What would you think if I told you the saxophone has one 1 note? 😉 If the saxophone really has only 1 note, which one is it? ... ... ... I say this one note is the note "C" (middle C). This might be controversial for some but, it IS possible to play the entire range of the saxophone without changing or adjusting the embouchure! The middle "C" is about the easiest note to play on the saxophone, and you can transfer this "easiness" to every single note on your saxophone so that every note will be just as easy to play as the middle "C". Do you want to know how its done? Leave your comments below.

Please feel free to comment! Even if you don't agree!😉

Here's an older video of mine but it still applies today. 8-) Enjoy!

I'll answer first. I've been using Vandoren products for a good 3 decades now. Currently, I'm playing Vandoren V16 mouthpieces on the alto (A9) and soprano (S8), as well as a B45. on my clarinet, and B50 on bass clarinet. I've been using V16 reeds (3 ½ strength) on my saxes, but on my clarinet I've been using Legere synthetic reeds. I am considering checking out a Selmer Soloist on soprano, as well as a Jody Jazz on my alto sax. What does your setup look like?

The most important part of becoming a woodwind doubler is establishing a practice routine for all of your instruments. Time is a precious commodity and we have to find the most effective techniques to practice in order to use our time in the best ways possible. Here are a few practice techniques I use, and have used daily when practicing clarinet. Register practice aka "Voicing" As saxophonists, the first thing we have to get used to (other than a slightly different embouchure) on the clarinet is that it has a "register key", not an "octave key". Instead of an octave, the register key gives us a note that is an octave and a fifth above our previous note. Basically, we'll have to learn a different fingering for every note! But, fear not, after a few weeks you'll get used to it. I had asked my teacher, Joe Allard, who was an extraordinary clarinetist, to give me some tips on what to practice on clarinet. He asked me to bring my clarinet with me to my next sax lesson, which I did. He had me practice the following: Play the low G, press the register key to get the d', and then half-hole the index finger on the left hand to get a b''. Check out the entire article here; https://evantatemusic.com/clarinet-tips/blog/6808176/daily-warm-ups-for-clarinet-doublers