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Originally Posted by rowuk  If you think a mouthpiece is going to help your range one bit, I would think again. Unless your present choice is miserable (not the case with the Yamaha - it is good - not too big or small!), another mouthpiece will NOT help add one tone to your range.
Range is a function of lip mass and density to air pressure. That means, you need to get your chops, body use and breathing together to play higher. Mouthpieces are interesting but generally distract from the real issue - if you can't play as high as you want to, then you are doing something physically wrong.
Posts like this (and the comical recommendations for specific mouthpieces) just prove that too many people are not willing to accept the fact that you have to pay your dues!!
HARDWARE IS NEVER THE ANSWER - it is the software between your ears, the dedication to the cause and the hard intelligent work that will give you results. If your trumpet teacher is not a specialist for high notes, then you need to find someone that is - if that is your goal. |
Tony,
This comment on another mouthpiece related thread made me think...
Wait a little a bit! What the hell are so called "screamer" or "lead" mouthpieces are made for? Myself, I am not very deep into the screaming business and never did too much of big band playing, I am an orchestral player who plays jazz sometimes. Sure Robin made a good point there about what is physically happening when we try to play in the extreme high register. But I have always thought that a shallower mouthpiece should add couple of notes in the high register and make high playing easier even for people like Maynard...Any thoughts?