Saxtalk.com Alto Saxophone Fingering Charts

 Saxtalk.com Alto Saxophone Fingering Charts: https://saxtalk.com/saxophone_fingering_chart.html

On October 9, 2020, I added the first revision (Version 0.1) of the Saxtalk.com Alto Saxophone Fingering Charts to Saxtalk.

Design Philosophy:

1. I designed and implemented the saxophone fingering charts that I needed. I am focused on becoming the best alto saxophonist that I can become, so I chose to focus solely on alto saxophone fingerings.
2. I tested and verified all of the fingerings in the charts on a Selmer Reference 54 alto saxophone.
3. I used two references for the alto saxophone altissimo fingerings (F#-3 - 830.61 Hz to G-4 - 1864.66 Hz).
   • "Altissimo Fingerings for Alto Saxophone" by Doctor Christopher Barrick: Saxophonist, Professor of Music, and School Director at Eastern Michigan University: https://arts.unl.edu/music/saxophone/Documents/Barrick%20Altissimo%20Chart.pdf
   • Bettersax.com: I found Doctor Barrick's altissimo fingerings for alto saxophone to be the most reliable and consistent ones, but I initially had trouble producing Bb-4 (1108.73 Hz) using the Barrick fingerings. I found that the Bettersax.com fingering for Bb-4 allowed me to produce the tone relatively easily. As I practiced more and my embouchure strengthened, I became able to produce Bb-4 using the Barrick fingerings. I have left the Bettersax fingering for Bb-4 in the charts: Bb-4c. You can visit the Bettersax.com altissimo fingerings section here: https://bettersax.com/altissimo-fingerings-alto-sax-tenor-sax/
4. Most saxophone fingering charts are designed from the perspective of looking at the front of the saxophone. When I think of the saxophone, I think of it from the perspective of where I spend the most time: behind the saxophone. My fingering charts imagines that you are playing the saxophone, hence looking at it from behind.
5. I added the tools to the fingering charts that I found useful: (1.) a sample tuning tone and (2.) the exact frequency of each tone.
6. I licensed the fingering charts as free software/open-source material so that others can download them and improve upon them, or make a version for tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone etc.
7. I created the fingering charts using only free and open-source software (FOSS):
   • The charts were created using the LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet program from the LibreOffice office suite: https://www.libreoffice.org/
   • I used the MuseScore composition and notation software for generating the saxophone tuning tones and associated metronomes/click tracks, and for exporting them as .mp3 files: https://musescore.org/en
   • I used the Audacity audio software to import the .mp3 files produced by MuseScore to see if they needed any mastering (they did not): https://www.audacityteam.org/
   • I used Rhythmbox to edit the tags of the saxophone tuning tone .mp3 files: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythmbox
   • I will make the fingering chart files available for download on the decentralized file hosting service known as the Interplanetary File System (IPFS):
     • https://ipfs.io/
     • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterPlanetary_File_System