This comprehensive text covers every possible style appropriate to an intermediate book for saxophone. It includes music of many styles, from Baroque to 20th Century, and from more than a dozen countries, including composer information and music terminology. Original compositions are included to strengthen young artist skills in developing both facility and tone. Topics include: challenging range that explores both the high and low register; musical exercises to teach phrasing; long tone exercises; articulation patterns and more. It also includes fun, quality music in a variety of tempos, dynamics, time and key signatures that motivates practicing and performance.