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Students can develop their range with this insightful book with text both in English and German. The author focuses on technique and offers musical examples and exercises to help developing players achieve a four-octave range. An important book for all saxophone students. Read more
Publisher : Carl Fischer Music Dist
Publication date : June 1, 1983
Edition : 3rd
Language : English
Print length : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 082582642X
ISBN-13 : 29
Item Weight : 4 ounces
Dimensions : 9.25 x 0.25 x 12 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #69,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #11 in Saxophone Parts
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Format: Paperback
My story is interesting. I never learned to play altissimo as a high school student. I went to music school, and was a very weak altissimo player when there. In the years since (it has been a long time) altissimo has become essential for the saxophonist. It is just part of the range. The same is becoming true for multiphonics. It is upsetting so many private teachers seem to be ignoring the ESSENTIAL work of overtones to develop the altissimo range. As an adult I committed myself to achieving this range, setting my long term goal of being able to transcribe Lenny Pickett (why not shoot for the stars and see if you get there?) I started with the Robert Luckey text, which is EXCELLENT and has tons of fingering suggestions for modern saxophones, but it only covers the 3rd octave, not the fourth, and there are no where near the number the overtone exercises as in Top Tones. When it comes to overtone exercises, Top Tones is simply the best text there is. I doubt it can be eclipsed. Now, I routinely play in the altissimo on all horns. There is no classical piece I cannot approach, and I can play fluid lines in the altissimo while improvising. I got there by playing overtones EVERY practice session, with no exceptions. You simply cannot be a saxophone player and not play overtones. These are the equivalent of lip slurs for brass players. It is easy to be a BAD saxophone player, and never develop the whole range of the horn. Playing the saxophone well? That requires serious work. Any private teacher (high school or college) who isn't requiring this text FIRST THING with their students is engaging in malpractice. Not only do overtones enable the extension of the range, they improve both sound and intonation. Sigurd Rascher is THE saxophone master pedagogue. Everything else that is of value either springs from him and has been expanded by others, or fits into his pedagogical vision. We need his complete works back in print. It is ludicrous that they are not. It is also ludicrous that altissimo seems like this mystical thing people can't approach. I will be doing my warm ups with this book and playing my scales and patterns into the 4th octave every practice session for the rest of my life. So should you. This is the most important book in the Rascher library, and we are fortunate this one is still in print. If you play on a modern Selmer style body tube horn, you will find better fingers out there. Many of these can be found online. Do NOT try to use these fingerings until you've played through these overtone exercises once. They don't need to be perfect. They do need to be "there" if that makes sense. If you play on an old Conn or Buescher, then these fingerings too will work well for you.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021 by bookscdsdvdsandcoolstuff
Format: Paperback
Useful practice tool!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2025 by Dimitris
Format: Paperback
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Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2025 by Buenas tardes. La clave de la puerta principal es *9453
Format: Paperback
Great practice book. Great service.
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2025 by Alexander Grigolia, Jr
Format: Paperback
Arrived in a timely fashion. Items were as described.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017 by jumpinjimmyg
Format: Paperback
Sigurd Rascher's treatise on the altissimo register is a classic in the field of saxophone technical instruction. Very detailed exercises and fingering charts reveal the secrets of extending the saxophone range another full octave! Don't expect, however, to achieve results overnight. A lot of study and careful practice precedes accuracy in producing these tones at will. If you are initially unable to produce the entire harmonic series as he suggests, don't despair, as everyone's physical setup is different and some players find this step easier than others. Try the fingerings anyway - you might get lucky with the right breath support, throat opening, and embouchure pressure! Work with the hardest reed you can handle, as more resistance yields more consistent results. Consider as well the changes that have been made since Rascher's time in mouthpiece and instrument construction. Not all fingerings will work on every instrument, and some experimentation will be necessary to find the compromise between response and intonation. Nonetheless, this little volume comes highly recommended, and with persistent application, you too will succeed in mastering the altissimo register of your horn!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2011 by Charles Jennison
Format: Paperback
I knew that he wanted this book, little did he know that I knew how to get it for im Amazon. I bought it and gave it to him during our lesson and he was so happy,, so very happy. This was the end of the lesson for me that day. Next time he said it is difficult, very difficult it is only for the better saxophonist and it will take a while for me to get through this book but I love every minute of it. So I can only say money well spend
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Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013 by marqueritte clasquin
Format: Paperback
Students love it and I do too
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2023 by janet hall