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Tales From The Podium

Chad CriswellChad Criswell is a thirteen year veteran music educator, residing in central Iowa.  He has taught all levels of music instruction, including nine years teaching high school band before recently venturing into the land of elementary instrumental music.  He is a well respected resource person for many teachers, with his articles being published in such periodicals as School Band and Orchestra Magazine and The Mississippi Bandmaster.  He is also a contributing author to other professional publications such as the NAfME'sTeaching Music Magazine, and Technology and Learning Magazine.

While his passions focus on instrumental music he is also a very vocal advocate of educational technology issues, having earned his Master's degree in educational technology from the University of Northern Iowa in 2002.   He has been asked to present sessions on various music technology related topics at local conferences in Iowa and was recently asked to be a presenter at a recent National MENC Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Saxophones Playing MusicThe listing found after the break will provide you with access to all of the free tenor saxophone sheet music simply read on and take a look at the dozens of files we have available for download.  All of the tenor sax sheet music contained in this collection is written to be playable by most beginner musicians having completed or nearly completed their first year of instruction on the tenor sax.   If you find that any of these selections are written outside of your comfortable range or you wish to play in a different key you might also try looking at our music for alto saxophone or visit our full database of sheet music to find something that works for you. Please note that some of the files shown in the list are in Sibelius or Finale file formats.  You may need to download and use one of those music notation programs in order to view them.  The PDF's can be opened in any web browser. If you have any requests or corrections please feel free to send a comment to the webmaster using the contact form link at the bottom of the page.  Enjoy!   Read more...
An Alto Saxophone PlayerIf you are looking for an easy to play, familiar collection of free alto saxophone sheet music simply read on and take a look at the dozens of files we have available for download.  All of the sax sheet music contained in this collection is written to be playable by most beginner musicians having completed or nearly completed their first year of instruction on the sax.     If you find that any of these selections are written outside of your comfortable range or you wish to play in a different key you might also try looking at our sheet music for tenor saxophone.  If you have any requests or corrections please feel free to send a comment to the webmaster using the contact form link at the bottom of the page.  Enjoy!   Read more...
sheet-music-score-300At some point even the most experienced musicians come across music notation symbols that they do not recognize off hand.  Whether the strange marking is found in a symphony or a piece of percussion music, note symbols and other markings all have a specific meaning.  To read them you just have to know where to go look to decipher them. Read more...

 

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