High Register - Peter Steiner Masterclass

[@danielnewman134]

This a well laid out class with visual cues that help me work through it. I look forward to more of your classes. Thank You.

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Glad you enjoy it 😀

[@TheTromboneChannel]

18:51: no i have not Also thanks for actually making this look and sound interesting, throwing reminders in the middle of the exercises all throughout. Everyone needs to see this.

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 🤩 I am glad you find the content helpful!

[@joshuaclaytoncreative3961]

Brilliant as always thanks, already noticing a difference. Just need to build this into my practice routine now.

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Great 🤩 I am glad it’s helpful! Thanks for following and supporting 😀

[@paulmeneely]

Thank you, Peter. Want to go practice now.😘

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Thanks for tuning in! Happy practice 😀

[@Thebigballsmanful]

This video made me want to practice for the first time in a good while! Thank you so much for making this :D So clearly explained and put together.

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Glad you like it 😀 Thanks for watching!!!

[@Lobbelt]

Great video, very helpful! Many thanks.

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@erasylkamilev7047]

first 0:45 second 6:29 third 7:59 forth 9:25 fifth 10:33 sixth 11:49 seventh 13:20

[@soniarute8061]

É muito bonito o som desse instrumento. Particularmente, eu acho. 👏👏🤔🤔🙌🙌

[@АндрейМахнёв-й9ю]

Спасибо большое за ваше видео, очень полезно.

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@maxschmidt6034]

The special effects, loved it after 2 minutes 🤣

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Glad you like them 👌🏻🤣

[@mariam_trombone]

Thank you very much! It was really very effective 🙏👏 Will there be videos like this in the future?

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Glad you enjoy it 😀 Now that I am on tour again it’s hard to make these video. Perhaps one day again ☺️

[@mavs8888]

Welldone... bravo!

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Thank you very much 😀

[@raymondfallon7429]

Great sound, as always.

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@felixbarradas8327]

Excelente professor! Parodia recomendar estudio para la distonía en la embocadura

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Sorry I have no recommendations for that. I would try to see a specialist!

[@АндрейМахнёв-й9ю]

I worked with you now! thank. Please tell me how many hours a day do you take twice a day or more often?

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Is your question how many hours a day I practice? Usually between 5-7 hours 😀

[@АндрейМахнёв-й9ю]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial is it about 2 o'clock in the morning, 2 o'clock at lunchtime and in the evening the same?

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

5-7 hours of practice spread out in 45 minute practice sessions from 8am to 7pm.

[@АндрейМахнёв-й9ю]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial The whole day turns out!

[@theoh.8361]

Damn that Kind of hurt haha

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Go with air!!! Not with muscle 😉

[@matiasscoelho9632]

Obrigado. 👏👏👏

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

🙏🏻😀

[@jurgensshed]

how many times per week would you recommend doing this?

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

When I was young I would do these exercises every day (also multiple times sometimes). Now at least twice a week 😀

[@Dorgannn]

Do you recommend high range practice daily? Or every other day? I know athlete's strength training will alternate days, wondering if the same is effective on trombone or if it's better to be consistent.

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

I do it daily since the high range is not mainly about strength for me. I work on my air and relaxation in the high register while trying to remove all tension - strengthening my muscles goes hand in hand with that but I don’t see it as heavy lifting...

[@CalebDavis-w3s]

Do you have any recommendations for an intermediate trombone? I’m a junior in high school and I’m looking for a good trombone to hopefully last me through college

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

I would recommend instruments by Bach Brass - I started on them when I was young, and now ended up on a Bach again 😀

[@吴泰鋐]

hello peter may i know is there any practice to let myself get a high note easily? because i find myself keep struggling with high notes and cant even maintain the sound nicely

[@吴泰鋐]

Btw, do i need to do exercise like running more often to get a better air pressure when playing trombone and get a high note

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Hi there 😀 I would suggest working on the exercises In this video on a regular basis. In addition to these I work a lot on scales (especially major scales) in the high regular using glissando from note to note - focusing on letting the air do most of the work and relaxing. Have fun experimenting 😀

[@吴泰鋐]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial thanks a lot peter

[@hansvdrunen4541]

Hi Peter, No problems with the high register. But the neighbers🤣🤣🤣 Witch was the other good practice mute. ( the black one) Not the best brass. Gr. Hans

[@amadeugomes681]

Rejanomutes i think

[@hansvdrunen4541]

@@amadeugomes681 think you are right! Thx

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Yes, exactly! Rejano Mutes 😀

[@gearaddictclimber2524]

I see at 9:00 you slightly adjust for intonation on certain partials, especially as you get into the farther positions. Do you have e a good resource for pitch tendencies for partials so I can begin to incorporate them into my practice? Thanks

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Hi there! You are correct, certain notes on the instrument have to be altered in order to be in tune. I just checked “trombone pitch tendency chart” on google gives good results 😀

[@gearaddictclimber2524]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial thanks !

[@eshaadalal5416]

This is so helpful!! I just had a question: how do you avoid becoming tense as you hit the high register? I struggle with that a lot - I'd love your suggestion,

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Glad you like it! Focus on your air from note to note, observe yourself in the mirror and see when you are under tension and try to remove it immediately.

[@eshaadalal5416]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial Thank you so much for your help!!

[@KingDracSiege]

funky trombone bro

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

😀

[@kpb9420]

1:10

[@colinstubbs7670]

Do you do these exercises everyday? If so how do you manage the fatigue from it?

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

I don’t do them every day. I do them at least 1 time every week 😀 If you do them often enough with good air support, there shouldn’t be any fatigue (At least that’s the goal)

[@colinstubbs7670]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial thank you!

[@volta6525]

Hi so I have been trying to reach a high D for a piece I am working on and I have been playing it in isolation (I've been trying to play a d about 800 times every day) but even after 2 weeks it's still is a note that barely comes out when played in context. The sad thing is it isn't even close to my highest note do you have any tips about how I can get better at playing it in context?

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Keep at it 😀 unfortunately sometimes development takes a bit longer than we would like, give it time… make sure to always approach it with a good sound and with the least possible tensions in your body.

[@russtrombone]

This is a very good exercise but the one thing missing from this tutorial is advice on what to do when it fails before we get to the end of the sequence. Personally I am making it up to High D then my embouchure collapses. When that happens what should I do next, Thanks Peter! 😎

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Thanks for your feedback! Never force yourself through an exercise - when your embouchure is done, it’s done 😀 So you need to build up endurance very patiently… practice the sequence without me and work particularly on the ease that you establish from each repetition to the next. If you build a comfortable feeling in the low/middle register you can recreate that feeling also in the high register - build comfort and ease, without tensions and without squeezing the high notes out 😀 You can do it!

[@oliviahughes6141]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial Thanks peter, very useful.

[@russtrombone]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial Thank you so much for your advice Peter 👍. I sound and feel really comfortable up until the high D which then feels hard work. It's like there's a wall between D flat and D 🥴. Are there other high register exercises you would recommend? I try to play this exercise three times per day with at least a couple of hours in between.. Thank you!

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

@@russtrombone I am happy to hear that up to the D it feels great 😊 Don’t put too much pressure on yourself and try to approach it with ease and a relaxed feeling from your body - it will happen one day when you least expect it. Keep at it patiently and don’t force it. Building range takes a loooooong time and that’s one of the reasons why we all practice - there is no magic 😉 I have some additional high range exercises in my Warm-Up package that you can get from my Website!

[@shauncongos1938]

What is the deal with your click? Sounds great but the click is very odd.

[@JRERewindClips]

It’s fun this a

[@brucebonusjones]

Revelation

[@savetheclimate2292]

What mouthpiece are you using?

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

My signature mouthpiece by willies custom brass 😀

[@savetheclimate2292]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial I just switched from a Bach 61/2L to a Bach 5G and I am happy about the feel and the improved sound, but I have lost my ability to easily pitch the high notes. So I am wondering if I should look for a compareable mouthpiece with less cup depth. How does a Willies mouthpiece size 5 compare?

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

@@savetheclimate2292 hi there! How long have you been playing on the new mouthpiece? Usually it takes some time to adjust and yes - your lips might have to change things in order to play the high register. Size 5 is always size 5, little details change here and there but the cup depth will be similar.

[@Michele_R]

how do you divide the different sessions?

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

What sessions do you mean?

[@Michele_R]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial the 45 min sessions ranging from 8am to 7pm

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Thanks for the question 😀 I answered that question in great detail during my previous Masterclass. Check them out on my Channel 😀

[@Michele_R]

@@PeterSteinerOfficial Thank you very much❤️

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Any time! Happy to help 😀

[@andresvelazquezoviedo3854]

Vientos

[@jfsadf784twgfg]

Everybody seems to know what this mystical „playing with air“ is all about. Sry, but this phrase is useless unless there is someone whose talent and intuition are capable managing everything, which is hardly propable. I think you could at least mention a source like Malte Burba where one can learn how it actually works. Nonetheless, thank you very much for these three courses!

[@PeterSteinerOfficial]

Thanks for your comments. I try to pass on information that I find helpful myself. I believe the concept of playing with air is one of the most natural concepts one can apply to brass playing, simply because we are all good breathers naturally! My teachers had to point it out to me as well as a student but honestly I never felt overwhelmed with this information. When trombonist don’t “play with air” they are relying on muscles to do the work instead of the air. There is more content on this topic on my teaching platform if you are interested. I don’t think this concept is useless and don’t think one needs special talents to make it happen. The concept of air was also not invented by one or a hand-full brass pedagogues… not sure how many people I would have to mention then.