Mowed the lawn, swept the patios and pulled weeds. But have plans for late afternoon to smoke burgers, brats and hot dogs in my Big Green Egg. Then the top goes off of my Jeep and we put the dog in the car and head out to Englewood for fireworks. No playing today. Just relaxation with the Missus and Man's Best Friend. One version of an American Celebration.
Happy 4th of July from one Gary to another!
Wow, someone got a great horn for $310!
@administrator said in RIP Trumpet "Master":
I'm curious if Robin (Rowuk) is aware of this site's existence.
Yes. I know for a fact he does, and he on occasion circulates onto this site to observe the discussion.
For sure you won't get if if you don't try. I am not going to say it is impossible, but it is improbable. Again, let me reflect that you need muscle tone to do this. It takes 6 weeks to add to tone, and that is if you do it right.
Let me ask this question, would you expect a weight lifter that can press 200 lbs to lift (without a spotter) 300 lbs in 6 weeks? That is quite a demand. And to do this without straining or pulling muscle is the other risk that must be balanced. If the 6 week goal was to get to 225 lb, then a much higher chance of achieving this would be seen.
So can you get a solid D range to an G in 6 weeks? That is an audacious goal. I do believe the E can be achieved, and perhaps the F, but another whole step to G is quite a task to achieve in 6 weeks, based on the training of muscle to support such a demand in such a short time.
To say it is impossible, I cannot go there. Here is what I suggest doing. Try to find the slurring studies of Cat Anderson and start working on these. Also, in between practice, take your mouthpiece and play it into a hand towel. Do this a half hour, twice a day. For the majority of the time (75%), take you mouthpiece towel range to that C. Then the additional time, start working the mouthpiece towel to above the C.
The reason for doing this is to train your lips to perform at a resistance much greater than you will feel when you do this with the horn. In so doing you will not only develop strength, but also the feeling of not having to push so hared once you remove that resistance (going back to the horn). This also trains you to RELAX once you are back to your horn with more muscle strength. RELAXING is just as important to prevent you from intuitively straining to put additional force you really don't need, and will only serve to close off your airflow.
So good luck and do keep us updated.
@Newell-Post said in What Are You Doing New Years, New Years Eve:
Packing up so I can hit the road at 5:45 am to get to the airport to fly home with a carry-on dog. What could be better than that?
The dog packing up to hit the road at 5:54 to get you to the airport to fly home with carry-on human!
@fels said in No real gains on anything more than 40-45 minutes of practice.:
Last December I had pneumonia and did not play for about three weeks. I followed "rehabilitation" routine for about a week and was soon back to where I was prior to the pneumonia.
Absolutely. As a clarification, building the muscle from scratch takes time, but once your there, getting it back does not take nearly as long. This is because in the prior state, you already developed the "motor units". Then it's just getting back the coordination of "muscle memory".
@Tobylou8 said in RIP Trumpet "Master":
I learned a lot from Robin.... and circular breath to name a few.
Clarification: The circle of breath (circular breath) which was an excellent Rowuk (Robin) topic is not the same thing as circular breathing which has been a topic that I (Dr GO) have detailed on TM and more recently here on TB. Just to make sure some people reading this will not become confused with these terms.
@Vulgano-Brother said in More info about me:
First we had a global moderator, now we have a globaler Moderator.
Congrats!
But is he the utimate?
Playing relaxed (softly) as you go up is key. See the following:
I have been subbing for a good friend that is recovering from Open Heart surgery and stepping out of my jazz mode, have been playing multiple rock concerts with his band "Bucket List Players". Here is a video caught by a concert goer where we were playing at a community city sponsored outdoor concert: Here we are caught playing "Mustang Sally"
https://www.facebook.com/mike.ratliff8/videos/280160714721397/
@Three-Sevens said in No real gains on anything more than 40-45 minutes of practice.:
71 degrees, Sunny in this part of the South! This is my good day ride:
AND mine (good day ride) as well as my "other" car is a Jeep Wrangler, looking exactly like yours, only in Kermit the Frog-Green:
@Tobylou8 said in RIP Trumpet "Master":
Good catch Doc, I meant the Circle of Breath. Definitely not circular breathing.
Good, Now I believe we can all breathe easier!
@Tobylou8 said in Increase high range by 4 notes in 6 weeks?:
@Vulgano-Brother said
The answer, once again, is long-tones!
AND MY REPLY:
5 years later. Playing with my Big Band (well technically Eddies) to celebrate women jazz singers. If in the Dayton area, come out and give a hear to some great Dayton/Cincinnati area women jazz artists.
@N1684T said in No real gains on anything more than 40-45 minutes of practice.:
I see this all the time, but a definition of too much pressure would be helpful?
Too much pressure in this context with the embouchure relates to actual physical pressure of the metal mouthpiece compressing lip muscle. This does two things:
Pinches off blood supply to many muscle unites causing lactic acid build up and chemical anaerobic induced fatigue;
Pins the lip muscle directly against the dentition which decreases it's ability to vibrate. The more vibrating that is in contact with the mouthpiece cup, the more effective the wave form created transmits to the air column within the mouthpiece and subsequently the wave that is transmitted down the leadpipe and into the horn.
To All: It's 9:44 and my 20 lb Christmas Ham is entering it's 3rd hour of smoking over Apple Wood at 350 degrees and glazed with brown sugar in pineapple juice, that gets basted every half hour, with fresh Apple Wood added every half hour as well.
@Rapier232 said in Increase high range by 4 notes in 6 weeks?:
Update. While I’m still convinced I won’t gain the G in time to be able to play it well enough, or reliably enough, to perform it in the show, I am making more progress than I expected. I can, at least, hit it occasionally. Something I couldn’t do at all when I made the original post. And when I do get it, it’s a real note that I can hold for 8 or more beats, not just a weak squeak. There’s hope for this old man yet.
I knew you would work toward achieving this goal. I know you will own that G withing the next couple of months. Great Work Rapier232! Proud of you!
