| Re: Orchestral Sound
I think the "Bach Standard" and the "orchestral mouthpiece" standard have changed the way people approach tone production. The fact that many orchestra sections want people to play Bach 229s or equivalents with a 1C mouthpiece really do homogenize the sound of a great deal of players.
I know when I got Phil Smith's CD in college I tried to sound exactly like him on every excerpt. (uh, did I mention I focus mostly on jazz now... no way I could come close to sounding like Phil!). Having that "solid" sound model has probably influenced a great deal of players.
Perhaps the easy access to recordings (ITunes, etc) allows players from all over the world to hear what the "standard" sounds are.
Perhaps we're all too scared we'd not make it past a round of auditions with a "personal" sound.
thoughts? |