Saxophone and Musical Education
SAXOPHONE AND MUSICAL EDUCATION
Table of contents
Introduction 3
Adolphe Sax 4
Anatomy of the saxophone 5
Saxophone and Jazz 6
Saxophone in Other Music Genres 7
International Adolph Sax Contest 7
Contest for Young Saxophonists 8
The ‘Mise à Sax’ 8
Musical Education for Students from Elementary School to High School in Belgium 9
Musical Education in the United States 9
Point of View 10
Conclusion 12
Bibliography 13
Introduction
First of all, I chose the saxophone as the subject of my paper because this instrument has helped me learn so many other things in addition to the music. However, I didn’t want to focus only on the saxophone; I wanted to put the practice of an instrument in the context of the musical education that I received in Belgium and contrast this with the musical education that I received in South Carolina, United States, as I was abroad for a year.
This paper starts with a biography of Adolph Sax, the inventor of the Saxophone. Adolph Sax was not only a great musician but also a master in the design of instruments. Secondly, a presentation of the anatomy of the saxophone follows the biography. This section is not a complex section; indeed my goal was to give an overview of the saxophone technicalities. The third and the fourth sections are about the Saxophone in different music genres. In the third, I’m only going to talk about the jazz genre; indeed for many people saxophone is the symbol of jazz and this is because of the popularity of this music genre through which the saxophone became famous. The fourth section is about the saxophone in all other music genres. Indeed, whether in classical music, Rhythm and Blues, rock, or in traditional Western European countries music, the saxophone has found its place.
The fifth, sixth and the seventh sections are dedicated to the International Adolph Sax Contest which takes place every four years in
Table of contents
Introduction 3
Adolphe Sax 4
Anatomy of the saxophone 5
Saxophone and Jazz 6
Saxophone in Other Music Genres 7
International Adolph Sax Contest 7
Contest for Young Saxophonists 8
The ‘Mise à Sax’ 8
Musical Education for Students from Elementary School to High School in Belgium 9
Musical Education in the United States 9
Point of View 10
Conclusion 12
Bibliography 13
Introduction
First of all, I chose the saxophone as the subject of my paper because this instrument has helped me learn so many other things in addition to the music. However, I didn’t want to focus only on the saxophone; I wanted to put the practice of an instrument in the context of the musical education that I received in Belgium and contrast this with the musical education that I received in South Carolina, United States, as I was abroad for a year.
This paper starts with a biography of Adolph Sax, the inventor of the Saxophone. Adolph Sax was not only a great musician but also a master in the design of instruments. Secondly, a presentation of the anatomy of the saxophone follows the biography. This section is not a complex section; indeed my goal was to give an overview of the saxophone technicalities. The third and the fourth sections are about the Saxophone in different music genres. In the third, I’m only going to talk about the jazz genre; indeed for many people saxophone is the symbol of jazz and this is because of the popularity of this music genre through which the saxophone became famous. The fourth section is about the saxophone in all other music genres. Indeed, whether in classical music, Rhythm and Blues, rock, or in traditional Western European countries music, the saxophone has found its place.
The fifth, sixth and the seventh sections are dedicated to the International Adolph Sax Contest which takes place every four years in
Bibliography: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_education http://www.saxgourmet.com/ http://www.dinant.be/ http://www.lindenstreetmusic.com/index.php?page=fr_Concours+International+Adolphe+Sax