Too many players continue to PUSH while they make continual mistakes... which is the WORST thing you can do. This is due to a substance our brain creates called Myelin which "codifies" what we've been playing as being a pattern we "should" repeat. To ZONE INTO the reality of how Myeling works, we could NOT tie our shoes without it. When we first started to learn to tie our shoes, it took FOCUS and EFFORT. If someone interrupted us while we were concentrating, we had to start over again. But NOW, you can tie your shoes while talking to someone, watching TV... you name it. The reason is due to MYELIN, because your brain created the substance where you "memorized" the process. The same is true about Trumpet. NEVER continue to play something wrong. Backup and work on it SLOWLY until you can get it RIGHT.... 5 times in a ROW. This way, you are building the Myelin that will allow you to play it successfully in the future. Slow and steady is the way to go FAST. So, take this NUGGET and make sure you apply it correctly. Otherwise, you will continue down the road of mediocrity and FRUSTRATION. Start with that which is EASY and start to build upon what you can do EASILY.
Thanks for commenting and sharing about the myelin! I've heard of it but not looked into it much. I will now. It's so interesting how our bodies work! And... you are right: slow to go fast! 🙂
I think a key part of this is the word "mundane" that you used. With so many distractions and constant bombardment of information from the phones today, it is really tough to keep a calm mind and have the patience and one-mindedness to keep at it every day in a consistent and deliberate way.
At 68 I've finally retired and no longer traveling for work. I playing level is only a high school level, but I have been plugging a long doing the best I could in community a local community band. I now have the time to put in the time to practice a lot more frequently and have challenge myself with playing in community bands closer to Nashville (TN) area. The guidance, the music and the musians are a much more challenging level. I looking forward to more of the mondaine exercises for range, technique and endurance. Please send me your preferred list of exercise books (Stamp, Clarke, Arban's, etc.). Cheers! Frank
Hi Frank, thanks for watching and commenting! Congrats to you for having time to play more and challenging yourself in the band. That's wonderful! For developing (or re-developing in my case), my go-tos are Cickowizc and Clarke Technical Studies at this time for developing air and tone, dexterity, etc. (I'll be talking about these in an upcoming video). Plus the studies in the Arban's book are also good to work on. The Getchell books are good, too, though, if you don't have those, Arban's studies are fine. Also, the Clodomir book I'm presenting here on UA-cam about. I wish you all the best with this fun musical journey! Cheers, Deanna
Not having this attitude towards practicing really stood in my way of improving on the trumpet to a point that I gave up the instrument entirely (I started and had lessons at the age of 24 for maybe two years). Problem was I wanted to play like the greatest, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, you name it, before I even had developed a good embouchure. Coming from playing Jazz-Guitar, I wanted to practice scales before my tone was good and I felt comfortable within a small range. Also I struggled with overplaying and exhausting my embouchure resulting in having to rest for a week and being set back in progress. After selling my trumpet a couple of years ago (I was told it was not the best model to start on, a Conn 22b), I now decided to buy a cheap but good student model and practice for fun and without a particular goal, starting from the very basics and just accept however it goes. When practicing other instruments, I can pretty much apply your quote. I would love to transfer it to trumpet practice too (my challenge). Thank you so much for sharing this gem! Jens
Hi Jens, Thanks for sharing! I think I have a Conn 22b! Though, I don't see it marked on the instrument so I'm not sure. It looks the same as some pictures I found of them. It's not one I play regularly but I found it at an antique store for not much money and the slides and valves worked well so I bought it. It mostly plays ok but it definitely has a smaller sound than my Bach which is my usual trumpet. What kind of trumpet are you playing on now? I think student models can be very good. And, given you have a musical background already, Chet and Clifford could still have company! :-)
@@TrumpetBuzz Thank you for your kind words! The trumpet I ordered is the best selling entry level one by Thomann (Thomann TR 200). Until it arrives I try a little lip buzzing and mouthpiece buzzing. It's fun! Charlie Porter has some great videos for (anew) beginners. Looking forward to your next video, see you there :)
Hi, congrats on having the upcoming solo! I hope you have a ton of fun with it! And...You're ahead of me with these kinds of solos! I haven't done much in the way of jazz solos, though it's something I'm interested to learn in the future. Thanks for watching my video and commenting here. I wish you all the best! :-)
@@TrumpetBuzz Short stories. Westerns with supernatural/Biblical overtones. But one story has a bit of a Stephen King feel to it. LOL. Oh, well ... time for me to practice the horn!
Too many players continue to PUSH while they make continual mistakes... which is the WORST thing you can do. This is due to a substance our brain creates called Myelin which "codifies" what we've been playing as being a pattern we "should" repeat.
To ZONE INTO the reality of how Myeling works, we could NOT tie our shoes without it. When we first started to learn to tie our shoes, it took FOCUS and EFFORT. If someone interrupted us while we were concentrating, we had to start over again. But NOW, you can tie your shoes while talking to someone, watching TV... you name it. The reason is due to MYELIN, because your brain created the substance where you "memorized" the process. The same is true about Trumpet.
NEVER continue to play something wrong. Backup and work on it SLOWLY until you can get it RIGHT.... 5 times in a ROW. This way, you are building the Myelin that will allow you to play it successfully in the future. Slow and steady is the way to go FAST. So, take this NUGGET and make sure you apply it correctly. Otherwise, you will continue down the road of mediocrity and FRUSTRATION. Start with that which is EASY and start to build upon what you can do EASILY.
Thanks for commenting and sharing about the myelin! I've heard of it but not looked into it much. I will now. It's so interesting how our bodies work! And... you are right: slow to go fast! 🙂
I think a key part of this is the word "mundane" that you used. With so many distractions and constant bombardment of information from the phones today, it is really tough to keep a calm mind and have the patience and one-mindedness to keep at it every day in a consistent and deliberate way.
So very true!
At 68 I've finally retired and no longer traveling for work. I playing level is only a high school level, but I have been plugging a long doing the best I could in community a local community band. I now have the time to put in the time to practice a lot more frequently and have challenge myself with playing in community bands closer to Nashville (TN) area. The guidance, the music and the musians are a much more challenging level. I looking forward to more of the mondaine exercises for range, technique and endurance. Please send me your preferred list of exercise books (Stamp, Clarke, Arban's, etc.). Cheers! Frank
Hi Frank, thanks for watching and commenting! Congrats to you for having time to play more and challenging yourself in the band. That's wonderful! For developing (or re-developing in my case), my go-tos are Cickowizc and Clarke Technical Studies at this time for developing air and tone, dexterity, etc. (I'll be talking about these in an upcoming video). Plus the studies in the Arban's book are also good to work on. The Getchell books are good, too, though, if you don't have those, Arban's studies are fine. Also, the Clodomir book I'm presenting here on UA-cam about. I wish you all the best with this fun musical journey! Cheers, Deanna
Not having this attitude towards practicing really stood in my way of improving on the trumpet to a point that I gave up the instrument entirely (I started and had lessons at the age of 24 for maybe two years). Problem was I wanted to play like the greatest, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, you name it, before I even had developed a good embouchure. Coming from playing Jazz-Guitar, I wanted to practice scales before my tone was good and I felt comfortable within a small range. Also I struggled with overplaying and exhausting my embouchure resulting in having to rest for a week and being set back in progress.
After selling my trumpet a couple of years ago (I was told it was not the best model to start on, a Conn 22b), I now decided to buy a cheap but good student model and practice for fun and without a particular goal, starting from the very basics and just accept however it goes. When practicing other instruments, I can pretty much apply your quote. I would love to transfer it to trumpet practice too (my challenge).
Thank you so much for sharing this gem!
Jens
Hi Jens, Thanks for sharing! I think I have a Conn 22b! Though, I don't see it marked on the instrument so I'm not sure. It looks the same as some pictures I found of them. It's not one I play regularly but I found it at an antique store for not much money and the slides and valves worked well so I bought it. It mostly plays ok but it definitely has a smaller sound than my Bach which is my usual trumpet. What kind of trumpet are you playing on now? I think student models can be very good. And, given you have a musical background already, Chet and Clifford could still have company! :-)
@@TrumpetBuzz Thank you for your kind words! The trumpet I ordered is the best selling entry level one by Thomann (Thomann TR 200). Until it arrives I try a little lip buzzing and mouthpiece buzzing. It's fun! Charlie Porter has some great videos for (anew) beginners. Looking forward to your next video, see you there :)
I haven't heard of those trumpets but will check 'em out! See you soon....in the next video! :-)
Great content for a music player such as myself. Thank you.
Hi, thanks for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it! What instrument do you play?
@@TrumpetBuzz I play the tenor sax. I have a solo for my jazz band, performing in december, and your advice helps me a lot.
Hi, congrats on having the upcoming solo! I hope you have a ton of fun with it! And...You're ahead of me with these kinds of solos! I haven't done much in the way of jazz solos, though it's something I'm interested to learn in the future. Thanks for watching my video and commenting here. I wish you all the best! :-)
You as well. 👍
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I apply this to my fiction writing also. Progress is slow but steady.
That's neat! What genre of fiction do you write? Cheers!
@@TrumpetBuzz Short stories. Westerns with supernatural/Biblical overtones. But one story has a bit of a Stephen King feel to it. LOL. Oh, well ... time for me to practice the horn!
They sound intriguing! ...oh, but Mr. King... not for me. But writing and playing trumpet are, I bet, great for variety for your creativity.
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment.