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rfm
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Posted: 2006-11-22 22:39 CET | |
| I really dont find it hard to believe that a 15 year old can play a High C. Im 17 now and I can hit the F above that, and on a good day the G. | ||
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2006-11-27 23:57 CET | |
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Of course it's not unlikely for a 15 year old to hit a high C. I believe that. Im 16 and i can hit the G and A above the high C with a good tone, but i dont remember who it was, but they said they can hit triple C at the age of 15. Bullshit. Maybe squeeked a high note out once and called it triple C, but not actually played it. 15 years old and hitting Maynard Ferguson notes? Horseshit. Ben |
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asdfg
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Posted: 2006-12-18 00:34 CET | |
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I can say that I'm not that good at playing really, but my range has been of all my band teacher's interest since middle school. In 8th grade (14 years old) I was the only one who could hit a high C and then when I went on to my Freshman year (15 years old) my lesson teacher made me do a chromatic as high as I could physically go and I hit the Bb above the high C and he made me keep going until I had a triple C in tune according to his tuner. Of course it was probably 30 flat or sharp, but he then brought in the other trumpet teacher who was teaching a lesson and made me play it for him as well. Everyone in the band asks me to play it and then tell me it's not a real note and that I'm just squeaking, but at the age of 15 (and maybe what we can call 4-5 months) I could hit a triple C. Rich |
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Slith_vampir
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Posted: 2006-12-18 00:41 CET | |
im 13 for another week (Dec 26  ) and I can hit Interstellar d (d3)on a good day.
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2006-12-20 00:40 CET | |
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Congrats. You can squeek a triple C. Not to be a jerk or anything but thats nothing to be proud of. These "how high can you play" forums drive me nuts, because it seems to me, with the exception of few, everyone lies about their true range. It's not a note if you have to play rediculously loud to play the note or you have to put 100 pounds pressure on your lips to get it. I think this topic should be locked and we should just open one called, "Lets lie about how high we can play",that'd make a little more sense to me. Ben |
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trumpeteer
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Posted: 2006-12-20 05:17 CET | |
| i second that. | ||
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-12-22 17:05 CET | |
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I don't second that. But I sure am sick of hearing from this thread. So I thought I might become a little more tolerant if I posted my own achievements. I've been playing for three whole years and I can play up to G3, the note between tuning C and high C. Yeah I can squeak and blast notes that are probably somewhere around double C, but that doesn't count. Can't you damage your lips doing that anyway? I can play B3 on a good day, sometimes even C3 (DO NOT CONFUSE WITH TRIPLE C) while maintaining my proper tone, although I doubt I could play that note in a song. I'm still working on my range. So as you can see, I'm not very good. By the way, earlier on in this thread someone was talking about The Incredibles' soundtrack. Is that that computer animated movie with the superhero family, or is it something else? -Faulk 
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2006-12-24 02:34 CET | |
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Well at least someone is honest. And yes, animated super family, thats the one. ben |
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asdfg
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Posted: 2007-01-01 03:40 CET | |
| I know that every one of my Jazz Band songs end in an E(3) or even a G(4) and my teacher is continually impressed with my ability to play them every time. I'll have you non-believers know that it ain't just a squeak and I ain't just bragging. Sorry to disappoint. | ||
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2007-01-02 05:21 CET | |
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OK Hi. My name is Ben and I am one of these non-believers you speak of. Good Job, I'm proud of you because you can play e3 and g4. But do you realize the gap between G4 and Triple C?? I don't believe you do. This was posted earlier in the forum by Dizzy, look at it it. -x- (triple high C) -- -- -- x (Double C) -- -- -- -x- (high C) -- --------------------- --------------------- x (tuning c) --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- -x- (low C) If you said you could hit a Double C, I would believe you. You tell me you can play a Triple C at 15, I (along with others) will continuously call you a liar. So if lying about your range makes you feel good, more power to ya Rich. |
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Pepino
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Posted: 2007-01-03 03:41 CET | |
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Well, I have been playing trumpet for about 5 months or so now (ive been on french horn for 5 and a half years) and can play around C3, D3 semi confortably. I've squeaked probably like an F4? All this talk about triple C at a really young age, like my age (15), just completely confuses me. As stated before, its one thing to be able to play a note every single time someone asks you and play it accurately, and theres over blowing and squeaking and putting all your lip into that one note. So be honest, what's the point in lying? |
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2007-01-03 18:18 CET | |
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I dont know. I just know that there is pretty much no way that this kid can be hitting this note at his age. Rich, unless you've been practicing rigorously since you were seven years old, then I HIGHLY doubt that you are anywhere near telling the truth. Once Again, Ben |
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Skankin' Tom
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Posted: 2007-01-10 03:38 CET | |
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This is a very interesting forum. I am 16 and I've never really tried to hit the highest note I could. I play up to a G in the second octave during my chromatic scale as a warm up, and the highest note that I have to play (meaning in a song that I perform) is a B in the second octave. I guess it would be cool to be like Satchmo and just hit ridiculous notes; does anybody know of any ways I can improve my range?
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2007-01-11 00:32 CET | |
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Pepino
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Posted: 2007-01-14 18:37 CET | |
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Yes, lip slurs will help alot. Go from open, to 2nd valve, to first valve, to 1 and 2, 2 and 3, 1 and 3, and then 1 2 3. Go from your lowest note to your highest note, and back down again, all in one breath, without changing lip. For instance, on open, slur from tuning C to D as many times as fast as you can. I've seen some pretty killer videos of a jam session in Seattle. They were playing so high that it was all controled by lip. It helps alot =) |
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Flippa
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Posted: 2007-01-16 23:01 CET | |
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@Pepino: I don´t know this technique, could you please explain it a bit more detailed? I am german and i do not exactly understand what you mean by "lip slurs"... what notes is one playing by doing this "Go from open, to 2nd valve, to first valve, to 1 and 2, 2 and 3, 1 and 3, and then 1 2 3." ? Thanks for help, Moritz P.S.: I can hit a high D and yes I am proud of it xD... -_- |
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2007-01-17 00:07 CET | |
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As im sure you've noticed you can play numerous notes on one fingering. Well all lip slurs are is you change notes with your lips while slurring. And obviously if youre slurring, no tongue is used. What Pepino was trying to say was that you can start with an open fingering and do lip slurs, and then put down the second valve, and do more lip slurs. Another way to improve your range is playing up in your high range, try taking some songs you know up an octave. Your lips will get tired...and dont push yourself...but it will build endurance and help your range increase. Ben |
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Pepino
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Posted: 2007-01-17 01:49 CET | |
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Thanks, Ben. Yes, I should have made it a little more clearer. It's not so much about the exact notes you play, it's more repitition, building up a pattern without breathing or tounging. |
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2007-01-17 04:44 CET | |
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Oh yea and if you have to breathe in the middle of your lip slur set, breathe though your nose, not through your mouth. This will stress the muscles even more, making the lip slurs much more affective. So breathe through your nose and don't adjust your lips. Ben |
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Flippa
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Posted: 2007-01-17 12:00 CET | |
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understood now^^ thank you, guys |
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MellophonesKickAss
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Posted: 2007-01-18 04:37 CET | |
| I think that the problem is that noone has defined what playing a triple high c really is. Is it getting that particular pitch to come out of your horn? or being able to hit it with consistency? To me its being able to hit the note with consistency with proper tone. But in reality, learning to play past a double c is not really helpful for the average player. How often does your music take you beyond a High D or Even an E | ||
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hornyjarmez
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Posted: 2007-01-26 13:31 CET | |
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The note you play does not depend on what age you are but how you have trained yourself
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2007-01-27 02:34 CET | |
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Holy shit can we just let this forum go? Who really wants to know about others' acheivements anyway? Who is sitting at home saying, "Damn, I wonder how high other people can play"? I personally dont care, you guys shouldnt either, let this forum die. Ben |
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skaman31689
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Posted: 2007-02-25 00:41 CET | |
| Sometimes it motivates people to practice more. It's a helpful tool. If you don't like it, don't look here. | ||
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bmmets234
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Posted: 2007-04-06 02:41 CET | |
| I personally dont like 2 focus on how high i can play, I slowly move up, every month i try 2 move up a note every month, i just started this method 2 get used 2 playing that not. So for example, everyday for a month play around with the G, going up and down and lip slurs and stuff, to make it sound efficient. then next week move a note higher. I still play the note before but the focus is higher it, idk, it works for me. I know for a fact i cant hit the triple C well, anyone can really squick it out. | ||
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