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JohnnyV · 05-06-2005, 09:44 PM

Hello, my name is John Vietta, and I am an aspiring college Cornetinst/Trumpetier and have a question:

Here in Durant, Ok we have an annual jazz festival at Lake Texoma and I have played in it every year since it started (about 4). Every year was fine until this year, I had been playing lead for about three hours that day (total) on a Bach LR180S (#43 bell) and a Shilke 14A4A...usally I play on a 1 1/2C. Anyway, ever since then (about 2 weeks) my tone has become airy and just bad overall. I lost my darkness in the sound...also, my range plummeted to A above the staff, and response has not been as good either. Can anyone give some advice, in an effort to remedy this, I have been playing nothing but long tones and the Phrasing studies from the Arban's book........but to little avail...

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05-06-2005, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
JohnnyV New Friend Join Date: May 2005 Location: Durant, OK Posts: 8	Sudden Tone Problem... Hello, my name is John Vietta, and I am an aspiring college Cornetinst/Trumpetier and have a question: Here in Durant, Ok we have an annual jazz festival at Lake Texoma and I have played in it every year since it started (about 4). Every year was fine until this year, I had been playing lead for about three hours that day (total) on a Bach LR180S (#43 bell) and a Shilke 14A4A...usally I play on a 1 1/2C. Anyway, ever since then (about 2 weeks) my tone has become airy and just bad overall. I lost my darkness in the sound...also, my range plummeted to A above the staff, and response has not been as good either. Can anyone give some advice, in an effort to remedy this, I have been playing nothing but long tones and the Phrasing studies from the Arban's book........but to little avail... ............... __________________ I love the sound of a cornet, much mellower than a trumpet, but still able to force out that orchestral brashness if needbe...