Practice Tips - Part 14, Amplified

Practicing amplified is a great way to develop your technique. It's very helpful to hear what you're playing from somewhere else (the amp across from you) other than yourself. Rule #1 is to make sure your amp is not too distorted... you don't want to be hiding your good or poor technique. What I love is if your technique is good, the amplifier will make it sound that much better! If your technique is not good (bleeding air into an adjacent hole = dirty, your embouchure is not open = wimpy tone, etc.), the amp will make it sound that much worse! A great tool.