Creative Saxophone + CD: A fresh approach for beginners featuring jazz & improvisation
"If I could give awards for sheer value it would have to go to Creative Saxophone . . . with a 72-page book and play-along CD, the book is a real bargain." - Gerard McChrystal, Music Teacher, July 04
Creative Saxophone Improvising + CD: An introduction to improvising jazz, blues, Latin, & funk for the intermediate player
"Clear, easy-to-read text and charts make things clear, with excellent opportunities to practise your new skills with tunes specially written for them. Includes two CDs (one for Eb, the other Bb) so that you can use the book with any horn, which is handy if you're a saxophone teacher or if your friend plays the same key saxophone too." - Jazzwise website (June 2006)
Creative Saxophone Workbook + CD: Techniques for intermediate saxophonists & jazz improvisers
"It [Creative Saxophone Workbook] covers a lot of territory in a slim volume but it is none the worse for that and is a good introduction to the more rigorous techniques. There are whole books out there that cover just one topic but some are terribly dry and off-putting to the younger player. If you have a really motivated pupil you can point them towards the more advanced books after working through Santin's workbook. The two CDs, one for alto and one for tenor, are excellent. Stantin thankfully employed real musicians and she herself ably demonstrates the techniques." - Andy Tweed, Music Teacher (January 2007)
Creative Clarinet + CD: A fresh approach for beginners featuring jazz and improvisation
"Creative Clarinet seems ideally suited to the older, perhaps secondary school-age beginner. It does not patronise and is perfect for the student who has chosen to specialise in this type of music." - Helen Paskin, Music Teacher, October 07
Creative Clarinet Improvising + CD: An introduction to improvising jazz, blues, Latin, and funk for the intermediate player
"Good books on improvisation are very hard to come by, largely because the subject itself does not lend itself to book form. However, Creative Clarinet Improvising should be an excellent starting place if used in conjunction with an experienced teacher." - Helen Paskins, Music Teacher (October 2007)