Gerald Albright - Developing Altissimo part 2 - Cannonball Saxophones

Part 2 of 2: Gerald Albright talks about exercises such as long tones, arpeggios, and scales that help develop the altissimo range of the alto saxophone.

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[dan1880712125847]

where can i find the fingering for the altissimo register? thank you!

[CannonballVideo]

You can find altissimo fingering charts on our website under the "Education" tab.

[gamwizrd1]

i dont understand the negative comments on this video. Any tone quality defficiencies can clearly be attributed to the obviously crappy medium being used to record him. You shouldn't assume the sound you hear coming out of your speakers is the exact sound he created. Despite this, he still manages to show his mastery of control over the range of the instrument and amazing musicianship. You must not play saxophone, because as a sax player I find this extremely impressive.

[silkjag]

Who are you and how many CDs have YOU sold again? Just curious. It doesn't matter if he was sharp or not. That wasn't the point. The point of the video was to demonstrate warm-ups to develop altissimo. So don't try to critique someone who's been making hits before you were even a thought.

[Carsonsaxplayer]

Thanks for the tips!

[tymcull]

Hi!

Thank you for the demonstration. What fingerings do you for altissimo in all of the keys? I noticed you moved your tigers around to a lot of keys during the altissimo in your solo. Thanks again! :)

[porge97]

i need to know a good fingering for high B the one he demonstrates

[11johnnyc]

That solo was funky azz hell!

[newtonsgroove]

@gamwizrd1 I think it's really important to note altissimo is not just about the range, but also the intonation. Gerald if fantastic, but also does not tune the octaves in his demonstration. In the first example, Gerald plays 4 B naturals in 4 different octaves - but all 4 are in different enough in intonation to hear. The exercises he recommends are all accurate and good to practice for your altissimo range. When you do them, you should (a) use a tuner and (b) different fingerings to tune

[SaxMaster922]

How long did it take you to learn altissimo? I'm just curious because I want to make sure I'm doing everything right and that I continue doing it if I become impatient. I figured i'd ask a pro and go off of that, lol

[DelaneyHF]

GERALD ALBRIGHT!!!!!!!!!! 3:49

[originalmusicworks]

On that C scale, that's amazing he can keep his volume levels so even.

One thing about G.A. ... his Tenor sound is just awesome. I wish I could hammer a tone like that on a tenor!