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 Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:41 am
Ok, so I bought a tenor saxophone method book, because I found a tenor sax in my grandmother's spare room's closet, the same place I found my trombone.
I was looking at the music inside it, to see how it was written, and it said on the first page:
"We are happy that you have decided to play the tenor saxophone. The fingerings are virtually the same on B- flat soprano saxophone, E- flat alto saxophone, B- flat tenor saxophone, and E-flat baritone saxophone, making it easy to play any saxophone."
Are the fingerings the same on all of them?
If so, that's awesome.
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:37 am
Apparently so!!!
All the saxes have the same fingerings so basically it's just a difference in blowing, and there's an extra key for Baritones and stuff (like lower ones).
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:35 am
Oh, good.
So when I get really good at tenor, I can pwn the altos at alto too!
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:03 pm
Yep, when I learned tenor my BD gave me an alto sax fingering chart.
It's also the same fingerings, for the most part, as the upper register on the
clarinet which is my main instrument.
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:11 pm
thats rite. i am playing tenor sax next year for marching season. but i play the clarinet. the fingerings are pretty easy and bd said that u can play sax if u master the fingerings.
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:55 pm
all the fingerings are the same but atleast the Bb tenor sax is in a different key then the Eb alto and bari. (i dont know about the soprano)
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:25 am
The Soprano Sax is also in Bb. Also the fingerings are very similar to those of a Flute, that's how I learned. I had originally played the Flute, then switched to Alto Sax, and now I play Tenor.
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:44 pm
Mmhm!
That's why sax players in concert band can switch saxes so easily.
Or, rather, easier than say...flute to bass clarinet. My friend did that. She's still...not that good. After two years >>;
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:26 pm
Yep, for the most part. Bari saxes tend to have extra keys for lower notes that tenors and above don't. Fingerings are also identical to flutes for the most part and higher octave parts of clarinets.
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:02 pm
The fingerings are the same, but the soprano, alto, tenor, and bari saxes are very different from each other with regard to embouchure and air usage. As you can imagine, Bari requires the most air to play, and the soprano takes a smaller amount of air. Also, your embouchure (mouth position) is tighter on the soprano, and more relaxed as the saxes get bigger.
So, you're not going to be an expert at all of them if you're good at only one. That is, until you try them out and practice.
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 5:37 pm
chellybear10 all the fingerings are the same but atleast the Bb tenor sax is in a different key then the Eb alto and bari. (i dont know about the soprano) ...soprano is in Bb...the saxophone typically alternates from Eb to Bb...ex. Sopraniño Eb, Sop. Bb, Alto Eb, Ten. Bb, Bari Eb, Bass Bb, Contrabass Eb... There are exceptions to this though...for example, the C Melody sax, as the name implies, is in the key of C
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 5:39 pm
megamanfan66 The fingerings are the same, but the soprano, alto, tenor, and bari saxes are very different from each other with regard to embouchure and air usage. As you can imagine, Bari requires the most air to play, and the soprano takes a smaller amount of air. Also, your embouchure (mouth position) is tighter on the soprano, and more relaxed as the saxes get bigger.
So, you're not going to be an expert at all of them if you're good at only one. That is, until you try them out and practice. yes...the mouthpieces ARE different sizes...but you shouldn't feel more pressure on a soprano mouthpiece than you should on a bari...the only difference is how close your lips will be...not really how TIGHT they should be...
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 3:51 pm
pezhi megamanfan66 The fingerings are the same, but the soprano, alto, tenor, and bari saxes are very different from each other with regard to embouchure and air usage. As you can imagine, Bari requires the most air to play, and the soprano takes a smaller amount of air. Also, your embouchure (mouth position) is tighter on the soprano, and more relaxed as the saxes get bigger.
So, you're not going to be an expert at all of them if you're good at only one. That is, until you try them out and practice. yes...the mouthpieces ARE different sizes...but you shouldn't feel more pressure on a soprano mouthpiece than you should on a bari...the only difference is how close your lips will be...not really how TIGHT they should be... I think she's referring to the amount of 'bite' you put on the mouthpiece. You should be putting more pressure on an alto mouthpiece than a bari - the reason is, bari sax reeds need to reach lower notes than an alto. In order to reach lower notes, you need to allow the reed to make larger vibrations. It's just like how on just your own instrument, when you're trying to reach low notes you have to relax your jaw a bit.
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 7:08 pm
Kamirose I think she's referring to the amount of 'bite' you put on the mouthpiece. You should be putting more pressure on an alto mouthpiece than a bari - the reason is, bari sax reeds need to reach lower notes than an alto. In order to reach lower notes, you need to allow the reed to make larger vibrations. It's just like how on just your own instrument, when you're trying to reach low notes you have to relax your jaw a bit. no...you shouldn't bite anymore on a bari mouthpiece than on a soprano. ideally you want to be able to have the same exact amount of pressure on every sax. of course your mouth will be closer together on a soprano but not tighter. the reason is it's just as hard hitting a low note on a soprano as it is on a bari. biting down does the same thing on every sax: it ruins your tone. it makes it too edgy and it ruins your low notes.
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:08 pm
pezhi Kamirose I think she's referring to the amount of 'bite' you put on the mouthpiece. You should be putting more pressure on an alto mouthpiece than a bari - the reason is, bari sax reeds need to reach lower notes than an alto. In order to reach lower notes, you need to allow the reed to make larger vibrations. It's just like how on just your own instrument, when you're trying to reach low notes you have to relax your jaw a bit. no...you shouldn't bite anymore on a bari mouthpiece than on a soprano. ideally you want to be able to have the same exact amount of pressure on every sax. of course your mouth will be closer together on a soprano but not tighter. the reason is it's just as hard hitting a low note on a soprano as it is on a bari. biting down does the same thing on every sax: it ruins your tone. it makes it too edgy and it ruins your low notes. Of course you don't really bite down on the mouthpiece, that's why I put the word in quotes. And having the exact same amount of pressure on a bari sax as you put on a soprano sax would just mean that you can't reach the right notes on the bari. Again, the reed needs to make larger vibrations on the bari, and if you don't relax your jaw then you will be restricting those vibrations from happening, resulting in the notes either being sharp or unreachable. It's the same reason why you don't play the same on a trumpet as you do on a tuba.
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