Matt's email made just want to chime in. I had the same problem when I first started playing horn in addition to the clarinet. I could play each instrument in separate sittings but trying to switch between both in a single sitting didn't work. My ' F' ear would be gone and if I did hit the right notes on the horn, they'd be even more sharper than normal.
It's probably not just an engineer thing. I noticed that most musical pit books double on the winds or brass (minus horn) while horn is in its own book. Kerri (now 90% horn, 10% clarinet) ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:46:30 -0400 > From: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Trumpet mouthpiece > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Cc: Debbie Schmidt <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <20100730024630.ke319.44702.r...@cdptpa-web08-z01> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Well, since I started out as a trumpet player and bounced back and forth > between trumpet and horn all the way through college, I'll chime in... > > Most trumpets are shipped with a 7C mouthpiece and there is a reason for > it. The 7C seems to be the most neutral mouthpiece, it gives decent tone > and is tight enough that beginners can get some range out of it. In > general, I think most trumpet players work their way down to a 5C or 3C as > they mature. I played a 3C back in high school and early on in college. > For you, I would say start with the 7C and work from there. > > With that said, my current trumpet mouthpiece preference is a double cup > Parduba #5 (Harry James model). I played a lot of jazz in college, and the > Parduba made it easier to reach those notes up in the stratosphere but still > gave me a decent sound (unlike, say a Shilke 14A4A, which provides great > range but all the tone of an ice pick). I have a King Silver Flair and a > Getzen "Doc Severinsen" model. They're both relatively large bore trumpets > and the Parduba mouthpiece works well with either of them. The Parduba is a > difficult mouthpiece to master, but once learned they are a joy to play. > > For the horn, I play a Yamaha 31-GP mated to a late 1960's Olds double > horn. I don't know if this is a good combination or not, but it works for > me. The horn isn't the best, but, stupidly, I sold my Holton Farkas after I > graduated from college. When I was asked to pick the horn up again, the Old > was all I could afford. > > I have found that I CANNOT switch between the two instruments in the same > session. I play in a community band and like most small bands, we have > holes in our instrumentation and some folks have to do double duty. I tried > switching between horn and trumpet and I just can't do it. Not only does my > embouchure not switch quickly, I get "confused" because, what on the trumpet > was a C is now an F and suddenly I can't hear the notes in my head before I > play them and that screws me up even more. > > I'm an engineer, not a professional musician, so I don't know if being one > would make horn-hopping any more doable. > > Matt > > - > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
