In Daily Exercises for Saxophone, volume one and two, all exercises are designed for Tone/Embouchure, Tonguing, and Finger, which help players learn to control their instruments. The goal of Daily Exercises for Saxophone, volume three is to cultivate musicianship through practicing vibrato, transposition and cantabile etudes.
In Daily Exercises for Saxophone, volume three, Vibrato (Part I) is an advanced study of Tone, Transposition (Part II) increases the connection between players and instruments. Cantabile etudes (Part III) is adapted from the renowned Concone Lessons for Voice Op. 9, and the goal is to sing through the instrument.
1997年畢業於台灣大學土木工程系。後赴美深造,2001年獲波林格林州立大學(Bowling Green State University)薩克斯風演奏文憑;再入北德州大學(University of North Texas)取得薩克斯風演奏碩士學位,並學習爵士音樂。留美期間,古典薩克斯風師事Dr. John Sampen、Dr. Eugene Rousseau、Dr. Eric Nestler等;爵士樂演奏師事James Miglia、Mike Steniel、James Riggs等;爵士樂研究師事John Murphy。
領導奧尼斯爵士四重奏(Onyx Jazz Quartet),2005年榮獲「克萊斯勒與ICRT爵士樂團大競技」首獎,2006年獲「大地知音音樂創意大獎賽」之創意獎,2007年發行首張專輯《Reliance》。
A classical and jazz saxophonist, Cheng-yu Lee teaches saxophone and jazz history/appreciation/theory/performance in National Taipei University of Education, Hsinchu University of Education, and Fu Jen Catholic University.
Lee earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University in 1997. He obtained his Master of Music degree in saxophone performance from University of North Texas in 2004 after receiving music certificate from Bowling Green State University in 2001.
During the years in U.S., he studied classical saxophone with Dr. John Sampen, Dr. Eugene Rousseau, and Dr. Eric Nestler, and jazz studies with James Miglia, Mike Steniel, James Riggs and John Murphy.
Lee leads Onyx Jazz Quartet and won the 1st Prize in "Chrysler & ICRT Jazz Competition" in 2005, and Creative Award in "Land Music Awards" in 2006. In 2007, Onyx Jazz Quartet released their first album "Reliance". Lee is currently the director of Taipei Jazz Orchestra.
Lee released his first classical album "Fantaisie" in 2009, and was nominated the Best Arranger Award in the 21st "Golden Melody Awards". Lee is the author of "Jazz Theory for Novices" (2007), "Jazz Method for Saxophone" (2010), "Easy Pieces for Saxophone" (2011), published by Mercury Publishing House.
In Daily Exercises for Saxophone, volume one and two, all exercises are designed for Tone/Embouchure, Tonguing, and Finger, which help players learn to control their instruments. The goal of Daily Exercises for Saxophone, volume three is to cultivate musicianship through practicing vibrato, transposition and cantabile etudes.
In Daily Exercises for Saxophone, volume three, Vibrato (Part I) is an advanced study of Tone, Transposition (Part II) increases the connection between players and instruments. Cantabile etudes (Part III) is adapted from the renowned Concone Lessons for Voice Op. 9, and the goal is to sing through the instrument.
There are a few points to note during practice:
1. Vibrato is an advanced study of Tone. Therefore, please practice the Tone exercises in Volume two before starting this volume.
2. Vibrato is the main point of Daily Exercises for Saxophone, volume three. Please apply vibrato in Transposition and Cantabile etudes.
3. The emphasis of Transposition is to sing the melody through the instrument. Just like singing, players should be able to sing/play the melody starting from any note. Try not to rely on music score. Let the melody in your head lead you.
4. Practice Transposition with play-along tracks. The track starts with the first note of the melody. Please practice these exercises randomly without reading the music.
5. There are six exercises in Transposition. Exercises 1, 2 and 5 are in major, while exercises 3, 4 and 6 are in minor.
6. Cantabile etudes are arranged by tonality. It is recommended to practice the corresponding etudes after practicing scales.
7. There are twenty-four Cantabile etudes. Each tonality provides two different melodies (e.g., etude 1 in C major p.22 and etude 2 in C major p.23), each melody also provides two different tonalities (e.g., etude 1 in C major p.22 and etude 18 in E major p.39).
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Not only virtuosity but also musicianship is required when you wish to move the audience as well as to be an outstanding musician. It needs your ears, eyes and heart to cultivate musicianship: listening to good music, watching performances, and thinking how your music could be related to the culture, to the life. With great musicianship, a saxophonist could go further into the world of musicians and artists.