Scottito offered this
Better than a berp is a score of the piece
you are playing (or just a good ear).
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Good advice, Scottie! A score makes a swell
substitute for a BERP. What you do is you
roll the score up so that it makes a long
tube whose inner diameter matches that
of your mouthpiece. Then just tootle on
that until you're ready for your big entrance.
And if you forgot the score, not to worry,
just borrow the second horn part. It's a
lot easier to roll up than the full score
(especially for a big piece like Bruckner's Fourth),
and it's lighter, too.
I'm not so sure how valuable a good ear is,
however. Most second hornists I know object
when I try buzzing my lips in their ears before
my big solo.
Gotta go,
Cabbage
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