Lemoine SAMYN GINO - WILLY LA SOURIS + CD

Name: SAMYN GINO - WILLY LA SOURIS + CD
Brand: Lemoine
SKU: 37261
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Essential Information About This Method
• A bridge between music theory and instrument: designed as a concrete link between music theory lessons and saxophone practice, to connect the ear, reading, and playing.
• Main objective: to develop the ability to reproduce and then write a musical phrase from listening, a key skill in dictation, transcription, and notation.
• Field-based approach: created by a musician from the jazz and pop genres, with a sensitivity towards "live" music and student autonomy.
• Stimulates curiosity: encourages exploration of styles, inflections, and phrasing, while strengthening intonation, rhythmic sense, and memorization.

SAMYN GINO - WILLY LA SOURIS + CD

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Summary of This Method

Musical training for saxophonists is a training tool designed to help the student progress where it really matters: listening. The work emphasizes the development of the ear and musical curiosity, with the idea that a saxophonist gains freedom when they know how to recognize, memorize, reproduce, and then notate what they hear. This approach is particularly valuable for improving musical dictation, understanding rhythmic cells, intonation, as well as phrasing quality.

The method presents itself as a true junction between "on paper" musical training and instrumental reality: the student does not just identify theoretical elements but learns to transform them into useful reflexes for the saxophone. By working on active listening, the student develops essential automatisms for playing in an ensemble, integrating into a saxophone section, or approaching improvisation with solid reference points.

The experience of Gino Samyn, enriched by jazz and pop, guides the creation of this collection: it reflects a desire to make musical training concrete, motivating, and directly applicable. The stated goal is ambitious and educational: to acquire the ability to reproduce and write, from listening, any musical phrase. An excellent support to structure personal practice, complement a music theory course, and strengthen the saxophonist's musical autonomy.

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Artist	Gino Samyn	Genre	musical training
Instrumentation	saxophone	Language	French

Questions frequently asked

Does the Samyn Gino - Willy la souris method include a CD?

The title indicates the presence of a CD with the book "Willy la souris".

Is this method intended for the saxophone?

The indicated instrumentation is saxophone. The content links musical training exercises to reflexes directly applicable to this instrument.

Which aspects of musical ear training are worked on?

Gino Samyn's work targets recognition, memorization, reproduction, and notation of heard phrases. The work notably covers musical dictation, rhythmic cells, and intonation. It also supports the development of phrasing.

Is the method in French?

The indicated language for this musical training method is French.

Can Willy la souris be used to prepare improvisation on the saxophone?

The active listening exercises provide useful references to approach improvisation. The method also aims at integration within an ensemble and within a saxophone section.