How to trill high G to high A natural?

FluttiTutti · Post by **FluttiTutti** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:42 pm

I couldn't find it any trill charts, and I need to play it for a test later this week!

Can someone help? Thanks!

flutepicc06 · Post by **flutepicc06** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:44 pm

There are many options here:

http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/flute/fl_tr2_3.html

Try them all and see what works best for you. Without a C# trill key (or a G-A Trill), it's not going to be a true G-A trill, but it can be close enough. Every flute is different, though, so you'll have to experiment to see what works for you.

ick27 · Post by **ick27** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:36 am

I find that without a C# trill key, the only trill fingering that is acceptably fast and in-tune is the harmonic fingering (fingering G and A just like you would in the lower octaves). It is not easy to get good tone quality with this fingering, but it is possible.

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:26 am

the fingering I always used to use, was trilling the G# spatula and the D trill key and the D# trill key IN UNISON. It is on the chart flutepicc gave, and it the description of it was : in tune; good tone.

Lauren · Post by **Lauren** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:28 pm

i love this trill chart:

http://www.gemeinhardt.com/pdf/trillChart.pdf

i refer to it often

flutepicc06 · Post by **flutepicc06** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:16 pm

Lauren wrote:i love this trill chart:

http://www.gemeinhardt.com/pdf/trillChart.pdf

i refer to it often

The only problem with that chart is that it is very limited in what options it gives you. At most it lists two options (and I only saw that a couple times). There are many, many more alternative fingerings (particularly as you get higher into the range) that could potentially work much better than the ones offered by the chart you provided a link to, depending on the player, their equipment, and the musical context of the trills. I would suggest taking a look a the chart I linked to. I think it does a much more thorough (though almost certainly not complete) job of listing possibilities.