The Tenor Saxophone is in the key of Bb, while a standard piano is pitched in the key of C. To have a piano play in the same key as a tenor sax, you can do one of two things: 1. Have the piano part transpose (move) all it's notes down a full step. For example, instead of playing a D on the page, it plays a C. Instead of playing an Eb, it plays a Db. 2. Or, which may be easier, the tenor sax player can transpose (move) all it's notes up a full step. So instead of playing a F, the tenor will play a G.
To transpose tenor sax music to alto sax you need to transpose down a "perfect fourth." A perfect fourth (P4) is five half-steps. Half-steps are smallest distance between two notes in traditional western music, i.e., consecutive notes in a chromatic scale.
count five notes up. so if u are told to play ur concert B flat, you count up five notes and play a G. If you are to play your concert E flat, count up five notes and play C.
Clarinet C C# Db D D# Eb E F F# Gb G G# Ab A Bb B
alto sax G G# Ab A A# Bb B C C# Db D D# Eb E F F#
Guitar is in C, alto sax is in E flat. Move all the notes from guitar music up 3 semitones
take your piano note and and go down 6 half steps
Ya dont
No, you do! transpose it down three half steps. For example: Eb (E flat [b]) on the piano (which is tuned in CONCERT) is C natural on the Alto Saxophone (which is tuned in Eb).
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The Alto Saxophone is in Eb When you play an F# on the Alto Sax it will sound as an A on the Piano. Response to previous answer: No, most are Eb. There are different companies that make a Bb (not a tenor or soprano) If you play a written C on the sax, it will sound as an Eb on a piano A tuner would be helpful to find out what concert pitch you have. Play a C on an alto into the tuner. The pitch that shows up on the screen of the tuner is the pitch of your instrument i believe
Farm out alto sax notes
it allows the alto sax to make a different sound.
I think that the sax is cooler. It's partially because I play the alto sax, but I think the sax is easier too.
http://www.apassion4jazz.net/transposition.html
The Alto Saxophone is in Eb When you play an F# on the Alto Sax it will sound as an A on the Piano. Response to previous answer: No, most are Eb. There are different companies that make a Bb (not a tenor or soprano) If you play a written C on the sax, it will sound as an Eb on a piano A tuner would be helpful to find out what concert pitch you have. Play a C on an alto into the tuner. The pitch that shows up on the screen of the tuner is the pitch of your instrument i believe
Farm out alto sax notes
it allows the alto sax to make a different sound.
Adolphe Sax
I think that the sax is cooler. It's partially because I play the alto sax, but I think the sax is easier too.
The trumpet, alto sax and the Tenor sax. The Drums, Bass and Piano provide the rhythmic background gd luck ;)
The alto sax is generally not known as "an E flat sax", as a baritone saxophone is also in E flat.
Get a alto sax music book and read the instructions
Great escape is a good song to play for alto sax
Adolphe Sax
Learn Alto Sax and find out what the notes are.