Help me fix tension in face and stretched neck on high notes (watch my double high G)
Hi all, I’ve been amateur player for ~25 years (with couple of multi-year breaks). 10 years ago I realized I had bad habits developed (smiling embouchure, mindset of higher note = more stretched lips with smaller hole).
I watched dozens of educational YouTube videos and made good progress on it but still when going high I tend to have a lot of tension in my face and stretched neck on sides, my tone is very thin and I try super hard to “squeeze” it out of the trumpet.
When I watch any good player like Wayne Bergeron, they have barely recognizable tension I face and neck so I feel like something is going wrong in my playing. Is this still residual from smilingly face habit?
Please check out my video attached. The C felt quite good to me, G has symptoms I described. (double high C attached in comments)
I would appreciate any help, advice, another YouTube video :D on how to eliminate these.