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Post by geoffpeplau0203 on Aug 25, 2008 16:36:23 GMT -5
ya that is no problem i was probably just buy one that i can keep or if you want u can have the new one i just love that mouthpiece lol
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Post by Mykal Watsrobe on Aug 25, 2008 17:19:35 GMT -5
Whatever you want, as long as I get one back. lol
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Post by geoffpeplau0203 on Aug 25, 2008 19:32:33 GMT -5
i am on cloud nine cuz i just got Ab scale 3 octives i feel awesome
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Post by Mykal Watsrobe on Aug 25, 2008 19:50:00 GMT -5
Nice. We're both going to have Super C by next year. lol
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Post by geoffpeplau0203 on Aug 25, 2008 19:54:51 GMT -5
i hope so i really do that would be amazing lol
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Post by Mykal Watsrobe on Aug 25, 2008 20:01:51 GMT -5
lol Yeah. My freshman year, I impressed Stallings and Mote by playing a two-octave C scale, when Marshall and Raguel were the only others in Symphonic Band who could play it two octaves... actually, Marshall and Raguel (and Anthony) were switched into Wind Symphony before I played it for them, so I was the only one left who could play a C scale two octaves.... then Katie got better, and she had high C by second semester. lol We were doing scales as a class, and Mr. Stallings just kinda looked at me funny and said, "Did you just play that two octaves?" lol Then he had Mr. Mote come out and listen to me play it in front of the whole Symphonic Band. Anyway, my point is, we could impress Mote with a three-octave C scale next year. Or four... or five. lol Pedal tones.
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Post by geoffpeplau0203 on Aug 25, 2008 20:04:23 GMT -5
i think i got a high c well you were there it was in a trrumpet sectional
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Post by Mykal Watsrobe on Aug 25, 2008 20:27:59 GMT -5
Last year? Yeah, I know, you actually did it after the games a few times and all the time in sectionals.
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Post by anthony on Aug 25, 2008 20:32:53 GMT -5
Marshall play double octave c? lol.
Anyways, none of the trumpets came for optional practice today. we just played melee again.
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Post by Mykal Watsrobe on Aug 25, 2008 21:00:57 GMT -5
lol I think Mondays are pretty much done. At least, until I finish my Health class. I might start staying on Monday's again, but I'm planning on taking lessons on Mondays, so I have to find out what time that's going to be so I know if I can just stay and walk to Ken Stanton or if I have to go home and get a ride there. But I'm hoping to continue Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday optional practices when I finish the class. Those practices are still going on with Justin, but I'll be back soon enough, and I'll be able to help again.
lol Yes, Marshall and Raguel were the only ones who were in Symphonic Band who could play high C (double octave scale). But that was back before Marshall switched to tuba and ruined his high chops.
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Post by nyrd on Aug 25, 2008 21:09:24 GMT -5
Hey Michael, I've been wondering if I could try that one mouthpiece you mentioned earlier? Not the one you found in your dad's case (well, maybe that one too if you'll let me), but the other one. I'm working on finding the perfect mouthpiece, and honestly, I'm confused. Higher and tone quality are both better with bigger AND smaller mouthpieces! But can I try the first one? Geoff mentioned it, and it's killing me...
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Post by Mykal Watsrobe on Aug 25, 2008 21:32:54 GMT -5
The 11B4? Sure. Once Geoff gets his new one and I get mine back, or you could just ask him to use it. Different mouthpieces are better for different people. Smaller ones help more with range, but bigger ones are good for concert/symphonic/orchestral tone. If you can play high but your tone isn't very good, go with a bigger one. If your tone is amazing but your range needs work, switch to a smaller mouthpiece. There are some people who think bigger, deeper mouthpieces are always better. But there are others who say you should go with the smallest mouthpiece you can while still getting a good tone. So work with different mouthpieces and you'll figure it out. I think you should go with a bigger one. You have a good range, but I've noticed some tone issues in all the rookies this year. Your tone is better than most of the other rookies, but there's always room for improvement. Since I'll be giving you lessons when we start, we'll work on that a little. What size mouthpiece do you use right now?
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Post by nyrd on Aug 25, 2008 22:01:25 GMT -5
No, I actually meant the tri 5ms or something like that. I already have an 11b4, and I'll give it to geoff for free if he likes. Right now I have a 5 C, but in class today, I used a 3 C on a cornet, with better results than the 5 C, and it was also more comfortable playing. I'm eye-ing three mouth pieces, the three C, your fancy watcha magig, and a 1 and 1/4 C, depending on what works.
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Post by Mykal Watsrobe on Aug 26, 2008 14:31:22 GMT -5
Wow, that's a pretty big range of choices. I'd suggest you go with the 3C for now, but I can't tell you which mouthpiece is best for you, so you'll just have to try them out. But I'd like to have you play the different mouthpieces for me so I can hear the difference. Mr. Mote always says deeper mouthpieces are better, and shallower ones are beginner mouthpieces. I'm tired of hearing that from him, but in some cases it's true (except the "beginner" part). I wouldn't make a jump to a 1 1/4C because that can be kinda hard. Freshman year I switched from a 7C to a 5C about two months into school, then switched to a 1 1/2C at the end of the year. Over the summer, I noticed an airy sound coming through my playing only when I was playing on my 1 1/2C. I think it was just too big for me then, and my embrechure wasn't set right for that size mouthpiece. But now I'm used to it and I've developed the embrechure for it. A 1 1/4C is even bigger than a 1 1/2C, and that big of a jump could do the same thing to you that happened to me. For all trumpets, if Mr. Mote ever has you switch to a bigger mouthpiece (he'll usually make it bigger because that's all he ever does), I want to hear about it. I want to make sure it was the right choice. (I want to know if he makes you switch to a smaller one too because 1) same reason I want to hear about you switching to a bigger one and 2) he never does that and it would amaze me to hear it.)
.... You played a cornet in class? Can I see it tomorrow or at practice today?
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Post by geoffpeplau0203 on Aug 26, 2008 15:00:49 GMT -5
also if i were you i wouldnt be switching around mouthpieces like that i would stick with the 3c because if u keep switching like that your mouth muscles do some crazy stuff then it is hard to keep pitch and keep in tune, trust me Ryan and I kept switching last year and one sectional it took us like 30 minutes just for me and him to tune lol
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