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Ghosty

Breaking old habits can be tough! But there are a lot of good remedies to increase your speed and dexterity. I have my students play Hanon exercises. They are free online. They are exercises that get you used to correct fingerings but also stretching and moving your position to other keys. As always, we play these very slowly so our nerves have time to respond. Once you literally sleep on that, you will have gained some muscle memory. Another good option are the Pace piano Finger Builders. They solely focus on fingerings for scales, exercises, etc. You’d have to purchase the Pace books but you can get Hanon online for free. www.hanon-online.com/ There are also adult accelerated books that go through theory quickly so you’re not bogged down with slow building. Personally, I’d rather have small hands, as big hands have no way to scrunch tightly for minor seconds. With your hands, articulate your wrist side to side to give more length to your thumb and pinky. Thanks for watching the video! Best of luck with your fingering skills.

@@robFFFtrumpet thank you

It’s in the key of G so there is an F# in the key signature. The cadenza at the end has some chromatic notes at the end which are accidentals.

thank you!

You’re exactly right. Range does feel like a glass ceiling at times. That’s a distressing feeling. So what I propose is to put your mind in a different perspective. You’re not hitting those high notes because they’re too high, you’re not hitting them because something in the setup or air isn’t right. I think the notion of seeing notes as a ladder is just how we can perceive the notes, so why not make it horizontal? The important thing to do is have a reminder that there is no glass ceiling, just notes we haven’t quite figured out yet. Those notes are there and achievable, we’re just not changing things enough in the register for the notes to come out. When I start my warm up routine, I have a few things in front of me, including a keyboard. I like to close my eyes when I’m warming up to focus more energy to listening to my sound and I can see the keyboard in my head and I can see the notes as I play them. Trumpet playing is, IMO, confidence that you can do something. Having a horizontal note sequence is just a way to add confidence. It’s not for everyone, but maybe a tool that can help you not try so hard, because reaching means you have to force more, while stepping means you might have to adjust your step, but it’s not another note.

Hopefully you have plenty of auditions ahead of you to put your knowledge into action. If you have an idea for video that might be helpful for something you’re struggling with, let me know, chances are lots of others are having the same struggles.

Cool. Good luck to you. I’m planning on recording a video sometime soon of things I looked for when I judged auditions and some tricks to help you.