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 Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:27 pm
Whoo, two posts in a row.
I feel the need to talk about soprano saxophones. Because I might play it in the ballad for marching band this year. :] We're having auditions for playing during the ballad (the rest of the band is doing a lovely dance xd ), and the sax parts are alto 1, alto 2, and soprano. There are three of us auditioning for parts (saxophone-wise: two seniors, then me, the lone junior), and I think the other two are going for the alto 1 part...sooo I'm probably gonna get it.
We're playing Bella's Lullaby...while I am no Twilight fan at all, it is a really nice song; I'm excited. Quick question, though- I play on a size 3 vandoren reed on alto. Should I try a size 3 on soprano to see how I sound on it (never played soprano before, but now is as good of a time as ever to start!), or go down to 2 1/2 so I can adjust to the new size? I know the embouchure is basically the same, but I've always had issues with adjusting to the different mouthpiece sizes between the different saxophones.
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:22 am
I would say that you should move down to 2 1/2 just to be safe. Remember to factor in how wide the tip opening is. Regardless of skill, tip opening can screw you up if you try to use a too hard reed.
Also, remember NOT to play the soprano like a clarinet. A lot of people get stuck with the idea that it looks like a clarinet, so they end up playing it like a clarinet. If you'll be playing a straight necked soprano, make sure that you're holding the sax almost straight out in front of you. You want to do that so that the air is flowing the same way as it would in your alto/tenor/bari saxes. You usually blow into the mouthpeice and straight into the neck, so you want to do that on soprano, also.
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:29 pm
Yeah except for soprano you need to have a way tighter ambechure (sp?) than you need for alto, tenor, or bari.
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:45 pm
toco clarinet I would say that you should move down to 2 1/2 just to be safe. Remember to factor in how wide the tip opening is. Regardless of skill, tip opening can screw you up if you try to use a too hard reed. Also, remember NOT to play the soprano like a clarinet. A lot of people get stuck with the idea that it looks like a clarinet, so they end up playing it like a clarinet. If you'll be playing a straight necked soprano, make sure that you're holding the sax almost straight out in front of you. You want to do that so that the air is flowing the same way as it would in your alto/tenor/bari saxes. You usually blow into the mouthpeice and straight into the neck, so you want to do that on soprano, also.
Alright, cool. Thanks!
And the basic airflow with a straight neck is similar to oboe 'cause there's no curves or anything, right? I think that'll be okay to adjust to. We had a soprano start out our show my freshman year, and I did notice that she held it pretty far out, even with the slightly curved neck.
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:00 am
kazikago5123 Yeah except for soprano you need to have a way tighter ambechure (sp?) than you need for alto, tenor, or bari. no. not true. you want to have a proportional embouchure, that does not mean that it will be tighter.
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:50 pm
Terra of the Lilies ravenkitty776 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------Haha mine smelled like narsty Cheetos + Doritos, which is how the inside of my shoes smell like. rofl
...Do you eat out of your shoes? xd
Nope, that's just my stinky feet at work!
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Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:29 pm
Durza the Shade I want to learn tenor. I don't play a sax yet, though. I play clarinet, and tenor's in the same key, so it will be easy to learn; I'm probably going to play it for pep band this year. I did the same its so easy...but you need to know the scale, that will help
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:08 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:51 am
I take it you got the part? Congratulations razz
I love the soprano, also. It has such a cool sound. Anything you play on it automatically sounds that much cooler, plus people are always impressed when you pull out the soprano.
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:48 pm
Nothing's officially confirmed yet, but I have the best tone on it, so I took it home to practice a bit before band camp starts again on monday.
I really like how it sounds. It just seems really...I don't know. But I like it. xd Considering I've only just started, it's a little hard for me to get the mid-range notes out, but high notes and low notes seem to be a piece of cake. It's really fun. :]
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:11 pm
Terra of the Lilies Nothing's officially confirmed yet, but I have the best tone on it, so I took it home to practice a bit before band camp starts again on monday.
I really like how it sounds. It just seems really...I don't know. But I like it. xd Considering I've only just started, it's a little hard for me to get the mid-range notes out, but high notes and low notes seem to be a piece of cake. It's really fun. :] that might be more of a technical issue with the horn, and not with you. you should take it in to have it looked at. if it's not too expensive of a fix, it might be a nice deed to have it fixed up, even if you're not technically the "chosen one" yet. plus, it can't HURT your chances.
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:01 am
toco clarinet Terra of the Lilies Nothing's officially confirmed yet, but I have the best tone on it, so I took it home to practice a bit before band camp starts again on monday.
I really like how it sounds. It just seems really...I don't know. But I like it. xd Considering I've only just started, it's a little hard for me to get the mid-range notes out, but high notes and low notes seem to be a piece of cake. It's really fun. :] that might be more of a technical issue with the horn, and not with you. you should take it in to have it looked at. if it's not too expensive of a fix, it might be a nice deed to have it fixed up, even if you're not technically the "chosen one" yet. plus, it can't HURT your chances.
Well, I'm only using this soprano temporarily, so I'm not gonna worry about it too much. The soprano my director is gonna give me to use is in the shop right now, so we're just using this until it gets back. It actually belongs to a clarinet player in our band, so I'll talk to her about it, but it seems like it's in good condition. I haven't got a good look at it, though, just played a bit on it.
That clarinet player has so many instruments...pocket trumpet, trumpet, three clarinets (one for marching band, one old one she used for concert band, one new one for concert band), the soprano...probably more than that. xd I wish I had money for instruments.
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:44 pm
sounds like me razz 3 clarinets, pocket trumpet, 2 cornets, 2 trumpets, 3 alto saxes, 2 flutes, 14 guitars, 2 mandolins, a piano, an organ, 2 keyboards, 3 basses, a violin, a trombone, and some others...i have way too many instruments
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:20 pm
Err...new to this "guild" thing. But I'll post anyways. :]
I play alto, tenor [soon!] and bari sax in Wind Ensemble, and I still have to try out for Jazz [though not yet sure what I'd play in that]. I own my single alto and am getting a bari soon. rofl
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 10:09 pm
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