| I once had a student who had gorgeous tone but simply could not play out. No matter what I did she simply would never play above about mezzo-piano.
I had her in large rooms, outdoors, playing with the bell stuffed solid, playing with me while I cranked it (that was a mistake, she simply stopped playing and cowered in a corner until I was done), and even had her spend a session yelling as loud as she could just prior to playing.
No good. Beautiful, lyrical tone, but you wouldn't know if it you weren't sitting right in front of her.
...she plays baritone now....
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