I'm 13 and want to pick up on some sax, I will have no problem learning because all of my friends and in symphonic band and are very good, how would i know if the sax is right for me and what kind of sax?

Im 13 and i just got done in my 7th grade year. I played the tenor saxophone. It waz fairly easy for me to learn. But im switching to the soprano.

I would stay with the main 3 Alto, Tenor, Bari. Soprano is nice but has little use in a school band or Jazz band. If you're learning to play just rent one from the school, until you can figure out if its what you want to play or not. You will have to try them out to find out what is more comfortable for you. I prefer Tenor in a band and Jazz setting, and Alto for solo classical. It all depends on what feels good for you.

Good Luck
CJ

Alto is better if you are younger and just starting, as it is easier to hold (not as heavy) and requires much less breath.

whatever gets that soul feeling and da funk man, which is all for me

as a start i reccomend alto alot that is a student/starter saxophone. and if you do, a yamaha is the best choice for starters. once you get good and you want to swich you should know if you alwayse want to play low or high because it really sucks if you play bari then switch to soprano it sounds really bad. but yes i reccomend a 62 yamaha student alto sax

im 16. i play alto and have my own, i just started playing bassoon and baritone saxophone, i think alto is the easiest, plus most widely used sax and cheapest to buy.

kinda what cjbass said, saprano is kinda doesnt have a use in middle school there isnt a lot of sheet music for saprano for it, and i havnt personally seen any for highschool

SOprano, not saprano.

from my opinion the alto sax is more for beginners im in 7th grade band now
and i will play tenor sax(just look at my picture lol)

Why is your username bass cleff?

There are parts for soprano sax in almost everything Grainger wrote...but that's all I know of.

But then again, not every high school jumps and plays Lincolnshire Posy ( One of Grainger's most important works...it's on every top ten band literature list)!!!

I don't think the Lincolnshire Posey part for soprano will be playable by someone who is 13. Just my opinion.

Your director should be telling you which instrument to play, or at least pointing you in the right direction...Pick up the alto. You'll get better parts with it than you will with the tenor and not a lot of literature written at a 7th grade level includes parts for a baritone. I daresay there's no 7th grade lit. that includes a soprano part.