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Author: jonhy
Date: 2005-06-10 01:14
I am a bigginer at the sax a when i play a low G or lower it comes out an octive higher how can i fix this ploblem?
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Author: Carolyn
Date: 2005-06-10 03:36
You probably don't have the correct embouchure. Drop your jaw a bit, making your mouth cavity bigger (like you have an egg in your mouth), and this might sound dumb, but "think low", and blow!
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Author: Ven
Date: 2005-06-10 13:46
Well, first of all, Carolyn, let his tutor teach him because what you discribed was wrong. Now to answer your question, it might be your reed, get a lower number. It might be your instrument, get it checked out, or it might be your embouchure, just practice a lot, and it will become better, play like you would fill up a balloon and get more of the mouthpiece in your mouth for the lower register.
-Ven
P.S. Don't play too much because you wil get mouth cramps and it will hurt.
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Author: jonhy
Date: 2005-06-10 19:58
there was apsaluly nothing wrong with what corolyn said
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Author: elanah
Date: 2005-06-11 00:04
yeah
a beginner will usually not be dropping their jaw enough... a more advanced player with this problem would have to do an examination
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Author: Carolyn
Date: 2005-06-11 03:49
Thanks for the support, Johny, i didn't realize that Ven was 'master tutor' around here (that was dripping w/ sarcasm, by the way.). I guess after 10 years of playing sax I know nothing 9^9.
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Author: hautbois
Date: 2005-06-12 03:21
haha...
this is getting very out of hand people,
anyways, there was nothing wrong with what carolyn said yeah, and one more thing, the air factor is always omitted, kinda have to concentrate on that too.
does the g go on octave higher when you do intervals? or do u play it directly and it instantly sounds a high g without sounding a low g first, what ven said might be possible too, the instrument, the reed, just try to relax a bit more . good luck.
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Author: Musical Lottie
Date: 2005-06-22 15:26
Ask you teacher; take note of the advice here, and by trial and error you'll find what works. Hope it goes OK :o)
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Author: Katie
Date: 2005-07-03 02:47
What Carolyn said is kinda right but kinda wrong as well. There are many varied opinions as to how you should change your mouth to play low or high notes, but I don't think you should be moving your jaw that much, it's more of an embouchre thing. You shouldn't be biting harder with your lower jaw to get high notes, just like you probably shouldn't be lowering it dramatically to get low notes.
It could be your reeds (you should probably use about a rico #2 to #2 1/2 depending on how easy you find it, #1 1/2 if they're just too hard) or your mouthpiece (if your using a school horn try and the mouthpiece is shoddy and chipped with bite marks etc., go down to the shop and grab a nice new student yamaha or similar, they're only a few bucks and can make a big difference).
However, it could also be that your saxes octave vents aren't working properly (there are two - one that you see on the neck, and one of the side of the body near the top). Try getting someone else to play your sax (ie. teacher), and see if they have any problems. You might find it helpful to look at this article on CyberSax.com (http://www.cybersax.com/QA/Q&A_Trouble_Shooting_Beginner_Saxophonist_Issues.html), as it deals with a question kinda similar.
If you do need to get your horn checked out, make sure you go to a reputable dealer/repairer (unfortunately, you have to be careful, and you don't want either a shoddy repair done, unnecessary repairs, or extra charge for no repairs).
Also, this is happening on a tenor. Did you play alto or another woodwind before? I know from experience that this could mean your embouchre isn't used to this new size instrument. Get slowly used to changing from one instrument to the other, and it should get better if this is the problem.
Whatever you do, DONT GIVE UP! Instruments are great fun to play, whether serious or not, and this sort of thing shouldn't stop you!
Hope this helps.
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Author: Suzannah Noverthoghter
Date: 2005-08-18 17:39
Johny,
Loosen up your mouth and blow warm air through your sax.
This should fix your problem.I've been playin the sax for seven years and i hope this will help you.
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