Embouchure (very basically) means what you do with the front part of your mouth (lips and teeth) in order to play the saxophone. Messages 7,266. On tenor it should be an E concert (F#2 on the sax). The most common reason sax players use this is they have sensitive teeth, and it provides comfort while they play. Correct embouchure formation is an extremely important aspect of learning to play the saxophone and it is a personal decision on which method, the “O” shape technique of Larry Teal, Joe Allard’s “V” shape approach or even another method, is used. However, we must put a lot of things into consideration if we are to make a professional decision on which of the two is better for a beginner. The embouchure technique that I’ve outlined here will work for any style of music and the vast majority of saxophonists. That is to say, the embouchure required to play a soprano will be very different from that of a baritone. The alto vs tenor sax buzz made a lot of people give their honest opinions, and one can’t discredit their opinions because it might work for other people. It … The most popular, prominently taught embouchure is the single-lip embouchure, which is normally used in concert and marching bands as well as classical music. The embouchure pressure is solely produced by the muscles of face and lips. Playing. The Single-Lip Embouchure. There is more than one “correct” saxophone embouchure. It is really important to get saxophone embouchure technique right, right from the beginning. Then, using your jaw and tongue position (as in exercise 1),bend the note slowly upwards as far as possible. It is a longer facing that my normal so my embouchure had to adjust to this piece… Read More Brilhart ‘Tonalin Streamline – 5*’ Tenor, 1943, Ser# – 0.100″ It took me many years to develop my embouchure and proper breathing for the tenor sax. The pictures on the right are from a very good book by Ben Davis (published by Henri Selmer no less) which is now sadly out of print. Honestly, it’s by preference. There is even a significant difference between the embouchures of an alto and a tenor. As expected I am finding the embouchure very hard so much so that I am trying […] Since the alto and tenor sax are the two most popular instruments in the saxophone family, many professional musicians learn both in order to make themselves more marketable. The hard part is trying to unlearn it after you’ve created this bad habit.
Larger and lower pitched than the "typical" saxophone, the alto sax, but still smaller than the hulking baritone, the tenor is a common yet unique saxophone to play. Keep the corners of the mouth in place and the lips pressed firmly together as you separate the teeth as far as possible. I recommend researching Joe and purchasing the DVD. You’ve been warned. If you play the mouthpiece and crook and get an in tune E concert and put the sax together and play F#2 with the same embouchure and airstream what tuning does that produce? Saxophone technique refers to the physical means of playing the saxophone.It includes how to hold the instrument, how the embouchure is formed and the airstream produced, tone production, hands and fingering positions, and a number of other aspects. If you’re new to playing the saxophone, learning and perfecting the proper embouchure is one of the most complicated facets of mastering the instrument. Dave Liebman also uses Joe’s method for embouchure. Huge problems long-term!