![]() ![]() I need to check whether I’m voicing/overblowing the tones by a 4th, as Kevin Danenberg describes on his tenor altissimo fingerings page, or something else: I’d swear I’m getting an D#4 on the G#3, an E4 on the A3, an F4 on the A#3, and so on up through the remaining fingerings on the chart, but I’ll check carefully next time I practice. But the fingerings for G#, A, and A# on the chart can also be voiced higher. I’ve managed to expand the range a tiny bit more: all the palm keys down, including the high F#, lets me voice an E, a bit out of tune.But the paper trick made it immediately possible for me to voice the first three overtones on low notes (octave, octave+fifth, 2-octave) where before I could only hit the first two of three it expanded the range of how high I can voice those overtones and it made a problematic altissimo much, much more clear and straightforward. ![]() If it’s still loose, I’d get the neck re-corked. If you’re not up for steaming the cork to get it to expand, then a piece of paper wrapped around it ought to do the trick. This will make it hard to play overtones and voice altissimo notes properly. Make sure the cork on the neck of your horn is not compressed to the point where the mouthpiece is even slightly loose. ![]() UPDATE (31 July 2013): Well, I haven’t made much progress on developing this chart, so I haven’t updated the PDF, but I can report a few discoveries:
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