It is hard for some people and easier for others. It really isn`t a reflection of your skill. My friend,who has been playing longer than I have and who I would say is better than me, can`t get altissimo at all but I can get to the C above high F#. Just practice hitting notes with out the octave key. Get used to the feel of your embrouchure(sp?) and finger the altissimo notes. It took me like 2 months to get the high G out. Start at low C and get and octave up with out the octave key and then just go up a chromatic scale. Just keep practicing overtones. It will also take awhile to get the notes to sound musical.

It is hard for some people and easier for others. It really isn`t a reflection of your skill. My friend,who has been playing longer than I have and who I would say is better than me, can`t get altissimo at all but I can get to the C above high F#. Just practice hitting notes with out the octave key. Get used to the feel of your embrouchure(sp?) and finger the altissimo notes. It took me like 2 months to get the high G out. Start at low C and get and octave up with out the octave key and then just go up a chromatic scale. Just keep practicing overtones. It will also take awhile to get the notes to sound musical.

You can play chords with 1 saxophone listen to Coltrane it is through certain fingering and overblowing some notes. Guys play more than one saxophone as well but thats different see Roland Kirk.

i been playin for years and only just gotinto this hight octive stuff and just wounderin dose ant els not put there top teeth on the mouthpeace