Posts made by GeorgeB

@gloucestre

Welcome and good luck with the comeback. I made mine in 2016 after a 50 year layoff. Yeah, I am an old fart of 84.

@smoothoperator
Yeah, a lot of people thought Perez Prado was a trumpet player when actually he played piano and was more an arranger and band leader. I am 84 so I am familiar with a lot of trumpet players in that era and I really knew very little about the fellow playing Cherry Pink. But he was damn good on that piece anyway.

@bigdub

Yeah, she is good, Wayne. I've watched quite a few of her videos.

I am not asking who you think is the best, just some of your favorites.
One of mine happens to be Bria Skonberg, and not just because she is Canadian. I just love her smoky voice and the way she plays that trumpet> And she is easy on the eyes, too.
The video I chose is a really hot performance of a bluesy song she composed called SO IS THE DAY.
While watching this video I found myself wishing I was that mouthpiece on her trumpet.

I have the lead sheet for this song. It is a lot fun to play.

@atrumpetdude

Great work. I've always loved your tone. What horn were you playing ?

George

@bigdub

Great tone there, Wayne.

@administrator

Yeah, I was worried there for awhile.

When Frank and The Count got together magic happened, but that particular concert at the Sands was really special to me.

Abba for sure, and Willie Nelson singing just about anything, but especially the old jazz standards.

Well the second wave of Covid has shut the band down again and it looks like it will be a long one, so I will be stepping up my practice sessions to keep myself in band shape for whatever time is necessary.

@Kehaulani
Hard to improve on that list.

Nice example, Ivan. When I play a new song with lyrics I actually learn how to sing it before before I even try to play it on the trumpet. As your videos shows, matching notes to the lyrics is an absolute necessity if you want the song to sound correct.

I only have 7 horns and each one gets played ( for 3 days ) on a rotation basis so I guess they don't sit unused long enough to affect how they play because they all perform just fine.

I just found out that Wayne Bergeron has throat cancer. There is a video put together by his friends at that other site.
I feel certain Wayne will beat this thing.

I just image that beautiful work of Monette art sitting un-played. Seems like such a waste, but understandable considering the reason why it was made. In my opinion it belongs to the city of New Orleans.

Interesting story, Steve, thanks.

I don't play anything shown so far in this thread, but it is sure interesting to look at the instruments and read about them.
I tried trombone for awhile in my teens, but using the larger mp affected my trumpet embouchure so I sold the trombone.

@flugelgirl said in [reading the road map]

Wow, I sure miss gigs.......️

I know how you feel, flugelgirl. Playing with your band mates is okay, but playing for an audience...that's something else altogether and was the reason I picked up the horn in the first place.

Also, you were fortunate to have those private teachers. I had very little instruction when it came to sight reading. My teacher, a pro trumpet player, concentrated more on playing the instrument.

I was watching a video on dead air ( stale air, residual air, whatever you want to call it ) and wondered if other players use the method I apply to avoid having dead air issues, and God knows I had plenty of them in the past.

My method is simple, I keep the tank full to ensure I have good air when I need it. So, no matter how well I know a piece of music, I read each song or piece of music like a road map, before I play, looking for those bars that have notes that take sudden jumps above the staff, or where a series of tied whole notes are called for. Then I go back 2 bars and put a breath mark. It's my warning sign and extra air will be needed, so time to top up, buddy.

Other than reasons as noted, I don't use breath marks per se. I know when it is time to top up while playing a piece as a whole, but more important to me is the unexpected twist or steep hill ahead.

I'm not recommending this. I am just stating this is what works best for me.

What may be a bit nicer than a book would be Wynton Marsalis' dvd on History Of The Trumpet. I rented it not too long ago and found it extremely interesting. I'm thinking about buying it.

UPDATE

Just want to let you all know that last night during the 20 minute break from practice, I went to my car in the parking lot, sat in the back seat and played a variety of easy exercises that included long tones, lip slurs and some scales including chromatic scales. I took a good rest between each exercise and figure I played about 12 or 13 minutes of the 20 minute break. When practice resumed I played the remaining 40 minutes of practice without any embouchure problems.
I guess not playing for 20 minutes was encouraging edema. I don't know, but I do know I will be continuing to play during the breaks from now on.