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    Saxophone beginners Alto Sax Eb to E & Ab to A Fingering Issue

    Hey guys! So while on the alto saxophone, when I played the interval from Eb to E (Concert Gb to G) and Ab to A (Concert Cb to C) there is this sticky sound where the note transition is not smooth and has a sort of pickup of the first note when you press to the next note. I realised it's because...
  2. sidenius

    Playing the saxophone Chromatic fingering?

    I've decided to do something about my chromatic scales since they are not at all where they should be in fast tempos. One of the issues is definately my fingering of Bb - B - C since I've been fingering side key Bb - forefinger B - long finger C I never gave it much thought until now when I...
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    Playing the saxophone Altissimo F# to g#

    I'm trying to master a piece that uses F, F# and G# altissimo (3 and 4 ledger lines above the stave) I've looked at the TamingTheSaxophone sheet and the F and F# come out lovely with, dare I say it, not a bad tone However, I can't move from the F# fingering (aux F + Left2 + SK3) to the G#...
  4. MandyH

    Playing the saxophone Bari sax - tricky fingerings

    I suspect the answer is going to be: practice, practice and more practice! However, I am working on a "Fiddler on the roof" medley, and in the section entitled "Tradition", (played at crotchet = 200) I have to alternate for several bars between bottom A and top C#. (2 octaves plus a major 3rd...
  5. siramazing

    Saxophone beginners fingering on a turn

    ex-trombone player beginner saxophonist-the turn is from D2 ,C2, B2, D2. Best fingering? use the 2-1-2 fingering for the C-B-C, or the side C-B-side C? I have tried both- the 2-1-2 fingering was easier at first, but I have a feeling that for eventual speed, the side C will work best...
  6. Zain

    Tech/maintenance Alto Octave Key - return player

    I'm a return player to the Alto - forgotten lots over the years. When I play up from middle C, I seem to be able to play both up and down the octave by changing my embouchure. This is easier than using the octave key, which doesn't really work from the D - F. I need to use it to get above the...
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    Saxophone beginners Fingers down?

    I've put the clarinet on the back burner to concentrate on sax for the rest of the year Just wondering - do you put right hand fingers down when crossing the break, like the clarinet? Eg. D major scale, put right fingers down as you play open C# so the transition to the D second octave is smooth?

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