"PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE CAN NEVER BE EFFORTLESS."
It's true that we have to exert some physical effort (or "force") to make a sound on the saxophone.
But the sensation of playing the saxophone can be effortless, and that is the real objective of this method, whether or not your personal goals include a spectacular high register.
When you're able to play effortlessly, then you're free to focus on developing your musicianship on the saxophone, without technical limitations holding you back.
"ALTISSIMO IS TOO ADVANCED FOR ME."
And there is a good reason why many saxophonists feel that playing high notes is "hard";
When we start out with the saxophone, by the time all of the notes from Low Bb to the palm keys are learned, there are strong associations between each note and which fingers press certain keys.
Naturally, when the altissimo register is introduced, the first question we ask is "what fingering do I use?".
But what we rarely study is why each fingering works!
By the time we start working with the saxophone's harmonic series, we are already "fingering-dependent" and may have a number a habits ingrained that are stumbling blocks for us to easily play the saxophone's full range.
From the very first page, this method will teach you how to intuitively understand and control the acoustics of the saxophone, so that there are no "hard" notes.
No matter where you are in your development as a saxophonist, the exercises in this eBook will help you to improve your sound.