I'm having a strange problem: I can't get the altissimo F#. My embouchure is definitely strong enough, and I can even get that *hint* of altissimo G. Strangest thing is, I'm getting an F when I finger F#. (At least it's an in-tune F.)
I suspect it's because of my cork and headjoint position. I push my cork farther out and pull the head out by about 1cm to flatten my upper register (I play in a wind ensemble, not very pleasant having to lip down high notes.) Of course, the low range gets a tad flat (I'd like a shortened footjoint, if anybody builds.)
Fine, I don't suspect, I'm pretty darn sure of it.
So I'm wondering if anyone else has run into similar problems? It's a little sad when you want to hit that F# but know that it's been converted to an F... (I'd like a G though.)
Tweaking the Altissimo Register
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Tweaking the Altissimo Register
The flute family: probing the lower limit of human hearing and the upper limit of human tolerance.
Heehee I want the high F# for concerto purposes! So a whispertone will not do!
Anyway I have conducted many trials since I last posted, and I am sure that it's because I have my cork pushed further out than I did in the past, else if I push it in (significantly) I can play a high F# just as easy as any other altissimo notes.
And about going from E to F# directly, the fingering does not permit. (I hope we're both talking about the same octave? I'm talking about fourth octave, not the third. The third octave's a 'bad note' because of the poor acoustical conditions given for that particular resonance.)
It'd be nice if someone could invent a "variable stopper" so it's possible to tweak the position in a jiffy.
Anyway I have conducted many trials since I last posted, and I am sure that it's because I have my cork pushed further out than I did in the past, else if I push it in (significantly) I can play a high F# just as easy as any other altissimo notes.
And about going from E to F# directly, the fingering does not permit. (I hope we're both talking about the same octave? I'm talking about fourth octave, not the third. The third octave's a 'bad note' because of the poor acoustical conditions given for that particular resonance.)
It'd be nice if someone could invent a "variable stopper" so it's possible to tweak the position in a jiffy.
The flute family: probing the lower limit of human hearing and the upper limit of human tolerance.
No sorry my bad, most people dont consider that high F# usable. There are not many pieces, and zero i have played with that F#. I do practice to a forth octave F, but never F#, on scales that permit.
You are literally the only person i know who practices scales, and is playable past high F that i know. In all reality, a lot of my friends, phd flute-instructor included, wonder why i play that high even,
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Congrats, u gave me a reason to play that high F#.
You are literally the only person i know who practices scales, and is playable past high F that i know. In all reality, a lot of my friends, phd flute-instructor included, wonder why i play that high even,
.Congrats, u gave me a reason to play that high F#.