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The topic of fingerings above high C for standard double horn came up for me last week in one of the master classes in Kansas and came up again this morning in the form of a note from a blog reader.
Most fingering charts end at written high C. Lots of players will finger above high C with the fingerings from an octvave lower on the B-flat horn — C# as T23 for example — but actually there are better fingerings. High E is a good harmonic fingered open on the Bb horn, so that is the harmonic to use as a basis for these fingerings. Thus:
- E–T0
- Eb–T2
- D–T1
- C#–T12
It ends up being the same fingerings as two octaves lower but on the F horn. High F would also be T0 and really, above high E, you can play every note T0. They are still petty difficult notes to hit, but are a little easier with these fingerings than with the fingerings from an octave lower.
