Lesson 49: Extended Range — G5 and A5

• Play G5 and A5 with steady pitch.
• Play C6 and D6 with steady pitch.
• Cross the register without a crack.

Review Lesson 31’s high note, then add the next one; adjust the small thumb opening and air until each note stays steady.

G5 and A5

C6 and D6

If a note drops an octave, reset the fingers and try a slightly different thumb opening.

Play: Vivaldi, RV 442

Practise the repeated high notes first, then count the rests in these first-movement bars 4–5: soprano C major; alto original F major. Müller-Schmidt (2020), CC BY-SA 4.0; slurs and accompaniment omitted.

Now play these

Vivaldi: RV 442, complete first movement

Later study: its complete range needs Lesson 50 too.

Playford: Nonesuch

Contrast its complete 1665 melody with the upper-register work.

Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) — complete

Petrie’s full melody: review Lesson 22’s low chromatic note and keep the climax centred.

Advance to Lesson 50 when three high-note attacks stay centred and the register-crossing drill sounds even at quarter = 80.