belltrumpetplaye
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Posted by belltrumpetplayer19
Seems to me as if your having a conversation with yourself a little. But you must understand that different mouthpieces affect the physics when it comes to the issue of playing the trumpet. I'm sure that you know that when you blow air, your lips create vibrations that affect the pitch, and the air in the tubing of the trumpet create vibrations there to make the pitch (partial, you get the idea) speak. Slower vibrations, deeper tone and great for lower middle and pedal registers. Faster vibrations, less deeper tone but great for upper middle and high registers. The mouthpiece is essential because: one, it either increases or reduces the speed of your air; two, because the physics of the speed of air changed (going from a deep to shallow cup, and vice versa) the way your lips vibrate change as well (deeper cup=lips vibrate more; smaller cup=lips vibrate less). Deep mouthpieces gives you more flexibility in the lower middle and pedal registers (makes your life easier in the pedal register), and smaller mouthpieces give you more flexibility in the upper middle and high registers. Yes, the color of the sound changes, but that is entirely dependent of your embouchure, the way you breath and blow out, and posture. "would you every try and scream lead for 3 hours on a bach 1C? nope": of course not, cause the cup will not give you ENOUGH support to "scream" lead. Even if you did try to play in the high register with, especially WITH, a 1C, your strength would be drained out. Trust me. I was lead trumpet in a studio jazz band, forgot my lead mouthpiece, and had to record for a Disney motion picture. Not fun AT ALL. "would you use the same mouthpiece to play screaming lead and classical? probably not": it is possible, but using a lead mouthpiece in classical=no broad sound (the sound would be inappropriate, as you already know).
Nice to chat with you!
belltrumpetplayer19
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