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sKaHeaD
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Posted: 2006-01-18 05:43 CEST | |
i just got a trumpet n i was wondering how to play high notes easy 
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marty
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Posted: 2006-01-18 23:20 CEST | |
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Practice. Read my thread. |
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-01-21 08:25 CEST | |
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More specifically, practice long tones. Start on a G in the staff and hold it as long as possible with as good a tone as you can get. Then from the G, go down a half-step to F#, then a half-step up from G (a G#). Play the notes in this order of back and forth until you reach the highest note you can but with still a good tone. Be sure to rest your lips throughout this though. Just do this everyday and your range will gradually increase, and you will be able to play the high notes nicely. Also, chromatic slurring exercises will help. But if you're looking to play screamers overnight, it's probably not gonna happen. Only practice, practice, and more practice will bring you the range and sound you want. (A shallow or conical-cupped mouthpiece might give you a boost though..) |
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The Full Range
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Posted: 2007-06-22 21:19 CEST | |
| keep as little of your upper lip in the mouthpiece as possible, this will create a smaller airhole and thus a higher note. keep the note steady and don't use too much air, because that will mean you need more muscle to keep the airhole small. | ||
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Dizzy
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Posted: 2007-06-24 05:10 CEST | |
The Full Range wrote:keep as little of your upper lip in the mouthpiece as possible, this will create a smaller airhole and thus a higher note. My experience has been the total opposite. I found I was spreading my lips apart and having little top lip in the mouthpiece made it a bigger hole! Great for nice tone, no range, no endurance and nice fat upper lip swelling. Get both lips in the mouthpiece have them touching and rolled in. This creates a smaller hole and this will help range. Now, tone and volume, well that another story. Research the Balanced Embouchure, that’s what helped me. The Full Range wrote: don't use too much air, because that will mean you need more muscle to keep the airhole small. Somewhat true, I think the key is to breath in big and full, keep the top half of the tank (lungs) full but don't overblow and force the air out. If you breath big but relaxed, and stay relaxed then your exhale should also be big and relaxed and you'll feel like you're not using as much air (but you will be). |
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skaman31689
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Posted: 2007-06-24 07:42 CEST | |
| Remember to not fall into the common bad habit of using too much pressure. More pressure will make the note come out, but will inevitably damage your playing in the future. DON'T USE PRESSURE. | ||
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mgtrumpet
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Posted: 2008-04-07 05:37 CEST | |
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Yah, Ive been playing for a while. Mostly marching and concert bands. I recently got into the habit of overdoing the pressure and now ive really messed up my playing. PRESSURE=BAD
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trumpetgeek69
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Posted: 2008-05-09 17:41 CEST | |
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you just need a lot of air support ............ Its all about air support....... Cheers!!!!! -trumpetgeek69
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