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How do you know which key your alto sax is in?
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
Why is the d note on alto sax doesn't sound like a d note?
The alto saxophone is in the key of Eb which means that all the notes are a minor 3rd (3 semitones) below concert pitch. A D on the Alto Sax sounds like a real F.
Do the notes on a tenor sax use the same fingers as on a alto?
Yes. All the Sax family uses the same basic fingerings. Sax is a transposing instrument so the fingered notes are not the concert pitch of what is produced. A C# note is fingered the same on any sax but the note that comes out depends on which type of sax it is.The soprano sax is an octave higher than a tenor.The Alto sax is an octave higher than a baritone.There is a difference of a major sixth between the tenor and alto saxes.
What does an f sharp sound like when playing a trumpet?
A concert F sharp (as played on a piano) is a C on an E flat alto sax.
Why is an alto sax and a baritone sax Eb and soprano and tenor sax in Bb?
Because they are all different sizes, but the inventor wanted the fingering to be the same for every size. The only way to do that when the natural length of one size makes its lowest note a fourth lower than the smaller size, is to have the music written in different keys - transposed. When an alto sax plays the fingering for a C, the sound that comes out has a concert pitch of E-flat. When a tenor sax uses the same fingering, and it's still called a C, the note that comes out has a concert pitch of B-flat. To make them sound the same concert pitch, the different sizes have to be written as different notes. If a composer wants an alto sax to play a concert C, he or she will write the part as an A. If a composer wants a tenor sax to play a concert C, he or she will write the part as a D. By making the fingering the same for different sizes, and putting the burden of transposing on the composer/writer and publisher, even a relative amateur player can switch from one size of saxophone to another fairly easily. This allows many students to learn on the alto sax, which is small enough for 6th graders to play, and then switch to the larger saxophones when the player has gotten bigger, such as in high school, without having to learn all new fingering. The clarinet family has the same system, by the way - the regular clarinet is a B-flat instrument, the alto clarinet is an E-flat, the bass clarinet is a B-flat.
How do you know which key your alto sax is in?
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
Why is the d note on alto sax doesn't sound like a d note?
The alto saxophone is in the key of Eb which means that all the notes are a minor 3rd (3 semitones) below concert pitch. A D on the Alto Sax sounds like a real F.
Do the notes on a tenor sax use the same fingers as on a alto?
Yes. All the Sax family uses the same basic fingerings. Sax is a transposing instrument so the fingered notes are not the concert pitch of what is produced. A C# note is fingered the same on any sax but the note that comes out depends on which type of sax it is.The soprano sax is an octave higher than a tenor.The Alto sax is an octave higher than a baritone.There is a difference of a major sixth between the tenor and alto saxes.
What is the pitch a range of a alto sax?
High, medium and low
What does an f sharp sound like when playing a trumpet?
A concert F sharp (as played on a piano) is a C on an E flat alto sax.
Why is an alto sax and a baritone sax Eb and soprano and tenor sax in Bb?
Because they are all different sizes, but the inventor wanted the fingering to be the same for every size. The only way to do that when the natural length of one size makes its lowest note a fourth lower than the smaller size, is to have the music written in different keys - transposed. When an alto sax plays the fingering for a C, the sound that comes out has a concert pitch of E-flat. When a tenor sax uses the same fingering, and it's still called a C, the note that comes out has a concert pitch of B-flat. To make them sound the same concert pitch, the different sizes have to be written as different notes. If a composer wants an alto sax to play a concert C, he or she will write the part as an A. If a composer wants a tenor sax to play a concert C, he or she will write the part as a D. By making the fingering the same for different sizes, and putting the burden of transposing on the composer/writer and publisher, even a relative amateur player can switch from one size of saxophone to another fairly easily. This allows many students to learn on the alto sax, which is small enough for 6th graders to play, and then switch to the larger saxophones when the player has gotten bigger, such as in high school, without having to learn all new fingering. The clarinet family has the same system, by the way - the regular clarinet is a B-flat instrument, the alto clarinet is an E-flat, the bass clarinet is a B-flat.
What are the notes for Farm Out om Alto Sax?
Farm out alto sax notes
What is the G Major scale for alto sax?
The G Major scale for alto saxophone consists of the notes G, A, B, C, D, E, and F#. When playing the scale, it is important to start on G and ascend through each note before descending back down. For alto saxophone, which is an E-flat instrument, this scale is played as an A Major scale in concert pitch. Thus, the fingerings for the notes remain the same, but the concert pitch will be a step lower.
How do you transpose music for Alto Sax?
The tenor saxophone sounds in Bb when playing in C (it goes a whole step lower). The alto saxophone sounds in Eb when playing in C (going 4.5 steps lower).Therefore, transpose the notes UP 3 steps to go from tenor sax music to alto sax music.Each sax is tuned 3 steps below the one above it or 3 steps higher from the one below it (from saprano to alto, alto to tenor, tenor to bari)
What does each button on an alto sax do?
it allows the alto sax to make a different sound.
If you have learned alto sax if you picked up a soprano sax would the fingering be the same?
Of course. The fingerings are the same on all saxophones, but the pitch will be different.
How do you transpose from alto saxophone to concert pitch?
go down3 steps
