Killer Queen Solo on Alto Saxophone in Altissimo

This is an excerpt of me practicing the second guitar solo in Killer Queen played on my Keilwerth SX90R Alto Saxohpone, Vandoren 3.5 reed, cheap mouthpeice, recorded with a canon digital camera. Towards the end of the clip I am practicing the end of the solo which goes from Altissimo E to G. These are the notes that are being played: A A G A G E D D B C B A A A G A G E B B B B C D E E D C D E C E D Ab D C G A C E E D D E G E E E F

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• Killer Queen
• Queen
• Alto Sax
• Saxophone
• Altissimo
• Solo
• Saxophone Solo
• High Notes
• High G
• Guitar Solo

[Minecrafterrl98]

nice intonation! :) I am in 8th grade and can play up to C#, but it sounds HORRIBLE and I can't even hit it all of the time

how long did you practice?

[tantrum32312]

@Minecrafterrl98 I made altissimo a part of daily practice at age 17; about 10mins each day along with mouthpiece exercises. After a few months I was very comfortable playing notes up to about an A above the normal high F. I started taking private lessons in college when I was 18 years old and I comfortably extended my range up to a double F#. In this video I was almost 19 years old and I am able to reach the double G.

[LucaStamatescu]

It would sound better in the context of a band, and seriously guys? That's quite hard to play up that high, if he played it down the octave it would be just a f**k easy solo. Kudos to your altissimo.

[tantrum32312]

@LucaStamatescu Thank you

[Typhoon792]

How? How the fuck? Fuck! How? Please. I am about to shoot somebody. That looked so easy. I just needa blow out one freakin' Altissimo note out my ass. I can't. I'm not a beginner; I've been playing for a very long time.  I can't do altissimo. I want to destroy everything. I've even tried different mouthpieces. How do you do it? liaghrfgaeerlfhygalergfaelgfr

[tomtheflutist]

Annoying and slow

[CrownedEye]

Might want to try a lower octave..

[TiggyFTW]

You talk to dolphins with that thing?

[puggypugpug101]

i'm about to go into high school and i'm already learning these high notes :D

[gayhax]

this really should be played on a soprano sax, or clarinet. impressive altissimo though.