What Makes Learning To Play High Notes So Difficult? [Part 1 of Upper Register Breakthrough]

This video is the first part of a longer video called Upper Register Breakthrough: How I Learned To Play A Double C In My 40's. You can watch the full video here: • Upper Register Breakth...
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Tito Carrillo is professor of jazz trumpet at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: music.illinois...

[@nicholaschavarria4261]

Brilliant, Tito! You have given us another skill to explore! Now, I need to search for different sized straws, and the inflator needle. And no worries, they’re not made with lead 😆, but some alloy that includes brass. Thanks!

[@romanleyberov]

today I thought about visible factors in studying pianist technics and e.t.c. Now I hear a proof my thinking. I'm glad. Thank you :)

[@MrRezillo]

When I play upper register (for me) long tones or patterns, I come close to passing out when I take the horn off my face. I have to take fast breaths to keep from falling out of my chair - so saying it doesn't take a lot of air to play high is certainly not my experience - but I'm open to new techniques and suggestions. Thanks for the vid, Tito

[@jazzmindwithtitocarrillo605]

Have you considered that you might be close to passing out precisely because you're trying to use too much air? That may be causing way to much backpressure, mouthpiece pressure, and your head may not be receiving the proper blood circulation, causing you to feel like you're about to pass out. I've passed out before, and in my experience, it's when I've tried to move a huge amount of air through the horn on high notes.

[@MrRezillo]

@@jazzmindwithtitocarrillo605 Thanks for taking the time to respond, Tito. I'm going to work the tips you mentioned here. By the way I'm a 78 year-old comeback player, still making progress, no screamer but good enough to get a few local gigs (blues, jazz and funk). Looking forward to all your other vids.

[@jackielinde7568]

"Pinch, Squeeze, Hope, and Pray" Kind of sounds what age has done to my bathroom trips.

[@jazzmindwithtitocarrillo605]

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