Dehaske The Swinging Beginning
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Essential Information About This Method
Essential Information About This Method
- Progressive and Accessible Learning: designed for an easy level, ideal for starting and consolidating the basics on the saxophone.
- With Audio CD: a practical tool to work on rhythmic placement, listening, and autonomy at home.
- Compatible with Alto or Baritone Saxophone: a method designed to adapt to two common instrumentations in lessons and group practice.
- Clear and Efficient Format: 24 pages focused on the essentials, to progress quickly without distraction.
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Summary of This Method
This educational method by Peter de Boer and Simon Lutz offers a simple and motivating path for alto saxophone or baritone saxophone. Thanks to a progression adapted for beginners, it helps establish good habits from the start: tempo stability, intonation, sound quality, articulation, and initial notions of interpretation. The CD is a major asset for working with an audio reference, practicing regularly, and gaining confidence, whether in lessons with a teacher or independently. Published in 1998, this French-language resource easily integrates into a learning program: warm-up, technical work, reading, and practical application, with a structured approach that promotes rapid and measurable progress.
Technical specifications
| Publication | Methods | ||
| Composer | Peter de Boer, Simon Lutz | Difficulty | Easy |
| Instrumentation | Alto saxophone or baritone saxophone | Pages | 24 |
| Genre | Educational | Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Language | French | ||
Questions frequently asked
Is this method suitable for beginner alto saxophone players?
This method is designed for the alto saxophone and features an easy level. Its progression addresses tempo, intonation, and sound production from the very beginning stages.
Can The Swinging Beginning be used with a baritone saxophone?
The indicated instrumentation includes the baritone saxophone, in addition to the alto saxophone.
Is the CD included with this saxophone method?
A CD accompanies the book. It provides an audio reference for regular practice and self-training.
What skills are developed in the 24 pages?
The 24 pages offer warm-ups, technical exercises, and sight-reading. Articulations and initial interpretation concepts are also part of the course. The method aims to establish reflexes related to tempo and intonation.
Is the method written in French?
Published in 1998, the book is written in French and belongs to the educational genre.



