Klarinet Archive - Posting 000872.txt from 1999/06

From: Jennifer Jones <JJONES@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] sax trouble
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:23:52 -0400

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BlueNote83@-----.com wrote:

><<Let's hear it for the self-taught sax players! Having never taken a sax
>lesson, I don't know too much. I have, however, had more paying gigs on
>sax, and that will probably continue. The only signifigant problem I've had
>on sax has been getting the lower register to sound. I can hit the low D
>consistently, but no lower. Can any self-taught (or even professional!) sax
>players give me a hand?
>I play alto if it makes a difference.
> Thanks.
> J.H.>>

Something that really helped me develop an embouchure that worked was playing
tenor sax. I started playing alto last summer with hopes of joining jazz band
at school the next year. I was unable to get the lower notes to speak unless
I approached them in a descending scale. I tried out, made it, and ended up
playing the tenor all year. About three months later, when I picked up the
alto again, the low b, c & d spoke almost effortlessly and they still do.
Unfortunately, the same notes on the tenor never played as well. I guess I'll
have to take up the bari for that. :-)

Since we are all different, it might or might not help for you. I think the
tenor just reinforced the loose embouchure needed for those notes.

Good luck,

Jennifer

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