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 Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:10 pm
I play the trumpet and I don't usually play really high notes except for when I am home practicing... I am 3rd chair in my highschool, I'm an 8th grader.. go figure, but anyway I played I think a note above that G... that G that is higher than the staff by about 4 lines. I think I played like a B or yet another C and I kept it there for a few seconds then I fell to the floor. ((Thank god my trumpet didn't hit the floor))... but yea my head felt like it had a lot of pressure on it and I started to see all blurry and things started looking black so i just stayed there, lying down for a bit ((Im used to the feeling because I get it almost all the time when I get up too fast)). It went away but I still got a huge headache... Anybody got any advice to make the headache go away or just another way of doing whatever?
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:15 pm
So like I think I hit around here
-g- <---Here... except maybe teh higher A-C Im not sure, I dont have a tuner))
-f
-e--------
-d
-c--------
-b
-a--------
-g
((Now above the staff))
-f--------
-e
-d--------
-c
-b--------
-a
-g--------
-f
-e--------
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:00 pm
Ok I think I understand.
To get to do those kind of things like hit insane G and not get a headache is to practice holding other high notes, but not that high. Try seeing how high you can get without getting a blury headache and hold the note for a 5-10 seconds. Eventully you'll be able to go higher and higher.
I think you should try this at home so you don't look all weird trying to blow your brains out.
I am 1st Trumpet in 8th Grade as well and the highest note I can hit is... well I'm not sure just I think it is higher than G above the staff, definitly higher, because I have played a G above the scale then gone to some other higher note and I don't get headaches after holding it for 5-8 seconds. I used to though but that method should work. No garuntees though, people are different.
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:02 pm
Also by G above the Staff I mean the one that is as high as the one your pointing out. I get higher then that but I too don't really know how much higher.
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:24 pm
Back pressure on the trumpet and oboe actually do brain damage. You've probably still got the headache due to the insane amount of back pressure you had going on in your head. If it doesn't go away you need to see a doctor, you realise this right? I wouldn't advise aspirin in case there's something damaged somewhere
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:18 pm
I think i would do better with a smaller mouth piece.. i use 7C and I hear that is great for low notes but high ones, not so much. thanks for advice... when I was playing i actually thought it sounded like a roman candle going off, it was likea distorted screech... odd... The only reason why Im not first tumpet is because 8th grade was moved to highschool in my town.
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:46 pm
I'm first chair as a sophmore in a class of 30 trumpets and have been since 7th grade. i suggest practice or wear ear plugs. That's how i hit high notes without killing myself or anyone else.
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