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zoomnig
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okay i have a Yamaha YTR-2335 Standard Trumpet and ive been playing for aprroximately 4 years now and i have a high range but any suggestions so i can hit notes above the staff constantly?
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bbrandon
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I would say you should play many scales. Like up and down the scale, high and low.
You should also practice pedal tones...they help with range and such.
Going up and around the higher notes on a regular basis is also very good.
Just do most of these things a lot. it should help
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JOhnlovemusic
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You need to practice scales and long tones.
Be sure you use as little pressure as possible.
The lower you can play the better you can play higher.
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soulfire
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pedal tones are very controversial, they work for some and don't for others. Bud Brisbois said they destroyed his playing... Lip slurs work yes, but don't overdo it. Also you shouldn't be cramming the horn in your face to do it, but obviously its alot easier said than done. If you have a pressure problem and most do, then it needs a completely different solution. Look in the interval studies section of arbans, the schlossberg method is good and so is Colin lip Flexibilities.
That being said I increased mine by just playing along with maynard. Eventually the notes came, but that doesn't work for everyone. What is your high range at now and what are you doing to improve it? Horn and mouthpiece aren't really that big of a deal at this stage of the game.
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JOhnlovemusic
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"Soulfire" brings up a GREAT point. Pedal tones are very controversial. Many people think playing pedal tones incorrectly will hurt your embouchre. That is a good point and probably correct. If you play pedal tones you need to do them correctly.
The theory behind doing the low notes I think is really to establish a proper embouchre for your instrument, you don't really need to do pedal tones. When you have a good full tone in the middle registers you can then go for the extreme ranges (in both directions). But please do it slowly and consistently trying to play in the extremes beforehand is trumpet playing suicide.
Truely the best approach has got to be a systemized routine that builds all your ranges gradually over months and years.
Remember there are no short cuts in being a good musician, there really aren't.
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