UNLOCKING ARTISTRY THROUGH FUNDAMENTALS & PEDAGOGY
Everything you’ll never find in other method books — THE SPIRAL-BOUND RICHTMEYER METHOD is a comprehensive curriculum to unlock your artistry, master fundamentals, develop control of reeds and equipment, build healthy posture and ergonomics, and learn how to express a spectrum of character and emotion in any music, from a C Major scale through complex modernism. Presented in 2 volumes, THE RICHTMEYER METHOD provides a thorough foundation (and much more!) for saxophone teachers, students at all levels, woodwind doublers wishing to improve saxophone tone and proficiency, and the advanced needs of career-oriented students and performers.
Chapter 1: Posture
Chapter 2: Embouchure
Chapter 3: The Ideal Oral Cavity
Chapter 4: Breathing and Air Control
Chapter 5: Vibrato
Chapter 6: Articulation
Chapter 7: Intonation
Chapter 8: Altissimo
Chapter 9: Cane and Synthetic Reeds
Chapter 10: Adjusting Cane Reeds
Chapter 11: The Art of Rhythm and Time
Chapter 12: Teaching Beginning and Intermediate Saxophone Lessons
Chapter 13: Teaching University-level Saxophone Lessons
Chapter 14: Diagnosing and Improving Fundamentals
Chapter 15: Teaching a Masterclass
Chapter 16: Coaching Saxophone Quartets