Introduction to Baritone Saxophones

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For Expert Village, I am EJ John Erickson and I'm here today to talk to you about the baritone saxophone in all of its glory. It's part of the saxophone family. The biggest, most common saxophone. But to start off, we're going to put it in perspective to the other saxophones, soprano, alto and tenor, and we'll take a look at those right now. Okay, so the first saxophone is the soprano saxophone. It's commonly confused with the golden clarinet because it's straight. But really, what it is is a saxophone that's just been straightened out. This one has a little bit of a curve at the top. Some have this neck come on and off. But this is a soprano keyed in B-flat, so when you play a C on a piano, you're actually playing a D on this saxophone. So, that's the soprano. Okay, next is the alto saxophone. A little more common, made popular by, well, I won't even tell how many players made the alto saxophone popular. It's keyed in E-flat and is the next in the line. It's the second from the highest of the saxophone family. Alright, and the tenor saxophone. A little bigger yet. Notice that it has a curve up in the top, giving a little bit more length to it and a deeper tone. It's keyed in B-flat, the same as a soprano saxophone. So the high soprano and the tenor are keyed in exactly the same key. And that is the tenor sax. And, of course, the Bari sax, the baritone saxophone. This is what this session will be focusing on. It's the lowest of the four saxophones in the common family. Notice from the top, it comes down and then up and all the way down and also has a long bell, that's what gives it that nice low-end, bark-y sound that we all love. That's the baritone. So that's a quick look at all the saxophones. Now, we'll start diving into the Bari sax. We'll talk about getting familiar with the Bari. What makes it different. We'll talk about good, proper embouchure technique, prepping your reed, finger exercises, warm-ups, all of that. We're going to cover it all in the next session, so I hope you stay with us.

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