Posts made by GeorgeB

@Kehaulani
A whole bottle ...or maybe even two...

@Kehaulani
Yeah, I realize the importance of getting the phrasing right. All good advice there. I am anxious to get at it this afternoon, but along with the anxiety is the question of how much am I gonna screw up. When I get this first Charlier down I am going to celebrate with a double shot of Jack Daniels

@Kehaulani
Thanks for that link. One thing I realize now is that I was trying to play the etude too fast and really tiring myself out. Today I am going to tackle #1 again but at a much slower tempo until I familiarize myself with the entire piece.

@Kehaulani

Ha ha, I have that problem every morning.

Well I played that first exercise and by the time I got down to those high A's
my tone didn't sound so great. I think I am going to take Mr. Charlier in small bites. Now I think I'll go play that wonderful ballad The Second Time Around but not with Charlier today.

@Kehaulani
Thanks, I just downloaded it. It's going to be a challenge for me. But at my age everything is a challenge.

@Kehaulani
Dr. Mark suggested I look into Charlier, too. That would be new to me.

I don't know about the rest of you, but the loss of regular band practice and playing gigs affected my playing. I noticed I was losing endurance and the range was starting to suffer. To combat this I increased my daily morning practice from approximately 50 minutes of horn on chops to 70 minutes, spent more time on the more difficult exercises ( especially 2 octave scales in all keys ), individual range exercises, and as well, I increased my afternoon playing of tunes to match the morning practice time with horn on the chops. Now things are coming back for me.

How 'bout you folks after zero band participation ? Any troubles ?

And to add to J.Jericho's advice, don't worry about your poor breath control. That will develop quickly the more you play. Use good posture and develop those stomach muscles.

@Kehaulani

Oh, boy, the list would be huge, Kehaulani, but I'll name a few of my favorites.

Dixieland
Well early Louis Armstrong and his hot 5 ( and sometime time 7 )
Pet Fountain alone or with his buddy Al Hirt
Kid Ory,
Rampart Street Paraders

In Jazz :
Duke Ellington
Red Allen
Eddie Condon

Big Bands:
Glenn Miller
Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw
Stan Kenton
Count Basie
Tommy Dorsey and so many more.

Those TRUMPET GUYS:
Louis Armstrong
Harry James
Bix
Bobby Hackett
Roy Eldridge
Ziggy Elman
Muggsy Spanier
Rafael Mendez
Snooky Young ( can't forget him )

Big Al Hirt...and on and on up to the greats of today like Wynton and company.

Well I'm about to turn 84 and my listening habits are pretty much focused on the kind of music I heard in the 40s, 50s and 60s. I love big band, the old standards, some dixieland, jazz players from the era I described, and some classical stuff, especially by players today like Balsom. I try to like today's music but it's really hard.

@administrator

Some sweet playing there. I do not know what he was playing, hornwise, but I did notice a Selmer in one of those pictures when he was younger.

@SSmith1226

Aw, man, I think I just fell in love with a dog ...

@BigDub

Great, Wayne. Looks like a study in mood and atmosphere.

@Comeback
I am on the doorstep to turning 84 and those same concerns are running through my thoughts , too, Jim. I don't want to say I won't go back to the band, but I am just not so sure right now.

@Trumpetsplus

Thanks, Ivan.

@Kehaulani
Yeah, I recall you saying that sometime back on TM when we were discussing recording. And I get it. Sometimes I sound pretty bad and wonder what the hell I'm doiung playing the trumpet...

@Kehaulani
Yep.

@Comeback
Hey, Jim, recording yourself is always a worthwhile thing to do. How you sound from behind the bell, compared to how you sound from in front of the bell can be very eye--oops, I should say ear-opening.
I also send recordings of myself playing to my sons, brother and sister, plus a few bandmates and they love to hear from me that way.

@Dr-Mark
Thanks for that vid, Dr-Mark. He does a great job of explaining things, especially about how much easier it is to play high notes softly, than it is to play them loudly. What I do at home, where I play softly, the high notes come so much easier compared to how much harder I have to work for those same notes when I'm playing with the band.

Hello, veery !