Check out our article here<\/a> to find out.) <\/p>\n\n\n\nIn a Jazz Band, things are different. There is no “woodwind” section in a Jazz band. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a Jazz Band<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In a Jazz band, the term horn is a lot more inclusive. Many times “the horns” can mean several things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is not incorrect to call a saxophone a horn, or the saxophone section “the horns”<\/strong>. Or even to refer to trumpets, saxophones, and trombones all as “horns” in a Jazz Band. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIf a Jazz band director wants to just hear the jazz flute parts with the rhythm section, they could say, “I want to hear everyone else without the horns.” <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen Saxophonists Are Talking About Their Instruments <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Saxophonists use the term “horn” when talking about their instruments<\/strong>. While some may say horn, others may say “saxophone”, or just “sax”. <\/p>\n\n\n\nA hypothetical example: For me, behind the mouthpiece, the second half of the upper register and palm keys aren\u2019t as bright as my other tenor<\/em> horn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nSo Can You Call a Saxophone a Horn? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It depends. If you’re in an orchestra, you might not want to call a saxophone a horn, because the French Horn has claimed that honor in an orchestra. If you’re in a Jazz Band, go right ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’re among saxophonists, also feel free to call your saxophone a horn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You know? This seems like such a simple question, but the answer is surprisingly nuanced! When is a horn a horn and when is it a woodwind? Why is instrument<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,30],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":2,"label":"Instruments"},{"value":30,"label":"Saxophone"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/saxophone-on-sheetmusic-1024x683.jpg",640,427,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Peter Mitchell","author_link":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/author\/thesoundadventurer\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":2,"name":"Instruments","slug":"instruments","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":105,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2,"category_count":105,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Instruments","category_nicename":"instruments","category_parent":0},{"term_id":30,"name":"Saxophone","slug":"saxophone","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":30,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":2,"count":3,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":30,"category_count":3,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Saxophone","category_nicename":"saxophone","category_parent":2}],"tag_info":false,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1763"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1777,"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763\/revisions\/1777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}