Having my wife do a recording of our resent performance has alerted to me that my sound is not exactly what I perceived during rehearsals and practice. This could be in part to the I pad and where the recording was made. Looking back, I usually use a different mouthpiece which gives a darker sound but wanted to project more with what I chose to use. I'm thinking now that a portion of a review should be based on a recording of the ensemble as part of the evaluation. Our ensemble conductor records some of the rehearsals as a method of going back and evaluation of sound, balance and of course intonation. I think most of us are aware of the quirks of each of our instruments. Sadly one forgets to do a check once in a while to make sure that pervious adjustments remain the same. This forum has been an excellent resource for me as a teaching tool for myself to further progress as a player and performer. Our own personal tastes as far as what we expect for the sound we produce is blended with all the information contained in this forum and what we hear on You Tube and other avenues of recordings. Since I am long gone from teaching, I've turned to performance and sometimes standing in for some rehearsals to conduct.
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