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FINGERING EXERCISES (1)
This is a great warm up exercise for the saxophone as well as being one of the best exercises for learning harmony. It consists of an ascending four-note (7th chord) arpeggio and a scale down which brings you neatly into the arpeggio built on the next scale tone. You should practice this in every key, I have written roman numerals rather than the chord name to help you get used to thinking about the function and structure of chords built on each tone of the scale. As you play the exercise, think of the root note names for the arpeggios as well as the numeral: chord I = C major 7, Chord II = D minor7 Chord III = E minor 7 etc
The PDF file has the exercise written out in all keys, but I recommend that as soon as possible you practice this from memory or by ear. This will help you get an understanding of the chord shapes rather than just exercising your fingers and sight reading
