Left Hand On Top

A Guided Approach to Teaching and Learning the Extended Range of the Saxophone, by Steve Stusek

photos by Taiki Azuma. Copyright 2020.

Fingering Schematic A

Fingering Schematic B

A Note on Fingerings

Section I – Getting to High G

Preparation for Playing

Another Approach to Front G

Section II – Giving Altissimo the Middle Finger (and other secrets)

How to really use the Front F key

The High F# key (c5)

The Golden Triangle

The Other Middle Finger

Section III - Organizing Altissimo Fingerings

The c5 Series – Notes that Vent Using High F# (c5)

The X Series – Notes that Vent Using Front F

The Long Bb Series (G#-D)

The Palm Key Series (notes that overblow 6ths)

Crossing Boundaries: F#-G, G-G#

Trill Fingerings

Section IV – The Fingering Chart

Forward to Fingering Chart

Master Fingering Chart

Section V – Real Music, Real Choices: A Selection of Excerpts and How to Play Them (coming soon)

Jacques Ibert Concertino da Camera

Stacy Garrop Quicksilver

Robert Muczynski Sonata

Roshanne Etezady Glint

David Maslanka Concerto

Lars Erik Larsson Concerto

Appendix 1 - Leduc Altissimo Fingering Chart

GIFs and videos from the above sections will be added here