I don't have the perfect chops, so I try to play as close to an A as possible (just for a reference)Agent27 said:But shouldn't an alto mouthpiece by itself play A concert?
And just to confuse anyone looking to be confused, LOL, I was at a master class recently where the teacher, jazz tenor player, recommended playing these pitches 1/2 step lower on the mpc if you are looking for a jazz embouchure. He felt the slightly looser embouchure was more fitting.Agent27 said:Yeah, but those pitches refer to concert pitch. An alto mouthpiece should blow a concert A, a tenor mouthpiece should blow a concert G. He didn't make that distinction but he should have.
Get yourself something like this: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Korg-CA30-Chromatic-Tuner?sku=210527&src=3SOSWXXAtonyh said:so are you saying that blowing the mpc on its own should sound like playing a high F# on the alto, and also are there tuners made for saxophones or do you need to use a guitar or piano tuner and know how to transpose the notes.