Magic Altissimo Fingering #1 (14 notes, 1 finger!!)

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  • @00DirectorsCut00
    @00DirectorsCut00 5 років тому +66

    The hardest thing is how to practice these stuff without being arrested :(

  • @likethegun
    @likethegun 8 років тому +37

    "Squeek out anything. Then reproduce it." Ha man I just recently discovered your channel, but you are my new sax hero!

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    • @ephraimwells9957
      @ephraimwells9957 2 роки тому

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  • @ardiwitjaksono
    @ardiwitjaksono 7 років тому +24

    embouchure is everything...

    • @MattsPath
      @MattsPath 5 років тому +8

      air stream

    • @kenkaneki5828
      @kenkaneki5828 4 роки тому +1

      That’s a weird way to spell voicing

  • @PonchMuniz
    @PonchMuniz 8 років тому +2

    That's pretty amazing, dude!! Very cool!!

  • @ojsax001
    @ojsax001 8 років тому +5

    Well done man,I will give it a go in my next practice

  • @jimmyb1133
    @jimmyb1133 3 роки тому

    By golly, I've done that. But now I know what notes I was playing. Using that one high F fingering. I'm enjoying your altissimo lessons. Good stuff

  • @yemiawokoya9395
    @yemiawokoya9395 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you very much. I just purchased/started playing the tenor sax and this just saved me the altissimo stress

  • @GardensoftheAncientsHerbal
    @GardensoftheAncientsHerbal Рік тому +4

    Getting the g was the breakthrough for me. Then learning all the alternative fingerings for all the Altissimo notes after that, working them in the scales, and then finding the easiest routes to use them and all the scales. I then went and wrote down on a saxophone fingering chart for each scale, the most optimal way to play a scale using each of the fingerings and I’ve got a system down for myself on my horn where I’ve only got to do two alternative fingerings to get all the notes all the way up into the 5th octave it takes a little while to warm up into it maybe about 30 minutes of playing but that’s nothing you can’t do in the green room before a show. I’m starting to get better at performing musically scalar altissimo on the stage but currently I’ve got about 10 solid scales where I can go up there into the fifth and sixth Octave, Otherwise I cheat a lil in the others and skip the 3rd oct B and bflat.😅

  • @saxyorlandowilliams
    @saxyorlandowilliams 5 років тому +1

    Loving the channel bro! Nice tips, forever learning

  • @joebiwankenobi
    @joebiwankenobi 7 років тому +4

    I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!!!!! Hope you are doing well friend! You know who I am!
    Great video!!!!

  • @instrumentalistjade8367
    @instrumentalistjade8367 6 років тому

    Piece of cake 👍🏼 great

  • @jimmysaxblack
    @jimmysaxblack 4 роки тому +8

    man you saved me a lot of practice right there ! i'm very thanksfull

  • @DMV-SaxTv
    @DMV-SaxTv 10 місяців тому

    Incredible ... have slurred the range many times, not knowing what I was even doing. Now I know ... 🎷... ❤‍🔥

  • @TheBebopyo
    @TheBebopyo 4 роки тому

    Thanks for all the wonderful info you offer

  • @dannyboylan2342
    @dannyboylan2342 6 років тому

    That's awesome man

  • @Hanzel964
    @Hanzel964 Рік тому +1

    Cool

  • @fluteluc1
    @fluteluc1 2 роки тому

    Thankyouverymuch!

  • @GGflute
    @GGflute 3 роки тому

    THANKS! YOU ARE GREAT TEACHER!

  • @Genesiel2
    @Genesiel2 8 років тому +1

    Excelent!

  • @donsmith7148
    @donsmith7148 2 роки тому

    Just awesome

  • @derickmcgoona7519
    @derickmcgoona7519 7 років тому

    LOVE IT THANKS

  • @jahsservant6280
    @jahsservant6280 5 років тому +1

    Awesome thanks!

  • @davidsmusic
    @davidsmusic 2 роки тому

    Awesomeeeeeeee! I have to practice it.

  • @sauloferreira3182
    @sauloferreira3182 4 роки тому +1

    Muito bom! Deus o abençoe!

  • @waynebritton3078
    @waynebritton3078 6 років тому +1

    Hello, excellent videos. Is your altissimo book out yet? I would really like to buy one as It would really make a good link to your videos thanks Wayne B

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  6 років тому

      Sorry Wayne, I have had MAJOR setbacks over the last 3 months. Im looking toward early 2018 now

  • @deaconblues11
    @deaconblues11 4 роки тому

    Wow!!

  • @santopetruzzello517
    @santopetruzzello517 4 роки тому

    Have you tried the new China ligatures that mimic the Olegature by Oleg?? I have an original by Oleg and love it . At the crazy price they are asking for a new one I wonder about the Chinese duplicate.

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  4 роки тому +1

      I have two ligatures coming from Yibuy in a few weeks that were both less that $5 each. The one that came with my Silver Yibuy mouthpiece is quite amazing. I'll be doing that review very soon

  • @user-gb4bo2zy1f
    @user-gb4bo2zy1f 4 роки тому +1

    hi. thanks for the information G. ) please tell me where you can find the fingering of 3 and 4 actors on the tenor saxophone.or what to push off to find an approach. thank.

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  4 роки тому +2

      Ted Nash and Siguard Rascher books. I'm working hard on my own also

  • @HeathWatts
    @HeathWatts 4 роки тому

    Even with middle Eb are you using the octave key with front F?

  • @athebeast1769
    @athebeast1769 3 роки тому +1

    Are there any magic fingerings for alto or bari?

  • @theleftymonster
    @theleftymonster 7 років тому +8

    Great video! Thanks for sharing this! Does this also works on Alto Sax?

    • @TheAvgCommentator
      @TheAvgCommentator 5 років тому

      You'll be able to play a lot of altissimo, but not neccesarily all of the same notes with this fingering.

    • @user-dh3er9lp1j
      @user-dh3er9lp1j 4 роки тому

      Ларгус

  • @jamesdarylthomas3684
    @jamesdarylthomas3684 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome ready a lot to take in put that's the sax Thanks give it a try 1day Be Safe God Bless each1

  • @jamesmitchell3430
    @jamesmitchell3430 2 роки тому +1

    This is good. Can you please show/explain when playing Sade Smooth Operator, the fingering that let's me smoothly navigate the tenor solo when transitioning from the high F# to G near the end. I am having big trouble with that. I just don't play the altissimo G.

    • @chapterrv
      @chapterrv Рік тому

      He likely used the front F# fingering (not palm keys) and just released the LH2 and side F# keys to get the G fingering described here

  • @jeffreycook4658
    @jeffreycook4658 4 роки тому

    Can't wait to give this a try , great lesson is it that simple? What's your reed?

  • @avalonjazz1
    @avalonjazz1 Місяць тому

    When you say "the front key", does thet mean the B, or the bis key??

  • @Gopherborn
    @Gopherborn 8 років тому

    "And that's about all I have for that"
    Haha!

  • @00DirectorsCut00
    @00DirectorsCut00 6 років тому

    amazing altissimo db pressure eheh look how much time after you stop playing to ear again the voice 😬👍🏻

  • @antje-kirstenkleybocker5142

    Thanks for being here in bad times, thank you 😊

  • @rohansingh269
    @rohansingh269 7 років тому +1

    Awesome vid! Im a high school tsax player and Im trying to work on my altissimo range. Do you have any recommendations on good fingering charts for altissimo? Ive been looking around the internet but cant find any consistent charts.

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  7 років тому +3

      There are a TON of fingering chairs out there. I'm in the process of writing a book but it is very extensive and may be a while before I can finish it. Cannonball Saxophones has a good one on their website( cannonball music.com) with very common tax fingerings as a good place to start.

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  7 років тому +1

      cannonballmusic.com

    • @rohansingh269
      @rohansingh269 7 років тому

      Thanks

    • @enddess9833
      @enddess9833 7 років тому

      Hay Rohan, did you get the fingering chart? Pls send me on enda2000@gmail.com if you have.

  • @elmikster2314
    @elmikster2314 4 роки тому +3

    Yo, I randomly learned this a while ago on Baritone and I had no clue what I was doing, but using only that Aux key and i could get out a certain range of altissimo notes bu just changing my embouchure and tongue

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  4 роки тому +1

      This works for alto also

    • @elmikster2314
      @elmikster2314 4 роки тому +1

      ​@@Sirvalorsax Yeah I tested it out on alto, i couldnt get as many notes out but it still worked, is there a certain name for this though? Like Altissimo Glissando or something, I don't really know what it's called because a lot of people at my school ask me what I'm doing and I just kinda shrug cause i kinda just figured it out on my own and dint really see much about it until this video.

  • @PoloJ410
    @PoloJ410 3 роки тому

    The mouthpiece and reed is the most important part.

  • @ricaard
    @ricaard 6 років тому +1

    Sorry to hear about your setbacks; I still regard yours as the definitive guide to altissimo, and arranged your fingerings into a small (25 page) book for my own reference! I hope your situation improves...

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  6 років тому +2

      Thanks. It really means a lot to hear fans of my channel give me feedback.

  • @stankogradev8766
    @stankogradev8766 7 років тому +2

    Hey great videos!
    How does this fingering work for alto?

    • @ricaard
      @ricaard 5 років тому

      Will it work? Yes, the harmonic series and the nature of vibration suggest the same results in theory (and, of course, with practice).

  • @borisaranchuk2279
    @borisaranchuk2279 4 роки тому +1

    What’s the brand of your mouthpiece and brand of your tenor saxophone thank you

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  4 роки тому

      For this video I'm using A Brute Cannonball Vintage Reborn sax with a metal Brilhart 7 mouthpiece.

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 4 роки тому

    Sounds like you're up where the partials are so close together, you can pretty much whistle up anything you want.

  • @davidsmusic
    @davidsmusic 8 років тому +3

    Oh God!!!! amazing my friend, do you use reed 2 or 3 ???
    i use a alto saxo, can i practice with the alto this tutorial?
    Greetings and blessings!!

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  8 років тому +2

      Hello, Thanks for tuning in! I use Vandoren red box 2.5 I won't have an alto sax until October because I have SUPER LIMITED SPACE. So I can't really say if this works "exactly" the same for alto. However, basic overtone principles are the same on all saxophones.

  • @camthesaxman3387
    @camthesaxman3387 Рік тому

    I can only seem to get an altissimo D with this fingering on alto.

  • @marselmusic
    @marselmusic 6 років тому +9

    ooh! using emboshure we cam be liek trumpet players!

    • @marselmusic
      @marselmusic 5 років тому +7

      sorry for embarrasing myself... its ok i forgive myself

  • @subpardiscgolf3548
    @subpardiscgolf3548 6 років тому

    What brand of horn do you use? Oh and what brand/type of mouthpiece do you use?

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  6 років тому +2

      Hello, I play a Cannonball Vintage reborn tenor with the dark amber lacquer finish. In my videos I'm using a metal Brilhart #7 mouthpiece with Vandoren Red Box reeds 2.5 with a metal Vandoren ligature with removable plates. You can see my review of this mouthpiece here: ua-cam.com/video/z_E8vCCb07A/v-deo.html However I no longer play this mouthpiece. I am currently playing a Vandoren Paris T6 metal with a small chamber. You can see my review of this mouthpiece here: ua-cam.com/video/_WFxwTt2Bmc/v-deo.html Thanks

    • @subpardiscgolf3548
      @subpardiscgolf3548 6 років тому

      Thank you! Keep up the great work!

  • @leejackson4671
    @leejackson4671 4 роки тому

    Where did you get the idea to do that or did someone showed you or introduce you to it

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  4 роки тому

      It is suck a versatile fingering if figured I'd see what else it could do

  • @craiglawrence8284
    @craiglawrence8284 3 роки тому

    🤯

  • @avp0713
    @avp0713 2 роки тому

    SMH..... I do not read music anymore, its been decades.. i play by ear. Playing Altissimo notes escaped me in my youth when I was playing with Funk groups, but i'm am determined to learn this now. I have to be honest and say that what I just saw was really a video of magic and black sorcerery... (ahem.. that was supposed to be funny)... This is magic to me... I'm going to try this before I go out and search for a local guy to teach/help me to get these Altissimo notes down. Thanks immensly.

  • @dcp8nts
    @dcp8nts 4 роки тому

    Alto too?

  • @yin8079
    @yin8079 Рік тому

    after c# its just overtones to get any higher i feel like, like I hit altissimo Db with the low D fingering

  • @adysaxman77
    @adysaxman77 7 років тому +1

    Great video! Have you ever tried the plastic reeds? I blow a BARI reed, I tailor made it to my personal specifications (by rubbing the reed down on some wet & dry sand paper, using the finest grade, and one clean rub on the smooth side of the reed, trying it out after each and every rub) the results are fantastic! No more wetting the reeds, no more buying a box of 10 cane reeds with only 3-4 reeds being actually up to scratch. I busk on the streets 5 days a week (weather permitting) and play for 2.5 hours each time, the plastic reeds last absolutely ages, I'm talking years as opposed to a month with a cane reed. I will never go back to a cane reed again!

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  7 років тому +1

      The closest I've come to using plastic reeds was in high school when I used plastic cover reeds. I could never really get used to the sound or the response of plastic or synthetic reeds. I have a very long reed life span now but my process is very complicated.

    • @mikehampton4353
      @mikehampton4353 4 роки тому

      Sirvalorsax have you ever produced a program on sax vibrato?
      Myk H

    • @HonestSaxSound-unEdited-
      @HonestSaxSound-unEdited- 4 роки тому

      I agree. I use carbon fiber canes Fiberreed and are fantastic. Very long durability and perfect responsse on all register, plus natural sound.

  • @enddess9833
    @enddess9833 7 років тому +1

    Great Video! But I cannot see your fingering position. Correct me if I am wrong. Can you also please help me in getting written fingering chart? Thanks

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  7 років тому +2

      Thanks for tuning in. This specific video is meant as a beginner guide to understanding that squeaks are actually producing usable notes. I've simplified the fingerings by only using one, which is the front key by itself in order to produce the 14 notes. I am in the process of making an altissimo book with fingerings but its taking a lot longer to finish than I thought. My other videos all have visual sight lines to my fingers.

    • @1dotele
      @1dotele 7 років тому +1

      I am subscribed let me know when you finish your fingering book I will buy it thanks for all the free lessons

  • @diegsvelasquez1608
    @diegsvelasquez1608 4 роки тому +1

    Is the top key supposed to push down the b key that is under it all the way down?

    • @c.mccool1123
      @c.mccool1123 3 роки тому +1

      Yes

    • @diegsvelasquez1608
      @diegsvelasquez1608 3 роки тому

      C. McCool that explains why altissimo is so difficult 😂 I need to get my saxophone keys and mechanisms adjusting.

  • @balderdash14
    @balderdash14 3 роки тому

    The altissimo G with that finger is a lil rough, but if you use the side A# key it really stabilizes it. Ruins the whole gimmick of "magic fingering" but it works

  • @saldias4609
    @saldias4609 Рік тому

    I remember you, from celebrity orchestra on millennium

  • @elijahputman6530
    @elijahputman6530 4 роки тому

    Can this work on bari

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  4 роки тому

      To some degree but I haven't tried it yet. I no longer have easy access to a baritone sax at this time.

  • @joseceraia
    @joseceraia 4 роки тому

    what is the mouthpiece you are using please ?

  • @00DirectorsCut00
    @00DirectorsCut00 3 роки тому

    SirValor can play Mozart’s valzer on sax with just one fingering 😃

  • @bangcockhoochicuchi6002
    @bangcockhoochicuchi6002 5 років тому +2

    It would be really helpful to she both hands as he demonstrates

    • @bna8259
      @bna8259 4 роки тому

      You need to see both hands as he demonstrates using one finger in one hand for the entire video?

  • @zactaylorschindler8208
    @zactaylorschindler8208 5 років тому +1

    Bruh u got a metal mouthpiece, thats like playing tennis with the net down

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  5 років тому +3

      LOL!! It is a small facing mouthpiece though. (0.085) 5*. I can do the same trick on my more open( 0.095 6* -0.105 7*) hard rubber mouthpieces.

  • @SaberMuslim
    @SaberMuslim 2 роки тому

    Short Hair 😳🤣 You're using a No. 3 reed or higher?

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  2 роки тому +1

      It is most likely a 2.5 Vandoren redbox. I use a lip-out embouchure because it doesn't require large tip opening mouthpieces or really stiff reeds. This Brilhart #7 is closer to a 5* than a 7 on the Otto Link scale.

  • @giffordscott2599
    @giffordscott2599 Рік тому

    3:43 subway surfers

  • @Stormhold3r
    @Stormhold3r 4 роки тому

    Tenor? Baritone is my jam

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  4 роки тому

      I'm working hard to get another Baritone Sax so I can do more videos

    • @Stormhold3r
      @Stormhold3r 4 роки тому

      @@Sirvalorsax Awsome!

  • @curtisvalle5141
    @curtisvalle5141 3 роки тому

    Don't know how many times I've used MAF #1 to squeek out the last note (root ) of a tune. Any note. Grab something and will it in tune. .Torture a trumpet player, if available

  • @docsax7769
    @docsax7769 4 роки тому

    I'm I the only one that did not hear any altissimo notes??

  • @user-bx2yc4iy2d
    @user-bx2yc4iy2d 6 місяців тому

    Sorry can't see your fingers

  • @benhostetler268
    @benhostetler268 4 роки тому

    You really shouldn’t count overtones. How many notes does the fingering produce that sound good and that’s just 3. Other than that the video is good.

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  4 роки тому

      Other people may find more uses for the overtones than just 3 notes. It's best to provide them with as many options as possible

    • @benhostetler268
      @benhostetler268 4 роки тому

      Sirvalorsax it just seems a little disingenuous to say there is 14 when that is technically true not every overtone is really functional in a performance setting but a really advanced player may be able to use 5-7 of them in a way that will make them sound really cool but the goal should always be practicality.and certainly 14 notes with one fingering isn’t really practical. Other than that I really liked the video and I thought it was informative and even helpful for many if they really only try for 3 notes.

  • @espr7564
    @espr7564 4 роки тому

    Using this fingering you get a whole of notes with bad intonation - 👎not good

    • @Sirvalorsax
      @Sirvalorsax  4 роки тому

      It is important to establish control when practicing these overtones. Admittedly, some are more out of tune than others as I clearly state in the video and also show how to use effectively to manipulate intonation

  • @giga0298
    @giga0298 3 роки тому

    Cool