Exercise 16

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Exercise 16 is a strengthening and high range exercise. It should be extremely tiring.

This is one exercise where we throw technique out the window.

This exercise should be the last thing you play for the day and you should play it every other day to give your chops a chance to relax.

To play Exercise 16

• Take a big deep low breath every time you breathe
• Play all on the F horn
• Play the first note cleanly and use it as a Template for as many notes going up as you can. We want the highest note we can play to feel as much like that first F as possible
• Continue up as high as possible
• Go higher. Try. Push. Pinch. Squeeze all four cheeks
• Wait a second. Try again

Regular practice of this (as long as you are doing other intelligent practice) will greatly improve your high range. Your tone and command will improve and notes that you think of as high won't seem so high!

Exercise 15

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Exercise 15 develops your high range and improves your tone and control.

To play Exercise 15

• Take a deep full breath
• Aim right in the middle of your mouthpiece
• Tongue the first note cleanly
• Play as brick-shaped notes as possible
• Make the slurs happen as suddenly as possible
• Play a long controlled decrescendo on the last note

It's imperative that you control the decrescendo from Place #6. If you don't you'll get a wobbly decrescendo, or a note that stops speaking or your tone will go dull. Keep a bright tone color all the way until the note fades out.