Dr. Michael Kearns
Menu

My thoughts

Maybe trombonists should be more like trumpet players #musiceducation

5/30/2017

0 Comments

 
I have been messing around the mouthpieces recently. I was never a "mouthpiece" guy before and for the longest time, I was playing the Bach 61/2 AL that I was given in Grade 5. Someone said I was working too hard, since I was playing a lot of principle and lead trombone, and I switched to a Bach 11C and that worked well for a time, especially with my King 3B horn. Although, when I bought my Courtois Xtreme horn, I found that I blew out the sound too easily, so I used the Courtois 6 1/2 MP mouthpiece that came with it. A nice dark sound, but again, I was working too hard. So, now I am trying out the Yamaha Al Kay mouthpiece and from what I can see, it seems very close to a Yamaha 12C mouthpiece. Nice sound all around the range and some assistance in the upper register. I can not "bark it" out just yet in the lower range but I think that will come in time. I think with any mouthpiece there is some transition time. Coming back to the title, I think we need to be more like trumpet players and try a bunch of mouthpieces, as it really changes how you play the horn. Too often as trombone players, we stick with one mouthpiece (the one we were originally given) and we have no idea how another one might benefit us. So be more like a trumpet player and try a new mouthpiece today!
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Dr. Michael Kearns

    Musician, educator, husband, father, web designer ... my life is like a mosaic with each piece vying for my attention.

    Archives

    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015

    Categories

    All
    Arranging
    Family
    Jazz Education
    Life
    Music Business
    Music Education
    On The Bandstand

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • About
  • Music
  • Photos
  • Big Band Charts
    • Easy
    • Intermediate
    • Advanced
    • Vocal
    • Popular Music
    • Just Jazz
    • Originals
    • Small Ensemble
    • Promotions
  • Education
  • Research
  • After Hours
  • Blog
  • Links
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About
  • Music
  • Photos
  • Big Band Charts
    • Easy
    • Intermediate
    • Advanced
    • Vocal
    • Popular Music
    • Just Jazz
    • Originals
    • Small Ensemble
    • Promotions
  • Education
  • Research
  • After Hours
  • Blog
  • Links
  • Contact