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Author: Tsoprano
Date: 2003-07-23 23:44
I just got this new soprano sax (straight) and I cant seem to get the high G on it to play? Any help, any suggestions? ARe the keys the same?
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2003-07-24 01:05
It could be that your biting your m/p to hard and the note can't come out. one of your pads may be sticking and need to be cleaned. one thing i've noticed is that you need a much smaller embourchure then an alto. If your coming from an alto you'll need a tighter embourchure, i played on an alto and from my soprano it needed a looser embourchure. your air speed may not be fast enough for the note. hope this helps.
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-07-24 03:38
this note causes everyone trouble the first few times. And especially now that you have a different saxophone. When I did play saxophone, I was taught to have a very firm focused breath support and to think of filling the entire instrument with air; pretend you're playing a low Bb: that kind of air.
d-oboe
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