How to Glissando up into the Orbit on Sax like Eric Marienthal (+ bonus trick!)

Here is how you can do that epic altissimo glissando like Eric Marienthal too!
Eric Marienthal did that huge epic glissando that caused quite some raction in the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat band live at Disneyland, on the tune "Hit The Ground Running". The full transcription is on our channel as well.

0:00 Intro
1:28 General altissimo
2:20 Whistling and benefits for sound
4:00 Mouthpiece exercise
4:45 The final part to that glissando
6:16 Be carefull
6:50 Altissimo Glissando in other context
7:20 Bonus Trick
10:12 Question & outro

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Hi all, as some of you requested on that recent Eric Marienthal solo transcription, here is how you do that epic glissando up into the altissimo! Hope this helps, let me know if it worked out for you in the comments here. Decided to add the technique for that false fingering thing he does a couple of times as well.

Note: I have a new setup, and little time. So there are a few edit mess ups as well as the sound could have been better. I think the message is still clear, but sorry for that. Don't have the time to do another take, my toddler is jumping on me now.


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[Matt-yqzn]

“So how does that work? First - well you need to know how to play Altissimo…”😂😂

[sirdavidalot]

Excellent content. Ken Park was an alto player from KC who would demo at my college in the 90s. He did that same gliss and blew all of our minds.

[michaeldruck]

Thank you for reading my mind! I was so close to commenting on the last video asking how you do the gliss because I think its such a cool effect to add to solos and you read my mind! Much love for the explanation!!

[DoctorGZeds]

Great video. I have often wondered about Eric's gliss sound. You made it very clear. The false fingering was also v useful. Bravo.

[andriivodolazov]

Thank You! So many great ideas in this lesson.

[TheDouglas]

Eric does the half tongue on the right side. I do too. He thinks it’s because we’re both left handed.

[mpcguy]

As a follow up to this crazy high note stuff you ought to do a transcript of earl Bostic up there in orbit!
😉

[robertzantay]

If you use the first two fingers in your right hand, like playing an E, you can play an A and get the same effect without it being out of tune😢