#Bari sax notea professional#
So the general rule is that beginners should play on a small tip opening, while advanced and professional players play on a big tip opening. In terms of sound though, many players prefer a big tip opening because the sound is deeper, warmer and allows for greater control, such as bending the notes. A big tip opening – requires more air and effort to produce sound, which is more difficult to play.A small tip opening – requires less air and effort to produce sound, which is easier to play.Mouthpieces manufacturers measure the tip opening in millimetres or 1/10th of inches and the difference between the smallest and the biggest opening is never greater than 2mm.īut this difference is enough to drastically change the sound, and tip opening sizes usually range from 1.10mm to 3.10mm. In the image on the right, the first mouthpiece has a shortfacing curve, leading to a small tip opening whereas the mouthpiece on the second image has a long facing curve, leading to a large tip opening. The air then goes through the saxophone body and ends up creating sound.ĭifferent mouthpieces will have different tip openings, depending on their facing curve (shown by the green arrows on the image on the right). When air is blown into the mouthpiece the reed vibrates against the mouthpiece. Which refers to the distance between the tip of the reed and the tip of the mouthpiece. Up next… BARITONE Saxophones: The Rarest of the Four Birdland Sax (w/accessories) – ( Amazon).Lazarro Sax (w/accessories) – ( Amazon).Mendini by Ceclio (w/accessories) – ( Amazon).So if this is the saxophone size that currently appeals to you, here’s what I recommend: John Coltrane for example – who is originally a tenor saxophone player – is famous for playing the soprano on many of his popular tunes including “My Favorite Things” and “Afro Blue”. Meaning you won’t see many players on both alto and tenor, but you see lots on both alto and soprano, OR tenor and soprano. Probably for this reason, players typically choose the soprano sax as their secondary instrument, to either alto or tenor. It’s also less popular in music, and rarely found outside of classical and jazz.Īs it turns out, the range of the instrument which doesn’t really go well with louder, catchier genres such as rock or pop. For you 3rd most likely candidate, we have the soprano sax, which comes in 3 designs (all sound basically the same):Įveryone seems to agree that the soprano sax hardest to play of the 4, and definitely not a good choice for beginners.
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