Saxophone for leisure

Saxophone for Leisure caters to a variety of tastes and interests. It is designed for all ages and explores popular repertoire including well-loved standards from the classics, jazz standards, arrangements of movie themes, popular songs and concert arrangements.

Grades

Level 1 (Preliminary - 4th grade), Level 2 (5th - 8th grade) and Certificate of Performance.

Instruments

One and only one of the following instruments may be used for the examination:

B flat soprano saxophone
E flat alto saxophone
B flat tenor saxophone
E flat baritone saxophone

Syllabus

Published in the Manual of Syllabuses and is available as a digital download.

Also available as a single syllabus digital download: 2021 Saxophone for Leisure Syllabus.

Grade Books & Accompaniment

Saxophone for Leisure Series 1 (B flat and E flat) grade books accompany the current syllabus from Preliminary to Fourth grade. Each book comes with an accompaniment CD.

Technical Work

Candidates should consult Saxophone Technical Work (1997) , which contains all of the technical work and exercises for all grades.

Digital Recordings

Saxophone for Leisure recordings are now available from digital music outlets such as iTunes or Google Play. Digital recordings can be purchased as full albums or as individual tracks.

Saxophone for Leisure digital recordings are available for: