Tenor Saxophone???????????????

Question

Are the notes on the staff the same for Tenor Saxophone as they are for alto saxophone

Answer 1

All saxophones have the same WRITTEN music. However, the alto sax will sound a 4th higher than the tenor when playing the same written notes because the tenor is in B flat and the alto is a fourth higher in E flat. It was designed specifically that all saxophones would share the same WRITTEN notes so as to make it easy for musicians to switch from one instrument to another.