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This is a remake of my original Altissimo video lesson.\u00a0 The original lesson was one of my first video lesson that I had done and the quality was not as good as my current lessons so I decided to redo it.\u00a0 This covers the same material as the first lesson but is easier to watch.\u00a0 I also include some\u00a0 files of the fingerings that I use for the altissimo range on the tenor saxophone. Here is the description from the original\u00a0 video lesson.\u00a0 I have also included the original lesson as a bonus in case there is something in there you would like to see.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get ready to wail!!!
\nFinally, a comprehensive lesson on the altissimo register, which allows you to see and hear the whole process, as each step is clearly explained and demonstrated in a logical and easy to follow manner. In this great half hour video lesson I show you how to get started playing the altissimo register just like the players you see and hear on record. No longer do you have to decipher quasi anatomical descriptions of how to produce those top tones. With this video lesson you get to watch and listen as all the necessary techniques are demonstrated for you in a step by step manner. I show you the exact same methods I use with my students to get them playing in the altissimo register. It’s just like being here in the studio having a one on one lesson with me as I walk you through the entire process from the fingerings, to the techniques I use to voice the upper notes.<\/p>\n

I show you the fingerings and the necessary tongue position to get these high notes to speak clearly and in tune. I discuss and demonstrate the common mistakes many beginners make when attempting to play the altissimo register for the first time. I show you what’s going wrong and why and then show you how to voice the note correctly. I discuss the common beginner’s habit of “biting” to get the altissimo notes and show you how you can use correct breathing and tongue positioning to play the upper range without having to resort to biting.
\nI then demonstrate how to navigate your way through these various altissimo fingerings so that you can play musically in the altissimo register. We have to find fingerings that facilitate playing actual lines and musical phrases in the upper range and I discuss and demonstrate how you can accomplish this. I demonstrate playing pentatonic scales and licks in the altissimo register as a means to achieving this fluency and learning to really get around up there.<\/p>\n

Once we’ve learned to play these upper notes, I walk you through a number of ways you might actually use them in a solo.<\/p>\n

This lesson is a must for anyone who has struggled endlessly with the vague descriptions and meaningless jargon found in most books on the subject. I also include a 4 pages PDF file including various altissimo fingerings you can use for each note.\u00a0\u00a0 (Audio,Video & PDF) (33 minutes)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is a remake of my original Altissimo video lesson.\u00a0 The original lesson was one of my first video lesson that I had done and the quality was not as good as my current lessons so I decided to redo it.\u00a0 This covers the same material as the first lesson but is easier to watch.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"content-sidebar"},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[905],"product_tag":[547,578,1315,1338],"class_list":{"0":"post-7700","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-sax-altissimo","7":"product_tag-altissimo","8":"product_tag-fingerings","9":"product_tag-saxophone","10":"product_tag-video-lesson","11":"entry","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"downloadable","16":"virtual","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/7700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=7700"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=7700"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=7700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}