If I might make a suggestion, Terry…
When playing a brass or sax/flute sound, sing along with the melody. Whenever YOU need to take a breath, lift your fingers from the keyboard lead sound..! It will do wonders for the realism! 🎹🍺
On a different (long!) note… I played trombone in a brass band at a Belgian beer festival outside of Bruge as a youngster. A converted zeppelin hangar with a huge wall across the middle, dividing it in two. Each half held about 3000 drunk Europeans 🤪🍺
Each side had three stages, one at each end and one in the middle, so six bands playing total. Each band (in each half) would take it in turn to play a selection and every two songs, the next would play a quick ‘Ein Prosit’ with 3000 drunks singing along…
What a great gig! Prosit! 🍻
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An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!