Neal Battaglia
Hello, I’m going to assume you play the saxophone!
What are you looking for on Sax Station?
Drake Trevitz
I’m looking for help on playing the baritone sax, I’ve played the alto sax for about 3 or 4 years and I’m gonna learn how to play baritone for concert and possibly marching season

Neal Battaglia
so you have tried playing bari yet or not?
Drake Trevitz
yea a little just trying to make a noise or something
Neal Battaglia
what’s your question?
Drake Trevitz
im wondering if you know of any good sites for lessons on how to play it or note sheet
Neal Battaglia
why do you think the bari is different than the alto?
Drake Trevitz
wait are the keys the same as alto?
Neal Battaglia
Yes
they’re exactly an octave apart
the keys for the tenor and soprano are also the same (but in a different key)
Drake Trevitz
so like on a alto saxophone it just has your standard b u play the same note on a bari ?
Neal Battaglia
Yes, if you’re playing the same thing
often the parts they play will be different
Drake Trevitz
well that is extremely helpful cause i thought i was going to have to learn how to play diff fingerings for the bari
Neal Battaglia
no
Drake Trevitz
well thank you so much
Neal Battaglia
if you have an ‘Eb’ real book for example, it works for either alto or bari
Drake Trevitz
okay thats even better
Neal Battaglia
bari/alto are in Eb, tenor/soprano are in Bb
Drake Trevitz
okay thats good to know

There are a few ways to figure out if you’re in tune on the saxophone.

You can either tune it with another instrument or use a tuner.

To tune with another instrument, you play the same note as another person playing the other instrument. The piano can be a good choice. Basically, the piano should be in tune and even if it’s not, if you’re going to be playing with the piano, you want to be in tune with it.

You’ll hear something called ‘beats’ if the instruments are out of tune

You can also use a tuner, in that case you read what the tuner outputs, how flat or sharp you are.

Variations
You can use a smart phone app for tuning.

You can also use a recording that you know is in tune to play with and listen to whether your note seems in tune. In that case, you probably want to figure out a note that is in the key and see if it seems to fit with the music or seems dissonant.

In Mark Salzman’s book ‘Iron and Silk’, I read about how he tuned a piano using a cassette of Michael Jackson’s music.

Tuning the saxophone

If you play one note in tune, it does not necessarily mean all your notes will be in tune on saxophone, but it is a start.

You basically pull the mouthpiece out on the cork or push it on farther to make adjustments.

I was asked about how to find one video lesson, but you can use the search bar to find others as well.

Neal Battaglia
Hello, I’m going to assume you play the saxophone!
What are you looking for on Sax Station?

Eri
how to play the pink panther XD

Neal Battaglia
alto or tenor?

Eri
alto
Neal Battaglia
do you see the search bar in the upper corner?

Eri
not yet let me check

Neal Battaglia
upper right
type pink panther there
should come up
(video lesson)

Eri
thank you , I found it

Name: Carter
https://saxstation.com/saxophone-fingering-chart

Neal Battaglia
Hello, I’m going to assume you play the saxophone!
What are you looking for on Sax Station?

carter
how to learn the notes

Neal Battaglia
how many notes can you play now?

carter
3or4

Neal Battaglia
what are they?

carter
B,A,and D

Neal Battaglia
so you probably want to expand up and down from there

carter
ok
thanks

Neal Battaglia
did you watch the mid range video?

carter
about to

There’s a video on the fingering chart page with the midrange, that’s a good place to start.

How many tunes to learn…I know over 20 so far
(Playing tenor, 50 years. .off and on)
-Raymond (UK)

My response:

Do you play in bands?

How many tunes you should know depends on what you do with them.

If you need to memorize tunes to play with certain bands, then that’s probably what you should do. If it’s just for fun on your own, it’s your call. Probably more interesting to learn more tunes in that case.

If you go to jam sessions and they call tunes, then it’s good to know some of them. Etc.