High Note Question

[gtr1023]

Hi there!

I'm currently using a Conn 36B and a Yamaha 5A4 mouthpiece for lead playing

I'm finding it pretty comfortable up to about a G above high C. Above that I'm noticing it gets thin and hard to play.

I feel as though my aperture is too small when I get up high. I'm able to produce loud high G's but it gets noticeably closed off the higher I go.

What should I change?

[JayKosta]

My idea (and I cannot play that high!) - keep using same embouchure, tongue, mouthpiece placement, etc. ...
But, around high C start using more lower lip rim pressure - the goal is a reduction in the upper lip rim pressure so the upper lip has more freedom to vibrate - not being 'locked closed' by upper lip pressure.

You do not have to actually move your jaw or teeth or the mouthpiece position or angle , just feel the rim pressure shifting for slightly more pressure on the lower, the upper should react in response.
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[kehaulani]

(Says with a slow Southern drawl) Well, ah may not know much about it, but . .

I never bothered with anchoring on the bottom lip or using much pressure. I worked mainly with The Balanced Embouchure and Maggio. Range to Double High C.

YMMV

Regarding the OP specifically, I would do Long Tones cresc. & decresc. and work into and out of the stratosphere. Again-Caruso. I found his Seconds and Thirds helpful.

Check out Matcus Stockhausen's Caruso exercises.
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[herringbur]

You don't have to adjust your jaw, teeth, or mouthpiece position or angle; simply feel the rim pressure shift for slightly more pressure on the lower, and the upper should react in response. doodle jump