Tenor Altissimo Chart

[woodwindmaster06]

Does anybody know where I can find a Tenor Altissimo Chart?

[Cameron Wigmore]

Sigurd Rascher -- Top Tones for the saxophone

Larry Teal -- The Art of Saxophone


Both have good charts, and are great books to add to your collection.

[max]

http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/sax_index.html

In the "Alternate Fingering Chart for Saxophone" section, there are links for three sections of the altissimo - lower, middle, and upper.

[markieg]

I didn't know what altissimo was called so when I asked about it I posted it in the advanced techniques thread. The page I was directed to is:
http://www.saxlessons.com/altissimo.htm
It seems pretty easy to understand.

[Venus Waltz]

I'm a clarinetist originally, and I have no trouble with altissimo on clarinet, up to the second C above the staff, but I'm trying to get a G to come out on a tenor sax and it seems impossible... I've been to the sites reccomended in posts here, and none of the fingerings seem to work better than any other. I don't think it's the sax's problem (it's in beautiful condition), so it must be me... Has anyone got any experience going to sax from clarinet?

Specifically, I can get the G an octave above the one I want, and I managed F# okay, but there seems to be no space between something that's too low or not a note at all, and something else that's way too high.

[JL]

"I can get the G an octave above the one I want"

Are you sure you aren't getting a D4? That's usually the overtone you'll get when trying to hit a G3 and tightening up too much. Anyhow try this fingering with the octave key:

front F, side Bb

Then make subtle adjustments with your throat & tongue, don't blow too hard (!!! that may be the real secret), and work with varying your airsteam until you get it. Takes some time and experimentation, but you'll hit it evetually.

[jazzmo]

"and none of the fingerings seem to work better than any other"

Hi Venus

This has got more to do with air stream/flow than fingerings. the fact your getting much higher partials might also suggest your embouchure is tight (could be a clarinet thing!).
the first G in the altissimo is probably the the most difficult pitch to play.

try getting the A above, play it mp with a relaxed embouchure. if your still having trouble go back to the start of sigurd raschers top tones book.

happy honking

[MB-913]

In many case, different horns required different altissimo fingering.
An example is many people use Octave + L-1 & 3/ R-1 & 3 to get the G3.
But this fingering in my tenor is a C4. for G3, I need to use another fingering, let say Octave L-1/ F# + Side Bb

You need to try as many different fingering as possible. Find one or two simple one but easy to get that pitch.
Also, different player have different difficulty level on this subject. Alto is easy for me but tenor is much difficult. It depends on the player.

[gagnonj]

Does anybody know where I can find a Tenor Altissimo Chart?

I found today
try http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/sax/sax_alt_ 1.html

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