11 best beginner saxophones

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Essential Elements for Band - Eb Alto Saxophone - Book 1 w/EEi

Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument.

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Double Bar: Indicates the end of a piece of music

Repeat Sign: Without stopping, play once again from the beginning

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Eighth Notes / Beams

Each Eighth Note = 1/2 Beat / 2 Eighth Notes = 1 Beat

Play on down and up taps

Two or more Eighth Notes have a beam across the stems

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When the Saints Go Marching In - Band Arrangement

Old Macdonald Had a Band - Section Feature

Ode to Joy (from Symphony No. 9)

Hard Rock Blues -Encore

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Alto Saxophone Key of D (Concert F) In this key signature, play all F#'s and C#'s

Alto Saxophone Key of F (Concert Ab) In this key signature, play of Bb's

• Gold lacquered body Eb alto saxophone with high F# key alto sax
• Large bore, ribbed construction, quality leather pads with metal tone boosters, contoured keys with faux mother of pearl inlays
• Includes: Pro-deluxe durable hard-shell case, mouthpiece, neck strap, a box of 10 reeds (Size 2.5"), cleaning cloth & rod, and a pair of gloves
• Bonus: Cecilio 92-D chromatic/string tuner with metronome & pocketbook
• Ideal for both beginners and advanced players

User questions & answers

Question:	is the sound quality good
Answer:	Yes it is.my son sounds really good and he is beginner.
Question:	what is the weight of the saxophone with the bag
Answer:	sorry it took me long to answer it is about 10 to 15 pounds, its really light. I used to ride my bike, run, walk for 30 minutes to my practice sections and it wasn't heavy. Now the regular saxophone strap is for masochist, so just buy a neotech strap.
Question:	i am an adult looking to purchase this saxophone. does any adults have experience playing and living this instrument
Answer:	I recently bought this saxophone I'm 41 years old and a professional musician While there are better saxophones our there (including with a 10x price tag!) this saxophone is an excellent investment. The saxophone is a little full-bodies for me but aside from that it's wonderful. The only problem I have with this saxophone is the right hand palm keys are a little too far back for me. I have to completely readjust my hand every time I need to use tge palm keys to do a flutter or trill. Another problem is the left hand palm keys are quite sharp and dig into my hand at times when I use them. A word about the tone...it's very dark and full-bodied which for me is a problem as I prefer my alto to sing with fire and brilliance by the bucket load! I switch between an ARB metal 6 and a Vandoren Jumbo Java A45. While the time I get is nice I still don't get the bright tone or edginess that I get on my 1940s Evette Schaeffer. It's a wonderful saxophone for the money and should last for years to carry anyone well into their professional career (if that's what you're after).
Question:	Does it sound the same as a Yamaha saxophone or worst
Answer:	The Yamaha YAS 61 was supposed to be Yamaha`s first professional model saxophone. In my opinion the Yamaha YAS 61 sounds brighter and louder, but that`s with the Bamber jazz mouthpiece. That will make a difference. The Mendini was not far behind the Yamaha YAS 61 in sound though. I give the Yamaha YAS 61 a grade A for sound quality, and the Mendini Alto Saxophone a grade B to B+ for sound quality. Switching to a jazz mouthpiece on the Mendini does make it sound brighter. I like Lavoz reeds too. I have not found the most ideal mouthpiece just yet for the Mendini Sax. I haven`t had it long enough to know. Bamber mouthpieces are not for sale anymore, that is I can`t find them on the internet. Metalite M 5 is inexpensive on amazon.com and will make the Mendini Alto Saxophone louder. It will be short shank so will fit on the cork further out than the mouthpiece that comes with the saxophone. E. Rousseau JDX 6 is another jazz mouthpiece for a little more money. Right now I have been practicing with the mouthpiece that came with the Mendini saxophone with a Lavoz reed. Maybe a homemade metal piece inserted in the mouthpiece will make this mouthpiece play brighter. I think it has a fairly good tone quality with the Mendini mouthpiece. The Mendini alto saxophone has it`s own signature sound as other saxophones have as well. The Mendini alto saxophone is a little quieter and slightly less bright than the Yamaha, and not necessarily worse. Some saxophonist don`t always want that bright of a sound. I do though. Hope that answers your question ? If you want to ask more questions please send another request. I`ll try to help

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Alto Saxophone

Teacher approved, Mendini saxophones are the perfect instruments for the student musicians and a great addition to any level players. The large bore makes it easy for young players to get a great, full bodied sound and the fast action keys allow for easy play-ability for all players. The tone is deep and rich with even intonation throughout the full range. Each instrument is assembled with over 300 hand crafted parts that are all made exclusively by Cecilio. There are no off the shelf parts. Every saxophone is play tested at Cecilio's factory and re-tested at their Los Angeles distribution center to ensure that their high quality standards are met. This is why thousands of instructors have approved these saxophones.

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Chromatic Tuner with Metronome

This tuner is easy to read, has a large LCD display, and can be used to tune any instrument. When using the Metronome function an audible beat is provided for an easy to find downbeat in any of the compound or duple meter settings. A metronome is a device that keeps regular beats to help the musician keep the beat or tempo of a song they are playing. The metronome tempo ranges between 30bpm to 230bpm. With an adjustable note value and tempo range setting mastering complex beats is achieved for any level musician!

Saxophone Pocket Book

This handy, pocket-sized booklet includes a diagram of the parts of the saxophone, a fingering chart, how to assemble and care for, and hold the saxophone, and music reading fundamentals. The studies provide practice for tone, slurs, embouchure, fingering, tonguing, arpeggios, and dotted rhythms. Additional songs and studies introduce and practice more concepts. Major, minor, and chromatic scales are also included.

Accessories

Mendini by Cecilio saxophone includes a mouthpiece with ligature and cap, a pair of gloves, cleaning cloth, cleaning rod, neck strap, cork grease, and a box of 10 reeds (size 2.5).

Hard Case

Mendini by Cecilio saxophones are ship inside a deluxe plush-lined nylon covered lightweight hard case.

• Synthetic resin alto saxophone reed is more durable for beginners for long-term practice because the slight thicker tip of the reed guarantees its excellent response and at the same time the moderate toughness of synthetic resin determines the tip not easily split compared with traditional reed.
• Reed 2.0 is too soft after being soaked while reed 3.0 is too difficult to blow a note for a beginner so the synthetic resin alto saxophone reed 2.5 is really friendly to beginning players for easy blow because of its appropriate strength as well as full and rich tone.
• Synthetic resin, nontoxic material with high corrosion resistance and moisture resistance, will not be easily affected by humidity change, which protects the alto saxophone reed from getting mould and helps the reed service longer than traditional reed.
• Perfect U shape with accurate cut and smooth finish guarantees the reed fit your alto saxophone well and prevents your mouth from being scratched.
• Each alto saxophone reed comes with a plastic protective cover for convenient and longer use.

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Excellent Durability

Traditional saxophone reed is made of natural reed with handmade finish so its quality varies. Its fragile nature makes it easily broken during performance. In normal, you should change it every one or two months.

Kmise synthetic resin saxophone reed is more durable for long-term practice because the well-design tip of the reed promises its excellent response and at the same time the moderate toughness of synthetic resin determines the tip not easily split compared with traditional reed.

Nontoxic Synthetic Resin Will Not Get Mouldy Easily

Synthetic resin, nontoxic material with high corrosion resistance and moisture resistance, will not be easily affected by humidity change, which protects the saxophone reed from getting mouldy and helps the saxophone reed service longer than traditional reed.

Perfect U Shape

Perfect U shape with accurate cut and smooth finish makes sure that the reed fit your saxophone well and prevents your mouth from being scratched.

Make sure that the tip of the saxophone reed is almost perfectly even with the tip of the mouthpiece.

Step 1

Clean the mouthpiece and the saxophone reed.

Step 2

Lay the flat side of the saxophone reed on the flat side of the mouthpiece.

Step 3

Carefully place the ligature over the saxophone reed and tighten the screws firmly but not too tight.