Posts made by Kehaulani

This is all just speculative. I would take a two-pronged approach,

1. Take the horn to a technician.
2. Get some lessons.

"What am I listening to at the moment?"
Art Blakey (Freddie Hubbard), "Ugetsu"

@dr-go said in [Hello! Welcome to TB, who are you?

I finished a set at the Blue Wisp Jazz Club in Cincinnati, and the owner came over to me and said "You sound like Clifford Brown reincarnated".

I sound like Buster Brown.

I saw a concert of the Mingus Big Band. Kenny had a solo and as it went on, I noticed practically the entre band had shifted in their seats to watch Kenny. I've seen a lot of concerts with people taking solos but usually someone might glance at the soloist here or there but never staring mesmerized. And this edition of the band had some heavy hitters in it.

Could be psychological, but I've had three Committees and a bunch of other brands and I play the D/C# not only in tune on the Committee but, I think, in the core of the sound, while on others, I can also play with the third-valve slide in tune in its natural position, but feel I have to bend the notes down and that the core is not on target. (Whew, German-length sentence.)

For that reason, on horns that have very fixed slotting, I might play fast passages by just bending the note down and leaving the slide in its place but, accordingly, extending the slide on more exposed, longer notes.

Thanks. Well, I've easily got 10,000 hours of music-making time and I still suck.

"My sound" has varied over the years. At first, Adolph Herseth was my model for legit playing but then Kind of Blue came along and it was Miles all the way.

I later went to a big band oriented collegiate program and got into a more aggressive Conti Condoli, West Coast Studio mode.

After a series of strokes, I think my core is still the same in my mind but my body will not cooperate. So my sound is just as good as I can make it on any given day.

"I thought I had too few tunes in my set when gigging. I see now that I don't need more tunes, I just need longer notes."

LOL!

Of course anyone can speculate, if they wish, maybe some find it fun. For me, that ship's already sailed. Vastly different eras, so my personal feedback is - doesn't apply.

My understanding is that 10,000 hour "rule" pertains to practicing, not just playing. Does anybody know how that 10,000 hours pertains to daily [practice hours?

I've seen this for decades. Even previously posted at least twice. IMO it's a very good routine.

My understanding is that it was originally constructed for players coming off a long lay-off. Further, that was adopted and very popular with West Coast studio guys.

"I recommend not to practice until you get it right, but rather to practice until you cannot get it wrong."

That's a well-worn phrase for those who might not know. I first heard it as the definition of how a professional practices.

Regarding the "the 10,000 hour rule", I believe that's a philosophy, not necessarily a rule. In Philip Farkas'' book on Horn Technique, he recommends four hours a day. That doesn't add up when compared to the 10,000 hours. His time frame takes into account the type of instrument, and the difference between just meandering in your practice as opposed to practicing smartly.

Caveat. I have nothing against circular breathing or those who use it.

I have never encountered a legit piece I was playing that required circular breathing, although I admit it can come in handy. Wind instruments are just that, wind. And any mature writer should take that into account and write accordingly.

I realise that there may be some contemporary Musics or solo pieces that use circular breathing but they are an anomaly.

Some ethnic Musics require it. I'd hate to try to get through some Eastern European music without it. But, since Homey don'r play dat, I default to its not being necessary for me.

As far as Jazz, if you're taking a solo, you can control the phrases and where to breathe, so it's just what you want. Aesthetically, if it fits and you want it, do it. On the other hand, I don't need no stinking Kenny G hotdogging.

I'm glad if it vibrates at all!

Your lips:

Waves are so easy to paint . . badly. Nice job.

@wayne-whitmore said in Frank Brown Lip Drills:

@dbtrumpet are these down loadable as pdfs?
Or otherwise?
Regards
Wayne Whitmore

If worse gets to worse, you can save each page singly to a folder on your desktop (or wherever). Just takes a second.

For me, a warm-up covers all the bases. Like this:

https://daveballou.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/AnIntegratedWarmup.pdf

Well, no offense to anyone, but I would like to know the source and participation of that survey,