| Mmmm, interesting one. I teach 6 students trumpet at my school and play in a very similar dimensioned sound proofed room as you. My practice room at home is our spare bedroom and is similar acoustically and quite dead. I certainly prefer listening to myself in a live acoustic and take the opportunity to practise in one whenever I can.
Interestingly I had a lesson from a professional symphony trumpeter a few years ago when he was on holiday in Dubai and he gave me the lesson in our Music Centre auditorium which is very alive acoustically. He loved it and said I should take the opportunity to practise there as much as I can.
The Associated Board examiner last year assessed did all of the grade 8 and diploma exams in that room and hated the acoustics, so go figure!
I had a lesson with Noel Langley this summer and he went through the Allen Vizutti warm up routine with me. I hope I am quoting him correctly here! He said that I should try and do this warm up routine in the same room each day, so I am fully used to the acoustics and know what I sound like in that room. I think the idea here would be to have a reference point so as the sound improves/changes you know it is you and not the room and that the changes/improvements are going in the direction you want.
Graham. |