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The pitch of the sax is determined by the frequency of the wave that is produced in a column of air inside the instrument. The vibrating reed sets up the wave, but the frequency will vary as the length of the wave changes. Stated simply, the wave will extend from the mouthpiece to the first open key on the instrument. The longer the wave, the lower (slower) the frequency and the lower the pitch.
Add to this the octave key. An open octave key interrupts the wave, preventing it from being the full length of the column of air. Instead the wave will be half the length and two full wave lengths will fit between the mouthpiece and the first open key. Since the wave is only half as long, it will be twice as fast (and sound an octave higher) than the note without the open octave key.
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Why do all the holes on a saxophone make a different sound?
because when you blow on the reed it makes sound and then travels through the sax and then it echoes out the holes and each time you cover a hole it either gets higher or lower each time you cover one of the holes
What does a saxophone have inside it?
nothing! its a hollow tube or pipe of metal that makes sound by a vibrating reed and creates different frequencies by pressing buttons that covers holes
How does saxophone works?
By moving a series of keys in a desired order and blowing into the Saxophone by the reed, you can make sound. The buttons are pressed in a sequence in order to make different notes to make a note seem either flat (b) or sharp (#) A saxophone has a mouthpiece to which a reed is attached. When the player blows the reed vibrates creating a tone. The player changes the tone by pressing the keys, which open and close tone holes. When upper tone holes are open, much of the sound goes through them creating a shorter pipe and in turn a higher pitch. As lower holes are closed the sound is lower and a higher percentage of it comes out of the bell.
How does the saxophone create sound?
A saxophone created sound by the reed. The reed on the mouthpiece vibrates. which generates a sound to be blown through the instrument. The type of sound that is registered depends on the current fingering being used.
What factors go into making o good sound on a saxophone?
Just practice in music books about the saxophone.
What does the saxophone sound like compared to other brass instruments?
The saxophone is a woodwind instrument. It is played with a reed, not a mouthpiece.
Is the saxophone lower pitched than the french horn?
It kind of depends on the saxophone. Maybe an alto or baritone saxophone would be about the same pitch or lower. A tenor saxophone definitely would sound lower.
What does alto saxophone sound like?
The Alto Saxophone is a rich and lovely sound wich echoes but iit can hurt a dogs ears when it reaches an extremly high pich noise.
Why is a saxophone called a saxophone?
A saxphone is called a ''woodwind'' because to make a sound it needs a ''reed'' whitch is made out of wood.
How is a saxophone's sound produced?
By blowing down one end.
Why do flutes have holes in the middle of them?
Flutes have holes so it creates a certain sound when you cover certain holes. If there were no holes, it would only make one sound.
What instrument looks similar to the clarinet?
Yes. A saxophone is made of brass but makes sound by a vibrating reed like a clarinet.
