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 Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:27 pm
Can anyone tell me if I am completely boned for learning the Tenor? If so is there something I can do to know when I am tuned right? I really want to learn for one of my friends but I know next to nothing about playing the sax except for that people don't give as weird of looks when you play on the street corner....
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:39 pm
I play both of those! ^-^ I play tsax in marching band and bass clarinet in symphonic, and tenor is awesome. When we (the four of us tsaxes) tune in marching band, we stand in a circle, and the one who is usually always in tune (me) plays the tuning note, then we compare, having each one of us play, and if it sounds sharp or flat, we fix it. Or you can always use a tuner! ^-^ And playing the sax is just like playing bass clarinet. The fingerings for sax are the fingerings for the high register on the clarinet. It's really easy after a while, just make sure you have good ambiture! [:
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:22 pm
Our tenor/bari sax section leader plays bass clarinet for concert.
In similar respects, I'm a clarinet player who also plays alto sax. Clarinet and sax fingerings are really similar, you just have to open your throat and lower your jaw more(not sure if that applies between bass and tenor though. it might be the opposite)
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:00 pm
well...i'm not sure if i'm the best person for advice, but i played clarinet up until a few years ago, and my brother plays alto and tenor saxes, and i noticed that clarinet to alto is easy because its a much more relaxed embouchure (sp??)...you just have to remember its a real "octave" key and not a wannabe octave key haha. i'm not sure what difference would be between bass clarinet and sax though. i played bass a looonnng time ago, but never around the same time my brother was learning sax...
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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:00 am
I play both of those.
It's not really hard getting used to tenor.
You pretty much use the same amount of air, but a different embouchure.
That's how it was for me at least.
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 4:10 pm
It's definitely possible!
I've known three people:
Tim: Primarily plays tenor sax; doubles bass clarinet
Matt1: Primarily plays clarinet; doubles bass clarinet, tenor sax, bari sax
Matt2: Primarily plays clarinet; doubles bass clarinet, tenor sax, bari sax, tuba
And then I know another Matt who I think played bass clarinet and bari sax during middle school (now he plays tuba/trombone primarily).
...we have too many people named Matt.
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:59 pm
Well, its easier than other transitions. Ive known people who played Bass in high school and marched it too, but when they got to college, had to switch to Tenor. As for me, I played both. I switched from Tenor to Bass clarinet, in my second year, and it wasnt that difficult. The mouthpiece size is generally the same size, and you basically have the same reed. The fingerings are similar to that of the upper range of the clarinet, other than that, opening your jaw and opening your embouchure more is a good way to play.
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:58 am
I've been playing tenor for a year. The way that I tune is singing " DO RE MI FA SO LA TI DO" Then i play it and make sure that they sound the same by pushing or pulling out on my mouth piece. Good Luck!
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