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FN Wilson · Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2002 9:39 pm Post subject:

I realize this is a silly high school escque question..but I must ask. What are the range capabilities of gordons studies? What are your playabl ranges?

John Mohan · Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2002 12:24 am Post subject:

Practice register from Triple Pedal C to F above Double High C on a drilled and opened Bach 1 1/2C Mouthpiece (22 throat, wide-open symphonic-style backbore).

Playable Register (meaning the register in which I can slur, attack, double tongue, triple tongue, play loud, play soft, play in tune, and play with a nice tone) from F# below Low C up to F# above High C. If you take away the double and triple tonguing requirements, then my "playable" register extends to Double B or C (depending on wind direction, temperature, atmospheric pressure...

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It took years to develop (and I'm still developing).

Sincerely,

John Mohan

_trumpetgod_02 · Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 11:35 am Post subject:

John,

Surely you have pedal register that you consider playable, right? You better after studying with calude for all that time. Even it most music doesn't have pedals in it you can still play them, right?
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John Mohan · Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2002 9:47 am Post subject:

_trumpetgod_02 · Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 2:26 pm Post subject:

John,

Was that in the Hummel? the low F for Bb's. Or was that something else. Just curious.

Nick
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John Mohan · Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2002 12:32 am Post subject:

It was in “Carmen” by Georges Bizet. In the Vorspiel section, the part is written for Trumpet in A and the lowest written note is a low F#, which when played on a Bb trumpet is a Pedal F. This note is in the 5th bar after rehearsal marking 9.

All for now,

John Mohan

_trumpetgod_02 · Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2002 3:52 am Post subject:

Oh, ok.

But have you or anyone else seen the pedal F in the Hummel. I think that it would only be for Bb trumpet. But I have heard many performers not play that note when playing this piece. Also I hear many people cop out of playing the low G as well. What's the deal with that? Maybe because they were playing it on an Eb or something, I don't know. I never have been too familiar with trumpets in keys other than Bb.
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Vessehune · Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2002 2:54 pm Post subject:

I have seen the Pedal F in the Hummel. I'm sure that if the tune was written for an Eb trumpet then the C (Pedal F in Bb) sould be easier to hit then a Pedal F on a Bb.