In the 37-ish minute mark, you talk about a fill in & out breath and then a compression breath…. My teacher can go into double c and beyond with a classical type breath and it’s marvelous ! I never understood this stuff but it’s all fascinating to watch anyways
My story is I've quit as much as I played. I packed up my horn on my bike recently with some battery powered speakers and hit the streets and parks playing for whomever cared to listen. I got a great reception but for every hundred people who like it some wanted to kill me and kick me out. Very sad. I've really haven't any place to play. I still do even in the cemetery. They never reject me there. Haven't been arrested yet. What's even sadder is that only trumpet players truly appreciate what we do and few other musicians and some passers by. They have no idea that our anatomy is making that sound with no cheater reed. My current philosophy now after doing everything else is that if I can't get exponentially better instantly then what's the point? That's where I'm headed now and then if I fail so be it.
Interesting point about the 2nd and 3rd/4th trumpet parts. It's more difficult to learn a harmony because it makes less sense and then you get zero appreciation for it. Practicing it without lead accompaniment gets harder. The 1st or leads get all the glory kind of analogous to back up singers for a super star. Like you said it's like your job to make the lead sound even better. So if you can't make the lead or 1st part you're left wanting more and feel inferior. I just could never get motivated for those parts. Funny Phil Driscoll wasn't mention (or I missed it) whom when Doc was asked on the tonight show who the greatest trumpet player of that time was, he said Phil. Forget form and ceremony or rituals. Phil could dance around and play whatever he wanted to play. He could sing, play piano chords which I'm not sure anyone else could do, compose etc. Was he musical? Absolutely made half valves talk and sing within the music. Someone once said maybe he couldn't do perfectly what one player had mastered but he could do everything any player had mastered. Someone else said that he turned the trumpet into an electric guitar. I always hated the piccolo (kind of embarrasses the trumpet like his annoying little brother tagging along on a date) and I suppose I never cared much for classical trumpet however I can really appreciated the difficulty of it. It's so regimented and disciplined but too rigid for my taste. I much preferred the "electric guitar" trumpet playing. It's so much fun and bad to the bone. I do also greatly appreciate all those 2nd and 3rds/4ths out there. You're like the fat bottomed girl that makes the world go 'round. "Fat bottom" no pun intended. We all envy the leads and unlimited range. My mouthpiece is a PeePaw or MF Holy Grail which I have modified to match the profile of my teeth. I file the crap out of the rim and it works. Make a mold of your front teeth and then shape your rim to match. Does less if your teeth are already flat. I patented it if that's even a thing. I destroy every piece I get my hands on. Keeps them in business. When I noodle around I need to go the lowest and highest I can get in a split second. That's tough to find a piece that allows all of that instant range but it's so much fun. BTW low notes make the high note sound so much higher that you don't need to scream. Why do I do it? It's fun but all that work isn't much fun but luckily I don't have to earn a living playing. That's got to be ridiculously rigorous. I'm way, way too much of a perfectionist and if I missed that one note I'd fall to pieces. It's just too stressful but if I were to make it simple and easy then I'd love it. That's what I'm after even if it never happens. If it's mostly muscle structure and muscle memory then there's not much we can do to change that unfortunately. A 200lb man is not going to lift 600lbs easily and with comfort and consistency. He can try everything in the world but it's not going to happen without illegal drugs.
Great video
Great clinic, Steve!
In the 37-ish minute mark, you talk about a fill in & out breath and then a compression breath…. My teacher can go into double c and beyond with a classical type breath and it’s marvelous ! I never understood this stuff but it’s all fascinating to watch anyways
Take a look at this presentation that covers more details about breathing. ua-cam.com/video/QcfO5DjOclE/v-deo.html
My story is I've quit as much as I played. I packed up my horn on my bike recently with some battery powered speakers and hit the streets and parks playing for whomever cared to listen. I got a great reception but for every hundred people who like it some wanted to kill me and kick me out. Very sad. I've really haven't any place to play. I still do even in the cemetery. They never reject me there. Haven't been arrested yet. What's even sadder is that only trumpet players truly appreciate what we do and few other musicians and some passers by. They have no idea that our anatomy is making that sound with no cheater reed. My current philosophy now after doing everything else is that if I can't get exponentially better instantly then what's the point? That's where I'm headed now and then if I fail so be it.
Nice job Steve - next time add Gary Grant to your list.
Sergei was a pianist not a violin player.
Interesting point about the 2nd and 3rd/4th trumpet parts. It's more difficult to learn a harmony because it makes less sense and then you get zero appreciation for it. Practicing it without lead accompaniment gets harder. The 1st or leads get all the glory kind of analogous to back up singers for a super star. Like you said it's like your job to make the lead sound even better. So if you can't make the lead or 1st part you're left wanting more and feel inferior. I just could never get motivated for those parts. Funny Phil Driscoll wasn't mention (or I missed it) whom when Doc was asked on the tonight show who the greatest trumpet player of that time was, he said Phil. Forget form and ceremony or rituals. Phil could dance around and play whatever he wanted to play. He could sing, play piano chords which I'm not sure anyone else could do, compose etc. Was he musical? Absolutely made half valves talk and sing within the music. Someone once said maybe he couldn't do perfectly what one player had mastered but he could do everything any player had mastered. Someone else said that he turned the trumpet into an electric guitar. I always hated the piccolo (kind of embarrasses the trumpet like his annoying little brother tagging along on a date) and I suppose I never cared much for classical trumpet however I can really appreciated the difficulty of it. It's so regimented and disciplined but too rigid for my taste. I much preferred the "electric guitar" trumpet playing. It's so much fun and bad to the bone. I do also greatly appreciate all those 2nd and 3rds/4ths out there. You're like the fat bottomed girl that makes the world go 'round. "Fat bottom" no pun intended. We all envy the leads and unlimited range. My mouthpiece is a PeePaw or MF Holy Grail which I have modified to match the profile of my teeth. I file the crap out of the rim and it works. Make a mold of your front teeth and then shape your rim to match. Does less if your teeth are already flat. I patented it if that's even a thing. I destroy every piece I get my hands on. Keeps them in business. When I noodle around I need to go the lowest and highest I can get in a split second. That's tough to find a piece that allows all of that instant range but it's so much fun. BTW low notes make the high note sound so much higher that you don't need to scream. Why do I do it? It's fun but all that work isn't much fun but luckily I don't have to earn a living playing. That's got to be ridiculously rigorous. I'm way, way too much of a perfectionist and if I missed that one note I'd fall to pieces. It's just too stressful but if I were to make it simple and easy then I'd love it. That's what I'm after even if it never happens. If it's mostly muscle structure and muscle memory then there's not much we can do to change that unfortunately. A 200lb man is not going to lift 600lbs easily and with comfort and consistency. He can try everything in the world but it's not going to happen without illegal drugs.
Can't hear anything. Volume too low.
Get it, Steve!