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Hello All;
I am a new tennor sax player who is having trouble hitting low C. I can reach the note if I walk down from D but I am having trouble putting the horn in my mouth and play starting from C.
What I usually hear is some sort of foul sound which I can then bring into C by slight changes in my embouchure. When I say "foul" I don't mean that it sounds sharp or flat, just plain old "bad". But even when I get the tone in place if I were to try to maintain embouchure stop blowing and try once again to play C, I still start of with the same foul sound which I again have to make some adjustments to get the clear tone.
My instuctor advised that sometimes if you finger the C, but pop the D key just as you toungue the note it may help. I'm still working it. Does any one have any tips or advice or is it just down to practice, practice practice.
Thanks!
I am a new tennor sax player who is having trouble hitting low C. I can reach the note if I walk down from D but I am having trouble putting the horn in my mouth and play starting from C.
What I usually hear is some sort of foul sound which I can then bring into C by slight changes in my embouchure. When I say "foul" I don't mean that it sounds sharp or flat, just plain old "bad". But even when I get the tone in place if I were to try to maintain embouchure stop blowing and try once again to play C, I still start of with the same foul sound which I again have to make some adjustments to get the clear tone.
My instuctor advised that sometimes if you finger the C, but pop the D key just as you toungue the note it may help. I'm still working it. Does any one have any tips or advice or is it just down to practice, practice practice.
Thanks!