HOW TO PLAY HIGH ON TROMBONE - EXPLAINED // Lesson and Tutorial // Includes Sheet Music

In this trombone lesson video, I teach you about the two main concepts I like to think about when playing in the high register. I give you my tips as well as two exercises that you can try to improve your range. Sheet music is included down below so you can play along. After you watch this tutorial video, you can apply these concepts to my other PLAY HIGH videos!
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[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

This is some of the best guidance I have heard on playing the high register for me as a really green trombone player at 69. I hadn't picked up the trombone in 50+ years!!!

[@timluby5269]

Really good tips. I can't wait to try them. Thank you!

[@docsjazzunderground4123]

Awesome video. I've been away from the horn for a few months and it was good to hear and see some reminders while getting back to it from great players like you and Dion Tucker. Appreciate you! 🎶

[@kattloxo8089]

i dont always play low. but when i do, i still play high. ;-) thanks this is very helpful!

[@spencerwylie1975]

that is so helpful Lisa thank you thank you the o e really helped and the air my higher ranged sounded cleaner when I practiced that 👏👍😀

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Wonderful, I am glad to hear that! Now, the hard part is to practice this everyday until that becomes normal 😂 Keep at it! As always, thank you for your support.

[@jamieharris8075]

Thanks for this video Lisa. Range extension is one of my main challenges. Your energy and encouraging style is as helpful as the exercises themselves. I'm heading for the practice room right now.

[@LisaLizTrombone]

You are very welcome. I have found it’s not such a challenge, if you just do it everyday. I kind of view it as working out or going to the gym, you just gotta do it. You always feel better afterwards 🤣 Happy practicing! Good luck 😊

[@gamingwitsick8486]

I’m a new comer to the trombone industry and I hope you mastered the trombone by now and I wish you nothing but good luck in the music industry consider yourself lucky most people can’t do what we can do in the music industry

[@SteveStockmalMusic]

Great info !! Thank you so much !!!!!! Just watched you for the third time, I get more out of it each time. 😊❤️🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 I love what Bill Watrous said “Everything happens inside the mouthpiece” when talking about what I call “making dimples” as we go higher. Cheers and thanks again. Steve

[@jabi45]

Je m'abonne pour la qualité des vidéos et le coté cool et sympathique que dégage Lisa !!!👍👍👍

[@13peregrine]

Such good information. You really help with so few words. Very intuitive. Excellent teacher.

[@anikathomas3736]

This was actually the best tutorial ever it worked really well 🙏

[@dayn6524]

Thanks for this video it'll help me alot, because I am struggling with A flat I know it's kinda sad lol.

[@windlesstar103]

Hey, I’m struggling on High-ish F

[@LORE_mork]

I'm struggling with my high Bb 😔 I'm sad about that

[@dayn6524]

@@LORE_mork honestly it took me time but I got it down and I could play lots more higher notes easily it will come to you but I quit band this year lol it was too much work going to marching practice but I do miss playing my trombone might join back next year

[@gamingwitsick8486]

I’m a new comer to the trombone industry and I hope you mastered the trombone by now and I wish you nothing but good luck in the music industry consider yourself lucky most people can’t do what we can do in the music industry

[@dayn6524]

@@gamingwitsick8486 nah I quit this year around June

[@MaxManders]

Super useful and wonderfully put together. Thank you!

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Thank you Max! I am glad it was helpful for you.

[@ernestcassler2505]

Definitely helpful thank you very much.

[@phancealdecoa422]

Its so very helpful, thanks for the great idea,🎶👍🙏

[@terryreynolds619]

I’ll bet that her students are improving rapidly - solid fundamentals and an encouraging yet inspiring approach.

[@danielsalazar3400]

Thank you for sharing this information!

[@LisaLizTrombone]

You are so welcome, I hope you found it helpful! Happy practicing!

[@Elyfara60]

Parabéns pela excelente aula. Muito obrigado.

[@TiqueO6]

Nice job all around, thanks!! Also nice Chapters layout in the "Show more" button!

[@saifar1783]

Thanks for your good recommendation.

[@marcelomartinsramos3465]

Very good video, thanks for sharing this very helpful content.

[@general5104]

THANK YOU. I'm fixing to turn 70 and am learning Bugle, Trumpet, & Slide Trombone. I love to play music, but my guitar playing went out the window with the Carpal Tunnel surgery, ten years ago! I bought a Harbor Freight Bugle, just to hang on the wall for aesthetics, but curiosity overtook me, to see if I could squeeze any notes out of it. Then my grandson bought a Slide Trombone and brought it up here, so, I figure, it wouldn't hurt to see if I could blow a note on it...well, I went in a pawn shop, to see what was in there and saw a Trumpet, in a nice case. It had bell damage and a dent or two and one of the note valve buttons was missing. I figured Id repair the dents and find what thread pattern the key note buttons used and silver solder some brass screws onto three Nickles and customize my horn a tad. I'm watching every video I can, on forming my lips like a ghoul. And the old adage of when you're not able to do something...the adage is, "You're NOT holding your mouth right!" So you have taught me just one more piece of the puzzle, and three different ways to accomplish it !!! I take notes and save URL's of where I get them, for future reference! THANK YOU again. I subscribed with all notifications. You "SOUND" like you know what you're talking about! Bill, from Tn. 🇺🇸

[@steadilsr]

Lisa the "O" to "E" was explained excellently! my keeper was something I ve been working on like, forever: R E L A X I N G the throat while keeping the air column strong and moving. well done!

[@TiqueO6]

Definitely turned on the “all notifications” option (in the subscription button) for your channel which is super rare for me! Kudos!

[@predomkevin3034]

Thanks u sound good up there. Keep going 💪

[@EderAge17]

Muito bom!!👏👏👏👏

[@dfishpool7052]

Great video Lisa - thank you - I'm just going to try out these ideas!!

[@LisaLizTrombone]

You’re welcome! Hope some of these ideas help 😊

[@mariachideguayaquilluzdelu5602]

Excelente 👌

[@BerlinBo]

Conversational teaching style is as smooth as an inner slide!

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Hopefully it's a good slide! haha I learned this from watching other KZbinrs! 😉

[@akashkuwalekar924]

Excellent

[@rca2xyz]

Wow that was a very inspiring video, thanks a lot! I keep on practicing several times a week and can confirm: it helps to improve a lot!

[@gamingwitsick8486]

Tell me how it went for you

[@sarolian]

I will show this to my students :) Really nice video!

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Thank you, please do! Let me know how it goes with them.

[@kayakernz]

Thankyou lisa

[@dwrmusicco]

Very good exercises for the high register !

[@johnmcilroy6874]

This lady apart from playing the trombone is very sexy!

[@equidepan.fabricacion654]

Cada día más hermosa.yo aqui siempre esperando tus videos.para aprender mucho.gracias.

[@ccm_priv]

lol

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Excellent video on practicing the high notes. I quite new to the trombone as in barely a month in and feel I am progressing well. I did play before but that was 50+ years ago. So it's kind of like starting over.

[@davidpickens6916]

Thank you.. Time to work on what I just saw ;) `

[@PatrickJunkers]

Thank you so much, Lisa, that concept of directing the airstream downwards, in a certain angle, according to the pitch one wishes to reach, instead of forwards is working great for me and is, by far, the most effortless method of getting access to the upper range/high register that I have come across so far. The next thing I have to work on is sound quality, because reaching high notes is one thing, but to have them sound full and nice, is another challenge.

[@PatrickJunkers]

By the way, I play a flugabone (marching trombone) with a 6.5 AL (trombone) mouthpiece.

[@gamingwitsick8486]

I’m a new comer to the trombone industry and I hope you mastered the trombone by now and I wish you nothing but good luck in the music industry consider yourself lucky most people can’t do what we can do in the music industry

[@svsuguijo]

Dejà vu!!!😉😀👍

[@150drei9]

Thank you! Verry helfpful and verry practicable - even if not the complete range is achieveable... 😬👍

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Try doing exercises like this in every warm up session, I think you will eventually see results. When I was in college, I wasn’t able to play this high either. But, a teacher introduced me to this concept and it has really helped me!

[@adamekhoff43]

That's nice! ♥️

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Thanks Adam! I am hoping everyone finds this video to be a helpful trombone lesson!

[@adamekhoff43]

You're welcome!

[@CAMODEER1000]

Omg this helped a ton I have a festival solo on the 27th and I have to get up to the high b flat thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@LisaLizTrombone]

You are very welcome. I am glad these concepts help. Keep going! 💪

[@jordipeiro5265]

Moltes gràcies.

[@LisaLizTrombone]

You are very welcome! I hope you found this video useful 😊Are you a fellow trombone player?

[@raphaelgaudin9042]

Thank you so much for your very informative video. For the moment even the Bb is difficult to reach so for the others... ;) But I am convinced that with your good advice I will succeed.

[@LisaLizTrombone]

You are welcome, I am glad you found it informative. Sure, give some of these concepts a try and be consistent with your practice and you'll get it. Good luck! 😊

[@odinwan]

Thanks!

[@LisaLizTrombone]

You’re welcome! And thank you for the super thanks!

[@Angel_Of-Death]

✨ Awesome also my second favorite instrument is the violin 🎻✨

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Well I sure hope your 1st favorite is trombone!!! 😜

[@charliebrown9086]

Just found your channel. Great advice! I may be interested in lessons. Ive been playing for about 40 years off and on but have never been able to play consistsntly in the higher registers.

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Thanks for visiting my channel, and I’m glad you found the advice useful! I am not currently taking on any new students, but I will be in Spring of 2022. Please feel free to reach out by email anytime - [e-mail]

[@uni-byte]

What about the F just past 3rd position? Then E to E from 2nd to just past 4th, etc.. Trombone is awesome! Nice work Lisa! I get a lot form your teaching and I recommend your channel to others. Please keep it up!

[@JOHNZAMO]

Excelent.

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Thanks John. I hope you found it helpful!

[@jazzbonept]

Yesss 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Thanks Peter! I am curious - do you think about these things when playing higher? Or did you learn about other concepts? It seems like there are different schools of thought on the topic .

[@jazzbonept]

@@LisaLizTrombone On a fundamental level, yes (e.g. syllables, relaxing). I've been replacing some bad habits and playing softer as I play higher, which hopefully will allow everything to develop "properly". Also thing of resonating the notes up there so that they sound as full as possible, even at low dynamics. Your range is very impressive though, so I'm soaking this stuff up!

[@LisaLizTrombone]

@@jazzbonept thanks Peter, I appreciate the compliment 😊 One of my teachers in college was a HUGE believer of doing high range exercises everyday for 10-15 minutes. Specifically one from the Arban’s book, taken up one half step at a time. I credit my high range to his influence and years and years of working on this stuff. (Congrats on 500 subs btw 😉)

[@johnalteen4127]

Thank you....

[@LisaLizTrombone]

You’re welcome! I hope you found it helpful 😊

[@Yadeehoo]

Just started today and this helps so much

[@LisaLizTrombone]

I’m glad you’re finding it helpful! That’s why I made this video 😊

[@Yadeehoo]

@@LisaLizTrombone Lovya

[@bassboneful]

Super

[@johndowson7929]

Hi Lisa , im 3 yrs back playing after too many yrs away from playing , lost my front teeth , no teeth this time round 😳I love these tutorials Slurring is boss and i play over the rainbow in F 😊

[@CameronTyndall]

I was trying to write from trombones and found out that it was limiting my sampler to C5 and I needed it to go to Db5 so I was making sure that it was possible. 😂 Thanks! =D

[@davibarciela8796]

Como eu gostaria de entender o que vc tá falando ,deve ser super importante. Mas eu estudo com vc assim mesmo, porque vc faz os estudos e eu faço junto com vc. Obrigado pelas aulas.

[@wez0]

You are talking about vocal resonance and vowel shape of the vocal cavity and focusing of the embouchure aperture. The change of angle of air flow is just a result of the aperture focusing, the main game involves vowel, aperture and air flow.

[@2steph1]

Bravo pour cette leçon de trombone. J'aime beaucoup. Olivier Destéphany (Professeur aigu)

[@glenfordcelajes9909]

Nice

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Thank you for watching!

[@ScratchySlide]

Instead of falling off everything above a top D, see how long you can hold it for and finish it clean. That gives you real strength and helped my high chops really well. Also I firmly believe you don’t have the note until you can play it at all dynamics, articulations and also with vibrato. Try and find high F in 2nd. It’s amazing for vib.

[@gk-ei5gd]

Just watched your beautiful video. I am wondering how much your advice to "relax" applies to the embouchure itself. The fact that it takes months or years to develop an upper register suggests that the embouchure muscles have to get stronger. Also, it is usually the embouchure muscles that get tired when working on range, suggesting tension among these muscles. This would seem to suggest that the embouchure muscles must tense up somewhat in order to develop these muscles. In addition to directing the air downward and raising the tongue I am wondering what exactly should be going on, the feeling, with the embouchure during range development? Thank you so much.

[@rashditto6503]

Notes for Self (Concepts) Don’t tense up 2:14 O to E 3:20 4:30 Downward 5:00 5:59 (Exercises) Octave Rips 6:30 7:58 9:32 Gliss 11:33 13:10 (14:09)

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Thanks for putting these time stamps in here! Super helpful 😃

[@garylcarrier]

Good exercise and video. Only critique is that your high notes end with lack of breath stop/support which makes the note ending fall off pitch. Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelstair8658]

Great trombone pedagogy. Looks like you might be using a Bach #5 mouthpiece, with a King 3B. I use a Bach #5 with a King 2B (circa 1965). I get somewhat the same thing in the upper register. However, I think "relax and pinch". The lip muscles clamp on the airstream, and the air is trying to force the lips open, a la Glenn Dodson. This works in the middle and lower registers also. Are you a classically trained trombonist?

[@user-qz2zv7rr5m]

Класс 🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍

[@dirleisilva7294]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿❤️

[@allever9779]

Phil Wilson´s exercise.... got the copy somewhere

[@enrycancy2621]

è però io non mi concentro così , guardo solo lei 😍🙈

[@johnalteen4127]

I did, now to just work on it..

[@plbt5]

These are some useful suggestions that I'll certainly will give a try. But, on another note *pun intended*: how about the reverse: how to play low on trombone?! This would be particularly useful for me being a bass trombonist :-) Any suggestions on that? Let us know!

[@gamingwitsick8486]

I can only play base note also

[@gamingwitsick8486]

I’m a new comer to the trombone industry and I hope you mastered the trombone by now and I wish you nothing but good luck in the music industry consider yourself lucky most people can’t do what we can do in the music industry

[@davibarciela8796]

Boa noite Lisa lis Vc é uma exey trombonista eu acompanho sempre vc, mss seria importante , ter a tradução , pra wue possamos intender, , Trombone ja é dificil e vc famdo inglês , ai é osso!!!

[@patrickneal1061]

Is there a way to submit some videos to you for critique? I been teaching myself trombone but I have been playing tuba since seventh grade. Just want some tips

[@TimewithLivi]

Can some define what a partial is?

[@MusicalMason123]

Hi Lisa, any tips on getting that high high D, I can get it, but since it’s in first , I’m playing c then d

[@davidwashington9113]

Cute at probably would never give me the time of dsy. Teams trombone yaaay!!!

[@oscarbauter5481]

Como hago para resistencia

[@predomkevin3034]

Thanks oh she sounds like that part in the wizard of ozz when they was marching in the castle 🏰 OO ee oo

[@sandergordon6289]

I'm a professional musician who just started playing trombone about 6 weeks ago. I'm coming along very well with the rubank book, but I'm having a difficult time getting anything higher than an F. That's f two lines in a space above staff in bass clef. I'm using a blessing 6.5 Al or a Conn 3, however the effect is still the same nothing higher than an app without extreme struggle. Is there a different mouthpiece I could use that would be better for this or do I just need to practice more?

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Without hearing you play at all, I would say you probably just need more time. I am curious, do you play any other brass instruments? It takes a long time to develop the specific musculature around your lips and mouth to play any brass instrument. Try glissing up to that F, then when it feels super strong, play that F out in 6th position and start glissing up 1 half step at a time. Do this every day or at least every time you practice. You will eventually build up the strength! The 6.5 AL is already a small enough mouthpiece and is great for high trombone playing. I would not recommend going any smaller than that.

[@adamekhoff43]

Whenever you're not sliding, it feels like you're mind controlling the notes 🤣🤣😂😂

[@LisaLizTrombone]

My mind is controlling the notes! You have to hear the note in your head before you can play it! 🧘‍♀️

[@fredericmuscat3217]

Super 👍 une question : quel est le trombone que vous utilisez : un 2b ou un 3b King ? Merci

[@LisaLizTrombone]

This is a King 3B! My favorite trombone 😊

[@fredericmuscat3217]

@@LisaLizTrombone merci 👍

[@Foxrock321]

Gummies work well too..

[@MarcTaillefer-sm6hy]

Can I still improve at 59 ? Taught high school music and let the horn slide. Now trying to get back in shape but I wonder how far I can go at my age.

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Yes!!! You can improve at any age, if you have the desire to work at it 💪 I have taught students much older than you - my oldest one was in his 70s! If you would ever like to take an online lesson please let me know. lisaliztrombone.com/online-video-lessons

[@kittendkat5100]

5:30 My beard blocked the air the further down my hand went lol. Still a neat way to simply explain the impact of the DIRECTION of the airflow.

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Hahaha, hilarious! 😂 I didn't even think that that could be an issue for some guys! lol

[@The_pebble_music]

Pardon me for asking, but is your opening music a Gen Hoshino tune ? "Koi", more specifically ?

[@LisaLizTrombone]

It is! That song is one of my favorites. I have a full video of that tune here on my channel. Check it out and let me know what you think wink kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4XFf36wgbWFhKssi=nsMhATFqAxFdL2Ag

[@oscarbauter5481]

0:37

[@tboorer]

Play high, think low.

[@Pisttolz]

I can’t play D on the 6th octave, and the song I am playing requires me to. My lips hurt I can’t reach that.

[@sceu25]

2:23 HBCU Bands

[@LisaLizTrombone]

I’m curious, what does HBCU stand for??

[@sceu25]

Historically Black Colleges and Universities. They do this a lot.

[@leonardohernandez935]

Am 8th grade varsity and for sum reason when i try to go for high notes its sumtimes growly idk if its because am buzzing wrong,not blowing enough air or not making the hole small enough it is frustrating but i will keep on trying PLUS sometimes am motivated and when i realize i cant do it i get unmotivated and not want to do it anymore

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Hmmm... if you are hearing a growly sound it could be a few things. Maybe you are closing off your throat as you get higher and cutting off the airstream? Make sure you get a big breath and keep your throat open. Once you have that, try out the O to E idea I talked about in this video. Also - make sure there is no air leaking at the sides of the mouthpiece. Hopefully this helps a bit. Keep at it, as with all things, it takes time 😊

[@leonardohernandez935]

@@LisaLizTrombone thank you u dont know how much i want to be a good player and i will keep on trying

[@LisaLizTrombone]

@@leonardohernandez935 that’s great to hear! Just keep practicing and listen to your teachers! Taking private lessons is a great way to get better faster. Ask you band director if they know any local trombone teachers. Or online lessons are an option these days too.

[@kevinleepredom8386]

Thanks L. 4 God sakes please put some reverb in your mic or record in a better place .

[@blu3620]

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[@leogolive]

The third partial B flat in first position is as high as I can go😔

[@CaliberFiftyVideos]

I've been watching a few "trombone teachers" in the last couple of days, because I'm recording a hobby collaboration that *should* feature a trombone and I have no clue about brass instruments. So I wanted to know what a trombone could do. So far all of these technique teaching videos are sometimes pretty far off pitch, is this because you're concentrating on the technique itself? This is something I noticed pretty quickly, most of the notes that are reached quickly or played in riffs, like you demonstrate, are noticably off pitch. It'm sure it's not an issue of "440 vs 432", the same notes are randomly flat or sharp. Is this normal, in other words are you aware of pitch issues while you make a teaching video? Is that something you hear while playing? It's just that I expected "teachers" in classical instruments to demonstrate things pitch perfect, and if they noticed a mistake they would mention it, but none of the videos I watched so far have mentioned pitch like that. In my case, the player sent me some rough demo tracks and thought them to be fine in regards to pitch, but all of them were far off between -30 to +60 cents. Are there some underlying complicated pitch mechanics in trombones that a normal modern musician without classical instrument experience would not think of? Thanks in advance.

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Hey there! That's cool to hear you want to include trombone in your collaboration. When you say "off pitch" what are you referring to? I am just curious what tuning system you are using. A=440Hz or something different? I do not have perfect pitch. For me, pitch is relative. I tune my notes based on the ensemble I am playing with. I have played in groups that tune to 442, 441, 440 and even 432 so the tuning can change based on that. Also, when I play by myself like this, I am not super focused on the pitch as you said. Usually, I just go with my ears. I am more focused on my lighting, recording, editing, video production, teaching, script etc. In regards to your experience where the trombone player was off pitch, I am curious, did they have anything to listen to while they recorded? When I have made multitrack recordings or collaborations I find it helpful to have a midi track to listen to as a pitch reference for the first part being recorded. After that, each added part listens to the parts previously recorded so they can tune their notes accordingly. Also, most trained instrumentalists use Just Intonation and not Equal Temperament. Meaning, the notes can change pitch based on what chord or key they are in. (This is a whole rabbit hole you can dive down!) There are so many different factors that can affect the tuning on a trombone (or any brass instrument). On trombone it is not the horn that makes the pitch, it is the player. Air support and embouchure (how the mouth is placed on the mouthpiece) can affect the pitch. So can the temperature of the room, or the placement of the slide - the trombone is like a giant tuning slide! I hope that helps!

[@CaliberFiftyVideos]

@@LisaLizTrombone Well, that certainly helps a lot! I have a tuner running in my DAW, and all my software playbacks are routed internally in my interface (18i20) to send to a loopback. In your video you were both sharp and flat a couple of cents according to the tuner, that's why I asked. (the other teachers I watched where actually pretty far in between notes, not even a question of different tuning ^^) Yes, I thought that accomplished players like you would use different tunings based on the entire group, that makes perfect sense. If you were to play in a group that did a "simple" song in C, in a 440Hz, would you be technically able to play all notes perfectly on pitch? Or could there be issues regarding different octaves? "...Just Intonation and not Equal Temperament.." oh my! That is truly a rabbit hole, I'm aware haha. In the case of my player not being on pitch, my gues is that it's more a matter of being rusty, he started about 15 years ago, but plays only occasionally with a small amateur orchester and he hasn't played much since the lockdowns. Over the last two weeks I gave him a few tips and ideas to record (he never recorded music, especially at home) and he has improved a lot, both in pitch and "color" of produced notes, I don't know what you call it..how the overall sound quality is, mids, treble, darkness, brightness, aside from pitch. Would that be timbre, color, ..? Also, he used a trombone sound muffling pickup (it makes the trombone virtually silent, even at full velocity, but produces a nice recording) for a few of the demo recordings, I assume that shifts the entire resonance and tuning because of how the trombone is built? Thanks again for the insight, it definitely has opened my eyes in regards to brass!

[@LisaLizTrombone]

@@CaliberFiftyVideos You are welcome, I am happy to share with you what I know! If I was playing in a group doing a simple song in C major - I should be able to play all the notes on pitch (according to where they are in the chord) based on what I was hearing around me. Playing unaccompanied, or by myself would be more difficult, it might take a little practice to get "perfect" but it's definitely doable. That makes total sense if your trombone player used a sound muffling pickup. Was it a Yamaha silent brass? Whenever you put any kind of mute inside the bell of the trombone, it affects the pitch significantly! That could have definitely been what you were hearing. If you are interested, I do have a video where I play with 2 different trombone practice mutes. You can hear how they affect the pitch of the trombone. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqa5gKWgoN2SqJY

[@feelgoodcharlie3822]

If you don't have a blunt in your hand, then I don't see how I'm going to learn anything.

[@craigsproston7378]

I think it is dangerous asking students to think downstream as they go higher as the temptation is to over do it. More importantly is to think simple. Less volume of air but at a faster speed by pushing from the abdominal muscles but remaining relaxed. Your throat tends to do weird things when you stop your notes in the high register. Why end them like that?

[@tomrees4812]

I’ve been playing trumpet for 30+ years, practice every day, and despite several teachers along the way still haven’t managed to extend my range by a lot. I also have just about every trumpet instruction book that’s been published. Now we have the KZbin crowd on top. When you say push from the abdominal muscles and relax I could tear what’s left of my hair out!!! I have heard this so many times but to me it is stating two contradictory things in the same sentence and I have never found it helps.

[@josch4608]

Wie soll ich mich bei einer solch hübschen und professionellen Posaunen-Lehrerin überhaupt noch konzentrieren? Ich bin sehr schlecht im Englisch wie auch im Spielen hoher Töne, dennoch habe ich einige Inspirationen mitgenommen und hoffe nun, die höheren Töne zu treffen. Es ist nicht einfach, nach über 40 Jahren wieder anzufangen, aber es macht Spaß. Ich würde jederzeit seriös weitere Hilfen und Tipps in Anspruch nehmen, wenn dies möglich wäre.

[@predomkevin3034]

Thanks God girl could u use a different mic set up , , it sounds stuffy an alittle off . U are a better player then this , and if u are going to be doen these lessons come on .and I do appciate.

[@mysteryaction6927]

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[@cemalbayrak382]

brass playing is no harder than deep breathing

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Great comment, Cem! Thanks for sharing, I definitely agree. I had a teacher that would always say, "Everything comes back to the breath". With my students, I find that breathing solves a lot of their problems.

[@Jerry-yb7po]

Hello Lisa..you are excellent and a cool presenter....is that a 3b or 4b....I like the big hell.

[@LisaLizTrombone]

Thanks, glad you liked it. It’s a King 3B!

[@Jerry-yb7po]

@@LisaLizTrombone i play a bach 42 with a Hagman valve... With a bach 5 GS mouthpiece.