On Jun 24, 2008, at 5:37 AM, Kerri Bridges wrote:
On the same note, what's the opinion of practice mutes? Are they
worth it or
should one just resolve to disturb the neigbours?
Thanks,
Kerri
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I think mutes can be very useful for practice. I think the verdict
is still out on practice mutes. I personally don't like them, but a
lot of folk use them to advantage. I am reminded that Barry Tuckwell
related several times that because he traveled a great deal on his
concert tours, he had to practice in hotel rooms. When he needed to
do this he did not want to annoy the neighboring guests. His
solution was to turn on the television, preferably to find Bonanza or
other Western movie with a pretty loud sound track. Then he would
practice with a mute. He said that in all his years of concertizing
on the road he never had a complaint registered from a guest to the
hotel management about the sound from his room.
I find that mutes increase the resistance of whatever you are playing
and you can simulate a pretty rigorous playing session in a short
time. It then becomes a great relief to get the mute out and find
that playing has become much easier, physically.
CORdially, Mansur's Answers
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