Top products from r/saxophone
We found 37 product mentions on r/saxophone. We ranked the 67 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. D’Addario Woodwinds Woodwind Reeds Case (RVCASE04)
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 4
E♭CLARINET TO BARITONE SAX – The D’Addario reed storage case holds eight clarinet or saxophone reeds – from E♭ clarinet through baritone sax. Your reeds will last longer when stored in this slim and sturdy case.HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM – The reed storage case features a two-way humidity con...
2. Neotech Soft Harness, Swivel Hook Saxophone Strap (2501162)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 3
Fits most saxophones; designed for men, women and youthComfortable neoprene reinforced with an elastic support system ideal for musicians in marching bands or individuals with back or neck problemsFully adjustable and easy to attach with a unique swivel hookApproximate Size: 14.5"–19" (36,8cm–48...
3. E-sax Practice Mute System for Alto Saxophone II White
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 2
Play at full volume and remain at whisper level3 different modes of digital echo add ambience to enhance sound qualityA built-in metronome puts a click into your headphonesA line out allows you to send the sound directly to a recording device or sound boardA line In allows you to play along with CD ...
4. Ezo Denture Cushions, Lower Heavy, 15 Cushions (Pack of 6)
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 2
Makes Old Dentures Fit like New Again: Ezo holds lower dentures tight with VACUUM GRIP. When dentures are new, they grip with a natural vacuumEzo denture cushions help re-create the natural vacuum that keeps dentures in place. The VACUUM GRIP provides a better fit and holdEzo denture cushions add...
5. The Eb Real Book, Sixth Edition
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
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6. Selected Studies: for Saxophone (Rubank Educational Library)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Used Book in Good Condition
7. O2964 - Top-Tones for the Saxophone: Four-Octave Range
Sentiment score: 3
Number of reviews: 2
Used Book in Good Condition
8. Mendini by Cecilio E-Flat Alto Saxophone, Gold Lacquered + Tuner, Case, Pocketbook - MAS-L+92D+PB
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Gold lacquered body and keys Eb alto saxHigh F# keyRib construction, stainless steel springs, quality leather pads, metal resonatorsIncludes: tuner, mouthpiece with ligature, hard case, box of 2.5 reeds, neck strap, cleaning rod, polishing cloth, a pair of gloves and pocketbook1 Year Warranty Agains...
9. W21XB - Standard of Excellence Book 1 - Tenor Saxophone
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
Standard Of Excellence Book 1 Tenor SaxThe Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method Books 1 & 2 combine a strong performance-centered approach with music theory, music history, ear training, listening, composition, improvisation, and interdisciplinary and multicultural studiesThe result is t...
10. Ed Sueta Band Method: Alto Saxophone - Book One
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
12. Timiy Saxophone Flute LED Leak Light for Instrument Accessory 1pc
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
Material: Insulating latex.Saxophone Flute LED Leak Light with USB plug.Design for most of woodwind instruments,repair tool for flute saxophone.LED chip has many advantages such as anti-vibration, low power consumption and long service life.The connection is wrapped with insulating material for safe...
13. Smooth Jazz: Jazz Play-Along Volume 65 (Hal Leonard Jazz Play-Along)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Songs:AngelaCast Your Fate To The WindFeels So GoodGive Me The Night
14. Patterns for Jazz -- A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation: Treble Clef Instruments
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
A monument among jazz educational materialsPatterns for Jazz stands as a monument among jazz educational materialsCondensed charts and pertinent explanations are conveniently inserted throughout the book to give greater clarity to the application of more than 400 patterns built on chords and scales ...
15. The Art of Saxophone Playing
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Written by Larry Teal, this book is considered the "Saxophonist's Bible"It covers all aspects of sax playing and states it in a way that all can easily understand
16. WF139 - I Used to Play Tenor Saxophone BK/MP3
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
17. Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble: A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation, Alto Saxaphone
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Each Book Includes My EE LibraryEvery exercise and arrangement recorded by professionalsRepeated exercises feature rhythm section onlyThe basics of jazz styleHow jazz and "traditional" music are different
18. Technique of the Saxophone: Scale Studies
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
168 PagesScales StudiesWoodwind Method SeriesAuthor: Joseph Viola
19. How to Play Bebop, Vol 1
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
A Great Introduction To The Styles Of Today's MusicIncludes Scales, Chords And ModesCovers Bebop Language, Patterns And FormulasStandard Notation52 Pages
20. The Real Book: Sixth Edition
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all timeSince the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after nightThe problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the compose...
This by far was the best starter book for songs that I found -
https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Pop-Melodies-Alto-Sax/dp/1480384305
Incredibly well done AND easy to play.
This books works well for learning -
https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Elements-2000-Alto-Saxophone/dp/0634003178/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=alto+essentials&qid=1562175637&s=books&sr=1-1
Gives you the next "challenge" to work on great from a complete beginner's perspective. If you do every exercise in that correctly until at least half way through you'll be playing the previous book easily and the music is written so well for it you could play it on the street if you wanted to. Also lets you log in to hear how it's played and so you can play along.
I would recommend using this random sheet music generator to practice playing playing notes faster the first time you read them -
http://www.randomsheetmusic.com/
An instructor will be needed to make sure you are doing things correctly like getting notes out etc. I would recommend getting also 1.5 reeds because it's almost impossible to not get the note out with them.
Sigurd Rascher wrote a book about this; Top-Tones for the Saxophone. My saxophone professor once jokingly told me to squeak and tune right before he recommended this book, it did the trick but a lot of study was involved. Most people I know used this to extend their range. Remember to practice slowly and patiently, and also that some tones will have a harder time speaking than others. This will depend on many factors including instrument, mouthpiece, reed, actual person playing, etc. What may work for others may not work for you and vice versa. The approach that worked best for me was to work my way up chromatically. I identify my "goal" note and reach higher than that so that my "goal" is no longer my limit, but instead a comfortable note. Comfortably I can reach an octave above the F#. Lastly, any fingering charts you may find are not for everyone, these were made by individuals who found success with those fingerings so if they don't work for you feel free to experiment once you are comfortable with the range.
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TL;DR - This book will help: https://www.amazon.com/O2964-Top-Tones-Saxophone-Four-Octave-Range/dp/082582642X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=304AVVQDC47HK&keywords=top+tones+for+saxophone+sigurd+rascher&qid=1571542279&sprefix=top+tones+for%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-2
I bought one and I love it. It works perfectly fine and I've had no issues. It was great for an affordable solution to get back into saxophone. I had a barrowed sax when I was in school. this is the one I got. https://www.amazon.com/Mendini-MAS-L-92D-PB-Mouthpiece/dp/B00501ISJ4 Don't let the snobs steer you away. If this is affordable and will get you playing again DO IT!
Personally, I like Rico Royals and D Addario Jazz Select, but I'm on a budget so I use them for classical AND jazz/other. You might want to try a Vandoren Sample Pack or a D Addario Reserve sample pack.
Edit: Also I would recommend investing in a good reed case if you haven't already. I personally like this one but you could also look at ones that are a bit nicer.
As you mentioned, sax music has to be transposed to match with guitar and bass. But since you're probably going to be learning by yourself for now, don't worry about it yet! Practice scales and arpeggios, since that will help immensely with jazz improvisation.
Once you're feeling comfortable, you can pick up a fake book (like this one), and it does the transposing for you. There's a few hundred songs in each one, and there are books available for instruments in C (like guitar), bass clef (like bass), Bb (clarinet or tenor sax), and Eb (alto sax).
When you start transposing on the fly, take the key signature the rest of the group is playing in, and add 3 sharps. If they're playing in A, you're playing in F#. If they're in G, you're in E. A lot of times, playing with guitars puts the sax in terrible keys with loads of sharps. Practice your scales.
There is a trick to transposing sheet music on the fly. You still have to mentally add the 3 sharps to the key signature. And then move every note down one full line or space. It takes practice, but eventually will become easy. Helps to practice your scales.
Reeds is where you will find most of the cost for it. If you always use the one, after just 3 to 4 days it may stop making the proper vibrations.
I have 4 reeds I rotate between, and replace them every month. My 10 pack of tenor reeds cost me ~33$. I would recommend getting a reed case as well just to help you keep the reeds in better conditions and helps remember what reed you should use next.
They're these ones , iirc! They work like a charm! :-)
Easy answer: practice overtone exercises such as the classic:
fingering low Bb and changing your throat position to play a Bb up an octave, and then F a 5th above that, and Bb a 4th above that, etc.
Personal experience: what I found while developing my control of the altissimo register was that I often tried to capture higher overtones by biting more in my embouchure and blowing harder, when I needed to be utilizing throat positioning instead to reach higher overtones as well as to develop better control of them.
Check out these books for a much more comprehensive understanding of the altissimo register:
Top-Tones for the Saxophone: https://www.amazon.com/O2964-Top-Tones-Saxophone-Four-Octave-Range/dp/082582642X
Saxophone High Tones: https://www.amazon.com/Saxophone-High-Tones-Eugene-Rousseau/dp/158106005X/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=T61FKP0VVR5H1CHJRB5W
Beginning Studies in the Altissimo Register: https://www.amazon.com/Saxophone-Beginning-studies-altissimo-register/dp/B00072ZF9C/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505855702&sr=1-1&keywords=rosemary+lang+altissimo
Our studio uses dental wax with gauze infused into the wax. It's malleable and goes over the bottom teeth, which prevents just about all biting damage that occurs from extended playing. I'm personally not a fan of these protectors as I like the direct feedback of bottom teeth/bottom lip, but the rest of the studio swears by it. A couple of my friends practice for >6h/day with this thing without any pain whatsoever. I'll edit my post later today when I find out what exactly it's called and where to buy it.
Edit: Poster above me beat me to it, Ezo
I'd suggest getting a practice book! It doesn't have popular songs or anything, but they're challenging and fun.
Here's one of mine
If you have the Universal Method for Saxophone, by Paul Deville, that is the Bible. Here are some more suggestions. The Ferling is tough.
The Ten Best Saxophone Books Ever
48 Famous Studies op 31 by Ferling
Technique of the Saxophone: Scale Studies by Joe Viola
The art of Saxophone Playing by Larry Teal
I would recommend a harness type strap for bari, they're kinda weird at first but it distributes the weight better.
Here's one on amazon.
David Baker's "How to Play Bebop" is a good starting point.
I'm coming back having taken a few years off. This is a book I picked up that has links to MP3's and PDF's of the sheet music if you get the right version: https://www.amazon.com/WF139-Used-Play-Tenor-Saxophone/dp/0825889987.
Honestly I'm getting most of my practice by playing in a concert band on a weekly basis. That gets you back in the groove really quickly.
You can never go wrong with getting a real book but make sure you order it in the right key
I would recommend you make him a harness. [Like this] (http://www.amazon.com/Neotech-2501162-Harness-Black-Swivel/dp/B0002E1NS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369341192&sr=8-1&keywords=bari+sax+harness)
Neotech Soft Harness, Swivel Hook Saxophone Strap (2501162) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002E1NS2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_SMYNDbVQ32KNX
'Tis the one I have. Ran me about 30 bucks. There are sizing options, for if you happen to be a 6'2" 250 lb. giant like I am.
Get this book and use the play along CD to imitate different styles. The recordings are of the North Texas Jazz Band so it's top notch. It also talks about jazz history, artists, and improvisation.
https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Elements-Jazz-Ensemble-Comprehensive/dp/0793596211/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=essential+elements+for+jazz+ensemble+alto+saxophone&qid=1563503857&s=gateway&sprefix=essential+elements+for+jazz&sr=8-1
This happens to me when they are exposed to humidity fluctuations or heat from the sun. The little plastic things they come in aren’t very protective against it you could invest in a reed case. If anything put the reeds in a plastic bag to keep the humidity stable. I use this case with a plastic bag over it. D'Addario Woodwinds Woodwind Reeds Case (RVCASE04) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001SN7VGO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_tyYLDbHXN78CM
It's a tough one...if you're really hard up you could try one of those Japanese Saxophone mutes. It's not ideal (hands get cramped and its heavy on the neck) but it's better than nothing!
http://www.amazon.com/E-sax-Practice-Alto-Saxophone-II/dp/B001VO26LA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1396924305&sr=8-2&keywords=sax+mute
It's also expensive=/
If you don't mind your lower end being a bit stymied you could always try sticking a shirt/towel in the bell. Again, not ideal but better than nothing.
Also this book
https://www.amazon.com/Mendini-Cecilio-MAS-L-92D-PB/dp/B00501ISJ4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=alto+sax&qid=1574453194&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzT1hKRFk2S0tORVlaJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzk2NTQ1MU9OWUZKVlRPVEs5MCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNjg1NzA2MTZDTEpFVkdKWFJURiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl
It's not cheap, but what about this?
Patterns for Jazz -- A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation: Treble Clef Instruments https://www.amazon.com/dp/0898987032/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KPo7Bb69TW55C
Check out Real Books and Fake Books for whatever style interests you. Example Amazon link
These have hundreds of songs and most music shops should have a selection of them.
Here’s the reed case I use! It keeps my reeds from wrinkling. You can also drop a silica packet in your case to absorb moisture.
boop
Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0849759331/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Embouchure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0QTEEQi3g4
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