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rbel New Member
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JayKosta Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have any answers about extending your high range, but the typical advice from those players who can play 'high' seems to boil down to TWO main strategies (and I'd certainly like to hear about other methods).
1) Pay attention to what you are doing NOW as you go up the range, and teach/train yourself to do more and better of the same.
2) There are physical & mechanical adaptations that are needed - and there is no 'one clear way' - it all depends on the player finding what works. And of course doing the necessary practice and training.
Jay _________________ Most Important Note ? - the next one !
KNOW (see) what the next note is BEFORE you have to play it.
PLAY the next note 'on time' and 'in rhythm'.
Oh ya, watch the conductor - they set what is 'on time'. |
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LSOfanboy Veteran Member
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rbel New Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: Opening Throat and Building Muscle |
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LSOfanboy wrote: | Hi,
Just to zone in on the points about 'all high note players doing the same thing with their neck' and 'range building being hard and requiring strong embouchure muscles', check out the following videos which (hopefully) challenge those beliefs.
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I didn't say that ALL high note players did that with their neck, just some notable ones. Although I will give those videos a watch. Thanks for replying! |
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Trumpetingbynurture Heavyweight Member
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It's just the air way expanding in response to the air. On some people it's just more obvious. Some players also have neck hernias and there is bulging that happens from that. Wayne Bergeron developed one as a teenager.
Not something to emulate... |
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rbel New Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Trumpetingbynurture wrote: | It's just the air way expanding in response to the air. |
Thanks for the response! Should have considered that. |
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rbel New Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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JayKosta wrote: | I don't have any answers about extending your high range, but the typical advice from those players who can play 'high' seems to boil down to TWO main strategies (and I'd certainly like to hear about other methods).
1) Pay attention to what you are doing NOW as you go up the range, and teach/train yourself to do more and better of the same.
2) There are physical & mechanical adaptations that are needed - and there is no 'one clear way' - it all depends on the player finding what works. And of course doing the necessary practice and training.
Jay |
I've kinda heard about these before, but you put it in a good way to really understand. Thanks! |
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HERMOKIWI Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:44 am Post subject: |
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Trumpetingbynurture wrote: | It's just the air way expanding in response to the air. On some people it's just more obvious. Some players also have neck hernias and there is bulging that happens from that. Wayne Bergeron developed one as a teenager.
Not something to emulate... |
Correct. This is not something the players "do" and/or "control." It's just a by-product of their particular physiology and playing style. Some players (like me) have this characteristic. Some don't. Whether you do or don't doesn't have any relationship to your range capabilities. _________________ HERMOKIWI |
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