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Detta arbete är en självstudie i att utveckla improvisation på saxofon. Syftet är att utforska hur det är möjligt att uppnå en nivå av frihet i det improviserade spelet. En grundtanke som presenteras i inledningen är att all musik egentligen kommer ur improvisation. För att improvisation i nuet skall vara en reell komposition krävs en utvecklad förmåga att spela utifrån en inre musikalisk intuition, snarare än att enbart utgå från vad som är teoretiskt korrekt. Metoderna som används är dagliga anteckningar om den egna utvecklingen i en loggbok samt videoinspelning av mitt eget improviserande vid några tillfällen. Det teoretiska utgångsläget är fenomenologiskt. I fenomenologisk tradition ställs frågan vad som visar sig vara väl fungerande metoder eller redskap i att utveckla improvisation, för att uppnå ett ”flow” av komponerande i nuet. Dessa metoder och redskap har praktiserats och dokumenterats under några månader. Arbetets resultat utgår från loggbok och videoinspelningar. Där presenteras och utvärderas olika metoder för att öva improvisation. Vidare granskas improvisation utifrån enklare musikaliska ramar till att ta svårare utmaningar och utvecklas mer. Uppmuntrande för den som vill improvisera, är att resultatet visar att det går att få flow i sitt improviserade spel utifrån den kunnighet som finns etablerad, men att det sedan behövs träning för att improvisera utifrån mer och mer avancerade musikaliska förutsättningar. Viktigt för utvecklingen är att improvisera med andra och gärna inför publik. För att våga göra detta krävs mod. Till sist diskuteras resultatet tillsammans med de metoder som använts för att utveckla improviserat spel, liksom begreppet ”flow”. / This is a self-study in how to become a skilled improviser on saxophone, with the purpose of researching how to develop a higher level of freedom in improvising. A view introduced in the introduction of the study, is that all music basically generates from improvisation. For an improvisation to be a real composition in the now, it demands a highly developed skill, with the ability to play out from an inner creative intuition, rather than only from what might be theoretically correct. The methods used for the research are daily notes about the process in a journal and video-recordings of me improvising. The theoretic eyeglasses that are used are phenomenological. What kind of methods or tools will appear beneficial in developing improvisation skill to a level of reaching a ”flow” of composing music here and now? This is the question asked according to a phenomenological tradition. These methods and tools have been practiced and documented in about four months. The final result is based on the notes in the journal and the video-recordings. Different methods in how to develop improvisation is presented and evaluated. The result shows a development of improvising from musical frames more easy to manage, as well as taking challenges and train for more advanced skills. Encouraging for everyone, who wants to improvise, is that the result shows that it is possible to find a flow in improvising on the base of skill already established. To be able to improvise in a more and more advanced way, practice is of course necessary. Important for developing improvisation skills is to play together with others and preferably with an audience. To be able to do that courage must be added. Finally the result is discussed together with the methods used to develop improvisation, as well as the meaning of flow.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of Music, June 2003. / For flute, B♭ clarinet, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, and percussion (marimba, vibraphone, flexatone, castanets). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008. / Accompanying disc is DVD-ROM and contains sound files of recordings of the pieces. Title from first page of PDF file (viewed June 25, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Durations: ca. 21:00-25:00 ; ca. 10:00 ; ca. 9:00. Performance instructions precede each score The 2nd work reproduced from holograph.

Dissertation (D.M.A.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008. / Directed by Steven Stusek; submitted to the School of Music. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Sep. 4, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-101).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Chicago, 2003. / For flute, 2 clarinets (B-flat, bass), saxophone (soprano), violin, viola,violonchello, double bass, and percussion (marimba, vibraphone, flexatone, and castanets). Duration: ca. 19:20. Also available on the Internet.

abstract: Composers and performers alike are pushing the limits of expression with an ever-expanding sonic palette. There has also been a great expansion of saxophone repertoire over the past few decades. This has lead to an increasing number of advanced pieces incorporating saxophone extended techniques. As younger saxophonists discover these compositions, they too become inspired to implement these techniques in their own playing. There is a need for broader selections of introductory to intermediate compositions with saxophone extended techniques. It is the goal of this project to expand this repertoire for pre-college and early-college saxophonists. These target-level saxophonists are those who have already begun their studies in extended techniques. Three commissioned composers have contributed pieces for this target level of saxophonist with the purpose of bridging the gap between first attempts of extended techniques and the advanced pieces that already exist. Saxophonists who have the standard techniques to perform compositions such as Sonata for E-flat Alto Saxophone and Piano by Paul Creston will be suited to approach these compositions. In addition to the compositions, the author has composed short warm up exercises, utilizing selected extended techniques. A professional recording of the resulting compositions and exercises are also included. The enclosed document will provide a performer's analysis to help instructors of potential performers navigate the extended techniques and provide insight on other challenging aspects of the compositions. It is not the intention of the following document to teach the individual techniques. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2015

abstract: Voicing, as it pertains to saxophone pedagogy, presents certain obstacles to both teachers and students simply because we cannot visually assess the internal mechanics of the vocal tract. The teacher is then left to instruct based on subjective “feel” which can lead to conflicting instruction, and in some cases, misinformation. In an effort to expand the understanding and pedagogical resources available, ten subjects—comprised of graduate-level and professional-level saxophonists—performed varied pitch bend tasks while their tongue motion was imaged ultrasonographically and recorded. Tongue range of motion was measured from midsagittal tongue contours extracted from the ultrasound data using a superimposed polar grid. The results indicate variations in how saxophonists shape their tongues in order to produce pitch bends from F6. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2016

Orientador: Sonia Regina Albano de Lima / Banca: Carlos Afonso Sulpício / Banca: Flávio Apro / Resumo: Esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de identificar a importância e os benefícios do estudo dirigido para a sonoridade nos instrumentos de sopro. O intuito desse tipo de estudo é obter melhor desempenho performático, podendo ser aplicado tanto por saxofonistas quanto por outros instrumentistas de sopro. A investigação também apurou a origem das técnicas relacionadas à sonoridade, notadamente à respiração. Os procedimentos metodológicos concentraram-se em descrever a apostila pedagógica elaborada pelo pesquisador, voltada para o estudo da sonoridade; realizar um levantamento bibliográfico dos métodos e livros destinados aos instrumentistas de sopro, principalmente aos saxofonistas; encontrar subsídios teóricos envolvendo as questões ligadas à respiração e à emissão de ar; realizar uma pesquisa-ação com alunos da Escola Municipal de Música; e entrevistar músicos profissionais ligados ao mundo popular e erudito para checagem do conhecimento relativo aos estudos e informações sobre respiração e emissão sonora. Isso possibilitou traçar um panorama do entendimento da sonoridade que músicos e professores possuem e da abordagem dada por autores de livros e métodos ao estudo da sonoridade - cabe ressaltar que os músicos e professores participantes deste estudo são, particularmente, da cidade de São Paulo. Os resultados mostram que as técnicas de respiração usadas pelos instrumentistas de sopro possuem sua origem nas técnicas do canto. Além disso, constatou-se que a adoção da prática específic... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This research aims to identify the importance and benefits of a study routine focused on sonority in wind instruments. The objective of that kind of study is to obtain better performance development and could be adopted by saxophonists and other wind players as well. The investigation also found out the origins of sonority techniques, notably the ones related to the breathing process. The research method concentrates on describing the pedagogical sonority workbook developed by this researcher; reviewing workbooks and handbooks that target wind musicians, especially saxophonists; finding theoretical basis encompassing questions related to breathing process and air emission; conducting an action research with students from Escola Municipal de Música; and interviewing professional musicians, both popular and classical, to verify their knowledge regarding study practices, breathing information and sound emission. That allowed me to delineate a general perspective regarding the comprehension by musicians and instructors and the approach given by book authors to sonority studies-it is worth mentioning that musicians and instructors participants in this study are mainly from São Paulo. The results show that breathing techniques used by wind performers originate from singing techniques. Additionally, results demonstrate that the adoption of the practice dedicated to sonority development offers benefits to the practioner, as volume enhancement and timbre uniformity through all instrum... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

abstract: The integration of yoga into the music curriculum has the potential of offering many immediate and life-long benefits to musicians. Yoga can help address issues such as performance anxiety and musculoskeletal problems, and enhance focus and awareness during musical practice and performance. Although the philosophy of yoga has many similarities to the process of learning a musical instrument, the benefits of yoga for musicians is a topic that has gained attention only recently. This document explores several ways in which the practice and philosophy of yoga can be fused with saxophone pedagogy as one way to prepare students for a healthy and successful musical career. A six-week study at Arizona State University was conducted to observe the effects of regular yoga practice on collegiate saxophone students. Nine participants attended a sixty-minute "yoga for musicians" class twice a week. Measures included pre- and post- study questionnaires as well as personal journals kept throughout the duration of the study. These self-reported results showed that yoga had positive effects on saxophone playing. It significantly increased physical comfort and positive thinking, and improved awareness of habitual patterns and breath control. Student participants responded positively to the idea of integrating such a course into the music curriculum. The integration of yoga and saxophone by qualified professionals could also be a natural part of studio class and individual instruction. Carrie Koffman, professor of saxophone at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, has established one strong model for the combination of these disciplines. Her methods and philosophy, together with the basics of Western-style hatha yoga, clinical reports on performance injuries, and qualitative data from the ASU study are explored. These inquiries form the foundation of a new model for integrating yoga practice regularly into the saxophone studio. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music 2012