Concert and Contest Collection – Alto Saxophone Songbook and Sheet Music | Rubank Educational Library | Classical and Contest Solos for Performances ... H. Voxman (Rubank Educational Library, 293)

*The* standard audition book for alto sax in my daughter's school district. One thing to watch out for -- there are two different versions of the book, as well as two CDs:1. The "solo" version (which contains *only* the saxophone part)2. The "piano accompaniment" version (which contains the piano accompaniment, and the saxophone part written above the piano part)3. The performance/accompaniment CD4. The combined solo and performance/accompaniment CDThe way you can tell which version you are buying is by looking at the lower left-hand corner of the front cover under the heading PUBLISHED IN FOUR PARTS. There is an arrow pointing to the version you are getting.I own both the solo version and the accompaniment version -- although the piano accompaniment version contains the alto sax solo part, my daughter finds it next to impossible to play from that book. (There are three staffs, only one of which is the alto sax part. The alto sax part is written in smaller notes and is spread over several pages. In the solo book, most if not all of the pieces fit on a single page.)If you're on the fence about whether to buy the book instead of photocopying the piece(s) you need -- at one audition my daughter was told that she was not allowed to play from a photocopy unless she could show that she also owned a copy of the actual book.

This is a great collection of solos of varying styles and difficulty. I use it and the CD with several of my private students. I encourage them to put the CD on their MP3 players so that they can listen to the artists perform and to practice with the accompaniment whether they use a live pianist or not.

Reliable sitter and great product

Great collection for alto sax students. Classic solos.Product fulfills great expectations. CD has quality performances with great sound.Thanks.

Good idea, good resource material. Rubank should have picked another saxophonist to record the solos.

Great.

The product is described, and has written on the cover, as having piano accompaniment. It doesn’t. Very disappointed.

Vorsicht!Concert and Contest Collection for Eb Alto Saxophone: With Piano Accompaniment (Rubank Educational Library)Bei dem Übertitel des hiesigen Heftes könnte man glauben, dass es grundlegend auch die Klavierbegleitung beinhaltet.Hier handelt es sich aber ausschließlich um die Eb-Alt-Saxophonstimme.Welches Paket man tatsächlich kauft (Solo Eb Alto Saxophone, Piano Accompaniment, Performance / Accomainiment CD, Solo Eb Alto Saxophone with Performance / Accompaniment CD), wird von dem kleinen Rechtspfeil im linken Unterviertel des Einbandes angezeigt.