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Leonardo
User ID: 2219504 Feb 2nd 10:15 PM
i got this from a fellow alto sax classmate. i thinks its only for alto though. try it out...

http://www2.potsdam.edu/CRANE/mcallitp/Altissimo

Eric
User ID: 2533044 Feb 3rd 7:35 AM
I just posted that site below, those are great fingerings by the way.

Andrew
User ID: 7127533 Feb 3rd 6:47 PM
Steve Goodman's is better :)

www.saxgourmet.com

Eric
User ID: 2533044 Feb 3rd 8:42 PM
Not for me, sorry Steve... :-)

MojoBari
User ID: 1195644 Feb 4th 4:20 PM
Steve is not Benny's brother.... "Goodson".

mutha potamus
User ID: 8248813 Feb 4th 4:32 PM
I wonder if Steve is related to game show producer Mark Goodson.

LoneTango
User ID: 2254074 Feb 16th 12:30 PM
In Larry Teal's "Art of Saxophone" book, there is a very comprehensive altissimo chart, including which fingers are how many cents off. This is a really great feature especially considering how pitch control is vital in the altissimo register.

Paul C.
User ID: 9238183 Mar 5th 9:12 PM
The most extensive chart of fingerings that really work well for me are the ones in the book:

Saxophone Altissimo: High Note Development for the Contemporary Player

by Robert Luckey, Ph.D.

More than 300 fingerings, separated into sections for soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxes.

There are up to 10 fingerings for each note, some working better for some saxes than others. There are also added markings for added keys to fine tune some of the fingerings.

Available from:
Woodwind & Brasswind, www.wwandbw.com 1-800-348-5003

Runyon Products, www.runyonproducts.com 1-800-624-1729

Jazz Books, www.jazzbooks.com

I have also used some of Goodson's fingerings... some work better for me than others, as with the Luckey book.

I was not as successful with many of the Teal fingerings for tenor.

Anon.
User ID: 0965344 Mar 17th 3:14 PM
Leonardo - do you go to potsdam?

Andrew
User ID: 2052144 Mar 19th 2:17 PM
Potsdam?

anon.
User ID: 0965344 Mar 22nd 1:44 PM
A college in New York.

crawford
User ID: 9656233 Apr 30th 2:02 AM
I'm having trouble understanding Steve's numbering system for altissimo fingerings on his site. Can anyone enlighten me?

SaxyBoy
User ID: 7976933 Aug 20th 6:44 AM
Leonardo, thanks for sharing that, it excellent for alto. :)

Power Chops May 11th 4:58 PM
There is a guy in Memphis Stan Johnson who sells these card stock charts that can be used as book markers. They have great altissimo tips and fingerings. He also sells a card called Windjammer that offers all of the fake fingers or fingers pros like Bird used to faciliate speed. I found out about them several years ago through the saxophone Journal. They really have work for me! His address is 695 Dickinson St Memphis Tennessee and the cards sell for $2.50 plus 1.00 shipping. They are called altissimo guides and are available for all saxophones!

Leonardo User ID: 2219504	Feb 2nd 10:15 PM i got this from a fellow alto sax classmate. i thinks its only for alto though. try it out... http://www2.potsdam.edu/CRANE/mcallitp/Altissimo
Eric User ID: 2533044	Feb 3rd 7:35 AM I just posted that site below, those are great fingerings by the way.
Andrew User ID: 7127533	Feb 3rd 6:47 PM Steve Goodman's is better :) www.saxgourmet.com
Eric User ID: 2533044	Feb 3rd 8:42 PM Not for me, sorry Steve... :-)
MojoBari User ID: 1195644	Feb 4th 4:20 PM Steve is not Benny's brother.... "Goodson".
mutha potamus User ID: 8248813	Feb 4th 4:32 PM I wonder if Steve is related to game show producer Mark Goodson.
LoneTango User ID: 2254074	Feb 16th 12:30 PM In Larry Teal's "Art of Saxophone" book, there is a very comprehensive altissimo chart, including which fingers are how many cents off. This is a really great feature especially considering how pitch control is vital in the altissimo register.
Paul C. User ID: 9238183	Mar 5th 9:12 PM The most extensive chart of fingerings that really work well for me are the ones in the book: Saxophone Altissimo: High Note Development for the Contemporary Player by Robert Luckey, Ph.D. More than 300 fingerings, separated into sections for soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxes. There are up to 10 fingerings for each note, some working better for some saxes than others. There are also added markings for added keys to fine tune some of the fingerings. Available from: Woodwind & Brasswind, www.wwandbw.com 1-800-348-5003 Runyon Products, www.runyonproducts.com 1-800-624-1729 Jazz Books, www.jazzbooks.com I have also used some of Goodson's fingerings... some work better for me than others, as with the Luckey book. I was not as successful with many of the Teal fingerings for tenor.
Anon. User ID: 0965344	Mar 17th 3:14 PM Leonardo - do you go to potsdam?
Andrew User ID: 2052144	Mar 19th 2:17 PM Potsdam?
anon. User ID: 0965344	Mar 22nd 1:44 PM A college in New York.
crawford User ID: 9656233	Apr 30th 2:02 AM I'm having trouble understanding Steve's numbering system for altissimo fingerings on his site. Can anyone enlighten me?
SaxyBoy User ID: 7976933	Aug 20th 6:44 AM Leonardo, thanks for sharing that, it excellent for alto. :)
Power Chops	May 11th 4:58 PM There is a guy in Memphis Stan Johnson who sells these card stock charts that can be used as book markers. They have great altissimo tips and fingerings. He also sells a card called Windjammer that offers all of the fake fingers or fingers pros like Bird used to faciliate speed. I found out about them several years ago through the saxophone Journal. They really have work for me! His address is 695 Dickinson St Memphis Tennessee and the cards sell for $2.50 plus 1.00 shipping. They are called altissimo guides and are available for all saxophones!