| I don not play the 3rd and 4th parts like this that is insane. Take any player in the ensemble and let them sit out front and listen to the difference. If anything the 3rd and 4th parts should be played a little stronger to promote great balance and blend. The lead is in such a tessitura that it will float right out over top of the rest of the band. Play like you normally do for the person in front, and then play with the lead player not under him and the person out front will hear a wall of sound with a singing 1st part as opposed to a thin lead trumpet with a bass line. It is about the section, the band, and the sound not the lead player. When I play lead I try to sit on top of the section and float not stick out. The trumpets are in the back and with a strong section sound everyone else in the band will easily be able to follow the style permitting the trumpet section follows the lead players interp. |