The Growl Sound The growl sound is produced by humming into the saxophone while playing. Players like Gene Ammons and Louie Jordan started incorporating this style in the 1940s when the idea of only playing with a pure or clean tone - usually required for

You will probably find it easier on higher notes of the higher pitched saxophone, for example it is possible to bend a top C on alto down two whole tones, and you can bend a top E down a fifth. As well as, or instead of, dropping your lip to bend the note

How to Growl. Harsh growls are a touchstone of black metal, death metal, and other extreme forms of music. If you want to know what it takes to growl like your favorite singer, you can learn the ins and outs of exhaled and inhaled growls,...