Tony, rejoice in your exalted postion as the one who has the last word!
At least for a bit...Somewhere along this thread there was mention of the tendency to go sharp in public being due to people always practising at mezzo forte at home, then getting pumped up at rehearsal or performance, and playing louder. Am I in the minority being one who sometimes tends to go flatter when playing at full volume, especially at highr pitches?
Also, I have noted that most of the Farkas lip slurs are to be practised at piano volume. When I played trumpet, I used a book by Herbert L. Clarke that was marked pianissimo. I have asssumed that the lip-building and control-building was better at low volumes. But what good is that in the real world, where we play from very quiet to very loud, and everywhere in between? So I practise at all kinds of volumes. Any thoughts?
BTW, I know I should have done my practising in college. (I have not seen a post from Old Cyril in a long time, but I know he's watching!)