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Question:I'm guessing the first brilliant answerer didn't take into account you probably already play sax and have for some time. You can easily major in music playing sax and be highly successful, also becoming familiar with the the other aspects of music and instrumentation necessary for your degree.

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Some names to consider are Selmer, Yamaha, and Cannonball. There are others, but these are companies that make GREAT intermediate and professional model saxes. You can check these out on the web. The Selmer Super Action series of saxophone is the preferred model for many professional and collegiate players. The playability as well as the price tag will indicate this.

If you can, get your hands on a few of these horns, play them and see what you think. These are instruments that will sound and feel great, and should last you the rest of your playing career.

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm guessing the first brilliant answerer didn't take into account you probably already play sax and have for some time. You can easily major in music playing sax and be highly successful, also becoming familiar with the the other aspects of music and instrumentation necessary for your degree.

Don't listen to that yahoo; he or she doesn't have a clue!

Some names to consider are Selmer, Yamaha, and Cannonball. There are others, but these are companies that make GREAT intermediate and professional model saxes. You can check these out on the web. The Selmer Super Action series of saxophone is the preferred model for many professional and collegiate players. The playability as well as the price tag will indicate this.

If you can, get your hands on a few of these horns, play them and see what you think. These are instruments that will sound and feel great, and should last you the rest of your playing career.

Best! p.s.SAXOPHONE with an "O"

None of them. Saxophone is not considered a traditional orchestral instrument. (yes, in concert band music it is but not for anything prior to 1850+/-). In order to play traditional orchestral repertoire you should play something in addition to sax. If you plan to major in music education and teach, for example, high school band, then you will need to be familiar with all the instruments. So, why not consider one of the other "families" - brass, percussion or strings, while maintaining your interest in sax. If you're asking which sax for NOW (in high school), I'd go with the Bb tenor as the Eb alto makes one play in such weird keys to match concert key and it is better for jazz band. But in college you will probably want to play an instrument that would have been an orchestral instrument during the Baroque, Classical, and early Romantic period.

In my opinion it would be more easy to start out on an Alto then move on to Tenor if you wanted because Tenor requires a little bit more air.