I play the sax, so of course I'm gonna rate it a five. Madgar is right that I chose it in band because I thought it was the cool instrument. But Medgar is wrong in the fact that it's the most popular one; most kids wanted to belong to the percussion section. My dad wanted me to play the flute, because he thought that was what girls stuck with the most, but that instrument wasn't high on my priority list. I think, however, that kids stick with the sax the most. In my 80 piece band, we have 11 altos when we really only need about 2. As a result, we have to stuff socks in our bells. Regardless, the fact still remains that the saxophone has the best sound of any instrument.