How do you play C on tenor sax?

Can you growl on tenor sax?

The most common way to growl on alto or tenor saxophone is to “sing” through your saxophone when you play. This sounds complicated and can feel uncomfortable at first. Stick with me! The best way to start is to begin by playing an easy note on your sax – an octave G is a good starting point.

Should you puff your cheeks when playing saxophone?

When we puff out our cheeks, it pulls the corners of our mouth out, in the opposite direction that we want. When this happens we loose stability and focus in our tone. And that’s the simple answer. It will make the saxophone harder to control, and producing a solid tone will be more challenging.

What is the correct embouchure for saxophone?

This embouchure involves tucking your bottom teeth under your lower lip until your teeth are covered. Once this is accomplished, close your lips. Next, put the mouthpiece in your mouth and form an airtight seal all the way around by pressing the corners of your mouth and your top lip against the mouthpiece.

How do you articulate a tenor sax?

Are you supposed to bite your bottom lip when playing saxophone?

You should NOT exert this force with the lower jaw pushing the bottom teeth through the lower lip. Both methods will control the reed, but the latter will HURT! And further, biting will damage the lower lip, perhaps permanently. You should NOT have a bleeding bottom lip from playing the saxophone!

How do you do finger notes on a saxophone?

How do you remember the sax fingering?

What is the easiest song to play on saxophone?

What is the easiest key to play on saxophone?

For a beginner, the key of Bb Concert (for the alto sax, that’s G) is the best key to start.

What is the hardest sax to learn?

Soprano Saxophone

It is the smallest of the four main saxophones. It can be either straight or curved. The soprano is known as the hardest saxophone to play.

What is the hardest saxophone piece to play?

At a head-spinning pitch of 286 beats every minute, backed by a chord progression that demands the utmost level of preparation and performance, the Giant’s steps by John Coltrane, recorded in 1959, is touted as the ultimate challenge in the history of jazz.

Can saxophone be self taught?

You CAN teach yourself saxophone, yes, but without some kind of help it will be difficult and time consuming. You can access online saxophone lessons at any time of the day or night that suits you. If you don’t feel like playing today, then don’t.

How many hours a day should I practice saxophone?

As a rough guideline, you should be looking to average about 3-5 hours of practise every day (even more some days) if you want to be the best of the best.

Is sax easier than guitar?

Guitar is harder to learn for a beginner than saxophone. This is because a guitar has more fingering positions and allows for up to six notes at once, compared to a saxophone, which only plays one note at a time. Guitar music also requires knowing a bit more theory to read than music for saxophone.

Can a 50 year old learn the saxophone?

It is NEVER too late to learn how to play the saxophone. I have a few students who are over the age of 70. One of these students has never ever had anything to do with playing music in her entire life. She has wanted to learn saxophone for the last 60 years and finally has summoned up the courage to start.

Why are old saxophones better?

Vintage saxophones were designed to play with a big sound – loud – because they didn’t have microphones and PA’s to help them. And thusly, they are very flexible as far as tone quality and intonation are concerned. This is a good thing if you know how to tame one – You play the horn and you tell it what to do.