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Tenor Saxophone

Very similar to the alto saxophone in use, the tenor saxophone plays a common lower role in bands. Questions about the tenor sax, tenor sax players, and tenor sax music belong here.

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What kind of mouthpiece did Sam Rivers use on tenor?

On the old Blue Note albums, it looks like a hard rubber berg larsen mouthpiece. That said, I don't know how it came by the metal ring on the shank. He gets a fat and aggressive sound typical of the bergs, or possibly a small chamber Meyer mouthpiece.

-JS

How do you play careless whisper on tenor sax?

4/4 Key of F major Careless whisper By: George Michaels

(F#,E,B,G,F#,E,B,G,G,D,C,G,E,D,C,G,C,B,G,E,C,B,C,D,E,F#,G,A,B)x5,000,000,000

When an organ player tells the tenor saxophone player to play the song in b flat so it can be in tune with the organ player how should the song be played by tenor saxophone player?

The tenor sax always plays a whole tone above concert pitch instruments like the organ. If the organist is playing in C then the tenor sax plays in D. This is because when you play lin key of C on the tenor sax you are playing in Bb concert. So you always have to raise your pitch by a whole tone in order to be in tune with the concert pitch instruments

How much do tenor saxophones cost?

Tenor Saxophones can cost anywhere from $1,200 for a student Yamaha to upwards of $10,000 for an Inderbinen.

Good places to browse would be saxquest.com, wwbw.com, and forum.saxontheweb.net.

How much do a tenor starts off?

A decent tenor saxophone will probably cost from $700-1100 USD. You can purchase cheaper ones for about 600-699 on on-line auction sites (i.e. EBAY), but they are not guaranteed to perform as well.

What are the notes to the cantina band tenor sax?

The sheet music for the Cantina can be purchased at most music stores. There are several tenor saxaphone books that have this piece on them including Cantons Band Sheet Music by John Williams and Popular Music For Tenor Saxaphone.

What is the best brand of tenor saxophone for intermediate player?

Without question, a Selmer is the best, but Yamaha, Yanigasawa, Jupiter, and LA Sax (Yes!) have pretty decent horns for a quarter to half the price of a Selmer.

What is the thing you put the ligature into called?

If you are talking about saxophones, the ligature is placed on the mouthpiece.

Are the fingers spread apart more on a tenor sax than an alto sax?

Tenor Sax

There's not a lot of difference in the finger spacing. Even though the keys that open and close are further apart, the finger touches are placed almost as close together.

What would your GPA be if you got three B's and one C?

2.75

Each B is worth 3 points, each C is worth 2 points.

3+3+3+2= 11. Divide that by four (four classes) to get 2.75.

If you're in college, however, you need to factor in the credit hours. If each class has the same number of credit hours, your GPA will still be 2.75. If they aren't all worth the same number of credits, here's how you figure it out:

(Grade x Hours)+(Grade 2 x hours) + (Grade 3 x hours) + (Grade 4 x hours). Divide the sum from that by the total number of hours.

Kirk Whalum what type of saxophone dose he play?

Kirk Whalum plays a Bb tenor saxophone. The make and model of saxophone is Keilwerth SX90R which was manufactured in Germany. The finish of his saxophone is black nickel.

What is an Octavia on an alto sax?

If you mean an Octave, then it's from one note to the next 8 above it, it is the same note but higher.

If you mean Octavia, then I'm sorry I cant help you there. x