Acoustics of the saxophone |
saxophone fingering legend |
When two or three fingerings appear on the same impedance graph or the same
spectrum, it means that these fingerings are acoustically identical. Different
levers may be used to close or open the same hole or holes. This applies especially
to the levers operated by the little fingers of both hands.
More usually, however, different fingerings for the same note are acoustically
different and so have different impedance spectra and sound spectra.
On this site, all pitches are written pitches. For a Bb saxophone, the
sounding pitch is one tone lower (written C sounds as Bb), for an Eb saxophone
(written C sounds Eb, whence the name). In the international
pitch naming convention, middle C is C4. See also notes
and frequencies.
a half-sharp | |
# | a sharp |
one and a half-sharps | |
a half-flat |
Contact:
Joe Wolfe
/ J.Wolfe@unsw.edu.au |