Klarinet Archive - Posting 000380.txt from 1997/05

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Which Mouth Mouthpiece to March with
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 01:00:07 -0400

I tried to bounce back and forth when I was in your situation and it
turned into a disaster quickly - I ended up being uncomfortable with
both. My suggestion would be to commit to the new one and you'll get
used to it a whole lot quicker.

> I recently bought a professional mouthpiece (4), Its the 1st time I have
> played with a pro mouthpiece, and have been playing student models before, In
> concert band I do okay, but I've noticed I use alot more air to get the
> notes. I was marching today and I was getting out of breath really quickly.
> Should I use the student mouthpiece when I'm marching, or would that ba a bad
> Idea, sorry to chew you ear.
>