 The Fingering Forum
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Author: anthony
Date: 2001-03-22 14:22
i've been playing the flute for so long that the fingerings are really deep rooted in me.
could i ever play the alto (or even the tenor) well?
also, i'm a serious classical flute player, and i don't want to ruin that whole thing. would the sax destroy my playing?
(embouchure and all that)
should i just get a bass flute instead?
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Author: Bill
Date: 2001-03-23 12:34
I played flute for about ten years, and about six months ago took up the clarinet. I tried sax at one time. I think the sax and clarinet are similar for a flutist, from an embouchure perspective.
My flute embouchure was very adversely affected when I first started playing the clarinet. Now, I've gotten a lot of it back, but it's not where it was before. It's better if I practice the flute first.
I asked the same question you are asking, and I did not find anyone that had a problem playing both. So, it must be an individual thing.
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Author: D. Pegel
Date: 2001-04-16 00:36
It's not that bad, as long as you practice both on a regular basis. I play flute, clarinet, and contrabass clarinet. That's a very interesting combination. Low notes on the flute become a little more difficult, but not that much more. And sax fingerings aren't that different from the flute, though there are some definite differences. Not to mention that bass flutes are harder to find than saxes. So I would go for learning a new instrument.
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Author: Keith
Date: 2001-05-07 19:32
I play flute and sax, and played sax first. I would say if you want to have a great flute tone, don't play sax. I notice that my flute tone suffers if I play it after I play the saxophone. If I have a day when I play flute exclusively, I almost always notice an improvement. If this is not an option, just divide your practicing equally between both instruments and try to play flute first.
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