What instrument do you have to use more air for: clarinet, alto sax, or base clarinet?

I would say the bass clarinet if it is the largest. I briefly played an alto flute and it required a lot more air than the standard flute.

I made an easy transition from clarinet to alto saxophone. You need to blow a little more air into a saxophone, but I enjoyed playing the saxophone over a clarinet.

I never tried a base clarinet. I would guess that it would compare to an alto sax. (just a guess)

I played bass clarinet in middle school (so fun)... I vaguely recall that it was tougher than a regular clarinet, but not as demanding as trumpet seemed. Memory could be serving me wrong, though.

Bet a bassoon takes more than any of those. :)

Oops. Can’t believe I put base. :P

uh oh , i put base too

As someone who has played all three, I found that the bass clarinet took alot more. However, you don’t specify what type of saxaphone so can’t really make a comparison.

@Raggedy_Ann The questioner did mention alto saxophone. Which instrument did you enjoy the most?

@jonsblond Sorry! I need to learn how to read. I actually played bari sax which is bigger and has a lower sound than alto. I have also played alto and tenor but of the three bari sax was my favorite.

@Raggedy_Ann I’m envious of you. I had a hard enough time playing the low notes on the alto. :)

@jonsblond Thanks. It wasn’t easy but it was so much fun.

well it takes different types of blowing to make different noises, but the saxophone has you use more air.