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Updated on: 29 Oct 2023, 04:21
Originally posted by Sajjad1994 on 05 Jul 2021, 20:30.
Last edited by BottomJee on 29 Oct 2023, 04:21, edited 2 times in total.
Last edited by BottomJee on 29 Oct 2023, 04:21, edited 2 times in total.
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The saxophone, developed in 1846 by Adolphe Sax, is an instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece and a conical brass body that is often curved. Closely related to the clarinet, the saxophone is designed to project like a brass instrument while offering musicians the agility of sound of a woodwind.
Saxophones come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with larger instruments spanning lower musical ranges. The most common saxophones by far are alto and tenor saxophones, followed by baritone and soprano saxophones.
Saxophones were developed for use in military marching bands. Sections of saxophonists have gained acceptance in concert and big band settings as well. But perhaps the best known setting for saxophones is in jazz, where saxophone soloists are often the star performers.
Saxophones come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with larger instruments spanning lower musical ranges. The most common saxophones by far are alto and tenor saxophones, followed by baritone and soprano saxophones.
Saxophones were developed for use in military marching bands. Sections of saxophonists have gained acceptance in concert and big band settings as well. But perhaps the best known setting for saxophones is in jazz, where saxophone soloists are often the star performers.
Woodwind instruments offer musicians greater agility of sound than do brass instruments.: Yes
Producing a 600 Hz tone from a baritone saxophone requires great skill.: Yes
Saxophone notes ranging from 60 Hz to 1000 Hz might be heard in a concert band.: Yes
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1. Consider the following statements. For each of the following statements, can the statement be properly inferred from the information on the tabbed pages?
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| Woodwind instruments offer musicians greater agility of sound than do brass instruments. | ||
| Producing a 600 Hz tone from a baritone saxophone requires great skill. | ||
| Saxophone notes ranging from 60 Hz to 1000 Hz might be heard in a concert band. |
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Woodwind instruments offer musicians greater agility of sound than do brass instruments.: Yes
Producing a 600 Hz tone from a baritone saxophone requires great skill.: Yes
Saxophone notes ranging from 60 Hz to 1000 Hz might be heard in a concert band.: Yes
Saxophones that can produce 1500 Hz tones during performances are uncommon.: Yes
Saxophones with lower-frequency ranges tend to have smaller ranges, measured in Hz.: Yes
The saxophone with the largest range in Hz does not have the greatest percentage difference between the frequency of its high and low pitches.: Yes
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2. Consider the following statements. For each of the following statements, can the statement be properly inferred from the information on the tabbed pages?
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| Saxophones that can produce 1500 Hz tones during performances are uncommon. | ||
| Saxophones with lower-frequency ranges tend to have smaller ranges, measured in Hz. | ||
| The saxophone with the largest range in Hz does not have the greatest percentage difference between the frequency of its high and low pitches. |
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Saxophones that can produce 1500 Hz tones during performances are uncommon.: Yes
Saxophones with lower-frequency ranges tend to have smaller ranges, measured in Hz.: Yes
The saxophone with the largest range in Hz does not have the greatest percentage difference between the frequency of its high and low pitches.: Yes
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3. The range of the alto saxophone covers approximately how many complete octaves?
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1. Consider the following statements. For each of the following statements, can the statement be properly inferred from the information on the tabbed pages?
Explanation
Statement 1: The Saxophones tab states that saxophones were designed to give the agility of sound of a woodwind while projecting like a brass instrument. The implication is that the agility of sound of a woodwind is more desirable than the agility of sound of a brass instrument. The answer is Yes.
Answer: Yes
Statement 2: The table tells us that 600 Hz is the upper limit of a baritone sax. We are also told in the Range tab that these ranges assume "a very skilled practitioner" and that "many inexperienced players will not reach the upper ranges shown." That gives us a relationship between skill and tone: the closer the note is to the top of an instrument's range, the more skill it takes to play that note. Therefore, the very highest note would take the most skill. If the most skilled saxophone player's upper limit on the baritone sax is 600 Hz, then surely playing that tone requires great skill. The answer is Yes.
Answer: Yes
Statement 3: No one saxophone covers this entire range, but the Saxophones tab makes it clear that concert bands have saxophone “sections,” that is, multiple musicians on multiple instruments. Therefore, if multiple types of saxophones were being played, the notes heard might very well range from 60 Hz to 1000 Hz. The correct answer is Yes.
We should note the word “might” in the statement allows us to draw a looser inference than we would if the statement had used a more definite word such as “will.”
Answer: Yes
Explanation
Statement 1: The Saxophones tab states that saxophones were designed to give the agility of sound of a woodwind while projecting like a brass instrument. The implication is that the agility of sound of a woodwind is more desirable than the agility of sound of a brass instrument. The answer is Yes.
Answer: Yes
Statement 2: The table tells us that 600 Hz is the upper limit of a baritone sax. We are also told in the Range tab that these ranges assume "a very skilled practitioner" and that "many inexperienced players will not reach the upper ranges shown." That gives us a relationship between skill and tone: the closer the note is to the top of an instrument's range, the more skill it takes to play that note. Therefore, the very highest note would take the most skill. If the most skilled saxophone player's upper limit on the baritone sax is 600 Hz, then surely playing that tone requires great skill. The answer is Yes.
Answer: Yes
Statement 3: No one saxophone covers this entire range, but the Saxophones tab makes it clear that concert bands have saxophone “sections,” that is, multiple musicians on multiple instruments. Therefore, if multiple types of saxophones were being played, the notes heard might very well range from 60 Hz to 1000 Hz. The correct answer is Yes.
We should note the word “might” in the statement allows us to draw a looser inference than we would if the statement had used a more definite word such as “will.”
Answer: Yes
