Alto Saxophone Solos: Piano Acc. Book

Polished and approachable. These pieces are written for young advancing players, so they avoid technical extremes while still offering musical substance. The piano accompaniment elevates each solo from etude-like to performance-ready.

Alto saxophonists at Level II who are preparing for contests, recitals, or solo performance assessments. This book serves both the student working with a pianist and the director building a recital program from accessible, professionally vetted repertoire.

• Listen closely to the recorded piano accompaniment (or live pianist) to lock in the harmonic context; many of these pieces sit in rich chord progressions that guide intonation and phrasing
• Mark phrase endings and breathing points in pencil before rehearsal; the piano part will support your phrasing once you commit to a shape
• Balance your sound against the piano's dynamic layer; these arrangements assume the saxophone leads but require awareness of what the accompaniment is doing beneath you

Build a studio recital or contest preparation program around these solos, rotating through different pieces across the year. The graded difficulty within Level II allows students at different stages of advancement to work from the same book, making ensemble recitals easier to coordinate.

• Balanced phrasing over sustained harmonic changes
• Intonation refinement in ensemble contexts (saxophone and piano)
• Dynamic control across the full range of the alto saxophone
• Contest-level preparation and performance stamina
• Reading and responding to piano accompaniment cues