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)

Forward to Section II

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

Forward to Section III

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)

Forward to Section V

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