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Alto Saxophone
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Alto Saxophone
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• Abellera, Khlea• Ignacio, Lheslee• Reccion, Kirsten Gaelle V.
About Aldolphe Sax.
A Belgian inventor, Adolphe Sax, created the saxophone in 1846.
His inventions combined the single reed of the clarinet with the bore and fingering patterns of the oboe, producing unique tonal qualities.
He dreamed of an instrument with the flexibility of the strings, the tonal variety of the woodwinds and the power of the brasses
He also wanted his instrument to produce the octave when over-blowing, not the clumsy 12th, as in the clarinet.
What is Alto Saxophone?
Member of the Saxophone family
Invented by Aldolphe Sax
Smaller than Tenor Sax
Larger than Soprano Sax
It is an E transposing instrument♭
Shaped letter J
Parts Of the Alto Saxophone
Ligature/mouthpiece
Ligature screw
Neck
Neck screw
Keys
Body
Bell
Parts Of the Alto Saxophone
How to assemble the Alto Sax
Put out the alto sax out of the case
Put the neck in the alto sax and tighten the neck screw
Get the mouthpiece, loosen the ligature screw and insert the reeds.
Tighten the ligature screw
Embouchure in the Alto Sax.
Put the mouthpiece in the mouth and rest your top teeth on the top of the mouthpiece
Don’t let the bottom teeth be touched by the
Reeds, put the lower lip as a cushion of the reeds
To start a note, touch the reed with the tongue and release
Proper breathing and air support
Air is used through the diaphragm
Never use air from the nose
Breath from the diaphragm
Never breath through the nose
Breath if there is a breath mark
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