I`ve been playing saxophone for two years now, I originally started on oboe and I`ve fiddled w/ bassoon, but I`m really a saxist at heart. I`ve played both alto and bari in my school band and I`m thinking about going trying Soprano. Do you think this is a good move? Should I buy my own or use a school instrument? Any advice will be apreciated.

Soprano saxophone isn`t that hard of a sax as everyone says. Although you do need a good embouchure for the high notes. You might want to rent one, to try, so that you know for sure that it is what you really want to play. Good luck with it.

Even harder, is getting it to play in tune. Use a tuner when first practicing and develope a good embochure.

I hardly ever have a problem with it being out of tune.

A better instrument equals better intonation.

Ihave played the alto sax and the bassoon for many years but I recently bought a soprano to play just for fun.. I have had a lot of trouble getting it to play in tune. On my tuner it registers half a step flat. I pushed the mouthpiece in as far as possible but with no real result.. Is there something I can do or is it a problem with the horn I bought? Can a repair or adjustment help at all?

Hi, I had the same problem. I bought othor reeds (vandoren (3,5) instead of royal rico) and now it`s better. maybe you can try it.
grtz, joyce

Hi, I had the same problem. I bought other reeds (vandoren (3,5) instead of royal rico) and now it`s better. maybe you can try it.
grtz, joyce

GO WITH ALTO SAXOPHONE!!! I love it ive been playin it for a few moths and already love it. If u want to have a good sax buy an alto or just rent one. Besides i think that it sounds the best out of all of the saxophones. Just go with it you wont regret it !!!!!!!

Play em all, thats my advice. If you buy one, I`ve found that straight sops are better in tune, but curved ones have a more sax sound. Depends what you use em for, jazz or classical (and so on)

I just started playing soprano sax after years of playing the Baritone. Any tips on how to develop a good embrochure for this one?

Bari to Sop? Well... have you played tenor or alto? That might be best, because normaly you begin on alto or tenor to develop you embo-thing (sorry i can`t spell), then start working on the others. But... if you haven;t then it doesn;t really matter to much, i guess. Bari is really loose, with sop you might have tendency to bite bad. don`t. To get the low notes on sop, you have to actaully loosen up a bit. But, this is coming from someone who mainly plays alto, so... good luck

Thanks, and yes, I did start on alto.