I am a long time clarinet player and have been learning alto sax for a few months. (I am hiring the alto). When the time comes to buy my own instrument I was thinking of getting a soprano sax, because I love the sound. As a clarinet player, I am familiar with the issues of intonation and tight embouchure. Given this, I was wondering if learning the soprano would be a bit easier for me?
Thank you alot for the video. It was very helpful. I am a percussionist and I'm really interested in learning how to play Saxophone. Ive never blown into an instrument before....judging I am a percussionist. A lot of people recommend I start off on Alto but I want to start on Soprano. Should I got for Soprano first?
I've been an Alto Sax player for a long time and I'm planning to buy a Soprano Sax, that's why I am here watching, just to make sure with my decision...
so I've been playing alto for almost 5 years now.I really like the sound of a soprano, but i am not sure if it is too difficult or not.Can i start learning?
Of course you can start learning! Soprano is a great instrument and if you try and be a bit more disciplined with your embouchure/tuning, there's no reason you can't pick it up. You might find, as I did, that as you progress on soprano, there will be parts of your alto playing that also improve massively so it's worth giving it a go.
Hey! I was playing alto and I swapped over to soprano, playing it with vibrato and all notes, I less than 2 hours! I definitely think you can do it! Let me know how you do!
This is a really tricky question. I would usually recommend alto. However if you play another woodwind instrument such as Oboe or Clarinet and already have a strong music foundation, a very good sense of tuning and intonation and a developed embouchure; then the leap to soprano can be less of a challenge. If you don't have any prior experience though, you will find alto easier and you'll enjoy it far more than wrestling with the challenges of playing soprano.
I think that's fine, I never "switched" per se as I carried on playing alto alongside soprano, if you can afford to keep playing alto too, that's a really good route to go. Everything I say in the video still stands; expect the soprano to be more sensitive to changes in embouchure and air so it will require more finessed technique. Once you put in a few months of work though, the effort really pays off and it's great fun!
