WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | jan.smout | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/jan-smout/activity/ Activity feed for jan.smout. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:09:27 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 6a5fb3bbb75cd694dc756f5733c443dd jan.smout replied to the topic What is a centered sound? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/what-is-a-centered-sound/#post-68022 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:31:40 +1100 I’m afraid I cant give you a dictionary like answer or set of definitions.

I think it’s also in one of Greg’s many videos: go listen to as much live performances as you can (if conditions permit these days). Don’t forget to have fun and enjoy the performance – but also really listen. What aspects of the sound do you like, what aspects can you…[Read more]

]]> d2e9fcaa049626f3bc40885291e91d1d jan.smout replied to the topic What is a centered sound? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/what-is-a-centered-sound/#post-67925 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 13:26:45 +1100 That is not how I understand it.

The “short” version of my understanding:

“Centered sound” is all about sound quality – basically the amount of overtones you produce, the “richness” of your tone.

The pitch is only about the base frequency of the (hopefully resonant sounding) note you are playing. If you are sounding too sharp or too flat, you…[Read more]

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