I played alto sax for seven years; my older brother played the clarinet. The embouchure (sp? Mouth position) is similar but I think the sax is a little easier. The clarinet has more opportunities to play high melodies, and the sax is sometimes relegated to accompaniment. I don't know if any of that helps.
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smonster - Nov 11, 2016 5:51:31 am PST #27805 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
smonster - Nov 11, 2016 6:05:20 am PST #27806 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
So I just told my boss that I'm not coming in today. He was understanding. We struggle with communication but he does give me flexibility with my schedule and I appreciate that.
Now I need to focus on actual self care, getting some healthy food and doing stuff around the house and go do yoga, so I can be ready come Monday.
meara - Nov 11, 2016 6:06:28 am PST #27807 of 30002
Total band geek stereotypes. But the clarinet section usually has more girls, and gay boys, while the sax section is more full of somewhat charming but kind of asshole dudes (...Bill clinton plays sax). ...but that's just stereotypes :) Sax is generally going to seem "cooler" than clarinet.
sj - Nov 11, 2016 6:07:21 am PST #27808 of 30002
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{{{smonster}}} I hope you are able to take good care of you this weekend, and that Monday is easier.
Tom Scola - Nov 11, 2016 6:10:38 am PST #27809 of 30002
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I played the Tenor sax for about seven years.
My advice would be for him to learn an instruments that can play chords, like piano or guitar.
Scrappy - Nov 11, 2016 6:44:15 am PST #27810 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I have a friend whose mom (a musician) steered him away from saxophone and towards less popular instruments. He ended up playing the bassoon. Because there was a much smaller pool to choose from, he got to play in the statewide youth orchestra for several years and lots of other cool things.
WindSparrow - Nov 11, 2016 7:04:26 am PST #27811 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Calm~ma for your Lasix today, Suzi.
~ma of whatever kind will help you through this tough time, smonster.
msbelle, lots of good vibes for the strength to help your parents through healing from this surgery.
askye - Nov 11, 2016 7:17:11 am PST #27812 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
I tooknow clarinet in middle school. I wanted to be assigned sax but I don't think any girls were. Or percussion but I know there were no girls on percussion.
I liked playing the clarinet.
Calli - Nov 11, 2016 8:04:49 am PST #27813 of 30002
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Healing~ma for your dad, msbelle.
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The clarinet would be lighter to schlep around than the sax.
EpicTangent - Nov 11, 2016 8:16:59 am PST #27814 of 30002
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