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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:28 am    Post subject: A little trick to help save your chops a bit... Reply with quote

I wasn't real sure where to share this, but the problem of endurance on grueling and loud gigs usually comes up with the use of the upper register. So, this part of the forum to share a blog about a little trick I learned from Bobby Shew.

https://www.nickdrozdoff.com/single-post/2018/07/23/Ear-Plugs---A-Simple-Solution-to-A-Few-Problems

Give this a try. Not can it NOT hurt you, it just might surprise you how well it can work.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, If I'm playing in a loud environment, I'll frequently stick a finger in one ear while playing to hear where I am intonation-wise. You can hear yourself and still hear the rest of the band. I've never played with an earplug in one ear, though. It might be an interesting experiment when things get too loud.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:27 am    Post subject: It works... Reply with quote

Just one ear plug can often really help. It is like getting a second wind. Also, it is GREAT for harmon mute stuff in a big band.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Absolutely.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The finger-in-the-ear trick is great for vocalists, also. For the last 15 years of my teaching career, I had elementary school choirs, you know, kids in the single-digit age group. Preparing for a concert, the finger in one ear would bring the singers up to an acceptable approximation of good intonation! Also, they seemed to get the words better doing this!

Nick, I have followed your website for several years, always good stuff. I plan on shipping you a few bucks via paypal when I recover from recent automobile maintenance!

Keep up the good work, and congratulations on your retirement.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:31 am    Post subject: Re: A little trick to help save your chops a bit... Reply with quote

NickD wrote:


Give this a try. Not can it NOT hurt you, it just might surprise you how well it can work.

Nick


+1

I used to recommend a particular brand of disposable earplugs but I’ve been having excellent results with a house brand (-32 or 33dB) from CVS (Walgreen’s has a similar product that is OK, too).

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nick,

I'm with you! I have been using earplugs for the past 3-4 years now. I checked the dB level of a big band I play with back a few years ago with my dB decibel app on my phone. Without the trumpet section playing it was at 105!

I carry three different sets of plugs. Sometimes I can go with just one plug depending on the acoustics and where the loudest sound is being reflected.

Pete


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:30 pm    Post subject: yup Reply with quote

Great comments, folks. There is one thing I have to be mindful of and that is to keep my ears clean. These ear plugs can shove excess wax in and that can be a nuisance. I periodically use some hydrogen peroxide to clean my ears out.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:34 pm    Post subject: Re: yup Reply with quote

NickD wrote:
Great comments, folks. There is one thing I have to be mindful of and that is to keep my ears clean.
ND


I use Dawn Sears and the Time Jumpers to clean out my ears !!


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like using 2 musician’s earplugs when things are really loud. Another thing to consider is about ‘feeling your sound and notes inside your head’. My lead/high note mouthpiece for playing gigs that are over-the-top loud does not produce I sound I would want to hear without earplugs! It is so obnoxiously bright and cutting that it’s certainly not a sound I want to hear in the practice room!

It works wonderfully on those super loud gigs though. I can feel the vibrations of all those high overtones and, therefore, I don’t feel the need to overblow or do anything that would strain the chops. I know the sound is cutting through. I think it’s one of the problems certain players run into when they are trying to find the right mouthpiece for these types of gigs. They want the mouthpiece to sound ‘good’ when they are playing it alone in a room by themselves…I think the mouthpiece you are playing with these overly loud gigs should sound obnoxiously bright when you are playing it alone! The mouthpiece I use for playing lead at more normal volumes is deeper and more open. The mouthpiece I use for playing commercial stuff on mic, and even some lead stuff on mic, is only a medium-to-medium-shallow cup, with a medium-to-medium-large size backbore. Best, Lex
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