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rowuk · 02-09-2007, 12:51 PM

Hey Geir and DubbaC,
This is exaclty what I mean!
Of course there are pros out there doing a great job. Those stories are not what I meant. What are the TMers doing productively in the stratosphere?
I have a solid double C and if I think that a high note is useful, we rearrange that chord and I take the whole section up with me. We all get a smile then - not just me. Maynard did the same thing. If he nailed a double c - at least 2 in the trumpet section we above high C - the chord was preserved!
I use my high range more for the classical stuff. Brandenburg, Richter, Molter, Leopold Mozart. Last weekend I played Mahlers 8th twice and had a very nice high F (twice) - made possible by the security of having a 4th or 5th more than I needed.
So, what do other TMers do above high C? Any interesting stories to motivate our young and ambitious players into reaching for the stars? Only just octaving up the last note is pretty meager!

02-09-2007, 12:51 PM	#36 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,640	Re: Range Hey Geir and DubbaC, This is exaclty what I mean! Of course there are pros out there doing a great job. Those stories are not what I meant. What are the TMers doing productively in the stratosphere? I have a solid double C and if I think that a high note is useful, we rearrange that chord and I take the whole section up with me. We all get a smile then - not just me. Maynard did the same thing. If he nailed a double c - at least 2 in the trumpet section we above high C - the chord was preserved! I use my high range more for the classical stuff. Brandenburg, Richter, Molter, Leopold Mozart. Last weekend I played Mahlers 8th twice and had a very nice high F (twice) - made possible by the security of having a 4th or 5th more than I needed. So, what do other TMers do above high C? Any interesting stories to motivate our young and ambitious players into reaching for the stars? Only just octaving up the last note is pretty meager! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.