| There are quite a few, good exercise books out there. Buuut, the problem is that what you need for the high register is tough to learn from a book. You have to narrow the aperature of your lips, increase your air speed and learn to control the air speed. I'd recommend finding a good trumpet teacher. I'm a comebacker as well and finding a good trumpet teacher made a big difference for me. If you can't do that---well, the exercises that my trumpet teacher had me do were:
1. Low notes---in Arbans there are some exercises, I also just did a lot of whole notes held for as long as I could. There is something about playing low that affects playing high.
2. Lip slurs---also called 'flexibility studies'.....especially when done with intervals conditions the lip for the higher register.
3. Playing up at the top of your range for short periods of time. Clarks Progressive Etudes or Advanced Etudes, also Claude Gordons 'Systematic Approach to Daily Practice'---where every day you are working up to your highest notes.
Really, it just takes a lot of time. In high school, my best was about a 'G' at the top of the staff. Many years later, as a comebacker, my best was still a 'G' until I really started focusing on going higher. It took about two years to really start seeing an inrease in range where I 'owned' the note. Now, I'm up to a high C and am working on my endurance level up there. I'm also working on going higher---my best so far is 'E' above High C, and I'm working on making that a useable note. I know it's going to take time but I know it's worth working for.
Good Luck!
Bill
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