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Originally Posted by peabodytrumpeter Hi Manny-
I have noticed that if I feel like I'm trying to push a large volume of air at the high notes they don't ring at all and sound, well, pushed. But if I backoff and think of the airstream like a laser of very focused air and releases the high notes it works much better, timbre and intonation being improved.
Why is this?
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No, I am not Manny, but I will chime in with just 2 pesos.
Very simply, you were overblowing with an unfocused embouchure and probably playing "spread". You corrected your apperature to the right size (by picturing "a lazor of very focused air") which increased the speed and focused your air. It seems as though you found that place where player and horn are happy up there. You found a way to work with the resistance and not against it. That is how to properly play in the upper register. Voila!