[siceltics12]

is switching to tenor sax hard from the trumpet. I currently play the trumpet in the 9th grade. is the same amount of air needed. My friends say you dont have to change your embouchure to play different notes which i think might be easier.

 

[bandmommy]

Yup, It's hard. Just like playing the trumpet is hard.
You will need to make small embouchure changes on the sax even after you learn the different one required for playing a single reed instrument.
Same air, different horn.
And don't believe everything that your 'friends' tell you. Most of it is untrue.

 

[NissanVintageSax]

Throat positions and voicings change over the range of any sax, but the embouchure stays largely unchanged (there are subtle differences needed, but does stay largely loose and unchanged).

Is it hard from trumpet to sax? Ornette Coleman didn't think so! He doubled Sax and Trumpet (his primary was Alto Sax).

If you're doing a solid switch, an not a double, you can concentrate just on sax, and pick trumpet up again later, if so desired. It's usually a good idea to have one type of embouchure firmly developed before adding another. If not, than bad habits on both can develop!

 

[hgiles]

Where is sirspinbad when you need him? Pm him, he will give it to you straight. He's a pretty good sax player already and can play the hell out of a trumpet.

 

[AltoMurder]

you just need more air, other than that nothing is really too different

 

[Bozman]

Sax is much easier to play than trumpet.

 

[69193]

Sax is easier. I played trumpet briefly and switch over to woodwind. Clarinet (soprano and contra alto) and then to sax (bari and tenor). I wouldn't worry about the "amount of air needed." If you can play a trumpet, you should be able to figure sax out.

Getting your embouchure down for brass is far more difficult than it is for woodwind. I can't say that I got comfortable with trumpet. I would say that I was fairly good on saxophone back in the day.

Some people can just pick up an instrument and get going in a relatively small amount of time. Give it a try. You may find that you take to it pretty quickly. If you haven't played trumpet for long, you shouldn't really have to unlearn your current embouchure.

 

[RootyTootoot]

They are very different instruments and successful doublers are really quite rare. Benny Carter is one famous one. A second is gary twisted::mrgreen.

Actually, I don't think it's clear what you are intending, OP. Are you giving up the trumpet or intending to double trumpet and sax?

 

[69193]

They are very different instruments and successful doublers are really quite rare. Benny Carter is a famous one. Another is gary twisted::mrgreen.

Actually, I don't think it's clear what you are intending, OP. Are you giving up the trumpet or intending to double trumpet and sax?

From how he's written it up...it sounds like he's looking to switch instruments...not double (at least that's how I took it).