Six octaves of notes played with low A fingering. All of the notes played in this video are "Harmonics", All of the notes above the fundamental (lowest note) are "overtones". It is great practice for altissimo. Once you can control what note you play without altissimo fingerings, you will be able to get the right notes out better when you do use the fingerings. The very highest notes can be played with just harmonics because the overtones are just a step apart or less in that range. (see below for details)
First 5 tips: 1. A stiff enough reed. I use mostly a #3. Less can close up and more wears my lip out faster. 2. Trial and error with several different reeds and even many reeds of the same brand. Some reeds just match up with certain mouthpieces better. 3. I blow in the mouthpiece a little sideways for the highest notes. 4. Try different mouthpieces, but that can get costly. 5. No synthetic reeds for the highest notes. Cane or Plasticover.
Tip 6: Don't get hung up on altissimo fingerings. The purpose of this video is to show how many notes can be played with just one fingering. Just concentrate on getting the note you want with how you blow in the horn. adjust the not you are playing by slightly changing lip position on the reed and lip pressure. Also change tongue and throat position, which is sometimes called "voicing".
Tip 7: Once you are good at getting the notes you want with harmonics, you can go back to using altissimo fingerings and they will come out even better.
Tip 8: When you get into the 5th and 6th octave, fingerings become irrelevant. Any note can come from any fingering in that range. I often use the low A because it gets the sound out closer to the microphone.
Tip:9: You can even practice altissimo with just the mouthpiece and neck, just the mouthpiece, or even putting the mouthpiece on a trumpet: [ Ссылка ] or: [ Ссылка ]
Tip 10: No putting your teeth on the reed, it's too hard to control.
Tip 11: If you blow too hard and/or over-tighten you lips, the reed will close against the mouthpiece and you will only get silence.
