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Saturday, February 21, 2004

Altissimo Update

I hit altissimo C# :D

Dat means only ONE number in mind... The BIG 3!!

Hahah!! Yeah 3 more semitones before i hit 3 1/2 octaves which means i've achieved
the goal i set of mastering the altissimo~

Was gonna try more but Brady came online and said hi. Anyway, i showed him the
homework i did previously and it was all ok~ Then i asked him about some stuff
which i got clarified. Gonna do some more homework now with trying to work out
the diatonic chord out of each key. Dat's
gonna be real fun~

Anyway, i'm gonna keep trying with the altissimo and update whenever i deem
necessary~ It's damn fun man!

Here're the fingerings:

Alt C

1.    Oct Key, B, G, F, Eb

2.    Oct Key, Front F, G, F, [Eb], [E]

The second fingering is easier to get alt C with added Eb to colour the tone but
tends to get sharp if not controlled well, so add the E if needed to flatten the
pitch slightly. The first fingering gets the alt C pretty accurately.

Alt C#/Db

1.    Oct Key, Front F, F, [Eb], [D]

There you go, this fingering pretty much gets it all. Added Eb and D colours tone.
Requires lots of control to maintain the pitch because it can go flat.

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