I compare 3 of the main saxophones in the saxophone family: soprano, alto, and tenor. Which one do you like the best? Let me know in the comments! Check out my soprano saxophone comparison video here: • Soprano Saxophone: Str...
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@hectorconchaАй бұрын
Thanks so much! Congrats from Chile!
@dustinhellen7 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@queenbee78192 ай бұрын
Wow they all sound beautiful!
@dustinhellen2 ай бұрын
Thank you! But which one is your favorite?
@maike-the-owl-is-dancing2 ай бұрын
Hello from Germany 😊 I like the Tenor most. I don't play any Saxophon but will hopefully start learning it in September this year. Great video!
@dustinhellen2 ай бұрын
Thank you! It's great that you like the tenor the most. When you get a saxophone, I have a video on how to play the saxophone for beginners, so you should check that out too! Why is the tenor your favorite?
@maike-the-owl-is-dancing2 ай бұрын
@@dustinhellen I like the darker sound and my favourite Player is Junior Walker. My favourite Band is Tower of Power (maybe you know them), there are also 2 Tenor Players. They are awesome. I already watched them live last year and I'll do it again this year. And of course I'll watch your Sax starter video 😃🎷
@dustinhellen2 ай бұрын
@@maike-the-owl-is-dancing I have listened to a LOT of Tower of Power! They are a really tight band, and incredible horn section!
@neromatilh88962 ай бұрын
I was thinking about start in the saxophone world, this helps a lot, thanks!!!
@dustinhellen2 ай бұрын
@@neromatilh8896 Glad it is useful to you! Let me know which saxophone you get if you get one!
@almirahellen81532 ай бұрын
I think I’m going to start with Soprano sax! It’s so cute! 😊
@dustinhellen2 ай бұрын
Grabe! Start on alto or tenor first! 🤪
@TexarJJF2 ай бұрын
@@dustinhellen Unlike you might expect it is by far the most difficult while tuning is rather difficult
@dustinhellen2 ай бұрын
@@TexarJJF yes, tuning makes it the most difficult of the main 4, especially to start on.
@TexarJJF2 ай бұрын
Baritone Saxophones are in E Flat and not in B Flat
@dustinhellen2 ай бұрын
I did not say baritone saxophones are in Bb. I said they are in Eb, like the alto, when talking about the baritone saxophone. I said the baritone is in Bb (not baritone saxophone)which is a brass instrument. When I said the baritone is in Bb, I was referring to the baritone, a brass instrument, not the baritone saxophone.
@TexarJJF2 ай бұрын
@@dustinhellen soprano saxophones the highest pitch in the saxophone family? What about the less known "Sopranino Eb" saxophone?
@dustinhellen2 ай бұрын
@@TexarJJF I mentioned that the soprano is the highest of the main 4 saxophones (sop, alto, tenor, bari). The highest saxophone is the soprillo, which is even higher than the sopranino
@zivraviv737815 күн бұрын
Soprano!
@dustinhellen15 күн бұрын
Yes! Why?
@zivraviv737814 күн бұрын
@@dustinhellen The sound! I'm a flute player (manly), and also play the trumpet. Last year I decided to add Sax to my wind instruments. I chose the Soprano because I'm more attracted to its pitch, probably a natural choice to me as it has a similar range of the flute and trumpet. I was aware of the recommendation of better not starting on a Soprano. Nevertheless, I chose to start with it and have no regrets. As for tuning issues, at first I was using a lot a tuner. Now I trust more my ear. My conclusion is that for a first wind instrument, it's better to start with the Alto. However, if you are experienced with Winds, and you want the Soprano - don't hesitate.
@dustinhellen14 күн бұрын
@@zivraviv7378 Great comment! Yes I agree. When I mentioned to "not start on soprano", that's assuming you are new to the saxophone. With experience, you can start with soprano, but it is still difficult, and has a learning curve. You're like me...I prefer the higher pitched instruments, although I have recently been playing a little bari and I am starting to like it, which is dangerous. Bari is so expensive!
@lanphanhАй бұрын
Why written music is the problem? Would it not be using the concert songs and transpose 2 semitones down for Bb instruments or 3 semitones up for Eb instruments?
@dustinhellenАй бұрын
Yes, you can transpose concert pitch a major 2nd up (2 semitones) for soprano/tenor and a minor 3rd down (3 semitones) for alto/bari, but it is difficult for many people to do this instinctively while they read concert pitch. You see a concert F for example, and you have to think "G" and make sure you are in the right key while you play. I mentioned in the video that parts that are specifically written for soprano are sparse. This is why it is nice to play music written for other more common instruments in the key of Bb, like trumpet or clarinet, like I mentioned.
@lanphanhАй бұрын
@@dustinhellen Thanks, And sorry that I am just new to the sax world, and I learned that transpose for saxophone is a must, and I use musescore to transpose for the saxophones before I can play.
@dustinhellenАй бұрын
@@lanphanh No problem! Look on KZbin for songs you like that are written for saxophone. It will give you a backing track and the music on the screen already transposed for you so you can just play with it. For example, you can type something like "Careless Whisper tenor sax" and it will give you a few that have the sheet music with the backing track, already transposed for tenor.