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Originally Posted by techboy10  So in my highschool band we are playing the music to the Polar Express for our holiday concert (among other things) and in the final part there are a couple high Ds (above high C) and Im having trouble hitting them. My range is really only up to a high C, and thats on good days (Im 16). There are only 3 other trumpets (35 kids in the band, 600 in the entire school 7-12) and they cant get the Ds either. I would really like to hit them for the concert (it would sound much better than just playing an octave lower) so if anyone has some advice on what I could practice to extend my range by even just 1-2 notes I would be very greatful.
thanks
Peter |
About those fonts, Peter, maybe I'm color blind or something but I think that black and white is better for the eyes, don't you think?
Now, back to the issue.
1. You could buy Walt Johnson's book,
Double High C in Ten Minutes, but he doesn't say when those ten minutes are going to start/end;
so, you need to do more practical playing like get that horn off from pushing into your face, playing ppp with a full tone, rest, etc.
2. George Grahman's,
Range Builder is a good start for walking (pacing) one up the ladder to those high notes but again it requires time, effort, patience, and the
need to do more practical playing like get that horn off from pushing into your face, playing ppp with a full tone, rest, etc.
3. The other method besides asking us to help you via remote control from our high back leather chairs equipped with stereo speakers tapped into the overhead TV/Video player would be to get a pro teacher who will help you
to do more practical playing like get that horn off from pushing into your face, playing ppp with a full tone, rest, etc.
You have been given some good advice about using the Clarke's Technical Studies and I'll give you another book which will help....Claude Gordon's book,
Brass Playing is no Harder then Deep Breathing.
Good luck and don't expect too much too soon.
Liad Bar-EL