Gearing the Sax for Altissimo for Saxophone

Here is a great fingering for extending your range on tenor sax. It functions as a simple machine. I'm making a lot of progress in my altissimo book!!
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[@xrgiok]

Incredible, the best teacher on YT making videos from a kinda closet! with no gimmicks - best explanations ever man!

[@espr7564]

Adriene, a great player but also a super teacher, and always a little humour 😁 must be a great guy to hang out with. 😎👍 grrets from Germany 🇩🇪

[@michaeljohnson9969]

This stuff wasn’t really known when I started in the late 70’s. Let alone explained. There were a few doing it but I never even heard a description of it. After life getting in the way for 20 years , I’m getting started again. Having this explained to me really helps.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks. I'm glad that your interest has been renewed in playing again.

[@jjOrr4242]

You are such an intellect! Transformative teaching.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@thomaskipfer1008]

Jazz is made much more exciting... with altissimo. Showing us down to earth terms to do it... makes you alot of friends. I love this gear thing! My jazz instructor at University would not show us this. Glad you are! Tom Kipfer

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@SkylersRants]

I love your gearing anaology. I'm looking forward to buying your book.

[@victorfigueroa5663]

Amaizing lesson thanks

[@peternero6689]

Let us know when you publish that book. I'm very interested.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Will do. Thanks

[@MaynardFreek]

@@Sirvalorsax who will publish your book?

[@MaynardFreek]

Very nice work and explanation!

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@tmxxx70]

Sei bravissimo !!!!! Grazieeeeeee

[@TheSaxman1955]

Great info! Would love to see the right hand movement. Thank you for the help.

[@Sirvalorsax]

I'll try to get that in next time. Thanks for the suggestion

[@TheSaxman1955]

@@Sirvalorsax Thank you for all that you do to help us progress on our instruments. Very nice.

[@valerietremblay5920]

Thank you very much! All the tips you are giving are really helping me! Keep your good work and thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@nmcben]

Awesome - can't wait to buy the book

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@michaelroach4219]

Wow!Thank you for your work!This "opens"up the saxophone even more,and a lot the credit should go to you!

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@kcatyra]

Thank you, you are the best👌👌💖💖💖🎷🎷🎷

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@badboikyoto3585]

I’m usually not excited for books, but a book coming from you, I’m gonna do everything to get a hold of that book please keep us updated!

[@Sirvalorsax]

Will do. Thanks

[@leroyharper4513]

💥Brilliant💥

[@stanhegeman8751]

Thank you. Love this linear concept.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@paolopicchi7642]

Your teaching skills are incredible! I'm very curious about your book

[@T.H.W.O.T.H]

Really solid explanation. Thanks 👍

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@MARKLINMAN1]

Freakin AWESOME man, thank you. Now to Shed. 👍👍

[@Sirvalorsax]

Lol. Cool

[@ezphd]

AMEN on you're please letting us know about how to get YOUR Altissim Book!!!

[@Sirvalorsax]

Cool. Will do

[@roma8076]

Desde coatz.veracruz me gustan tus tutoriales son difíciles los altísimos saludos

[@rickstokes2239]

Need....the ...book! -:)

[@joelmollenhauer8951]

I’m really liking your altissimo videos and this one brings things together nice. Will the book have material specific to saxes other than tenor?

[@BillWhite1953]

You should have a mailing list for your book, so we will all find out when its published.

[@marktyler3381]

Nice mate ! This is new to me, I really dig your content lately.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@marktyler3381]

@@Sirvalorsax I've ordered a Yibuy 7 for alto. It claims to be good plated copper. I have the facilities to test simple element stuff. I'll let you know what I find. Also, I'm really hoping that it's a killer mouthpiece.

[@marktyler3381]

Gold

[@bluessax5089]

Amazingly informative!! There is such a thing as a true 6 octave range. Please check out tenor saxist “Rocky Yera”. He has a video playing in the altissimo so high that it sounds like precise whistling. I dared him to play Donna Lee 2 octaves high and did a video on that too!! I would love to hear your take because if what he’s doing is true then the tenor could have 6-7 actual octaves!!

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

Just getting into the second octave of altissimo, and just can't figure out how to get the air to go as fast as it seemingly needs to (topping out at double G, and then G#/A are very iffy/weak). Going to rewatch all your stuff, obviously.

[@dennis9242]

Will your book show all the fingerings to go along with the split F fingering? Thanks.

[@claymaddox2986]

Really good material i enjoyed it. Which of your mouthpiece/reed combos did you use here?

[@poullamhauge5863]

Send to Denmark Also look ing forwards:-)

[@Sirvalorsax]

I want to have a downloadable version as well.

[@Michael-ph6xb]

I was making progress with altissimo and overtone until I noticed my sax has 2 leaks in the bottom register, I guess I should get them fixed before I keep going

[@Sirvalorsax]

Yes. You will notice a bigger differene the further the leak is up the horn

[@TheRealFartmanly]

Please do 1 video on altissimo without the side F# key for those of us who have older horns. Thanks in advance.

[@Sirvalorsax]

I try to list as many fingerings as I can for those who don't have one. I'll look into that video for the future though. Thanks for the tip.

[@TheRealFartmanly]

@@Sirvalorsax Thank you so much! Look forward to that!!!

[@davidrisilia9749]

I appreciate what you are showing and you play it great. But what if you have a great sax without a high F# key..?.( which there are many.?)

[@andrianarisonnjato1667]

Big bruh! Happy you nest year. Where. Is the book?

[@Sirvalorsax]

Almost finished. I've made a lot of progress recently

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

I think Bert Wilson always said the third pearl (G) acts as the third octave key. I saw Jeff Coffin talk about this somewhere, but haven't been able to find the video again. If anyone knows where it is would be appreciated.

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

@@MyRackley Yea, that third pearl works to close the one vent again so I think that's why Bert referred to it that way too. That video is so interesting bc Jeff talks about Bert being the only teacher Lenny Pickett ever had, and how Bert had a 5 1/2 octave range, and Lenny has 7 (which seems unreal to me lol); then he talks about Bert's fingerings off of that third pearl key, and they seem to have a linear sense to them (like the normal range of the horns fingerings). So I think it might tie in to this video well. This channel is honestly the most helpful I have found for altissimo and overtones. Once I realized what he was saying about air speed (and the ratios) something really clicked.

[@DevynFromCFXTV]

What reeds do you use ...real or plastic? I can only get to altissimo D

[@Sirvalorsax]

I prefer cane but I use synthetic ones as backups

[@lawrenceda8877]

I tried but cant understand this ..

[@felixdoot3196]

Hey @Sirvalorsax, I just had a couple of questions on how you would go about adjusting mouthpieces to get more of an open and control kind of sound. Do you have anyway I could email you or contact you maybe? Do you prefer I should ask my questions here to spread the knowledge to everyone who watches your videos?

[@Sirvalorsax]

I prefer to use this format for answering question. The only adjusting I feel comfortable doing with mouthpieces is flattening the table. I don't have the skill level for other adjustments...yet.

[@felixdoot3196]

Do you know what kind of shape in a mouthpiece causes a more open and controlled sound? (The Yamaha Clarinet Mouthpiece Chart is my reference) Maybe a medium facing length with a slightly more aggressive approach into the tip opening on the rails? Just a question on what you’ve notice in mouthpieces that cause that more open but flexible sound.

[@FunkOsax]

Hi. I have a Selmer Reference 36 tenor and a Mk6 alto, but I play the tenor mostly. I've just notices a weird difference - If I finger 8ve + 1 & 3 but leave 4 (F) up on the tenor, the Bis is slightly vented. However, on the Mk6 alto, if I do the same fingering, the Bis key is completely open. As I want to concentrate on developing the altissimo range on the Ref 36 tenor, I wanted to know if it was normal for the Bis to be slightly vented when fingering 8ve + 1 & 3 but leaving 4 (F) up, or is it peculiar to the Reference 36? What does your tenor do?

[@FunkOsax]

@@MyRackley Hi.... My thoughts were more along the line of: Due to the keywork layout, the Mk6 alto Bis key is fully open when fingering 1 & 3, but on the Ref 36 tenor, could it be deliberate to have the Bis key slightly vented with 1 & 3 down? It fully closes when the right-hand stack (F to D) is down. Also, with regard to the 1 & 3 fingering, do most other modern tenor saxes function in the same way to my Reference 36?

[@Sirvalorsax]

I would make sure that the adjustment posts aren't over tightened. This is near the "F" key. If it is out of alignment it will cause leaks. I would also get that horn checked for leaks by a local repair tech.

[@jeanpierre4969]

When are you publishing your book please my brother?

[@Sirvalorsax]

Soon. Hopefully with the next few weeks

[@jeanpierre4969]

@@Sirvalorsax OKAY GREAT BRO, PLEASE ALERT YOUR LITTLE BRO. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

[@romierome6]

Does this "magic altissimo" fingering also apply to the Alto sax? And if so, does it matter if you have the high f# key?

[@Sirvalorsax]

This works but much better on tenor. I'm still in the process of getting an alto agian

[@romierome6]

Sweet. I'm actually working on getting a tenor myself lol

[@vincentgaglio5106]

Would the book be helpful for Alto,

[@Gator1699]

Yep same deal.

[@vincentgaglio5106]

Awesome I might be missing something but when is it avaible and where would I purchase it

[@Sirvalorsax]

I want to do a separate one for alto. I'm looking to publish this book within the next couple of weeks

[@vincentgaglio5106]

Sirvalorsax Iawesome

[@saxophonerman1239]

You have any tips for altissimo on Bari? I feel like that's the worst sax to use altissimo on because it's so hard.

[@Sirvalorsax]

I've been trying to get a Bari for years. I'll look into it.

[@saxophonerman1239]

@@Sirvalorsax It's a really fun instrument, it might be because I have a small tip opening, but even the side keys are hard for me. I can play in the upper register of the tenor and Alto just fine.

[@saxophonerman1239]

@Tristan Voitcu Woah alright that's interesting, I mean pop out the altissimo g a and b, but it takes so much effort and I end up just squeaking.

[@_Matt8]

saxophoner Man123 I second the guy saying bari is the easiest, I don’t know why you’re having a problem. The bari I play on is old and has a decent amount of leaks so thats not a factor

[@saxophonerman1239]

@@_Matt8 It might be because of my tip opening because I usually play on bigger tip openings on my Alto and tenor.

[@williamdaniels512]

and I thought your book was about mouthpieces lol

[@Sirvalorsax]

Lol

[@cristianbaez9528]

Soy de Argentina hay algunos saxos que no se pueden hacer esas notas altísimas por más que toquemos con una boquilla de metal 😭😭😭

[@Sirvalorsax]

No estoy familiarizado con los saxofones de Argentina pero creo que no es el saxofón. ¿Te refieres a "la tecla Fa sostenido altissimo?"

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

Found the video I mentioned in a comment when this first came out! It's a great supplement to this video/conception of altissimo. Bert Wilson was a master of altissimo (and multiphonics), the only teacher Lenny Pickett (god-tier altissimo) ever had: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpnInXqgrpxqfac