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| I was born with a sax in my hand! |
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 Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 2:45 pm
Bari's awesome. =D Now I've played Alto, Tenor, and Bari, being best at Alto and Tenor (though I'm getting better at the Bari- so far I've played it for 25 minutes total! xd ).
I wanna try Soprano sometime next year in high school, to see which one I'm best at.
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:59 pm
Soprano is Hella Hard if you're used to playing an Alto or Bari.
Say if you had been playing the Clarinet instead of a saxaphone it would still be challenging
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:51 pm
Still, I'd like to try it at least once, just to get a feel for it. I'm not really used to playing Bari, but I am for Alto, a bit for Tenor. After 30 minutes to an hour of playing, I can usually have my embouchure adjusted to the mouthpiece better.
Besides, I like challenges. =D
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:52 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:50 pm
hey all., i play alto, tenor, and baritone. honestly, i love the baritone so much better. but then again, i only play it in jazz band so maybe i just like the music better?
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:19 pm
DemonicCurse I play alto sax. All saxophone have the same fingerings so you could play almost any of them if you could play just one. i've noticed that the hardest thing for me, is that since im only in middle school (going to high school next year) we have our jazz band in the morning, where i play baritone, and then regular band during 3rd period, where i play alto. but i always play the alto flat at the beginning because my mouth is so used to dropping my jaw so much to get the low notes on the bari in tune. does anyone else have that problem?
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:44 am
Hiya fellow sax players!Anyone else kind of excited about marching band this year?I got third chair so yeah, kind of happy. :3
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:04 pm
yeah the alto sax is great an all, having played it for 8 years, but if i had know what i known now then, i would have chosen the tenor because it has more of a smooth feel to it. It doesn't sound like a mouse on crack when you try to play high notes. even the high notes that come out crummy sound ok. neutral
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:20 am
Silver Eye Snake er...I have an alto, but I don't know how to play it yet (I'll be learning that this year). I've been wanting to play it forever though ^^ Hm...I feel so out of place/stupid. I don't suppose you would have any tips for me, would you? sweatdrop Have you tried looking for a book? I would recommend Standard of Excellence book 1 for Eb alto saxophone. It teaches you every thing from putting the saxophone together to reading music. It really helps me! biggrin
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:37 pm
well i use the vandoren 3 and a half
but my parents think that i should play the clarinet
i think it is ok
but it is hard also
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:39 pm
oh i play the alto and is loving it
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:41 pm
some tips would be uh.......
sit up straight
u blow with ur lip pushed in
and memorize the fingering
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:13 pm
anyone have suggestions on how to get better on the alto saxophone???
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:47 pm
ALTO SAXOPHONES ARE THE BEST INSTUMENTS EVER!!!!!!! biggrin
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 5:06 pm
Hi! I play Oboe, but next year I have to learn Sax for marching band. Does anyone here know if the fingerings for Sax and Oboe are similar?
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