More Reasons Why You Can’t Play High Notes- Part III

high notesAfter reading Part I and II of this series, you may still have questions as to why the high notes are not your friends and for that reason I will continue with the more traditional answers to this popular dilemma.

It could be possible that you are not playing your instrument correctly and I will list some areas where you should check to make sure that everything is working as it should to reach the higher register.

Here are some issues with links to some information that you might find helpful-

Mouthpiece placement

Finding the Correct Mouthpiece Placement

Trumpet Mouthpiece Placement

High Range Methods

High Range Methods- Current Approaches

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Join HI-YR-BY-A-THIRD today! Lesson 2

Join HI-YR-BY-A-THIRD today! Lesson 1 (Part #2)

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How Much Improvement Have We Made in Our First Week?

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High Range Methods- Current Approaches

High Range Methods- Pedal Tones

High Range Methods- Traditional

High Range Trumpet Methods- Introduction

In our next issue we will be covering several other aspects of high range development.

Bruce was a member of the faculty at the University of Northern Iowa, School of Music in Cedar Falls from 1969 until his retirement in 1999. He has performed with many well-known entertainers such as Bob Hope, Jim Nabors, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Anita Bryant, Carman Cavalara, Victor Borgie, the Four Freshman, Blackstone the Magician, Bobby Vinton and John Davidson.