Any interval, up or down, from any note — and every connection from it: when the fingers move, when only the lips do.
starting note
interval
7 semitones · 5 letter names counted (ascending) · sounds like the start of Twinkle Twinkle (“Twin-kle, twin-kle”)
h = harmonic number. Filled dot = valve down. “3rd sl.” / “1st sl.” = that valve slide goes out to fix a sharp combination. Outlined cards are where the smart route leaves the textbook.
note 1: C
Open (no valves) · harmonic 2
Written C · sounds B♭ concert.
where the two notes live
| harm. | open | 2 | 1 | 1+2 | 3 | 2+3 | 1+3 | 1+2+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | E | E♭ | D | D♭ | D♭ | C | B | B♭ |
| 9 | D | D♭ | C | B | B | B♭ | A | A♭ |
| 8 | C | B | B♭ | A | A | A♭ | G | G♭ |
| 7 | B♭ | A | A♭ | G | G | G♭ | F | E |
| 6 | G | G♭ | F | E | E | E♭ | D | D♭ |
| 5 | E | E♭ | D | D♭ | D♭ | C | B | B♭ |
| 4 | C | B | B♭ | A | A | A♭ | G | G♭ |
| 3 | G | G♭ | F | E | E | E♭ | D | D♭ |
| 2 | C | B | B♭ | A | A | A♭ | G | G♭ |
Columns are valve combinations; rows are harmonics.first note,second note — every place each one lives. The ringed pair is the smart connection. Same column = lip slur (no valve move); the further apart the columns, the more the fingers change. Harmonic 7 is greyed: it sits about a third of a semitone flat.
every connection from C
Each interval up and down from this note: the textbook fingerings, and the smart alternative where one saves real movement. Green = a lip slur: same valves, only the lips change. Tap a row to make it the interval above, or ▶ to hear it.
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