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Author: wannabe tenor sax playa
Date: 2004-04-16 02:58
i really want to learn how to play tenor saxophone..i really hope i can learn how to play it over the summer..i hear that clarinet players can help teach people how to play tenor sax..then i hear that they can't. what do i believe????i know that tenor sax gives out a low sound. and it doesn't have the melody parts like flutes do..but would it still be a smart thing to switch???..i'm so excited to get my sax..i would practice the sax everyday so i would be ready for next year.so the fingerings are almost the same as sax. what's different between the two instruments fingerings..??????/
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Author: Dboe
Date: 2004-04-16 04:08
Don't expect too highly of yourself, as it takes years upon years to become truly proficient, and the learning never stops. Practicing hard over the summer is a good start however. If you want to learn tenor sax get lessons from a TENOR SAX player or at least another saxophonist. The saxophone and clarinet are completely different instruments both in structure, and sound. They share a few similar fingerings, but that's the extent of it. Anyways, it's very important at this stage to get lessons from someone who has a very good knowledge of the saxophone, as they will be able to at least start you off the right foot, and maybe even keep you going in a good direction. Melodies aren't the most important thing; actually as a tenor, you will usually be the leader of the tenor "voice" in your band, and in jazz band you are "the" tenor voice. In any case I wish you good luck with your saxophone!
dboe
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Author: Gnomon (Eoin McAuley)
Date: 2004-04-16 13:43
The sax and the clarinet are very similar instruments, although their fingerings are very different. They both use the same mouthpiece and the same reed, making them similar to play. The tonguing techniques, breath support and everything else are the same.
Most clarinet players play saxophone as well. If you can't find a saxophone teacher, by all means use a clarinet teacher instead.
Sax needs a looser embouchure, and you need to change your embouchure for the lower notes. Clarinets use a tight embouchure, which is kept constant over the full four-octave range.
The basic fingering of the sax is given in the fingering charts, but I'll summarise it here:
C = 123 | 123C
D = 123 | 123
E = 123 | 12-
F = 123 | 1--
G = 123 | ---
A = 12- | ---
B = 1-- | ---
C' = -2- | ---
D' = T 123 | 123
E' = T 123 | 12-
F' = T 123 | 1--
G' = T 123 | ---
A' = T 12- | ---
B' = T 1-- | ---
C'' = T -2- | ---
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