq=gordon+goodwin+jazz+duets&aqs=chrome..69i57.6624j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=james+rae+sax+duets&tbm=shop

Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Jazz Duets
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwjClJGC44nQAhVqCMAKHQlyAqIQFggdMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigphatband.com%2Fgordon-goodwins-big-phat-jazz-duets-for-saxophone&usg=AFQjCNEjgqf1L7O7uoQPMyzpm4etTsmkWg&sig2=mkKGMgWmrEgMcc5U08KMgA

Jazzy Duets (Eskovitz & watts)
https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Duets-Saxophones-Book-CD/dp/0739032801/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478079380&sr=8-3&keywords=Jazz+Duets+for+Saxophones

Guest Spot series
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=guest+spot+sax&oq=guest+spot+sax&aqs=chrome..69i57.514j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=guest+spot+sax&tbm=shop

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