Hello everyone,
My name is Chris, and though I've been a member and peruser of the forums for some time, I haven't posted that much. I'm just under a month into my new embouchure that my professor has been helping me with. I'm enjoying a lot of success in the switch. Trumpet playing has never been easier or more fun. Well, it's still not EASY, but a lot easier than on my old setup
Now to the question. When I'm practicing in the practice rooms (my school has the compartmentalized sound-proofed kind), I think that I blow differently. I know that I sound differently than I do in rehearsals or in larger, not sound-proofed rooms. My sound is a lot more...stuffy I guess would be the word, in the practice rooms. I'm sure this has to do with the soundproofing, but I think I change the way I blow because I'm getting different feedback. When I play in larger rooms, I play relaxed and with a free sound. In the practice rooms I have a tendency to choke off the sound a bit.
I wonder if anyone can give me a good explanation of how to counter this? Today, I had an excellent practice session in one of the rooms that aren't sound-proofed. I want to make sure I have more of these so I can cement good habits into my new embouchure.
I finally feel like I can actually play the trumpet, and I want to make sure I keep heading down the right path.
Thanks for your help,
Chris