Soprano saxophones

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The saxophone is a member of the woodwind family of instruments. Although they are usually made of brass they are classed as wind instruments as they are played using a single reed mouthpiece similar to that of a clarinet. Saxophones were developed to provide an instrument with the volume and projection of a brass instrument as well as the agility of a woodwind instrument. The soprano saxophone is pitched in Bb, one octave higher than the tenor sax and is most often regarded as a doubling instrument - Saxophone players tend to start on either the Alto or Tenor and then progress to playing the Soprano and/or Baritone. That said, some performers have made the Soprano sax the focus of much of their playing and the Jazz giant John Coltrane is the perfect example of this.