high notes

[john]

Sounds like the alto is just a little more delicate for your hands. You need to take it one half step at a time. Are you ok going from D D# E?
D# E F? This is your exercise. Start even before that on C C# D, etc. Figure out exactly where the first problem note is then focus on it and work through it till you smooth it out. This is the only way.
I may have mentioned something similar in the post about high notes sounding thin and flat so check that video out in the blog section.

[paul kelly]

Hi Johnny just watched your video on high notes, The points you made about high notes I will put them to work on the alto, It’s just a little bit disheartening to hear the alto sound so bad and the tenor sound so good,and yes I can play the plam key D D# they sound ok just E F& F# they sound very thin and weedy.But I will persevere.

[john]

Remember that on alto those notes are pretty high, I think the video suggestions will help you there.

[john]

i play on a yamaha Alto & i’ve noticed when i play notes using the palm keys its hard to describe but they fall apart,
in my case i have quite a few reeds which play perfectly ok in all the other registers but not up there.

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