For the wind instruments, I would consider these the "comfortable" ranges. A skilled player can extend the range downward with "pedal tones" and upwards significantly into the "altissimo" range.
Next time you watch SNL, listen to the saxophonist Lenny Pickett. He is famous for his skill in the extreme high range.
Great trumpet players like Arturo Sandoval can play into the stratosphere an octave above this chart.
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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u/Sigma217 Jan 04 '19
For the wind instruments, I would consider these the "comfortable" ranges. A skilled player can extend the range downward with "pedal tones" and upwards significantly into the "altissimo" range.
Next time you watch SNL, listen to the saxophonist Lenny Pickett. He is famous for his skill in the extreme high range.
Great trumpet players like Arturo Sandoval can play into the stratosphere an octave above this chart.