Selecting a Mouthpiece
a 3 episode series.
Selecting a Mouthpiece
available as three separate packages ($25.00 each) or as an entire series ($65.00 – Best Value!)
Package 1: Selecting a Classical Mouthpiece
- A lesson on selecting a mouthpiece to suit your classical playing needs. Steve covers topics like the importance of fitting a mouthpiece to both the lips and the teeth, how rim design can effect diameter feel, and addresses many misconceptions about how to achieve the sound you're looking for. It is recommended to start with this video as the commercial and auxiliary horn videos reference back to this.
Package 2: Selecting a Commercial Mouthpiece
- A lesson on selecting a mouthpiece to suit your commercial playing needs. In this video Steve covers a methodical approach to finding the right set up for your commercial style playing. He discusses the importance of finding a commercial mouthpiece that will aid in switching back and forth between genres. Additionally he provides some tips and tricks of exactly how to try out a commercial mouthpiece.
Package 3: Selecting Mouthpieces for Piccolo Trumpet, Cornet, and Flugelhorn
- A lesson on selecting mouthpieces for piccolo trumpet, cornet, and flugelhorn. Having a cohesive approach to finding equipment that will allow you as to transition from one horn to the next is a relatively mysterious topic. In this video Steve gives advice on how he finds equipment that allows him to switch between all of the auxiliary horns with ease.