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The fingering is the same for the whole saxophone family, the two most popular ones being the alto and the tenor. They experience such unpleasant results as playing an. Instrumentations jazz quartet 545 lead sheet 531 saxophone quartet 311 alto saxophone 255 saxophone tenor 201 alto saxophone, piano 141 soprano or tenor saxophone, piano or organ 100. In my opinion, the best student model alto saxophone is the. While fingering low bb, use your vocal chords to hop between the notes of reveille its all based on one triad since it. This scale is awesome because you can use these notes to play a lot of fun songs. In order to use the altissimo range above this it is important to get familiar with the front f aka auxilliary f key as shown here. Have you ever tried to play a low note on saxophone and its everything but low. Playing low notes shouldnt be difficult, with correct approach and solid saxophone fundamentals youll be playing bbs at ppp in no time.
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