Am I crazy - starting late in life - Page 2

Bill McCloskey · 04-23-2007, 02:08 PM

Finding good recordings is not my problem. :)

Thanks everyone for their encouragement.

Bill McCloskey · 04-23-2007, 08:14 PM

Well I did it. I went to 48th street in Manhattan and rented a trumpet for the month.

Came home. It felt incredibly natural to grab it again. I put mouth to mouth piece and....

nothing came out!

A few more attempts and still nothing. Finally I was able to get a wild note out of it. Took a rest. Came back. Was able to get three notes out. And then nothing again.

And somehow I thought it was just going to flow out using the "Think Method". :)

Vulgano Brother · 04-23-2007, 08:19 PM

Welcome back! At three notes a day, you'll have more than anybody in less than a year!

Tootsall · 04-23-2007, 08:33 PM

A whole LOT less than a year!

rowuk · 04-24-2007, 02:11 PM

Bill,
you are absolutely nuts. The chance of this working is about a million to one (1,000,000 probable to 1 not probable). With odds like that, you'd be nuts NOT to keep going. Maybe a trumpet from 47th street would play better........

Go easy on yourself. Take that BIG breath and play long tones on the first three that you get. More will come soon enough!

Eclipsehornplayer · 04-24-2007, 06:56 PM

Way to go Bill!

You'll be playing sooner then you think trust me!

I'd have to echo Mike's comments too! A good teacher will launch you a good distance in very short order; I know mine sure did!

Kent · 04-25-2007, 08:37 PM

I too have just got back at it and have been working seriously at it since Aug 06 after 30+ years wandering in the wilderness. I am enjoying it more in my 50's than I did in my teens. I found a young pro who has taken me quite aways in a short time, turned me onto jazz and piano as well. Go forth and enjoy.

I was using a Yamaha student model and it was fine but a bandmaster in one of my community bands recently made me the gift of an old Schilke B5 and I can't believe how well this horn plays.

trickg · 04-25-2007, 09:07 PM

It's never too late to come back to it, but remember, the trumpet is a jealous mistress and it can get frustrating very quickly if you don't give it the time it demands to get things going again.

As for a decent trumpet to get that won't break the bank, it's kind of hard to go wrong with a decent used Olds Ambassador, and King made a couple of student model horns that played very well too. Used Getzen student models would also be high on my list of choices.

Just make sure that it's in good repair, you have a decent middle of the road mouthpiece and then get to work! :)

Good luck with it!

c.nelson · 04-25-2007, 11:01 PM

yes, you are crazy............crazy cool!

04-23-2007, 09:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mikey Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,864	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life ** Last edited by Mikey; 05-18-2007 at 09:30 PM.

04-23-2007, 02:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
Bill McCloskey Pianissimo User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 156	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life Finding good recordings is not my problem. :) Thanks everyone for their encouragement.

04-23-2007, 08:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Bill McCloskey Pianissimo User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 156	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life Well I did it. I went to 48th street in Manhattan and rented a trumpet for the month. Came home. It felt incredibly natural to grab it again. I put mouth to mouth piece and.... nothing came out! A few more attempts and still nothing. Finally I was able to get a wild note out of it. Took a rest. Came back. Was able to get three notes out. And then nothing again. And somehow I thought it was just going to flow out using the "Think Method". :)

04-23-2007, 08:19 PM	#14 (permalink)
Vulgano Brother Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Home Posts: 3,276	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life Welcome back! At three notes a day, you'll have more than anybody in less than a year! __________________ "A tool good enough to be so used and not too good" C.S. Lewis That Hideous Strength www.letsbuildhope.org

04-23-2007, 08:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life A whole LOT less than a year!

04-24-2007, 02:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,624	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life Bill, you are absolutely nuts. The chance of this working is about a million to one (1,000,000 probable to 1 not probable). With odds like that, you'd be nuts NOT to keep going. Maybe a trumpet from 47th street would play better........ Go easy on yourself. Take that BIG breath and play long tones on the first three that you get. More will come soon enough! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

04-24-2007, 06:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
Eclipsehornplayer Forte User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flat Rock, Michigan Posts: 2,395	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life Way to go Bill! You'll be playing sooner then you think trust me! I'd have to echo Mike's comments too! A good teacher will launch you a good distance in very short order; I know mine sure did! __________________ Eclipse MHY Bb Trumpet with interchangable leadpipes Bach 229 25A C Trumpet Getzen Capri Bb Cornet GR & Monette mouthpieces

04-25-2007, 08:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
Kent New Friend Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 23	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life I too have just got back at it and have been working seriously at it since Aug 06 after 30+ years wandering in the wilderness. I am enjoying it more in my 50's than I did in my teens. I found a young pro who has taken me quite aways in a short time, turned me onto jazz and piano as well. Go forth and enjoy. I was using a Yamaha student model and it was fine but a bandmaster in one of my community bands recently made me the gift of an old Schilke B5 and I can't believe how well this horn plays.

04-25-2007, 09:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
trickg Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland Posts: 2,054	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life It's never too late to come back to it, but remember, the trumpet is a jealous mistress and it can get frustrating very quickly if you don't give it the time it demands to get things going again. As for a decent trumpet to get that won't break the bank, it's kind of hard to go wrong with a decent used Olds Ambassador, and King made a couple of student model horns that played very well too. Used Getzen student models would also be high on my list of choices. Just make sure that it's in good repair, you have a decent middle of the road mouthpiece and then get to work! :) Good luck with it! __________________ Patrick Gleason email me at: trickg1@hotmail.com "What we do in life echoes in eternity" "At my signal, unleash hell." - Maximus Decimus Meridius

04-25-2007, 11:01 PM	#20 (permalink)
c.nelson Pianissimo User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alberton, Montana USA Posts: 139	Re: Am I crazy - starting late in life yes, you are crazy............crazy cool! __________________ The perfect man has no self; the holy man has no merit; the sage has no fame.(Chang Tsu)

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