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 Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:46 pm
Ok so I've been playing the barry sax in jazz band since about september. I normally play the alto so it was a fairly large jump for me. The problem is I still can't play anything lower than a G#. I've tried my hardest. I put more air through, I lower my jaw but nothing seems to work...
Any suggestions?
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:02 am
Dont blow from the cheeks blow from the diaprahgm. You have to strenghthen your chops to play that low comfortably.
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:50 pm
Make sure there's nothing wrong with the horn, baris get weird glitches sometimes too
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:54 pm
mm k. thanks to both of you! I shall try...
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:53 pm
MHHornfreak Dont blow from the cheeks blow from the diaprahgm. You have to strenghthen your chops to play that low comfortably. Good advice. Just an additional note, breathing from the diaphrahgm is NOT the same as breathing from the lungs. When you breathe in with the diaphrahgm, your abdomen expands. When you breathe in through your lungs, your shoulders rise. This is also a good technique for singing, or for anything that requires your breath. whee domokun 3nodding Anyways, also make sure the reed and mouthpiece are okay and the pads as well. If you're still having trouble, you could transition by trying out a tenor.
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:18 pm
Very true pad leaks can be very bad
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:25 am
It's bari, buddy. And just keep working at it. Take a WHOLE lot of mouthpiece in your mouth, don't bite the reed at ALL, and just blow. Worked for me. Then I had to figure out my tone. But try that first.
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:36 pm
my bari sucks! xp i have 2 at school mrgreen one i can go high on and another i cona't go low on but i'm working on the high one because as saxophone players we tend to naturally be sharp. our omboshere surprised (what the crap was i trying to spellO.o) is usually too tight making us tune sharply. cry
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:49 pm
I play tenor/alto/clarinet/flute and the bari I play in pep band. The main thing is simply air support. JUST BLOW. that's what I learned. there is a possibility that you could need a softer reed and then build up on strength so that you don't kill your embechour trying to play on a fence picket. razz
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:14 pm
The ombisure {sp??} for a bari is a heck of a lot looser than that of an alto. Just loosen up your lips, but keep the corners tight. make sure no air is leaking out of the corners. that can kill your sound. I made the same jump a few years ago. It took me a while to get a sound out, too, but now ive got full range! ((even below if you stick your foot in the bell!))
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Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 3:51 pm
Practice, practice, and more practice. I would know, I've been playing the bari for almost a year and just now got out low B. Use lots of air, especially when you hit them low notes. You'll definitely want to get some excercise to strength up your lungs.
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 8:40 pm
pretend you have a golf ball stuck in your mouth... take in a little more mouthpiece... use more air... thats about all I can say... and practice
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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 2:55 pm
mine does that all the time. sometimes this works and somethimes it doesn't. i change my reed around. switch with a new reed mrgreen maybe it will work for you too?
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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:13 pm
I had the same problem, and I found a very simple solution.
I just didn't have enough mp in my mouth. Remember how much bigger that thing is than your alto. You'll need a lot more in your mouth, or else you won't have enough vibrating area on the reed to get those low notes out properly.
I completely agree with Jazzy Bari
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:50 pm
Sounds like it could be a leak. There's a mechanism in the right hand keys that closes another key just above them when you put any of them down. That particular mechanism is prone to failure, giving you leaks that won't let you play any lower than G. Try the light-string trick to see if the key is closing all of the way.
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