本物のサックスには触れたことのないままヤマハのデジタルサックス YDS-120 に挑戦しています。「楽しそうなデジタルサックス」に書きましたが、購入して1か月。
Amazon の Kindle Unlimited に無料体験で加入することができたので、アルトサックスの本『How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days』を借りてみました。14日のコース仕立てのレッスン本です。1日おきに1時間弱デジタルサックスを吹いています。9月初めで、半分の Day 7 にたどり着いたところですが、なかなか良いです。
How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days
著者: Aaron Gardner
出版日: 2021-11-11
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続きを読むレッスンは、ステップバイステップで進みます。新たな運指やリズムの取り方が出てくると、そのたびに体に覚え込ませることになります。
指の動き
♩=60 を目標に各日のレッスンをしています。指がついてくるまで、リズムが取れるまで練習です。♩=60でも1分間に4分音符60個分です。8分音符が出てくると、500msごとに指を切り替えないといけないと考えると、結構早いことに気づきます。
楽器の保持
デジタルサックスのバランスをとりながら、指を運ぶ。次の音が何か、指でどこを押さえるか、どの指を離すのか、デジタルサックスが手から落ちないように保持するにはどうするか。これを短い時間の間に処理して、繰り返すわけです。
呼吸のコントロール
呼吸も同時に調整が必要です。息をどのタイミングで吹き込むか、息の強さをどうするか、息をいつ弱めるか、息をいつ吸うか、ということも同時に考えて処理する必要があるのです。
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とりあえず一周終えたら、最初に戻って♩=80とかにスピードをあげて慣らしていこうかな、と思っています。