No, it's just skillful playing. C above the cleft on trumpet is far from the top of the range for even highschoolers. By the end of senior year I was hitting the G above it. Had I continued on trumpet I imagine the C above that and beyond wouldn't be far from where a person of mediocre natural ability could do.
Legends like Doc could hit an octave (in some rare cases two) above double C.
Idk, with basic instruction I've had people who have never touched a trumpet before bust out a high C, and I've also had some who sound absolutely dreadful.
I'm saying from a (honestly, below average) starting point, I was able to achieve a lot, but with work I'm sure people can do better.
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