i`m in the 6th grade and i can play the 4th f flat in the scale but i have t warm up to

Well start w/ lip slurs an get a better amisher(however u spell it).Thatz all i can say kuz i can hit a G above the staff by using 23 an all kuz of lip slurs.

Ok I can play consisently up to G above high C and all I do is try to to puff my cheeks, get a good slur/low range warm-up before hand, arch the toungue a bit, pull back on the corners of my embrouce, and keep my chin flat....try using yoga breath too it really helps. I know a couple of my screamer friends who use special pieces and the super chop method. But of course thats cheating and doesn`t all ways sound the best

LOL you said Yoga breath, sounds like Dahlsim out of those street fighter games...LOL.

I started playing trumpet in 7th grade and all through middle school i was top trumpet in the top band in the district. But i still had crap for range. After getting into high school i have done trombone, tuba and french horm what ever was needed for the band (our band is quite small and lacks sufficant numbers of certain instuments. Recently i started oboe, and lemme tell ya, that killed all my tone, range, and most of all my mojo! Since the winter break has started i decided i wanted to recapture my mojo, so ive been doing lips slurs and scales for two days now, about 30 minutes three or four times a day, and ive got it all back plus some range.

Id like to emphisize what some others have been saying
1. DONT SHOVE THE TRUMPET INTO YOUR FACE!!!! Use as little pressure as possible, you will have much better endourance and it will sound better.

2. To play high use more air and tighten your lips a bit, mostly air. Breath from your gut, mouthpieces only do so much, AIR is what does all the real work.

3. LIP SLURS!!!!!!! They improve flexibility, range EVERYTHING!!! Use this pattern its a good one Low C, G, C(in staff), G, E(higher one in staff), C (in staff), G (above staff), E(higher on in staff), C(above staff), G(above staff), E(above staff), C(above staff), and just keep going on up as high as you can.

4. Scales, do scales, ooodles of em, star low and then do high ones. Dont jsut stick with simple ones either, do ALL of em, from the easy C, to the taxing F#, it will improve your sight reading ability in addition to range. Do the scales in thirds, with different rythmes, i dont know what you would call it, but you do it like this (in degrees of the scale) 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 1, 6, 1, 7, 1, 8, and then the opposite on the way down

5. ... there was suppose to be something here, but i forgot what it was.. oh well..

Hope that helps some people

Some advice:

1) Certain Mouthpieces can allow you to play higer. Look into it if you`re willing to spend the money.

2) Make sure your lips are tight and small-also playing louder increases your ability to play higer.

3) Work on Chromatic Scales. Eventually, with time and lots of practice, you will be able to hit those higher notes.

Good Luck!

try to play higher n higher note.
which A note r u talking about?double line?

Could not play above high c until I studied the Roman,Stevens, Costello method. Now double c and above is easy and loud and fat. It come from correct teeth and lip apeture. You can get the books and tapes at www.royroman.com

Thanks.

ok i am sure you are frustrated, but let me be the first to tell you. The only way to have a proficiency playing high notes is to practice going up any scale. Also make sure you KNOW the fingerings. One thing that helped me was to play with faster air when attempting high notes. And almost try to sing the note through your trumpet, not literally but sing it in your head [correctly], because a lot of it is mental.
But what you can do is find the highest note you can play COMFORTABLY. Then take the next note up, find the key that that is the key note and do that arppegio FOREVER. Ive also heard that playing with just your mouthpeice helps strengthen your lips. Ha ha just like back in Elementary School.

Hope That Helped :-)
peace!