This was the week that got me my first G in many years. To some that might not seem like much of an accomplishment but to me it was a welcome occurrence.
My F and F# got much easier and after finally breaking into the G, I have been able to go up to a very think A above high C.
Review of this week’s work.
1. I was able to use last week’s recording for this week’s material. In Part I, I hold the first two half notes out for four counts each and the last half note for six counts.
2. In Part II, I gave each of the half notes one beat and held the last half note out to the end. This also works with the recording.
3. Part III is a great way to loosen the lip before resting for a hour.
4. CG’s additional lip flexibility exercises are wonderful for as we gain strength in Parts I and II, we also need to work on flexibility so that our chops do not become too stiff.
5. Practicing in the morning is definitely better for at that time of the day, I’m more rested.
6. I have been using less mouthpiece pressure this week which is a very good sign. As we get used to playing in the upper register, the notes become more of a friend than before.
So far I am on a very consistent rehearsal schedule and I’m seeing slow but regular improvement.
Let me know how the rest of you are doing and if you have any questions or observation, let me know so we can share them with the other working on this project.
I have been checking the number of visitor on this site and have noticed that the number has remained about the same during the past week. This means that we have new players coming on line and we are also seeing some dropping out. This is common for the players who think there is a trick to gaining higher range are the ones who drop out. For those of you who are working regularly on this project, I commend you for you are the ones who will succeed.
We will now continue with Lesson #4 for this week.
