Thread: A tough gig
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Old 01-30-2006, 12:42 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by trumpet blower88
...Luckly I recoverd quickly and got myself back together, but a couple seconds later that awful Bb (instead of B natural) came bouncing back and I lost all concentration. ..
This is likely not the last time you'll run into this phenominum. It's common in churches. The reverberation comes back to your ears softer than the original note and it sounds sharper. That's a pshyco-acoustic event. The audience, in general, doesn't hear it, unless they're right by you. It gives string players and vocalists fits, making them go sharper and sharper as they try to match what the hear. Trumpeters should just play thru it, knowing that the only people in the audience that hear it will be those right next to you.

Your trumpet education continues...

BTW, congrats on your Eagle.

Dave
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