Moving On
In this video, we look at exercises that will give you more control over your throat, airstream and embouchure. Then we look at playing altissimo notes and how to incorporate them into your playing.
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It's very important to use the correct technique when sounding out each overtone! Don't overblow or bite down on the reed, just use your throat, airstream and embouchure.
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To start playing some real altissimo notes, go through some fingering charts e.g. It's important to make notes e.g. which fingerings are in tune, sharp or flat, which fingerings allow for easy transitions to other notes, which fingerings work for more than one note, etc.
The fingering chart you produce is not the most important thing, it's the process you go through to make it. Trying to make each fingering work will teach your body how to control your throat, airstream and embouchure that will ultimately enable you play well in the altissimo range.
Ear-training is critical - since each fingering can play multiple notes, you have to be able to hear the note in your head before you play it. Play lines in the normal register, to get the sound of it, before trying it in the upper register.