For one, how do you growl and squeal?
-John
Growling is easier than ‘squealing’. You literally growl in the back of your throat, make it rough. It will hurt if you do it too much.
Squealing is known as altissimo and takes a lot of development. To start with, finger low Bb then without changing your fingers play the Bb an octave up and then play G and then play the Bb two octave ups, all without moving your fingers. This is called playing the harmonics and will help you get towards altissimo- which are notes above the normal range of the saxophone.
Altissimo requires you to ‘hear’ the note in your mind and have a lot of control.
-Neal
how do i sqeal on a tenor saxophone
Hey Tim,
You want to be able to do this with control, it’s known as playing in the altissimo range. Lenny Pickett is one sax player who has mastered altissimo. How long have you been playing sax? If it’s been a number of years, you might want to get started, it takes some work to get the control. If you’re just starting, I would say master the fundamentals first.