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 Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:12 am
_Amber_Kohaku_Suki Ok, for a concert last year I have to hit a high D and it was one of those "Hit it or this whole part of the song'll suck" kinda things. Well... I blew it... Ya, Mrs. BD wars not happy 'bout that. Any advice? 0o''''' Yes what i do is i play all my scales but i play it higher/lower every time.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:27 pm
I personally cant go any higher than a high C, but a friend of mine who graduated a couple years ago could hit a high E, the one above the normal high E, he was amazing!!!
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:28 am
with my trombone, i have a smaller mouthpeice wich makes the high notes easyer. ya its weird though.
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:49 pm
ninjagurl247 with my trombone, i have a smaller mouthpeice wich makes the high notes easyer. ya its weird though.
Yep. A smaller mouthpiece can make a difference. But it's much better if you can play high without having to use any specific size mouthpiece. If you can play the same notes on a 1.5G bass trombone mouthpiece as you can with a 11C tenor mouthpiece, it will make life better overall.
My personal mouthpiece policy is: If I have to play a certain range a lot, I'll get a mouthpiece that's better suited for that range.
(I usually play on a 5GL which is a 5G with a slightly shallow cup because I do a lot of high range work.)
And remember, only daily practice and lots of high and low warm-ups will get you there. Don't give up!
3nodding
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:17 pm
Uzamaki_knight575 how bad was it? was your trombone in horrible condition? Condition? No... It's still pretty new looking... I mean, a bit of the gold shiny has chipped and there's a dent or two on the tuning slide but other wise it's fine... Why? WHat does that have to do with hitting the note? And by bad I mean it sorta made a noise like a sick and dieing elephant bird thing...
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:18 pm
ghost_notes well.... usually i dont have any problem with high notes, because i hve an overbite, so the air naturally goes to the bottom of the mouthpiece..... i would say try to use more air, make the air faster, and direct it toward the bottom of the mouthpiece Really? I direct my air towards the top... Maybe that's my problem 0.0
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:20 pm
Shining Silhouette ninjagurl247 with my trombone, i have a smaller mouthpeice wich makes the high notes easyer. ya its weird though.
Yep. A smaller mouthpiece can make a difference. But it's much better if you can play high without having to use any specific size mouthpiece. If you can play the same notes on a 1.5G bass trombone mouthpiece as you can with a 11C tenor mouthpiece, it will make life better overall.
My personal mouthpiece policy is: If I have to play a certain range a lot, I'll get a mouthpiece that's better suited for that range.
(I usually play on a 5GL which is a 5G with a slightly shallow cup because I do a lot of high range work.)
And remember, only daily practice and lots of high and low warm-ups will get you there. Don't give up!
3nodding ^^ Wouldn't dream of it, giving up, that is... I've improved quite a bit since I made this thread, but I still have problems... And again, no money= No new equipment (ie mouth pieces)
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:08 am
Shining Silhouette If you mean the high D as in 5 ledger lines above bass clef... then yes... that's about the reasonable limit for any trombone player...
The only way to get that solid is make sure to work your way up from the lowest high note (yes that makes sense) you can hit and warm up some high notes everyday.
But.
If you mean the D one ledger up from bass clef... practice more. Lots more. wink I agree also, i used to use a really good mouthpiece for high notes and it worked well. I could get a Bb about 2 or 3 octaves above the Bb on top of the staff with that mouthpiece. dont ask me what kind it was 'cause i forgot. But now i cant do high notes for crap. Im a euphonium and trombone and little bit of tuba and trumpet.
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:28 pm
like everyone has been saying practice practice practice
but make sure that you don't neglect the lower notes also, if you only practice high it'll be tough to play those low F's E's and D's (below the staff)
if you don't like to play the high notes...well switch to bass trombone
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:26 pm
SDwrestler2008 like everyone has been saying practice practice practice but make sure that you don't neglect the lower notes also, if you only practice high it'll be tough to play those low F's E's and D's (below the staff) if you don't like to play the high notes...well switch to bass trombone I don't! I usually do scales... All the way up and all the way down... If I could play a bass trombone that would totally kick a** but I haven't the money nor the resources ^-^'''' Thanks everyone, for all your advice!
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:49 pm
i know i had to play high F for our concert but i couldn't hit it on the 3rd time
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:19 pm
Everything will be okay in the end; Lip slurs and scales that go up to the note. I find intervals to be helpful too.
Sometimes I'll just practice with the mouth piece and work my embouchure.
And remember, don't sacrifice tone quality for range, it still needs to sound good... somehow.
Good luck.
if it's not okay, then it's not the end.
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:02 pm
I find it a lot easier to hit high notes BEFORE I warm up. Before you get loose. But like everyone else has said, practice is very necessary. Sometimes when I do improv solos, I like to get in the super-high F range just to make heads turn. I think my highest was the G 6 lines above. It's much easier on alto trombone, but I like to prove that range is relative. blaugh
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