I have been attempting to compare different methods for increasing range. Does anyone have any methods they have tried with which worked/didn`t work?

Just play high on a regular basis (like every day). It especially helps if the music you`re playing is high, even if you have to take the first part instead of the second part.

I do play high on a regular basis, i`m after some excercises to help it move quicker though. Just playing high has left me stuck at E for year now, sometimes I can push it to double g, but rarely.

You can excercise range in many ways: arpeggios, scales, attacks, etc. However, I think it is important, whenever you exercise range, to push two more semitones above your comfort level even if they don`t sound. This is assuming that overall technique is good when playing in the high register. I only do these exercises about every other day or so because there are a lot more things I want to practice. It`s enough to maintain, and gain a little every few months or so. If you think about it, it`s almost the same idea as weight lifting when it comes to maxing out on weights. Also, ample sleep helps BIG time when it comes to recovery and gaining strength, because muscles build during periods of rest.

Well, this worked for me but maybe give it a try. I just played on higher registers and took my regular scales such as the b flat and e flat scales to a higher register. Last year when I was a Junoir in High school I could maybe squeel a double high D. then I met one of my new friends about 3 months ago and he could squeel out a double high C. I was like WOA!!! I only thought pros could do that. Now after doing upper register scales and just playing high I can raise up to a triple high E. Practice your heart out. Everyday!!!

Do: Perform, don`t `practice`
Don`t: Give up.
Do: Rest when tired
Don`t: SHow off
Do: Relax your body and breathe
Don`t: Tighten your rectum.

It`s about teaching your chops to play high, or helping them remember how to go high. Muscle memory. I played lead in my high school jazz band and used to scream high G`s all over the place. When I got into my university marching band, however, I didn`t get to play lead. Not playing high for 3 months kills your range. Now I`m back on lead and having to relearn how to play high. I do my normal lip slurs/long tones, but what really helps, is after doing all the regular stuff, you do an excercise that I found in a book by Carmine Caruso. You play a regular G for 4 counts, go to and A for 4 counts, then back to the G for another 4. Then, without moving the mouthpiece away, breath in through your nose and start on an A for 4, B for 4 then again to the A for 4. You do this without moving the mouthpiece. Go as high as you can, as slow as yuo can, until no sound comes out at all. When you can`t go any further, stop for 20 minutes, don`t touch the horn in that time. Then come back and do it again. After a few days of working like this, you will get better range, and most important, stamina in the upper registers. If you have other questions I`d love to try and help. Don`t stop practicing!!