mouthpiece choice for type of room/style of playing

[Anonymous]

forgot to add, when i played the yamaha rubber, it sounded flat to me,
but not to my Sax Teacher (the mouthpiece was in Tune)!
This is what he expected me to say.
My inner ear was comparing it my guardala sound, and giving me
false feelings. Where as he could tell the difference!
A bit worrying for me if i go in a shop and tryout mouthpieces,
i could be turning down a good sounding mouthpiece.

When i went home, i played it for an hour, and it no longer sounded
flat and sounded more in tune, which shows my inner ear took
quite some time to re-align to a different kind of sound for the exact same
pitch.

[john]

I know exactly what you’re going thru. When I was studying at the university I had to have a “classical:” sound as well so had to buy the mp my teacher recommended to get thru all the tests etc. It was just a phase in my life, I don’t use that mp anymore, ever. I’m not a classical player (as you know!) But anyway, if you want to pass this exam you must play their game!

[Anonymous]

Lol – play their game! I like that,very wise!
but seriously i’m open to trying anything which
may be to my advantage if i know what effect it has.

What i couldn’t believe was that to me the sound
from the mouthpiece sounded awful yet it was the
sound he was looking for, and after a while the sound
sounded ok, and after an hour i had to admit the tune sounded
better on the rubber mouthpiece.
It’s like you don’t sing a funeral song in the style of happy birthday …
So much to learn!

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