Becky,
They are similiar in certain ranges mid D to high B but that`s about it. The sax fingers will be easy to learn though. Clarinet has a wider octave range than sax.

I just found this .. download the "basic fingering chart"
http://www.lightandmatter.com/music/saxfingering.html

email me directly if you have add`l questions then I can shoot over attachments and stuff which can help.

hey you guys........ some of you are saying pure sheet.....
Kenny G. is the best... hes has talent and a lot of tecnich, he open the doors in many ways in the saxophone...
other thing.... you can`t say if sax is easier or what a sheet than clarinet..... they`re diferent things.. they look same.... no more..
Yes..... I`m so bad whith english as you whith saxophones (except some peolple who knows) because I speak spanish..... some of your questions are relly funny (for don`t say garvich)
good luck

Everyone who has posted responses,

Please STOP with the ridiculous arguing! STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL POST! If you want to talk about clarinets and Kenny G., OPEN UP YOUR OWN THREAD!

I am also planning on buying a MAXTONE black curved soprano sax.. and i know nothing about maxtone. i love music and i don`t want to make the wrong decision. I have heard by a music salesman that the curved sopranos are harder to play than the straight.
I do play clarinet and alto sax as well as flute and piccolo.. (and p.s. i am 17)and i want to expand my knowledge of the instruments.. and as far as i know these saxes are good.
Someone said that you have to have a couple years of experience of flute before you should start playing a piccolo (recommended) because they said it was much harder.. i began playing it after 15 minutes.
I have also heard that soprano saxes are in general hard to play. Which of course i have heard about others.. but have turned out to be false.
Please help me.
i want to buy this maxtone curved soprano.. but i barely know anyhing about the model.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

My HS band teacher just told me that i`ll be learning the soprano sax in jazz band class this year, i am a sr. in HS and have been playing clarinet for 6 years. This is my first day and i can hardly make a sound! Does anyone have advice? i need help QUICK!

i just inherted an old corton saxophone and i`d like to learn how to play it but i cant even get a note out of it.
can any1 tell me how to set one up- i have no idea about reeds and stuff- and start playing . thanx

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After a 30 year hiatus I stepped back into the pit with an old Bari. Got a Tenor then an Alto for doubling and filling in. Recently got an inexpensive Curved Soprano and am enjoying learning it. Works for some of the Clarinet parts until I learn Clarinet. I suggest you go to a REPUTABLE dealer and ask questions and possibly try some of the horns they have available. Be sure you talk to a Saxophone teacher, not just a salesman. Sales people make a living selling everything they can for a living. Teachers make a living as you learn and enjoy music with perhaps a bit of commission for sales. Good luck!

I`ve been playing clarinet for the past 11 years, alto saxophone for 7 years, baritone saxophone for 6 years, tenor saxophone for 3 years, and I`ve recently picked up the soprano sax.

I`ve been palying alot on Yamaha, but I`m trying a Selmer for soprano, and it`s really good!

The mouthpiece, I find makes a hugh diffrence. If I were you I would look for a good mouthpiece(try a Selmer or a Yamaha, I find there good)

Hey;
Yeah, I just started picking up the Soprano Sax and it`s a fun instrument. The Soprano Sax I`m using is in bad shape and my school ownes it. If I were you I would try and get at least a Semi-Pro Soprano Sax.

About the straight or curved sax, it really depends on the player for quality, good control, and good tone.

The mouth piece I`m using is a Selmer C80 and its very good, I suggest you try it out.

Have fun, and good luck.

Although it has been mentioned several times, no one has said anything about the quality of maxtones. Im also interested in buying a soprano, preferably a cheap one being that im 16. Ive been playing alto for 8 yrs, and I borrowed a selmer mark 7 soprano and played that at church, which I liked a lot, but I had to give that back. Does anyone know anything about maxtones or similar cheap in price models sold on ebay. The feedback would have you to believe thay are great, but with ebay you never know. Anyway thanks, any help would be appreciated

Hi, I am new, very new to the saxophone. Four whole days. I currently am taking lessons for flute. I am at intermediate level and had a chance to buy a nice soprano saxophone. I have read that the fingerings are the same for all saxes, so I bought an Essential Elements book for Alto. I have been told that I need to use it for fingerings, but use either clarinet or trumpet music for it. My son has a clarinet book, and I looked at it and compared it to the alto fingerings and I noticed that there are around 3-6 notes that there are no fingerings for with the sax. So if that is the case, how can I use clarinet music for it? Won`t I come across music with those notes and not be able to play it? Can`t I use the alto book and use the music in it to learn the soprano? I was surprised, as I had heard that the soprano was hard to get a sound out of, but I didn`t seem to have a problem. I am waiting for a Selmer C* mouthpeice to arrive in the mail as I have heard they were good. Anyway, any help with what music I should use would be a great help.

Although it has been mentioned several times, no one has said anything about the quality of maxtones. Im also interested in buying a soprano, preferably a cheap one being that im 16. Ive been playing alto for 8 yrs, and I borrowed a selmer mark 7 soprano and played that at church, which I liked a lot, but I had to give that back. Does anyone know anything about maxtones or similar cheap in price models sold on ebay. The feedback would have you to believe thay are great, but with ebay you never know. Also does anyone know anything about the 300$ bandnow soprano, its reviews make it seem amazing. Anyway thanks, any help would be appreciated

As a music teacher, sax player with a degree in saxophone performance and
concert band director, I would not recommend the maxtone or any other "unknown" sax
found on ebay. If you are looking to save money, the woodwind brand saxes at the woodwind and brasswind
are good quality and about $550. I wouldn`t expect to get anything decent for less than that. You might
also want to get a decent mouthpiece. Selmer s-80 C* would be my general
recommendation. If you can, play the horn before you buy. Woodwind and Brasswind (wwbw.com) will let you
try the sax at your house. You probably have to pay return shipping if
you don`t like it. What is good is what you like. Play the instrument and you will know.

By the way, clarinet and sax fingering are very similar above the clarinet break and
clarinets are held down towards the body while saxes are held at close to a 90 degree ange from the body.

I have a Woodwind brand soprano Sax that I just got. I don`t have any others to compare it to, but to me it sounds beautiful and I really like it. It was one of their special editions and I got it for 1/2 price at $449. Also, you say to hold the sax at a 90 degree angle, do you do that with a curved neck also? I find that with the curved neck, I get a better sound holding down more. I have both type necks...curved and straight and find I like the curved better. But I am really new to all of this, so I may not be holding them right. I am not taking lessons for this instrument. I am taking flute though, and am just doing the sax on my own.