Little help with bending and glissando

[Eugene Pefti]

Guys,
I’m trying to understand nitty-gritty details and differences between bending and glissando, namely techniques in playing them and their notation. I assume this one is glissando:
https://file.io/TESaEr
And this one is pure bending, correct ?
https://file.io/F8xaYH
Can someone refer me to good examples where they are played on a sax?

[Pete]

Hi Eugene
Johnny is on youtube demonstrating glissando

[Pete]

Eugene
Bending a note is just practice starting on
a note at right pitch then slightly lower jaw
to lower pitch then back up to right pitch,
hope this helps.

[Andrew Gibson]

I’ve found you can accentuate the bend by slowing opening or closing the key at the same time.

[Eugene Pefti]

Ok, then. I think I’m more or less capable of bending a sound but slowing opening/closing the key is a totally new concept to me, thanks Andrew!
What about the second notation. Is it really a glissando ? How is it played in that particular notation ?

[john]

Eugene unfortunately your linked files are not opening for me as I am traveling and only have my phone
But I think the responses regarding bending are quite good and clear although I personally don’t incorporate the opening of any keys
As for glissando fall-offs I did a video lesson specifically on this so just look in my YouTube channel or it might be in the blog section here on the site as well

Johnny

[Eugene Pefti]

Hello guys,
I dared to resurrect this topic after watching Johnny’s glissando lesson. Well, practice makes improvement and I’m slowly doing this improvement lacking something fundamental.
I kindly ask members of the forum to share your habits and experience on what fingering you use to do glissando. For now there are two notes that are killing me.
What fingering do you use to play B(flat) for example? I’m trying to use a combination of B and F or F(sharp) mostly but when I accelerate to make a very smooth glide over all keys it doesn’t work. Using two keys for A and side B(flat) also works but not during the fast pace. I’m desperate 😉
Second note is low B or rather a change from low C(sharp) to low B. I’m following Johnny’s advice to have a full glissando by finishing the chromatic scale and stumble upon clumsily moving my left pinky. How does it work for you guys?

Eugene

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