Alto Saxaphone

Alto Saxaphone

Made out of fine metals for superior tone production with an beautiful finish, the Etude EAS-100 is the perfective instrument for starting out on the alto saxophone. The keywork, pads, and adjustment all work together to make tone production easier, more consistent, and stronger. And the bell brace and construction aid make it as lasting as possible. Includes case, mouthpiece, cap, and ligature. Etude believes believe that price will have to not be a barrier to experiencing the growth and joy that comes from making music. That’s why Etude offers you five of the most popular woodwind and brass instruments at an unbelievable price: flute, clarinet, alto sax, trumpet, and trombone. And no matter which you choose, you get a great design and outstanding construction that will give you years of musical enjoyment. See for yourself!

Many people play the alto saxophone as a matter of occupation playing the instrument in a professional manner and making a living out of it. For some, playing the saxophone may just be a habit or a hobby, a matter of interest that has devised over the years. Whatever may be the reason for one’s interest in playing the musical instrument, it is for sure that to be competent to play any type of saxophone, one must acquire the skill and proficiencies necessary. Thus, learning the basi principles is important. Knowing in regards to alto saxophone playing in a theoretic level may likewise prove beneficial as it provides for a groundwork in advancing one’s interest and cognition in regards to the instrument. But then again, all these are not sufficient if one in truth intends to play the saxophone with ease. To give rise to one’s skill and acquire the proficiencies necessary to be capable to practically play the instrument and eventually, play it with ease requires practice. This merely means that one has to begin playing the instrument for real.

Since there are dissimilar types of saxophones available to fanciers in the market, choosing the right saxophone to play is crucial. For beginners, the necessary motivation or aim for purchasing or playing the saxophone is to learn how to play it. The main focus consequently is the acquisition of basic skill and technique, which of course would ultimately lead to the acquisition of innovative skill and proficiencies for a more adept playing of the instrument. In this regard, altos are best commended to beginners and to those who only have minimal or elementary skill level in playing the saxophone.

The key for alto saxophone is in E flat (or Eb). There are two main reasons as to why they are considered the best instrument for beginners or sheer beginners in saxophone playing. First, most musical and exercise pieces are written within the alto range. This means that the range or the key is the same as that of the alto saxophone. Hence, one may use them in playing exercise pieces without the added difficultness of adjusting the key or the range of the instrument or of the piece. This further means that humans with these saxophones have more prospect playing the instrument. This allows them more prospect to exercise and more time expended honing one’s skill in saxophone playing. If it were for anything, the learning routine is genuinely sped and reinforced given the availability of exercise materials or musical pieces.

Second, the structure of the saxophone also makes it a good instrument for sheer beginners. The bell of the instrument is located up equated to the other types of saxophone. This means that the person playing the instrument will have a better hearing of the music or sound invented from the saxophone played than the other saxophones which other people may be simultaneously playing. The gain of this is that the beginner will effortlessly spot a good deal of notes which may sound off and hence he may effortlessly track his faults for the duration of practice. And the more the person realizes his mistakes, the better probability for him to rectify himself and exercise correctly. Thus for these reasons, alto saxophones are commended to beginners.

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Alto Saxaphone Pic

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12 of 13 persons found the following review helpful.
good sax, great sound, cannot beat the price.
By Lemmy
i play numerous insruments in my free time, in the past 20 yrs i have went through in regards to 5 saxophones. from 50$ to 500$, from alto to tenor, all used, never had a new sax. so i saw this on musicians friend w a applied price of 256, and did a quick google search for a musicans friend coupon code, and got an extra 30 off, and with a 45 day garuntee. thinking im taking a huge gamble with my time, i could not be more pleased. introductory thing i noticed was how easy it is to play, and how full of a sound it has. i have never sounded so good on sax. it is very well built, nice wieght, all around good sax, esp for beginners. pads fit very snugg, keys respond very well, from time to time when you see lacquered sax, it is not impressive at all, dull shine and cheap apperance, not the case here, this is a case of a musical instrument price going down, not the quality. i have hung out in music stores since the 80s, this quality, this price, was not availible even in the 90s. in my original 2 days im thrilled, will add an update in a couple of months.
update,, still love it, so easy to play, rich full sound/ i love it!

6 of 7 persons found the following review helpful.
Good value… BUT….
By L. Garcia
My husband and I have both played saxophone since we were young… our children are starting now. This saxophone looks great, and we both tried it out and it was a nice instrument. Great price… can’t beat it!

**Edited to add:**

I think it primary to add one critical fact I was not conscious of when I purchased this instrument:

It is a FIRST ACT instrument… i.e. if it breaks, you cannot repair it. Research this prior to resolving if this saxophone is for you.

It is still working well for us, but I am wary because I would not have measuredly purchased a “throw-away” instrument. I suppose for the price, it’s still doable– even two of these is still less than most other saxes I found, but First Act is not in general considered a good thing amidst musicians.

3 of 3 humans found the following review helpful.
I’m pleased with it
By James B. Ross
I’ve been playing clarinet and decisive to try a sax. I was hesitant regarding buying an inexpensive sax. But I’m well pleased with this one. It’s more comfortable to play than my clarinet, and sounds great. It’s a heavy horn and appears to me to be rather well built. Everything works on it and it doesn’t appear to be flimsy at all. It has a good deal of pretty good sound. At least for me as a raw beginner.

You can’t beat it at this price, and it even comes with a nice case too.

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