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Originally Posted by Fluffy615  Hi RaeRay,
Everyone that has posted is right, there's no shortcut. Some of the things that have been suggested are great, but you can also try taking some easy melodies and playing them an octave higher. You know simple songs. Play them as musically as you can up there. Try to get them to sound as nice as they do where they're actually written. Never let the music suffer when you try to play high. You can also try playing a lot of marches and hymns. The more the horn is on your face and you're playing correctly, your chops should improve. Remember to rest enough as well. You can't beat your chops into submission. |
This is actually close to what maynard did. He started with a nice smooth melody that he loved, and played it perfectly. Then he took that melody up a 3rd, and played it until he could play it perfectly. after that, he took it up another third. If there was ever strain in his tone, he stopped and took a break. What he was trying to do was raise what he though was normal range. I'm sure you all have a certain pitch you like to start warming up on, may it be low c or middle c.