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Von: James Wester [EMAIL PROTECTED]
An: The Horn List horn@music.memphis.edu
Betreff: Re: [Hornlist] High Range
Nicholas,
This may or may not help. But with all my chops woe's I've had over the
last ten years, the one thing that has never left me in my high range. When
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From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello Dave and Nick...
Dave wrote:
If you don't know what it is, it is
the clenching of the diaphragm and closure of the throat and
upper-abdominal muscles to almost completely seal off the air stream.
Hey there again nick and folks-
Again, nick, I am still curious if this is something that has just
been happening or has always been a problem. I do think I can help
you, despite me not being Unsworth, Jeff Kirschen or Ericson; because
the more I hear the more you sound like you have the same
Hello Dave and Nick...
Dave wrote:
If you don't know what it is, it is
the clenching of the diaphragm and closure of the throat and
upper-abdominal muscles to almost completely seal off the air stream.
This unconsciously-triggered and uncontrollable bodily function ...
This sort of thing is
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My brilliant professor this year discovered that I was
actually engaging the Valsalve Maneuver. If you don't know
what it is, it is the clenching of the diaphragm and closure
of the throat and upper-abdominal muscles to almost
completely seal off the air
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Andy Harris
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Subject: Re: [Hornlist] High Range
Nicholas,
This may or may not help. But with all my chops woe's I've had over the last
ten years, the one thing that has never left me in my high range. When I play
in the high range the air stream coming from my embouchure( sp?) is going
straight down, it would hit me square on the chin if
The other day while I was practicing, I took some of the advice from this
group, and my high range and endurance improved.
Specifically:
Mouthpiece buzzing. I worked on getting a very buzzy buzz and using that
setting for the note in question.
Low range to improve the high: I was practicing the
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Sent: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Hornlist] High Range
The other day while I was practicing, I took some of the advice from
this
group, and my high range and endurance improved.
Specifically:
Mouthpiece buzzing. I worked
Recently, I have been worrying about my high range, or lack thereof. I can make
a C3 sound almost 100% of the time, but I have to work very hard, my face turns
red and scrunches up, and I can feel it for about ten minutes after. Having
studied with professional players all my life, I know that
Hi
I used to have this problem until my teacher helped me to correct it.
Try relaxing the muscles in your neck more, and allowing the air to flow more
freely.
Hope it helps
Kev
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Nick wrote:
Recently, I have been worrying about my high range, or lack
thereof. I can make a C3 sound almost 100% of the time, but I
have to work very hard, my face turns red and scrunches up,
and I can feel it for about ten minutes after. Having studied
with professional players all
Someone on this list actually mentioned avoiding overtightness in the high
register just recently (I believe it was Matthew Scheffelman). Their advice
(which echoes the advice of many good teachers), is something I've done for
a couple of years to improve my own high register - to learn to stay
hey Nick- how are you doing, besides the High range?
First, don't panic. I think I could safely say that high range is a
difficult thing for everyone. I had a pretty terrible high range
myself until last winter. One day I decided I was sick of missing up
there and pinching the life out of high
Hey,
I can rifle of my .02 cents.
I have spent alot of time tweaking my high register and really trying to
decipher the problem. as we all have.
Over my time I have found these little tricks I have learned from colleagues
and such along the way have helped.
1.Think of the notes as a rise in a
Matt James wrote:
3. use of the BREATHING GYM!!! helped me in my endeavours.
Here's a question:
Can someone recommend a reputable dealer to buy this from? I ordered it
last *December* from www.focus-on-excellence.com (since that was the
site recommended by a list member around that time) and
Most of high range problems occur due to excessive lip closure. There must be a
lip opening left, otherwise no lip vibration. The closure must be at the
corners so to prevent air escape. If air escapes at the rear while playing high
c3, dont mind; it simply happens. But keep in mind: any
I've read in several places to never regarde a high C as the top note on the
horn. My only problem is i don't know the correct fingerings for anything
higher than that. I play on a semi-new conn 8D, so if anyone could help me
out, it would be great.
Jared
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From: Jared Miles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 3:12 PM
I've read in several places to never regarde a high C as the top note on
the
horn. My only problem is i don't know the correct fingerings for anything
higher than that. I play on a
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