Rico Alto Sax

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Playing low notes on an alto sax...help!

So I've been playing the Eb alto sax for a little less than a month now. I think I made pretty okay progress and I can easily manage to get most of the notes out but for some reason I'm having a lot of problems hitting some lower notes (low E, low D, and middle C and lower). I don't have this problem when I am slurring from a high note to a lower note but when I am trying to play low notes with a staccato or trying to play for low quarter notes in succession, I mess up. When I started playing the sax, I used a 2 1/2 size Rico reed. What do you think I am doing wrong? I've been practicing a lot since I bought the sax (about 45 mins a day) but the low notes don't seem to be getting easier. Do you think I am using too thick of a reed? Help!

First of all, your reed is fine. The only time a reed can make it harder to play low notes is when it is too hard, and a 2 1/2 probably wouldn't be.
But there is a trick you can try to get out the low notes. It sounds kind of weird, but it works. Take your teeth off of the top of the mouthpiece and push up just a LITTLE with your lower lip. But only do this when playing low notes. It makes them easier to get out and even gives them a nicer tone, but higher notes sound ugly when you do this. It sounds like something that would be impractical to use when actually playing through music, but I do it all the time and I tell all of my students to do it too.
Another thing to try is wetting what is called the butt end of your reed--the flat end opposite of the one people chip and crack all the time. This makes the reed stay wet longer and it is nearly impossible to play the lowest notes on a dry reed.
Finally, just be patient, nearly everyone has trouble with the low notes for a while--usually years.