tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7197152665905718639.post906632551256588606..comments2024-03-17T22:14:37.403-07:00Comments on Everything Saxophone: Easier Altissimo & the G-sharp KeyBen Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168800131826822235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7197152665905718639.post-38959773788780395772024-02-10T23:10:47.020-08:002024-02-10T23:10:47.020-08:00This tip (about holding down the G# key to altissi...This tip (about holding down the G# key to altissimo G easier, at least) was helpful on all four of my saxes—across different makes and registers—so thank you! I'm working on regaining my ability to play altissimo after a few years away from playing and it's wild how I'm having to "relearn" it. <br /><br />Weirdly, on my bari, I also discovered that on top of that, if I hold the pinky G# key down, I don't actually need to hold down the octave key: the altissimo G somehow still pops out. (I thought at first it was just that harmonic sort of hung in there when I went from high F# to altissimo G, but then I tried other transitions to it and they worked, too, even from a lower octave. Of course, it may be I'm just voicing it unconsciously, or it could have something to do with the fact I was playing on a harder-than-optimal reed when this happened. )<br /><br />Oh, and this was the set of altissimo fingerings I got working on my tenor—but it's a Yamaha. <br /><br />https://www.gordsellar.com/2013/07/15/altissimo-yamaha-yts-32/<br /><br />I, too, found I could recycle the fingerings for G# through D# for the E through A—somehow that worked for me. I can't do it anymore, but in time, maybe... gordsellarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465812613427778240noreply@blogger.com