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playing sax    11:51 on Monday, September 10, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

deinbo
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Currently I play clarinet and i'm gonna sign up for sax lessons soon and I was thinking about playing tenor is this the right decision or should i start on alto?

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Re: playing sax    20:01 on Monday, September 10, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

saxophone_sweeti
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I don't think it really matters between them when starting on alto or tenor. I play both, and there are things to consider between them. If you want to play the higher notes, choose alto; if you want to play the lower notes, choose tenor. Both are excellent instumnts to play...

By the way, I've never played the clarinet, but I heard there's not a huge transition between clarinet and sax...


Good luck!!

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Re: playing sax    05:23 on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

Triforce
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alto takes a lot less air.

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Re: playing sax    06:19 on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

EllieM
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I find tenor takes less effort to blow than alto, and alto less effort than the clarinet.

Alto and tenor are slightly different beasts, but are similar enough for it not to be a problem when choosing which to start with, although if you're quite small, the tenor can be a little unwieldy.

Sax fingering (any sax) is almost the same as middle register clarinet. The sax overblows at the octave and so all you have to do is hit the octave key and change your embouchure slightly.

Have fun.

   

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