| Author | Topic: WHICH SAX TO LEARN? |
rienik
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12/29/2004 | posted: 12/30/2004 at 12:38:40 AM ET
My son wishes to learn to play the saxophone, but I see there are several different types (alto, tenor, soprano, baritone). What's the differences and which would be best for a 12 yo student to learn?
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Mystik
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12/12/2004 | posted: 12/30/2004 at 1:23:49 PM ET
He should choose from either an alto or a tenor.
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 maintube
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5/26/2004 | posted: 12/30/2004 at 4:48:42 PM ET
agree with mystic.
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basn/saxplyr
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12/6/2004 | posted: 12/31/2004 at 9:51:05 AM ET
I agree!!
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rienik
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12/29/2004 | posted: 1/3/2005 at 10:57:54 PM ET
Thanks for the suggestion. I guess that's what we'll go with first.
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I would go with alto, then tenor, then soprano, and finally baritone.
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Mystik
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12/12/2004 | posted: 1/4/2005 at 11:42:01 PM ET
Dude thats just stupid. He should stick wiht one saxophone.
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maintube
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5/26/2004 | posted: 1/5/2005 at 11:18:31 AM ET
Once he learns one he can play the others. most school s furnish the tenor and bari and some proably furnish the soprano. All saxes use the same fingerings, so if you learn one moving from one to the other is not hard. Some pros do play all of them on different jobs. There are some differences in the embouchure for soprano than the others. I have found the alto, tenor, and bari to be very similar as far as embouchure. The soprano does require a firmer, more clarinet like embouchure in my experience.
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