| A note about dead practice rooms...
I recently auditioned at the U of Minnesota. I'm not sure exactly what the deal is with the practice rooms there, but they were beyond DEAD. I warmed up for about a half hour, not realizing that I was blasting my chops away just to hear myself. When I got into the audition, I got tired QUICK. I made it through ok, but it was a learning experience to say the least.
When I got back to Boston, I told my teacher about this and he recommended that the next time I needed to warm up or practice in such a dead room, I should use a mute. That way I don't expect to fill the room up like I do un-muted and consequently won't blow my chops out before it counts.
-Jimi |