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Vent, Tap, and Slur
This exercise is intended to assist the advancing student with achieving the variousovertones, first with artificial ventings, then flicking (or tapping) these vented keys. As
the student becomes more comfortable with the overtones, the ventings will no longer be
necessary. Each series indicates which fingers, or keys, should be used for ventings. Thelower, x-head indicates what note to finger. The higher, normal head is the soundingpitch. A small circle tells the player to open the specified key, or keys, for the venting,
while a plus symbol signifies a return to the normal fingering of the low, x-head.
The portamento is an important part of the exercise. It should be performed like amouthpiece-alone pitch bend. This requires a relatively firm embouchure grip, an open
jaw, and a lower voicing. Dropping the jaw excessively will result in losing theharmonic, dropping down to a lower note. If the portamento is too difficult, skip it at first
and work on pitch bending with the mouthpiece alone. It is also helpful to practicebending on a front F. Remember that the embouchure must be flexible but firm, as in
whistling, and a strong voicing/resonance must be supplied . . . and high voltage air!
Many saxophonists find it useful to sing the desired sounding pitch before attempting toperform a harmonic. I recommend singing the pitch into the saxophone, with the correct
fingering, and with lips closed around the mouthpiece. If the voicing is correct, the voicewill freely resonate into the horn. An incorrect voicing will not be compatible with the
internal resonance, and the voice will warble, causing a brief, uncomfortable sensationin the throat.
Whenever possible, try to match the intonation between vented notes and harmonics.
Avoid the feeling of restarting the airstream with different fingerings. Blow through theexchange between ventings and overtones, as if they are a single note. Focus on making
a full tone, and avoid the small, pinched tone quality that resulted from excessive biting.
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23 o + o + o + o + wo w+ w+ w28 o + o ..+ o + o ..+
32 o + o + o + o + wo w+ w+ w37
o +
o ..+
o +
o ..+
41 o
+ o
+ o
+ o
+ wo w+ w+ w w47 o + n o ..+ o + n o ..+
2
Vent = 3
Vent = 4
Vent = 456
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51 o
+ o
+ o
+ o
+ wo w+ w+ w w57 o + o ..+ o + o ..+
61 o
+ o
+ o
+ o
+ wo w+ w+ w w67 o + o ..+
o + o ..+
71 o + o + o + o + wo w+ w+ w w77
o
+
o ..
+
o
+
o ..
+
81 o
+ o
+ o
+ o
+ wo w+ w+ w w w
3
Vent = 4
Vent = 5
Vent = 1 3
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88 o
+ o ..
+ o
+ o ..
+
92 o + o + o + o + wo w+ w+ w w w99
o +
o ..+
o +
o ..+
103 o
+ o
+ o
+ o
+ wo w+ w+ w w w110 bo + b o ..+ b o + b o ..+114
b o +
o
+
o
+
o
+ w
b o w
+
wb+ w
w w121
o +
o ..+
o +
o ..+
4
Vent = 6
Vent = palm F (orfront F)
Vent = 2
Vent = 123
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125 o
+ o
+ o
+ o
+ w w w+ w w w w133 o + o ..+ o + o ..+
137o
+
o
+
o
+
o
+ w
w
w+ w w w w
145 o
+ o ..
+ o
+ o ..
+
149 o + o + o + o + w w w+ w w w w157
o +
o .
.+
o
+
o .
.+
161 o
+ o
+ o
+ o
+ w w w+ wb w w w
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Vent = hi F#
Vent = palm D#
Vent = palm D
