i am new to sax and will be learning on an alto or tenor sax, is either one harder to learn or about the same?i also wanted to find out aprox. how long it takes to learn(to get to a decent standard)any suggestions on how often i should practice etc.your comments would be appreciated ;-)

It`s a matter of personal prefference really. Both are great.

Personally, I like the tenor better, but that`s `cause it`s my main instrument.

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i just rented a tenor yesterday for jazz band. i started on alto for a couple of months. i prefer the tenor sax because it has a more mello sound. its all personal preference.

want to play jazz excellenta and make it soung good, us the tenor, it is the best jazz sax you ca use, with the alto you just cant get the jazzy feel, souse the tenor , or if you are as good as me you can use th saprano sax, but you got toknow what jazz to play on it, but tenor is still better

I think all the saxes are good for jazz. I learned to play the soprano from a jazz master, Kenny G. So it`s more of a preference, but u need to play the alto and tenor, b4 the soprano

I am 10 years old and i have been playing the tenor & alto sax as well as clarinet, flute and drums for 3 years. the TENOR SAX is definately way totally better.

ive being playing tenor sax since i can remember... ive won a few competitions but i struggle playing anything but upper octave jazz peices... HELP!!! what can i do? and what are good peices to play that are not jazz?

Hey, I`m 13 and I`ve been playing the alto sax for 4 years now. I say if you practice your scales and do long tones in tune, you will get a lot better!

I don`t really play jazz(i would like to tho)but I play alto...I don`t think Baritine would be good for jazz alto would be good but you should stick with the one you are playing now

I play the Bari in my normal band class and in stage band i play the tenor. Im in 7th grade and im on my way to Honors Band

i play on sax 2 years but i steal dont have my own instrument. I want buy some secondhand but i dont now which is the best. Now i`m playing on Amati ATS 22 but i think it`s poor instument. What will you advise my to buy?? Thanks for help & please write on my e-mail.

and about the subject - i think we cant talking about what is better: tenor or alto, because everyone have different power and body. I now the men who can`t play on alto, simple it was to small for him but when he takes bari it was really good. When i strated i would play on alto but my teacher gave my tenor and now i`m really happy, its the best instrument for me.

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