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Range of the Alto Sax
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Summary: The range of the alto saxophone can be played using certain techniques; learn how from our expert sax teacher and player in this free sax video music lesson.
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Leslie Burnick Leslie Burnick graduated from Auburn University in Alabama with a degree in music education. She has studied with Anthony Gigliotti, former principal clarinet... read more
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Range of the Alto SaxHi! My name is Leslie Burnick and I’m speaking on behalf of Expertvillage.com. Today I’m going to talk about the range of the saxophone. Again this is the alto saxophone, it does go down to a low B flat, the berry sax goes down to a low A. I am going to play for you a chromatic scale, also the saxophone usually goes up to high F above the, above the staff. I’m going to play a chromatic scale from low D to high D and then back down. So that’s the chromatic scale on the saxophone that would be as you have played all the white keys and black keys in order on the piano.
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