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Alto Saxophone

The most common member of the saxophone family of instruments, the alto sax is the instrument-of-choice of many jazz greats. Questions about the alto sax, alto sax players, and alto sax music belong here.

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What are the notes on the recorder for jar of hearts?

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B# B# B# E# E# F

F F F E# D E# DC

C E# E# E# F E# E#

E# E# E# F E# E#

B# B# B# E# E# F D

F# F# F# F# E# D E# D C

C E# E# F E# E#

E# E# E# F E# E#

Soz this is just the chorus.

How did the alto saxophone change since it was invented?

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Of course. Some big changes, some little.

The first saxes (1840's) only went down to a low B, so the bell was a bit shorter and had no Bb key.

Early saxes weren't lacquered, they were bare brass. Silver plating came next then lacquer.

Until about 1911, there were two octave keys, one for notes up to G and one for higher notes. Now there's an articulated mechanism that opens different octave tone holes with a single key.

Rollers on the pinkie keys were added in the early 1900's

Until the 1930's most saxes had one bell key on each side of the bell.

The articulation of the G# and C# pinkie keys was added later

The front high F# key is a recent additon.

Key guards used to be made of brass rod. Now they're sheet metal.

Many changes in bore dimensions, tone hole placement and key work, most barely noticeable.

How do you trill a high b on a alto saxophone?

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d flat is the same as c sharp. so just the octive key

Is a Conn saxophone good?

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Conn makes a lot of different models. The 50M is an upper-level student horn. It's American made, and much better than Conn's later student models. Truth be told, it's not really a Conn. It's a Vito with Conn engraving. Vito horns are based on Beaugnier French saxophones, and area good design. If you're looking for a solid student horn, the 50M is a good choice.

What are the alto saxophone notes for songs?

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there are many different song to play for the alto sax and also many different ways to play marry had a little lamb hears the easiest way in my opion

baga- (all one beat )bb b_____for 2 beats- AA _______afor 2 beats- b d d_______for 2 beas- and then baga- bbb ___________for 2 beats- AA ba- g for 4 beast

- means new measure

Where are the notes on an alto saxophone?

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Wow, well this answer would take a while lol, look at it like this, there are 26 keys on an Alto Sax, the six keys you will most likely (depending on what your playing) be using, are the keys your fingers should be on when holding the sax. The top key alone, is a (B), if you play the next one along with the top key, you play an (A), and holding down all three keys, you will play a (G). Very bery basic notes, without a doubt used in almost every piece written. Then the bottom 3, no matter which bottom key you need to press, the 3 keys we just talked about, ALL need to be held down, the first key on the bottom, along with the top 3, will give you an (F), now holding down the second key, along with the first one, and the three on top, will give you an (E), and finally holding down the last key along with the first two keys and the three on top will give you a (D). Now while there are many many more notes out there for the alto, there are too many to type out like this because some of them require more complex detail, if you want to know more, go on the internet, and look up Alto Saxophone Fingering Charts, they have every note on a sax, on that chart. Hope this helped.

Are flute and alto saxophone fingerings similar?

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The primary difference between the Bb soprano saxophone and the Bb soprano clarinet (to choose equivalent members of their families) comes from the fact that the clarinet has a cylindrical bore and overblows a 12th (octave plus a fifth) while the saxophone overblows by an octave.

This means that the saxophone's second octave fingers like the first octave, while the clarinet needs extra keys to get the first four notes of the second octave!

There are other differences (for instance, the clarinet has a very large number of little-finger keys used for alternate fingerings, making it possible to play passages more smoothly which otherwise would be viciously hard to play at all.) But this is the fundamental difference between them.

( added on ) i don't know much about clarinets but I'm going to use this as an example. to play the same tone of another instrument you have different notes. For example. concert G would be A natural for saxaphones but a C for a horn

What are the notes for another one bites the dust on the alto saxophone?

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GGG gggg Bb Bb C if the G was a quarter note and the g is a 16th note and the Bb and C's are quaters too

What are some Christmas note for alto saxophone?

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Jingle Bells

BBB|BBB|BDGA|B -|CCCC|CBB|BAAB|AD|BBB|BBB|BDGA|B -|CCCC|CBB|DDCA|G

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We wish you a merry Christmas

G|CCDCB|AAA|DDEDC|BGG|EEFED|CAGG|ADB|C :|

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What are Alto sax notes to summertime?

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Hi these are the letter notes for " Summer Time " on the alto A F A G F G A F D AA AF GGG FDFDFEE AF AA GFG A FDAA ADCAC DFA GG F DD . Play around with the melody and your ear will tell you which NOTES will need the use of the OCTIVE key . Hope this will be of some help to you and remember this is a SLOW melody . GOOD LUCK

Is C Swaminathan the architect of green revolution?

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A renowned scientist-statesman, Professor M S Swaminathan brings to his work the compassion of a humanist, critical and exploratory ability of a scientist and the philosophy vision of a planetary citizen. His scientific research for food and nutrition security has the overarching commitment to ecological preservation, poverty eradication, empowerment of women, social equity and above all promotion of human and moral values. Mahatma Gandhi's concepts of sarvodaya and antyodaya remain central to his scientific work. Dr Anwarl Dil's book outlines his outstanding contributions to the success of the green revolution and his efforts to transform it to an ever-green revolution by making it pro-nature, pro-women and pro-poor.

What are some cool alto saxophone solos?

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This is both an opinion and what i know (no particular order)

  1. now's the time - charlie Parker
  2. desafinado - Stan Getz & João Gilberto
  3. the highway - Lee Tomboulian And Circo
  4. Lover Man - Charlie Parker
  5. kokamo - beach boys
  6. money - pink Floyd
  7. take five - Dave Brubeck Quartet
  8. cheek to cheek - Phil woods
  9. pick up the pieces - AWB
  10. la rosita - Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins

What is the difference between alto saxohone and tenor saxophone?

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The Alto Sax is the second smallest in the range, The Soprano Sax is the smallest and plays in the highest register. The Tenor fits in the range between the Alto and the Baritone and is a fairly standard Jazz and blues instrument playing in the Mid to Bass range

What key is alto saxophone in?

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An alto saxophone is in the key of E-Flat, or Eb

Which singers have the initials c b?

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Charles Bronson, (deceased) American actor known for roles in westerns

Carol Burnett, actress, comedian

Catherine Bach, actress, aka Daisy Duke in the Dukes of Hazard TV series

What is the key of the alto saxophone?

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The Alto Saxophone is in the key of E flat. That means that an E flat on the Alto Saxophone is the same pitch as a C on a piano or other concert pitch instrument.

Who is a famous bass clarinet player?

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John Heard (NOT the actor), Étienne Ozi Carl Almenräder, Louis Marie Eugène Jancourt, Julius Weissenborn, Archie Camden, Simon Kovar, Sol Schoenbach, Leonard Sharrow, Maurice Allard, Sherman Walt, Mordechai Rechtman and Bernard Garfield

How much would it cost to fix a few bent keys on an alto saxophone?

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Of course, it depends on what's wrong with it. If it only needs a new pad, it shouldn't cost much, say $10 to $20. Bent or broken keys will cost more, and really messed up octave key mechanisms can cost lots more.

Where is the b note on a saxophone?

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finger an A with the left hand (the first two keys your fingers are on), and add the last of the three rectangular keys with the palm of your right hand, located near the hook. Fingering diagrams are extremely helpful in these situations.

a different guy,

WRONG! you use both of your pointer fingers.

Who are some famous female volleyball players?

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Karch Kiraly is arguably the greatest volleyball player in history of the sport, however Misty May is the current Olympic champion but then also Megan Hodge could arguably be the #1 player

How do you play let's go band on alto SAX?

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Start out slow and soft, then get louder and faster. Be sure to sway back and forth, and pump your fist when your right hand is free.

What are the notes for tenor careless whisper?

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IF ANY ONE HAVES THE NOTES FOR THE SONG CARELESS WHISPERS FOR ALTO SAX PLEASE SEND TO ME MY MOM WILL LOVE FOR ME TO PLAY FOR HER TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY I WILL LIKE THAT AS A GIFT SO I CAN PLAY IT FOR MY MOM ON HER BIRTHDAY SHE WILL BE SO HAPPY CAN ANYONE GIVE THIS DREAM TO A 14 TEEN BIRTHDAY GIRL AND HER MOM. MIRANDA, EMAIL mitaonelove@hotmail.com

How long is an alto saxophone?

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Not very big at all, compared to tenor and bari saxes. Its about a little under two feet long. I'm not very tall at all (5'1) and can play easily. I could also play when I was 4'11 so I hope I could help