Category: Sax specific

If you’re looking for a new sax, one of the things you’ll probably be thinking about is whether or not it has a top F# key. Not all saxes have them and it’s possible to play F# without one, so is it necessary or not? Thinking about this made me wonder why some saxes have them and some saxes don’t, and when the key was first added. I’ve done some research on this and found some information about when the key became standard.

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There are four commonly played saxophones – soprano, alto, tenor and baritone. It’s easy to think that if you can play one, you should be able to play all of them. Here, I’m looking at what the potential difficulties can be in swapping between saxes and whether it’s as easy as it sounds.

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If you play the sax you might be wondering how far there is to go in terms of progressing through grades and pieces. If you’re wondering this, then at some point you’ll probably start thinking about what the hardest piece ever written is for the sax – what’s the maximum standard? I’ve had a look into this and have come up with some answers.

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