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.

I was walking by a brown stone in New York and heard jazz streaming from a window. Door was open so I went in to find a band playing in an open loft. Asked if I could listen to which a band member replied sure then asked if I played. Said yes, was a trumpet player. They asked if I had my horn with me and told them in the building down the block. They asked me to get it and sit in as their second trumpet would not be there. I did. Turned out it was the 9 lives jazz ensemble, Mingus's band just after he passed. Wound up being bands sub and this launched my music career in NYC.

AND to the Chemists out there:

HAPPY EASTER from:

The Ether Bunny

A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley when a heart surgeon walked into his shop. As the surgeon was waiting for the service manager to look at his bike, the mechanic called to him: "Hey Doc, can I ask you a question?" The surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic working on the motorcycle.

The mechanic wiped his hands on a rag and asked, "Doc, look at this engine. Like you, I can open it up, take valves out, fix 'em, put in new parts and when I finish this will work just like a new one. So why do I earn a pittance and you get the really big money, when we are doing basically the same work?"

The surgeon smiled, leaned over, and whispered to the mechanic: “Try doing it while the engine is still running.”

@BigDub Thanks for the scoop!

Leonid and Friends, a Russian based band, has been best known to being a cover band, started with Chicago, Earth Wind and Fire and Blood Sweat and Tears, but they just came out with their first original called "Speck of Dust". Just blows me away:

Détente. Russia meets Arturo Sandoval

@Charles77 said in New Guy from Ky!!:

@Gendreauj said in New Guy from Ky!!:

@Charles77
Welcome to the forum.
What brand, model and mouthpieces do you have? Have taken a lesson yet?
Do you play other instruments?

Thanks for the warm welcome. I play a Olds student trumpet. I have a 3C and 7C mouthpeice.

Which Olds student? Ambassador?

Guy for Oh. Welcome. Cincinnati is just across the river. Cincinnati taught me jazz. Check out what that scene can offer!

@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@BigDub
Are you now into abstract performance art?

I would have voted for it if he would have included pierced earrings.

@BigDub said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

This is a photo I took at a Community Band Concert.

WOW! It would take some lightning fast reflexes to see the note, then flip to the fingering chart, then back to the sheet music, play the note, check the next note, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Yeah. That works

Glad I play an instrument with just 3 keys. Makes the task much easier. Yeah, right!

@BigDub said in A little humour:

This would take as Bach to the future if this a more recent analysis.

@Dale-Proctor said in 1970 Bach 43 elusive high G#:

@Dr-GO said in 1970 Bach 43 elusive high G#:

@ROWUK said in 1970 Bach 43 elusive high G#:

@Trumpetb I will heartily disagree with the mouthpiece having anything to do with a G#.

Do not loose the focus with this response. There is just something about the G# that just bedazzles the note itself from my experience. Doesn't matter which horn I am playing, which mouthpiece I use with any horn, you have to think (and hear) that G# to slot squarely on it.

You just have to think “Ab” instead of G#, and you’ll hit it dead-on…lol

Don't know why, but I think of it as 2,3. I plead neutrality.

@ROWUK said in 1970 Bach 43 elusive high G#:

@Trumpetb I will heartily disagree with the mouthpiece having anything to do with a G#.

Do not loose the focus with this response. There is just something about the G# that just bedazzles the note itself from my experience. Doesn't matter which horn I am playing, which mouthpiece I use with any horn, you have to think (and hear) that G# to slot squarely on it.