saxophone
Curvy brass woodwind
A saxophone is a brass wind instrument with a single reed mouthpiece, curved body, and keys operated by the fingers.
Despite being made of brass, it's classified as a woodwind because of its reed.
Invented in the 1840s, the saxophone became central to jazz and also appears in classical music, marching bands, and rock: She plays alto sax in a jazz quartet.
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- ligatureCord for binding
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- keyworkLever system on woodwinds
neck · body · pad · thumb rest · lacquer · engraving · bore · resonator
Fast, complex jazz style
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- Coltrane"Giant Steps" musician
- ParkerVehicle-stowing professional
- bluesMournful American music genre
fusion · Dixieland · cool jazz · hard bop · blue note · standards · jam session · combo
Wind player's mouth position
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- tonguingWind instrument note separation
- voicingExpressing aloud
overtones · subtone · growling · bending · scooping · glissando · articulation · intonation
Repeated musical phrase
- lickPass tongue over
- phrasingManner of expressing something
- ad-libbingUnscripted spontaneous performance
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
solo · cadenza · motif · variation · spontaneity · exploration · call and response · blowing
Highest female voice range
- altoLower female voice
- tenorEssential meaning or import
- baritoneMid-range male voice
- bassDeep pitch or fish
contrabass · Yamaha · Buffet · King
Ensemble of wind instruments
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- wind ensembleBrass and woodwind group
- pit orchestraSunken ensemble for musicals
- funk bandEnsemble playing groove music
reed
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- ligatureCord for binding
- bellHollow resonating instrument
keywork · neck · body · pad · thumb rest · lacquer · engraving · bore · resonator · cork
bebop
Fast, complex jazz style
blues · fusion · Dixieland · cool jazz · hard bop · blue note · standards · jam session · combo · gig
Charlie Parker
Bebop alto saxophone innovator
- John Coltrane
- Stan Getz
- Kenny GCurly-haired instrumentalist
embouchure
Wind player's mouth position
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- tonguingWind instrument note separation
voicing · overtones · subtone · growling · bending · scooping · glissando · articulation · intonation · scales
riff
Repeated musical phrase
- lickPass tongue over
- phrasingManner of expressing something
- ad-libbingUnscripted spontaneous performance
jamming · solo · cadenza · motif · variation · spontaneity · exploration · call and response · blowing · chromaticism
soprano
Highest female voice range
bass · contrabass · Yamaha · Buffet · King
horn section
Ensemble of wind instruments
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- wind ensembleBrass and woodwind group
- pit orchestraSunken ensemble for musicals
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saxophoneharpsichord
Plucked-string keyboard instrument
violin · lute · string quartet · church organ · sitar
- alto saxophoneMidrange single-reed woodwind
- jazz saxophoneReed instrument for improvisation
- tenor saxophoneMidrange woodwind, curved bell
- saxophone soloFeatured woodwind passage
- baritone saxophoneMid-low reed instrument
- saxophone lessonsInstruction on curved horn