I just got the saxophone for xmas, and I also play flute and clarinet. I know almost all the notes on it already, but I am having trouble hitting a few notes like the C that is below the staff(along with C#&B). I can hit it sometimes, but 1/2 the time its really hard. And hitting the high E(the one that above the staff) and any notes above that is really hard. I can't even get th sound out withoutconsuming the entire mouthpeice in my mouth. i've been practicing long tones which got rid of the shakeyness of the note when I first got it, and scales helped this problem as well. Unfortunatly, it is not helping me hit some of these notes. I am getting pretty fustrated with them now =/ because I been trying for a bit to get them, and nothing(mostly the altissimo range).

Hi. What brand is your saxophone? And by the way if you are having trouble hitting low C# and B, if its not the keys that are the problem, try long tones, and try starting at a C# in the staff and go down chromatically until u hit the note then hold it. And altissimo, if u dont have a book for altissimo u will end up biting ur mouthpiece entirely too hard which will cause lower lip and mouthpiece damage. Email Cjbass on the site email and he can give u some good book titles for altissimo

I got a yamaha, and I know they are good brand because I never had problems with any of my other yamaha problems.

Yah the C# and B(the low ones) are hard for me to hit as well as altissimo.

ok yamaha is perfect, selmers tend to have problems in the low C#/B range. yamahas are good w/ altissimo and low range. just use long tones....

when i try C# or B you just hear this like kinda like rumbleing out of the sax=/ it doesnt go up an octive since i learned to control my lips but it just like rumbles @_@ and sounds pretty bad.

When i play lower notes i get a sqeak or a note that sort of sounds like your pressin the octv. key? HELP PLEASE!

that is most likely your mouth....try droppin your jaw and openin up your throat

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i know that sounds wierd....think alot of hot air.

thanks! it took some practice but after a little while i got it. Now the only notes i can't play are low c and low b flat.