How to Play Altissimo on Saxophone | Alto and Tenor Fingerings

Thanks This is great info
currently doing front altissimo E, F & F# I do this once a week for 15 mins. My tongue gets a bit ache for a while.
Can do plam keys no problem. What is the preferred method Front or Palm cannot decide.
Love your videos a bonus. ❤👌

What position do you use when you play altissimo A# and E?

Thanks as always for the lessons. These are so valuable and useful, and I love the light-hearted approach - it makes it so enjoyable. I'm just starting on the altissimo journey - but I am making steady progress! I'm on Tenor at the moment, and going from F# to G is very hard, but notes beyond G seam a little easier - not sure if that is just me or my instrument, or if it is a more general thing.

The a note doesn’t work

Excellent

The first video that really explained simply how to reach altissimo! Thank you soooooo much! Allot of videos say they can't give you a fingering, or that it's all about the imagination, which is true, but here he also gives you fingering. Soooooooo useful. Going to practice now :)

Im trying to smash out the solo simply the best which as a altissimo b and i really hope this helps cause I hate just playing the e

Is it more difficult to play altissimo on a jazz mouthpiece or is it just me?

What about B flat/A Sharp?

Whos here to learn how to play the totk solo?

Your the only channel I've been able to see that shows the fingerings past A. Thank You, now that I've gotten past the 50th dirt road, I can finally start practicing beyond altissimo A.

What if we can not whistle?

I printed a paper of his logo without even knowing it was his😅

Where would I find the fingerings

Thank you so much Dr. Wally!! with this video, i learned how to play my very first altissimo G and G#! and it took me 15 minutes!

uah! you go so up! altissimo, benissimo, bravissimo... for me this is science fiction movie, mamma mia 🎷🚀✨🌟🌟🌟✨🚀🎷

Finally one tutorial on altissimo that actually worked thank you so much🙏

Thanks for your Info and humour. LOVE it. Just wondering why my head/skull reacts with tortuous noise/pain on G, G# and A.
Playing a SA80 tenor.

Awesome! This finally worked for me after trying so many different tutorials! I think it was the "increase air velocity" line that finally made it click for me, it's so hard to understand until you finally figure it out for your self

You’ve done it again my man, perfect lesson

Amazing lesson Dr. Wally!! Does anyone know what classical mouthpiece he uses? I'm just curious

I don't have a front E or F. Can I still do this?

Lol. You're so dramatic. Love it!

Thanks for this video. Does reed hardness play a role in getting an altissimo note out ?

For me Front F is easier than front E. Is this me or my gear? love the videos.

Thank You for this lesson, I've been practicing altissimo for a while now, and these fingerings work very well, the G sounded a little flat at first, I was using just the front key alone, which worked, but was a little pitchy. Where do we go from here? Fingerings for D#/Eb and on up, or, at some point do we, just practice overblowing the notes on up? Thanks Dr. Wally....I miss the suit and tie though.

I am having trouble getting the front e out, I am able to go from front f to front e though. If you or someone else could help me out it would be appreciated

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Am I the only one who can't find the Altissimo Bb fingering?

"Annoy the neighbours" More like annoying myself. My saxophone sounds so thin no matter what I do.

It works! I hit altissimo G for the first time - briefly and squeekly. Touching the tongue tip to the upper palate seemed to help, but now I know it's attainable. Thanks Dr W. I'm just on day 2 of your Fundamentals Course.

Hurrah, these fingerings work for me, but the sharp G is more stable with front F instead of finger 1 (YTS 62).

You’re the best. I saw your channel and subscribed right away. I’m in love with you 😃

Can't do from f# up pls help me with the embouchure

Ummm.. I can't do altissimo f# pls help me with my embouchure

Bb?

PDT

Thank you but, one thing is altissimo played by you, one another if played by me 😅

Wow!! Excelente!!!!

Man I got F# but it was dirty. G just won't come out. I change to the fingering and if I get anything I get a huge squeak.

Greetings from Berlin and thanx for your help!

G is different indeed-all I hear is top D with a ghost of G coming through behind the squeaks... Tried alternative fingerings, but G still doesn't budge yet... Thank you for the explanation, will be trying later

Thanks, very helpful, have taken good notes:) 😃

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Im an advanced beginner, i have no problem with 3 octaves on my zephyr alto. I recently switched to 1941 king zephyr tenor and all my altissimos are gone...is it just with me? Or are zephyr tenors have bad reputation for altissimos?

Thanks for making this video. Your altissimo is very musical. The fingerings do work well. One small nit: you skipped A#, for which I usually use your same fingering for A, and then lift the middle finger leaving only the left-hand ring finger.

Excellent stuff Doc!

Hello . Great Dr Wally I like you videos thanks Manuel galan

I would NOT recommend trying to learn Altissimo unless you have played both long tones and overtones to the point that you could do it in your sleep(not literally of course). Altissimo, while not a hard concept, is not extremely hard to do, but it is extremely hard to do correctly. Making sure you stay in tune is essential. If you develop bad habits, all it's going to do is make you very inconsistent with sound now and have to undo those habits later. Long tones help you develop a sense of tone, and then building on that overtones help you to manipulate that tone. Playing in tune is key. Then playing overtones. And then, if you think you have that down, start working on Altissimo slowly. Learn a new note a day, or better yet every week. Focus on making it smooth and in tune.

TL;DR work up to altissimo and take it slow