And I take this as a chance for a rebirth. gmonady is now Dr GO.

Prior to my retirement from my professorial gig at the medical school this past December, I taught muscle physiology in the first year medical student curriculum. We are at the mercy to the laws of physiology of muscle fiber development. So it takes about 2-6 weeks for muscle to adapt to new stress without damaging fibers. At the end of that 2-6 week span, one can add another 20% duration to the work out. So if 45 minutes is all you can do at this point, continue for several weeks at 45 minutes, than in that new week add 45 x 0.20 or about 10 minutes to the next week (55 minutes) and stay with that for another several weeks. Then advance another 20%. Keep doing this at these intervals until you reach your goal.

Let fatigue be your friend. When you loose control or start leaking air, step away from the horn for the day and start back at it tomorrow.

Let me know how this works out.

AND to the Chemists out there:

HAPPY EASTER from:

The Ether Bunny

I recommend that the Web Designer open up a Category Titled: Good Medicine for Musicians

@barliman2001 said in Is Air Needed To Play The Trumpet:

Ok, if there is no need to lock it, I won't. Just wanted to test the general feeling.

Very good, now we can all breathe a little easier. Total thumb's up barliman

@jamiejazz said in Greetings from Florida's Jazz Scene:

@dr-go Ah ok. You know I did see the impressive list of horns in your signature and I was a bit confused, so I just answered as literally as possible.
On another note, thanks for checking out my website. I definitely appreciate that!

Cheers,
Jamie

You have a great web site and if I ever am in your neighborhood, I will definitely stop in, which of course could be dangerous as I would likely leave with one of your Inderbinen Wood flugelhorns.

@flugelgirl said in Greetings from Florida's Jazz Scene:

@dr-go Really?? Monette, Taylor, Schagerl, Inderbinden? First time I saw Da Carbo and Inderbinden was 2012 . She even has a Harrellson Summit -pretty sure you’ve heard of that!

No, not really. See comment below. Some times my attempt of humor can be as dry as gin.

@jamiejazz said in Greetings from Florida's Jazz Scene:

@dr-go Hi. Well good! The reason is that these are horns made by small companies that have really carved a niche for themselves in the industry. I wanted to get all the hard-to-find instruments that I love most together in one space.

Cheers!
Jamie

Read the list of horns in my signature. I was attempting to provide a little humor. Actually I have played all the horns on your list but my preference shows. Adam's does make good horns and with a great sound but I do an issue with the resistance I get from them and that's after I tried correcting for gap issues with various mouthpieces.

Jamie, most of the brands on your site...I never heard of!

Love it! A rendition that has teeth.

@bigdub said in I always knew Trombones were frightening instruments:

@ssmith1226
Bears are not the only species reported to have run for their lives from trombones. Just saying.

Are you suggesting humans can't bear them either?

Pete Rodriguez

Irakere
Get ready to be blown away:

It went well and it felt good. Played as written above, very traditional. I did not hear any other trumpets (or other instruments) playing. So I was it for my area. Looking forward to next year.

That's got me beat. All I have are Till Bronner, Bill Watrous, Allen Vizutti, Chris Botti, Claudio Roditi, and Eugine Blee.