Forum - Trombone Talk - how high can you play?

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marty Moderator	Posted: 2006-06-25 03:42 CEST
marty Moderator	Bah! I took 100 from you bitches!
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Bomberbone User	Posted: 2006-06-29 20:22 CEST
Bomberbone User	.......How original of you Skabones. I took 101 4tw =p)
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Flem User	Posted: 2006-07-05 08:39 CEST
Flem User	Well... i dont know about highest note techinicaly there is none... but the lowest note on the staff...(literaly) is a pedal Bb this is an octave lower then the low Bb. Anything you play lower then the low Bb is a pedal note... basically pedal notes make up the final Bb scale... I can hit about a pedal Eb on my friends Tenor Bach... and i can hit about a high D if i strain alot... but i can hit a C without to much straining:) and trombonist dave i think ur talking about the double F
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mr smiley User	Posted: 2006-07-23 07:42 CEST
mr smiley User	so I think Dave is annoying personally haha jk. I can get to the high F on a good day. I'm not really into the whole crazy range thing, though i'm first bone in jazz, so i gotta hit those Cs. And Pedal Bb isnt the lowest note. sliding down to second position will prove that. then why not go down to 6th and play a pedal f?
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Der Mann mit der Posaune User	Posted: 2006-08-26 13:42 CEST
Der Mann mit der Posaune User	I broke my own record this week! I hit an Eb. I'm not that familiar with the octaves, but the Eb I hit lies above the fifth auxiliary line (you know what I mean? the small lines you draw when you are writing high tones). It even sounded clear. I tried it a few times now, but mostly it doesn't sound very clear. While "normal" playing, I can play up to the C of that octave without bigger problems
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Bomberbone User	Posted: 2006-08-26 23:08 CEST
Bomberbone User	Nice Posaune =) Working on tone in that range will help more then you know. Once you can hit it clearly, you'd be suprised how much it will help your range in general =)
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dragonsgem User	Posted: 2006-08-28 13:25 CEST
dragonsgem User	my highest note? OK, we all have the high D, the first one above the stave... go 8 notes up thats the highest ive tried so far
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Der Mann mit der Posaune User	Posted: 2006-09-09 14:29 CEST
Der Mann mit der Posaune User	Thanks bomber, I keep working on it
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sock User	Posted: 2006-11-01 05:38 CEST
sock User	uhhhhh 3rd octave G i believe....atleast i think it's the 3rd octave right? well it's really frikin high one lol.
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Max User	Posted: 2006-11-28 00:25 CEST
Max User	I can play a double high D and have it...you know...actually playable in a peice. I can squeak out high F's and G's but not really in a manner that'd be usefull. I think I've gone higher, but I dont really know...my ear isnt that accustomed to that high of a range :X.
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julianface User	Posted: 2007-04-10 01:59 CEST
julianface User	omg im dizzy just squeeked out an F (i think) 2 octaves above the one on staff (not sure what tat is.) it was 4th position so i might be wrong but it was around F.
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EnobMrot User	Posted: 2007-08-26 19:53 CEST
EnobMrot User	/bump... sorry bout this but id rather post in this thread than start a new one. anyways, i can hit the g above the g above the g right under the top line. and in response to it being impossible for someone to hit the triple C... listen to dave steinmeyers version of a time for love... it'll blow you away...http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track09.mp3
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Enotional User	Posted: 2007-11-15 06:33 CEST
Enotional User	I can do a double pedal Bb. It has that gross metallic rumbly sound and I couldn't articulate it to save my life but it's still fun to play down that low because you can play any note in first position. As for high notes, I've hit the first Bb off treble clef (or two octaves above the one sitting on the bass clef) but I can usually consistently hit high F's.
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Stee Fizzle User	Posted: 2007-11-23 00:05 CEST
Stee Fizzle User	when I'm regurly playing in a song i can go up to C above middle C
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Stee Fizzle User	Posted: 2007-11-23 00:03 CEST
Stee Fizzle User	hell I'm in ninth grade and i can hit a high E flat
~~Web~~ Mail	hell I'm in ninth grade and i can hit a high E flat
free25 User	Posted: 2007-12-09 22:51 CEST
free25 User	i sometimes can hit the f wich is two octaves over the f in the lines but it sounds strange
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trumpetgeek69 User	Posted: 2008-01-06 17:54 CEST
trumpetgeek69 User	MrNick wrote: my range is getting better, consitently hitting a high Bb...when i need to...when i sit and try i can hit the super high E. im pretty sure you cant get higher...but no way can you play it fast in the middle of a song. How high can you play ?????:trombone: the the most high note I've ever played on the trombone is a double high Bb.......you know how there is low Bb then comes Bb above the staff (middle Bb) then comes high Bb.......and then finally double high Bb.....that the one I can hit.... If I feel lucky I'll go the f above that......but. Then again the fact that I play trumpet might help me ... Cheers -trumpetgeek69
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Stee Fizzle User	Posted: 2008-02-11 04:22 CEST
Stee Fizzle User	what's the smallest mouthpiece they make cause i want to play that high and i almost can
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trumpetgeek69 User	Posted: 2008-02-27 12:17 CEST
trumpetgeek69 User	i use the 12c that came with my trombone.......6c are decent too..... -trumpetgeek69
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gpig315 User	Posted: 2008-04-15 21:17 CEST
gpig315 User	my friend said he and a trumpet player traded mouthpieces and both got good results. obviously, low on the trumpet and high on the trombone. i dont know any other details, but try using a trumpet mouthpiece. btw, i can hit C above middle C pretty clearly. ive only been playing for a bit over a year, so i think its pretty good. ha. that looks more like a pipe than a sax.
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Stee Fizzle User	Posted: 2008-04-18 23:50 CEST
Stee Fizzle User	i can play a 4th octave g now. with a 12c
~~Web~~ Mail	i can play a 4th octave g now. with a 12c
SkaMasta097 User	Posted: 2008-06-15 08:29 CEST
SkaMasta097 User	question. is it difficult for the average trombonist to hit the high notes in these songs: Sublime - Wrong Way Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Old School off the Bright To me those sound like big money notes, especially the latter.
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Savage User	Posted: 2008-07-07 11:25 CEST
Savage User	Both songs cap off around a high D or E for anyone that isn't sure.
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