About mouthpiece popping... I have at least two compositions that call for mouthpiece popping while the horn is still attached to the instrument. The pieces have been played all over the world (well.... England and the U.S. ;-) and I've never had a problem. On one occasion, however, a hornist objected that doing this effect could cause his mouthpiece to get stuck. "No, I don't think so.... only trumpets have this problem," I assured him. Well, you guessed it. One 'pop' into the piece and his mouthpiece was thoroughly jammed into his leadpipe.
His tone on the popping effect, however, was superb. Robert Dickow Lionel Hampton School of Music University of Idaho _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
