IB: when I'm watching TV I often practise muted scales on my pocket trumpet

Never heard it called that before...

Ralphie - to be fair, there has been some good & knowledgeable discussion on this thread. However, WAV has posted five comments in the last 24 hours, none of which had any reference to music. Unless the thread gets back on track (perhaps by other posters ignoring WAV's endless provocations), I'd say it's heading for BS-land.