Re: Reed Question-any Suggestions?
Are you going to play jazz or legit? I'm going to assume it's legit by the fact you got a C*. The style will be a big factor in what you're looking for. For a jazz reed you might want to try for jazz is Rico Jazz Selects, about 3 med. (filed, or unfiled if you like to shape your reeds.) As far as legit, have you tried dropping down a half size to see if that makes any difference? If not, the Vandoren blues, I think, would be sufficient, (but, then again, I went through college playing Rico Royals on my C* for my legit studies :P )
Another thing to think about: if you're going into a big audition, you don't want to be changing your whole set-up... too much to learn to control and think about in a short time. You might want to stick with what you're comfortable with right now so you can concentrate on the music, not your embochure control or horn reaction to certain notes on a different reed.
Good luck with the audition!!
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