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Originally Posted by rowuk  The resistance is only harmful when you try and blow the mute up.
The most productive practice with any practice mute is done playing softly. The resistance that you perceive comes from 2 places, the slightly increased airflow restriction and your brain trying to capture audible signals/feedback and telling your body to blow harder. This is the same source of "stuffiness" when we play a horn unmuted outdoors at a lake or big field where there is no echo!
A relaxed approach makes this mute magic. Anything less can make it hell! |
This is the bee's knees... as it where... turn the volume up so that you can hear everything well and play as soft as you possibly can... obviously, you don't want this to be your only pracitce time... but it works when you have no choice!!
Mike