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Originally Posted by robinjessome
And as flint mentioned, it does take time and patience to work it up. Can't blow like Maynard in the first month.
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I did. I hit screaming G above high C in just a little over a month. Day after that though..... ow. Don't do what I did.
Kills your lips, and if you're not supporting right, your throat too, because the tendency is to try and squeeze the air out of the lungs from the throat. That's why thinking of using the diaphragm instead helps everything. In other words, don't push yourself. Just press on. Oh yeah, speaking of pressing, always be aware of your mouthpiece pressure, keep it as minimal as possible. If you ever get a red ring on your lips from pressing too hard, that's means... well... you're pressing too hard. So don't. Becomes a bad habit, so avoid it before it becomes one.
Anyways, if you can't play that high, don't try. Build up to it. If you can reach the E just fine, then play around with some chromatic scales going up to and down from the F right above it. Don't move on to F# until you're comfortable with the F, and so on. It's all about extending your range, not trying to squeeze your way up there.