Saxophone

Extended technique saxophone

Extended technique saxophone
  1. What are extended techniques saxophone?
  2. How can I improve my saxophone technique?
  3. How do you notate growling on a saxophone?

What are extended techniques saxophone?

The extended techniques covered include playing in the altissimo register, pitch bending, double tonguing, flutter tonguing, slap tonguing, growling, playing multiphonic pitches, and circular breathing.

How can I improve my saxophone technique?

6 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Technique Today

  1. Relax, relax, relax. ...
  2. Ignore Your Fingers. ...
  3. Get As Much Classical Repertoire Under Your Belt as Possible. ...
  4. Practice Music Created for Other Instruments. ...
  5. Incorporate Articulation into Your Practice. ...
  6. Play Along with Recordings of Fast Saxophone Playing.

How do you notate growling on a saxophone?

There are three ways growl on saxophone, you can either ROLL YOUR R's (like a horse) whilst blowing out on a very loose embouchure, you can HUM or SING whilst blowing out, marry these two together and you get the ultimate growl.

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