Well our 34 member band will resume weekly practice sessions next week, but only when they can be held in an outdoor setting. Only half the members are returning, and there will be no planned concerts for the time being. But I will be playing with others again and that's all that matters to me right now.
So sad. He was definitely one of the good ones.
My longest layoff was 51 years. I had played between 1953 and 1965 and by the latter the good gigs were disappearing . It was also a time when work and family needed full time attention so I just sold my Conn 28B and concentrated on my career in printing and publishing and it was a move that paid off. After my wife of 57 years passed away in 2012 my world turned upside down. After three years of existing in a dark hole I finally started to see light again and in March 2016 I felt it was time to get back at playing the trumpet. Playing again became my salvation.
@Brian-Moon
Would be nice to see one for videos and maybe even self recordings.
I saw this somewhere earlier and was really impressed.
@IrishTrumpeter
I got my grounding as a teen first at a local conservatory of music and later a solid year of learning from the local area's top professional trumpet player and by my second year I had joined the union, had my own band, and the following year had a long term contract for the band to play a regular Saturday night teen dance during the summer. So I am a strong believer in being taught to play the trumpet by qualified teachers.
However, there are those that can teach themselves and if that is the route you intend to take, take things slow and easy and with caution. Not all the advice you will get will be the best advice. We are all individuals in our abilities and our needs.
I wish you the best.
Posts getting derailed can be annoying, but ok as long as someone gets things back on track. I will stick with a thread if it is interesting .
@Kehaulani said in New Player has entered the Game - Part 2:
@GeorgeB said in New Player has entered the Game - Part 2:
I practice at 5 am to 6 am mornings .
I thought 5 AM was when you were getting IN not when you're getting UP.
Ha ha...yeah, that happened a lot between 1953 and 1965.
2 Octave Scales:
This is playing every major and minor scale in every key. For example a C Major scale goes from C below the staff to high C above the staff. The key of G Major goes from G below the staff to G above the staff, etc., until all keys are played. I do these once a week. I also do INTERVALS once a week in various keys from below to above the staff. Most of the other exercises are done daily. I practice at 5 am to 6 am mornings and from 3 pm to 4 pm every afternoon playing tunes.
I know where you are coming from. I had a wife and 3 sons when I was playing evenings or weekends as well as holding down a full time job in the 50s and 60s. It's not easy on the family. I was lucky and had a great wife who never complained.
@ROWUK said in PLEASE KEEP CIVIL!:
I am spending ever less time here.
That's unfortunate for everyone here. I would like to see a lot more of ROWUK...certainly not less.
Sounds like you are doing well. I am into my 5th year as a comeback player at the age of 84. I played between 1953 to 1965 with my own 5 piece combo as a weekend warrior. Did well until DJ's and rock music took over in '65, so I put the horn aside then and concentrated on my career in printing and publishing. I often wonder how far advanced I'd be today as a player had I stuck with the trumpet.
I am not qualified to hand out advance other than to say what works for me, and what works for me is a daily dose of long tones, flow studies, lots of 2 octave scales and plenty of lip slurs. But most of all I use my afternoon practice time to play tunes-- never less than 12 every day, seven days a week.
Don't sweat it, Kehaulani. Hell, you don't have anything to prove.
You deserve a lot of respect for all that you have accomplished in your life so far, Kehaulani...and I have a feeling you are far from finished. Man, you are an inspiration.
@ROWUK said in Covid-19 Closing Down Music Venues:
I do not know of one single musician with nothing to work on. This is a wonderful opportunity to break normal lifes lockdown on our grooming of basics.
I have been reading and hearing so much beefing about the shut down of our band from the members and when I ask if they are practicing, 90% said they were not. Sheesh ! I am going to send Robin's quote above to every damn member.
I for one have been using every valuable moment of the shut down to improve on my playing...and not only technical stuff but no less than 12 tunes and ballads every afternoon.
I was not contemplating, or even interested, in playing a piccolo, but I did find it quite interesting in reading about those here who do play it, especially Robin and Bertie.
Nice pics, Dale. I was always a train lover and seeing both steam engines and diesel brings back memories.
@Dr-GO said in Seeking input on Rules:
@Tobylou8 said in Seeking input on Rules:
...I do like the competition idea of Dr. Mark as long as we can all get along.
Tobylou, I challenge you to a duel! My Harrelson and your choice of horns at 50 paces. You in?
Go for it, guys, but how about using pea shooters...
@Dr-GO
Thanks for getting the thread back on track, Doc, but isn't that Headhunter Album thing some kind of a dig ? C'mon, now, let's be nice.
@Kehaulani
Yeah, you provided a very sensible answer, Kehaulani. Thanks. I like your posts. They always get right to the point. I like that.
