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Position:Home>Performing Arts> What's the altissimo scale all about? Anybody?Question: What's the altissimo scale all about!? Anybody!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: altissimo is playing above the standard range of a woodwind instrument, using alternate fingerings!. on saxophone, which i assume you play if you're asking this, that means playing above high f!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Favorite Altissimo Fingerings: Please note that these are the fingerings I personally like, and may not work for all horns or players!. Many of them are considered "standard" although I developed them on my own, before I knew they were!. All fingerings are for alto, unless specified!. - Jason DuMars High F#: Finger the standard auxiliary front F key (first finger of left hand on the aux F and 2nd finger on the C key) -- add side Bb High G: (No multiphonic) Finger the auxiliary front F key (first finger of left hand) without holding down the C key, add side Bb and right hand F finger!. High G: (with multiphonic) B and G in the left hand, F and D in the right High G#: (overblowing will get a weak multiphonic) Same as G (non-multi) above, only lift right hand F key High A: (No multiphonic) Same as G# (non-multi), add C trill side key High A: (multiphonic) A and G of left hand with E and D in the right High Bb: (non-multi) Finger middle D, lift left hand B finger, add D palm key High B: (No multiphonic) A and G in left hand, F and D in right, add D and Eb palm keys High B: (Multiphonic) Finger middle D and overblow the harmonics of the note High C: Option 1 B and G in the left hand with F and D in the right High C: Option 2 Finger standard high C (C + octave key) and add D and Eb palm keys Notes: The non-multi versions of these fingerings were ones I found that worked very nicely for scale patterns!. They are not necessarily as handy when doing intervalic leaps!. The altissimo C option 2 is not as reliable as option 1, but is nice because of the Octave-Minor 3rd possiblity!. High B (multi) works great on tenor, and so does the option 2 C!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com |