 The Fingering Forum
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Author: Jake
Date: 2002-12-01 04:48
I want to start playing a soprano sax and I have been playing alto for 4 years. What are the differences between instrument? If i finger an "A" on an alto, will that be the same fingering on a soprano?
JAKE
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Author: Gnomon
Date: 2002-12-01 12:52
Both Alto and Soprano sax are transposing instruments. The note you call C on an Alto isn't really a C at all, it is really an Eb. But it is written as C to make the instrument easier to play. The music has to be specially written for alto sax so that you think you are playing a C.
The music for soprano sax is also specially written for that instrument, so that if you see a C in the music, you play a note with exactly the same fingering as you would on a soprano. So using soprano sax music, you don't have to do anything different at all. In fact, a Bb comes out, but you don't have to worry.
So as far as fingering is concerned, the soprano sax is exactly the same as the alto. You will find that the embouchure is different and more difficult than the alto sax.
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2002-12-01 18:57
for an answer to your question, soprano is fairly hard to keep in tune. and you'll notice that it will sound a lot higher than the alto. and i've found that when you play different pieces of tenor music, you can play in tune, but it will still sound wrong. yet even if you play an octave lower it sounds better in tuning but it will still sound off. also there still isn't a whole lot of music writen for the soprano, but it's really nice sound in a jazz band! so in short, don't try tenor music, the tuning is off, but play in a jazz band, awesome sound. SOPRANO RULES!
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Author: Torus Tubarius
Date: 2002-12-01 22:54
Well, it seems to me if you're playing tenor music on soprano, and it sounds out of tune instead of merely an octave higher, that's not a problem with the instrument...
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Author: oboeguy
Date: 2002-12-02 04:50
you noticed that too did you...
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Author: Saxplaya
Date: 2002-12-05 23:54
I have played soprano and i also own one and one thing u need to do that not many people know so they say your out of tune is to push in your mouthpiece as far down as possible maybe even covering the cork comletely. If you dont u will always be flat execpt on the note high a and higher but there are alternate fingerings to do to change the pitch slightly because just my tuning with your embouchere will make you play a diff. note.
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