Trip/Bring Mouthpiece?
- PaulT
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- Joined: Jul 18, 2018
I am going on four-day trip during which I will either be in a car or on a sailboat. I'm not bringing a horn, for several good reasons. I'm a trombone hobbyist, I don't need to keep my chops in shape... but the trombone has been going good for me lately; my lessons have been going good, community band starts a week after I get back, and I want to keep the progress going and not regress.
- Would bringing along a mouthpiece to buzz on every so often keep my chops where they are (or close)?
- Or is it mouthpiece buzz different enough that the benefit may not be worth the possible aggravation I may cause on the boat?
- Or should not I just not worry about it one way or another as my chops may appreciate the vacation as much I as will.
- Would bringing along a mouthpiece to buzz on every so often keep my chops where they are (or close)?
- Or is it mouthpiece buzz different enough that the benefit may not be worth the possible aggravation I may cause on the boat?
- Or should not I just not worry about it one way or another as my chops may appreciate the vacation as much I as will.
- BGuttman
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- Joined: Mar 22, 2018
I wouldn't worry too much for 4 days. Just remember that you will need to dial back the extreme range and don't push endurance for a couple of days when you get back. Should be back up to snuff in a couple of days of practice.
- PaulT
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- Joined: Jul 18, 2018
(specifically, I have just started to be able to bank my high "G". And the high Bb is there almost regularly, sort of. But, anyway, well, G has finally become just another note and I want it to still be there when we play Sabres and Spurs the first week of band.)
- Doug_Elliott
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- Joined: Mar 22, 2018
Freebuzz for just 1 minute, 2 or 3 times a day.
Leave your horn and mouthpiece at home.
Leave your horn and mouthpiece at home.
- Conn100HGuy
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Oct 22, 2018
I took a MP on a 2-week trip and buzzed about 5-10 minutes into a washcloth 4-5 times while we were gone. I really think it helped, mentally if not physically!