starting to feel bad...

trumpet 101 · 11-02-2009, 08:11 AM

hello,

im a freshman in high school and i cant play above an a above the stave with out having a brittle sound and all the other freshman can easily get out a C above the stave.... i practice like im supposed to, i actually practice more than the others, i just started taking lessons from a pirvate teacher and outside of an hour lesson a practice atleast two hours everyday now. i do practice the Arbans book, but how can i increase my range? (i do know range isnt everything, but it does help having range)

thanks,
Blake

SpiritDCI08 · 11-02-2009, 08:23 AM

Range will come in time, so don't worry about it. Some people will develop slower than others, it's normal so just deal with it. Practice 6 days a week, taking 1 as a break. Lip slurs, Articulations, Long tones, method books, free play and then more fundamentals. Practice practice practice. When something becomes too easy then move on, no use practicing something easy when there are hard things to practice.

Enjoy

BergeronWannabe · 11-02-2009, 08:54 AM

Colin's Lip Flexibilities really helped me out.
Good luck,
-Andrew

Markie · 11-02-2009, 06:49 PM

I suggest doing lip slurs using all valve combinations.
Start as low as you can and go as high as you can and then, come back down. Always play with a good sound and slur smoothly. It will be REALLY HARD when you first start and it will wear your butt out, but if you stick with it your abilities will increase.
Here are all 7 combinations
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trumpet 101 · 11-02-2009, 07:29 PM

thanks! and ill do lip slurs more, i do practice them, but ill start doing them more

bagmangood · 11-02-2009, 08:44 PM

I couldn't either, I had a clean G at the top of the staff freshman year of high school, and good sound. I couldn't play fast or high. I was co-first chair senior year.

Practice, and practice smart (the second part is more important). Practice makes permanent. You say you practice two hours, 2 hrs can be either very helpful, or completely useless depending on you and what you do.

abtrumpet · 11-21-2009, 10:49 AM

One way I work on my range is playing chromatic scales up to a comfortable high note, and hold it as long as I can. Stick with this for a few weeks and your range will bump up with time.

Good luck

sj3209 · 11-21-2009, 11:01 AM

I'm going to stick my nose in here even though I'm not one of the experts. I'm just a lowly comebacker who practices a lot and listens. I'm also a proponent of Claude Gordon's Systematic Approach to Daily Practice.

Brittle is what you said. To me that screams not enough breath support. If you add that, then you have to balance that with some resistance behind the mouthpiece. That means to me some combination of chop compression/tongue arch.

Okay, experts, jump in.

Trumpet-Girl · 11-21-2009, 11:15 AM

It will come out eventually. Don't worry.

11-02-2009, 08:11 AM	#1
trumpet 101 New Friend Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: arkansas Posts: 41	starting to feel bad... hello, im a freshman in high school and i cant play above an a above the stave with out having a brittle sound and all the other freshman can easily get out a C above the stave.... i practice like im supposed to, i actually practice more than the others, i just started taking lessons from a pirvate teacher and outside of an hour lesson a practice atleast two hours everyday now. i do practice the Arbans book, but how can i increase my range? (i do know range isnt everything, but it does help having range) thanks, Blake

11-02-2009, 08:23 AM	#2
SpiritDCI08 Piano User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 322	Re: starting to feel bad... Range will come in time, so don't worry about it. Some people will develop slower than others, it's normal so just deal with it. Practice 6 days a week, taking 1 as a break. Lip slurs, Articulations, Long tones, method books, free play and then more fundamentals. Practice practice practice. When something becomes too easy then move on, no use practicing something easy when there are hard things to practice. Enjoy __________________ King Model 601 (my favorite horn so far) Vincent Bach 3c and 5c ------------------------------------------------ Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps 08, 09 Choctawhatchee Stylemarchers 07,08 ROLL TIDE!!! "The Blue Devils could run out on the field, take a dump on the 50, flick off the judges and still get a 95" -- Alex Blue

11-02-2009, 08:54 AM	#3
BergeronWannabe Piano User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 415	Re: starting to feel bad... Colin's Lip Flexibilities really helped me out. Good luck, -Andrew

11-02-2009, 06:49 PM	#4
Markie Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Clarksburg, WV Posts: 734	Re: starting to feel bad... I suggest doing lip slurs using all valve combinations. Start as low as you can and go as high as you can and then, come back down. Always play with a good sound and slur smoothly. It will be REALLY HARD when you first start and it will wear your butt out, but if you stick with it your abilities will increase. Here are all 7 combinations 0 123 13 23 12 1 2

11-02-2009, 07:29 PM	#5
trumpet 101 New Friend Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: arkansas Posts: 41	Re: starting to feel bad... thanks! and ill do lip slurs more, i do practice them, but ill start doing them more

11-02-2009, 08:44 PM	#6
bagmangood Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bostonish & San Francisco Posts: 946	Re: starting to feel bad... I couldn't either, I had a clean G at the top of the staff freshman year of high school, and good sound. I couldn't play fast or high. I was co-first chair senior year. Practice, and practice smart (the second part is more important). Practice makes permanent. You say you practice two hours, 2 hrs can be either very helpful, or completely useless depending on you and what you do. __________________ Bb: Courtois 305 "Elite" C: Bach C180-239 (Akwright conversion), Cornet: Conn Wonder (1900) Picc: Selmer Paris, ~1971

11-21-2009, 10:49 AM	#7
abtrumpet New Friend Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7	Re: starting to feel bad... One way I work on my range is playing chromatic scales up to a comfortable high note, and hold it as long as I can. Stick with this for a few weeks and your range will bump up with time. Good luck __________________ Bach TR300 Monette B2S3 PRANA

11-21-2009, 11:01 AM	#8
sj3209 New Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 20	Re: starting to feel bad... I'm going to stick my nose in here even though I'm not one of the experts. I'm just a lowly comebacker who practices a lot and listens. I'm also a proponent of Claude Gordon's Systematic Approach to Daily Practice. Brittle is what you said. To me that screams not enough breath support. If you add that, then you have to balance that with some resistance behind the mouthpiece. That means to me some combination of chop compression/tongue arch. Okay, experts, jump in. __________________ Richard III York Eminence + Wick 4 = Butter

11-21-2009, 11:15 AM	#9
Trumpet-Girl New Friend Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: America Posts: 6	Re: starting to feel bad... It will come out eventually. Don't worry.

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