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All saxophones produce sound in the same way: The Saxophone player pushes air through the mouthpiece; the moving air causes the reed to vibrate rapidly against the mouthpiece, causing the air to vibrate at that same frequency and a pictch to sound. The air then moves though the saxophone, amplifying the sound until it escapes through whichever holes closest to the mouthpiece are open. If all holes are pressed down, then the air escapes through the bell of the sax.
The distance of the open tone hole to the mouthpiece determines how high or low the pitch of the note sounds.

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An alto sax produces sound through air blowing through the reed and neck and down then to the top. while the air is doing this it makes the sax viberate and the vibrations create sounds.

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