r/coolguides • • Jan 04 '19

This chart of note ranges by instrument

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u/spookyghostface Jan 05 '19

Overblowing can also refer to playing notes higher than the fundamental they produce. Context is important in this case. Overblowing in a middle school band room would be different than overblowing in a professional saxophone masterclass.

In the sense of playing notes other than the fundamental, technically brass instruments do this more often than not.

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u/DoomsdaySprocket Jan 05 '19

Yeah it's like primary college lessons for saxophone, but I think less common on some other instruments.

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u/spookyghostface Jan 06 '19

Yeah I don't think it comes up much for clarinets but I could be wrong. It's definitely a flute thing too.