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Re: Shrill High-notes

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-01-16 20:39

Ken, that exercise is often referred to as a 12th. Playing a low note beginning from low E to a 12th above, by depressing the register key without changing the position of the throat, tongue or embouchure, at least as little as possible, in order to play the upper 12th with a fuller, warmer tone. Because too many people move their tongue to high in front or close their throat too much when playing in this upper register this exercise helps solve that problem. I would have a student do it from every note beginning on the low E to the throat tone F. Stein elaborated on the 12th buy finishing it by going down a 3rd to end. I've always taught it to begin pp crescendoing to a forte, going to the upper 12th without "popping" the higher not and making a dim. back to a pp. This not only gives the player the experience of learning to voice the upper 12th in a fuller, warmer tone but gives the benefit of practicing a very soft entrance, getting louder and softer without effecting intonation and fading out to nothing on the upper 12th. I've always found this to be very useful in my teaching experience. ESP

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