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Tenor saxophone in B♭

Strong middle-low voice in jazz and band.

Family

Woodwinds

Range

A♭2–E♭5 (sounding); written B♭3–F6

Transposition

In B♭: sounds a major ninth lower than written

Technique

Single reed; altissimo extends the top.

Practice

Let the breath lead the phrasing and the time feel.

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