yeah.....then yanigasawa901's fingering works

The fingering I first used (and still use) is |x23 |123. Hope you get it soon. Out of curiosity, what song is it? Christie J

Even with the fingering though, make sure you do it the right way. Don't change your embochure, any change should be in the throat. Before you start in to the altissimo range try fingering a low note (like start on a Bb) and try to hit all the overtone series, (without changing embouchure, or fingering except for the octive key use that at will) like if you start on Bb it will be Bb F Bb F and just keep jumping higher till everyone complains about you squeking(don't listen to them every sax player who get's into altissimo has to deal with it). After a while try to get to the point where you can play charge. One more tip, don't alway's use the same fingering, there are many many altissimo fingering's, and they are all for different occasions (like the one I got stuck into using at first was Octive |X23|XXX|) Just try to find a chart with all the good fingerings, and practice all of them. You never know when an alternate will come in handy.

oh jeez..i can't remember what the song name was...last monday was our first rehearsal. I think it was Louisiana Bebop or something. I'll let you know on Tuesday after my rehearsal. Cya, kara

why is your director having you play a chart that you "can't" play? sure it's ok for pratice, but I hope they are seriously considering this for a concert or anything. Not only do you need to learn how to play this note. You also need to get good enough to hit it 100% of the time, with a strong tone, and under pressure (good song). I'm all for setting goals and working for things, but goals are differnt for a concert setting. In my opinon I would want my band (if I had one) to play something they can do and are capible of. I would find a chart that challenged my players, but was well with in their ability. Hell yeah I would challenge a player with new fingerings and notes, but I woudln't expect them use that for a concert right away, I would give it almost a year.

how ya play the high A on the tenor?

Hey blog234, I play it with this fingering: 2,3 and octave key.