Okay does anyone know of a website that tells you exactly what each mouthpiece does or something to that effect.

I have a saxamophone student...sorry saxophone student, tenor sax, that is having trouble getting anything but a loud, sqawky sound...some notes work some don`t. We have messed with the embouchure and he has matched every single pitch I played the other day with a little difficulty but he got the pitches.

It`s hard to work with him while trying to teach the other band students and I have sat him by the saxophones, clarinets, trumpets, etc. just to see if it will help.

He`s playing a 2 1/2 rico reed on a dynamics M9 Mouthpiece (the music store gave it to him after he broke his other one.)

Any help is great help as I`m stumped on this...never had a student take this long with getting the correct tone quality on their tenor.

Thanks.

What each mouthpiece does? I actually think it differs from player to player, for example by brother (who plays the baritone) can`t play my tenor with my mouthpiece but in orhestra he can play his girlfriends. I`m sorry, but I think he will have to try out mouthpieces, why not try with something that usually works for most students?

I think your student probably has some issues with the sax itself, not necasarily the mouthpiece. Ive been playing for 20 years and have found that though mouthpieces can make a difference, if there is such a problem like you are having with so much squacking, there are probably some leaks on the horn. you played it , but think about these issues: you may be able to adjust your embecheur to compensate but the student doesnt know how; you may also be holding the keys a little more firmly consequently sealing some possible leaks. I`m studying to be a music teacher myself and have come to notice these little fine points in my fellow future teachers in my woodwind tech class as they learn the sax. I hope this helped. give it a try and let me know if it helped. good luck,
Ron.