can a tenor saxophone blow the highest note that an alto saxophone can play?

will a beginner horn affect my progress?? coz i`m joining marching band so i heard that beginner`s models are tougher and more suitable for marching...

anyway.. my location is Malaysia, and my band isn`t a school band... it`s a youth group marching band... so we`re not really a classy band .. (no tuba, etc. ) ... but i would like to improve on the saX. i`m currently playing euphonium (smaller version of tuba) ....

yes the range of a tenor saxophone is the same as an alto. and also it is good to march with a student sax because they are made to take more of a beating than the professional saxes. as for if it will effect your playing it wont unless there is something wrong with the sax. hope this helps!

I live in malaysia, Tell me when and where you perform I might be there.

saying it has the same range is true, and not so true. The fact is, tenor is 5 semi tones below an alto, I believe. So basically your F on the alto wwill sound higher, also..by nature altos have a brighter, higher sound. IT also depends on your mouth piece, and whether or not you`re vcounting altissimo register or overtones.