| Re: Range Help?
I agree that a fast fix is not the real solution. This being said, I have a few suggestions and questions for you.
Where in the tune is this note going to be played? Is it a power ending note (the root and it is held till your director cuts off the band) or just in a passage of the song? In either event you could do a few things; 1) check with your director/piano player and the other trumpets and possibly re-arrange the end note (a strong C/5th instead of a wimpy F would be a lot better) or even try a minor 7/Eb with the alto pasting a high F (in Bb terms). This depends of course on the chordal structure and style of the song. You can also gliss the note to F and come back down to C....In a passage just ghost it or replace with a C/Eb or Bb...
Since you have the note now---improving your high range is a combination of the mental and the physical. We all have reached the limits of our practical range and then one day....Poof! We just added another note to the working arsenal. Thats the mental, the physical can be improved by a variety of methods that are too many to list. Your private teacher would be your best resource for that. I evaluate a students breathing, technique, embouchure, equipment and so on before designing a range studies program for them. One really classic old book that is great for range (and all around playing) is the Maggio system for brass. I have had students increase a whole note a week in practical range using this method (it really varied per student and the amount they put in the shed).
Hope this helped and good luck on the concert. |