On different embouchures, range, and why I can't play the trumpet anymore
I had a big, long post about this topic typed up, but the Internet ate it. So here's the short version. I have always been a high player. It was my identity for the longest time. You want me to play Bolero up an octave? Sure. You'd like to hear some high notes on the trumpet? Gimme. I could play as high as you wanted, and about three times louder than you'd ever want. All through school, I blasted and screamed through my band music without regard for intonation, sound
