The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical
contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff
Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements
of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.Carefully
selected by Janet Way this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for
the aspiring Grade 4 alto saxophonist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam
preparation and performance.Each volume contains:a selection of pieces & short studies each
complemented by a useful practice and performance tipgrade-appropriate scales and arpeggios
linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercisesbrand new sight-reading and
improvisation activitiesnewly-commissioned aural awareness tasksa piano accompaniment
bookletFull performance demonstrations piano accompaniment tracks and grade-appropriate aural
awareness resources available online.Janet Way is an experienced performer and teacher. She is
a tutor for the LRAM woodwind teaching course at the Royal Academy of Music and has worked as
a mentor and diploma examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. She is
founder and director of the internationally-acclaimed Oxford Flute Summer
School.Instrumentation:alto saxophone and piano
